Economic motivation can be a phenomenal problem when people are economically backward or living in the state of poverty. This problem is happening when the government through its established institutions failed to perform their mandated task. Concerned people have to emerge and actively participate in various activities and processes in order to survive and stand as significant witnesses in various modes so the government can pay attention and thus provide sustainable solution.

        Poor economic conditions is among the factors which actually motivated among Meranaos to participate in various activities.  It is observable that: 1) Some Meranaos participated in the elections in order to assume the leadership and become rich out of the government funds allocated for the improvement of their area of responsibility; 2) Civil and criminal cases in their area are rooted in economic disputes/conflicts; 3) Cooperation and unity of some Meranaos broke-up due to poor economic conditions; and 4)  The prevalence of vote selling and buying; killings and kidnappings, borrowing money or any kind by the poor from the rich with fixed interest and of some Meranao children who cannot go to school to study are all directly related to poverty.

        These observations imply that almost all the problems are caused by poor economic conditions.  However, this does not mean that all the Meranaos are poor.  But it is generally accepted that majority are economically unstable or belong to the poverty line. 

        Poverty, I think, does not just stem from economic factor per se.  Rather, they might arise from certain psycho-social and  political constraints as illiteracy and ignorance due to poor education, , poor health, lack of technology and means for productivity and gainful pursuits plus other factors as unemployment.  This means that poverty emerges out of problems obtaining and affecting people in a given locality.  On the other hand, economic motivation refers to the economic factors  (i.e., financial problems, underdevelopment.) This is a universal phenomenon  which eventually influenced concerned people to emerge to make reforms.

     With this problem, the Philippine government can urge its line agencies, including the Mindanao State University to do their task in the effective delivery of basic services.  This University in particular should seriously perform its mandated instruction, research and community services.

	1. Written by Benaning a papanok on 18-10-2007 08:10 - Guest
	Economic motivation ,if used with positive outlook, can be a driving force for the meranaos to develop their economic wellbeing. The meranao basically have a common outlook in his economic survival,that is, he just watches his neighbor and see how he survives economically and then if his relative or friend succeed in certain economic enterprise, he just copies it and thats it! However , when an economic enterprise attracts many players, the tendency is that the market is saturated and business tends to loss and eventually weak players have to withdraw because its losing. Only the stable ones are left behind and survive. That is the economic cycle.Thus, meranaos lack entrepreneurial spirit. History tells us the entrepreneurs are the prime movers of the world! Meranao businessmen are now scattered almost in all big towns and cities through out the Philippines. Pioneering meranaos in certain areas , in most cases, are quite successful.  The government, even our local provincial LGU, can play a vital role in drumbeating meranaos econotitutions as the Mindanao State University and big Madrasa schools, NGOs and even the Chamber of Commerce.  Looking back to economic history reveals that the British Industrial revolution between 1870 and 1900, the British empire expanded tremendously despite the lack of coherent economic policies. The simple explanation why such expansion took place during this period is due to motivation.  One such factor is the economic motivation of Britons, having a desire to defend the financial interests abroad of chartered companies founded earlier for individual financial gain like the famous East India Company. It ceased to be a trading company and was authorized to rule the vast Indian subcontinent. The markets for British goods opened up in such areas by these businesses, coupled with the vast resources of cheap raw materials to be found there, made defense of such interests of paramount importance!  This was aided by the Industrial revolution, which provided the tools of the empire such as the railway and the steamship.  Lanao del Sur, however , can never develop without good infrastructure development, good electricity, complete potable water supply, and of course stable peace and order.The theory of Economic motivation, if any, can work, if meranaos work hard in the pursuit of money, be accepted by their colleagues, and work hard for their economic and religious well being in this world and the hereafter!

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