Answer:
Filipinos tend to be complacent and there rarely is a sense of urgency about any problem. There is high tolerance for inefficiency, poorservice and even violations of one's basic rights. In many ways, it can be said that the Filipino is too patient and long suffering (matiisin).
Institutions are weak and governance remains poor, while the country's infrastructure is inadequate and markets are underdeveloped, which hurts the business climate. Furthermore, poverty rates are high at 18%, as is income inequality, given a Gini-index of 43.
