"Life only asks us to make reasonable progress in reasonable time." - Anonymous. The Philippines is disorganized, due to the lavish culture in which the growing country reviews itself and changes its economy and political position, increasing the GDP or other quantities and wishes to develop a well-managed country by ending terrorist threats and decreasing the number of people in poverty. Likewise, the Philippine social structure, political condition, and economic circumstances are all put together the same way. Life in the Philippines is hard, traumatic and serious but not impossible. The Philippines is illustrated as a country poised between being contemporary and maintaining a local tradition. Of course, the Philippines has a really rich culture. Despite this, since the 19th century, when Western invasion reached its peak, the Philippines has been plagued by the nation's lack of culture. They believed that the culture of foreigners was more important than the existing Filipino culture. This caused Filipinos to be uncomfortable with being Filipino. The traditional nation state initially rehabilitates itself and creates new forms of modern social consciousness after being introduced in American colonization. In Philippine society, family ties are essential. In the Philippines, marriage is almost never authorized between people with the same family relationship. They also have agricultural regions with villages comprising clusters of houses with residents from extended families. These neighborhoods offer social support and indicate a lack of foundation. Political conditions in the Philippines can be classified as chaotic. On average over the past ten years, the Philippine economy has grown...... middle of paper...... December 2013. "Philippines." : Maps, History, Geography, Government, Culture, Facts, Guides & Travel/Holidays/Cities. Np, nd Web. December 2, 2013. “Economic Situation of the Philippines.” ASEAN. Np, nd Web. December 2, 2013. “Economic Situation of the Philippines.” ASEAN. Np, nd Web. December 2, 2013. “Population, Social Structure.” Social structure. Np, nd Web. December 1, 2013. "___ History of the Philippines." History of the Philippines. Np, nd Web. November 30. 2013. .