Social Equity in the Philippines

There is, obviously, a difference between equality and equity. Many people, especially those who are active on social media platforms, have seen that picture of three people watching a baseball game. And it is really amazing how one picture can easily change a person's perspective. It shows what humanity wants when it comes to massaging their egos. It shows how cruel society can be with gender equality. It also shows how society deals with people who consider themselves above the law and are not at their "level".

Within the financial sector, "equity" refers to portfolio investments that might have obligations associated with them. Socioeconomic fairness has both legislative and economic consequences.

One of the difficulties in implementing social equality is that it mirrors ideals of fair treatment and natural justice.

For example, in school, when a teacher explains something, he does it in a way that either he is able to explain or the capacity of the students to understand the topic. Since there are two ways he can do it, either way, there are some students who will not cope with the lesson. Not every student has the same level of intelligence for them to understand everything all at once.

I remember when I was in college since my course back in senior high school has nothing to do with programming, everything was new to me. However, since the teacher only sees the upper class in front and thinks that they are all intelligent, he decided not to push through with the basics but rather jump to the middle part already which made, not only me but also most of us struggle. There is some form of equality in there because I don't think he has favoritism but the fact that he wasn't able to teach the basics to those who are struggling because he just doesn't want to is a form of inequity. I think that as a teacher, whether it's your profession or not, you must not leave someone behind because you just want to move on already. This is why people just want to associate themselves with another aspect, besides the academic area.

The Philippines is a highly complex society. Many people nowadays, especially those who have woken up from the missteps of the past, have recognized that using our voice may change, not a lot, but at least some. There are many fresh graduates who struggle to find a job because of a lack of experience in the field that they are taking. There are many employers who have been talked down to just because they are used to making jobs one of the factors to include if they will be respected or not. There are many people who lack common sense. Also, there are many older generations who don't know how to respect the young ones but want to respect themselves.

There is much news in the Philippines where if a not-so-privileged individual committed an inhuman act, like murder or stealing something, he or she is immediately in jail. But when there is a politician or a wealthy man who committed the same act, the process is way longer than a turtle walking. There is fair treatment since both of them are being interrogated by the police and the mass, however, the process of their being in jail is not fair.

Many still achieve in society by overcoming challenges, however, such accomplishment does not imply that such obstacles do not exist. It is incorrect to suppose that results are unimportant. Social fairness is difficult to achieve since merely understanding it is important is not enough. Justice is a very individualized idea.