ACTIVITY 1: POSITION PAPER. Below is the conclusion of Rommel Banlaoi in his
journal GLOBALIZATION AND NATION-BUILDING IN THE PHILIPPINES: State
Predicaments in Managing Society in the Midst of Diversity. Make a position paper
regarding this conclusion.
The Philippine state is in the predicament of having to face globalization
while at the same time undergoing the painful process of nation-building in a
highly diverse society. The weakness of the Philippine state in facing these
challenges is causing the pervasive poverty that result in ethnic, socioeconomic
and religious tension. To overcome these challenges, there is a need to
strengthen the Philippine state and its institutions of governance through
bureaucratic, electoral, party, and socioeconomic reforms.​