We are still facing this "brain drain" crisis at present. It's real, earnest and urgent. The problem is, why don't we do something about it now? Or shall we just talk and talk about it without doing any action?

From a first look at the brain drain problem, the greater responsibility for solving it seems to be with the country of origin. There is no easy or quick solution. The cessation of migration in free societies is not only impossible but unwise. The central question is not whether the forces that "push" that "pull" him or her toward the advanced societies, but hos these forces can be moderated in a suitable way. The "brain drain" will continue for as long as there is a sizable gap between the Philippines and developed nations in terms of better employment opportunities.

Trying to venture a solution, the roots of the brain drain problem can be traced to the motivations of each individual talent. One possible way to solve the problem would be to establish favorable conditions in the home country that will influence the individual to stay and serve it.

Confronted with the peculiar deprivations of an underdeveloped economy, who has not indeed looked over the fence, thinking the earning and living standards of one or another country abroad to be greener than ours? Who has not felt amidst the frustrations of an unsophisticated, uncoordinated educational system, a deep yearning to study abroad?

THE GREENER PASTURE IS ALWAYS MORE ATTRACTIVE!

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