<p>@Juvenis, Filipinos are generally not as driven as the other Asian races because a "laid back’ culture was encouraged by the Spaniards. Filipinos lived under Spanish rule for 300+ years and unfortunately acquired a lot of bad habits from the Spanish colonizers. Look at the recession gripping Europe right now and you’ll see that Spain, being a former colonial power, is not faring as well economically when you compare it to its peers: England, France and Germany.</p>
<p>There are exceptions of course and I know of a lot of hardworking, driven Filipinos. They are just not as entrepreneurial as the Chinese, Koreans and Indians.</p>