RJ Nieto Let us be clear about the primary interest of the Filipino people, which I believe is to provide the most comfortable life possible for a vast majority of Filipinos in the shortest amount of time possible. Note the use of additional terms “possible” and “vast majority,” because we should acknowledge that we do not live in an ideal world, so that optimal solutions are often less than ideal. Such solutions can be social, political, and economic. However, given that the Philippines is still a developing country with a significant chunk of the population living below the poverty line, I believe that we will all agree that physiological needs should be the top priority, with safety and security coming in at a close second.