Pinoy sports priorities

Paisang rant lang. So matagal ko nang napapansin and im sure kayo rin. Why are we focusing so much on sports where we really dont excel that much? Is it really just capitalism that matters at the end of the day?

For example basketball. Yan ang main focus na sport sa mga schools. I get it, its the most popular sport in the Philippines many people enjoy it. But when it comes to competing internationally, I think we can all agree na hirap tayo sa basketball. Number 1 reason, physique. Malaking factor ang physical built sa basketball, and filipinos have dominantly short built (Average male height in ph is 5'4" according to livelifetaller). Not only in height but body type as well, alam natin na mas muscular built ang mga western. Dyan pa lang lugi na when it comes to western contries. Wag niyong sabihin di totoo dahil kung hindi, bakit tayo may mga import? Only reason I can think of why we still push for basketball despite the fact is because of money. It is a very popular sport, almost everyone in the country knows it so marketing is easy. From small barangay leagues all the way to PBA. Hindi tuloy nabibigyan ng pansin yung mga sport na kung saan mas kaya magexcel ng mga pinoy: football (soccer), baseball, badminton, tennis, chess, just to name a few sports kung saan kaya makipagsabayan ng mga pilipino internationally pero hindi lang madevelop yung potential dahil hindi nabibigyan ng pansin.