The title of my book emerged from a personal journey—a desire to correct what I believed were my flaws and become a better person.
But along the way, I discovered something that changed how I understood myself: the answers could not be found in me alone. My behavior could not be understood apart from the contexts in which it developed and continued.
That discovery eventually changed how I understood the Philippines as well.
Better People, Better Country was not conceived as a call for morally superior Filipinos. It grew out of a personal search to understand what makes us behave as we do—and what might make change possible.
— Starfly Chua
Author, Better People, Better Country