Funding

I totally disagree that money is the root cause why Philippine chess does not progress.

Money is just one of the key requirements to advance any sports project. Chess, basketball, billiards, boxing, etc., they all need money to thrive.

But it's not only MONEY that is all needed. MONEY is just a tool, not the end goal.

If we are to put MONEY first as a requirement in starting a sports project -- a community chess development, for instance -- nothing truly constructive can happen.

A mindset which says that it all boils down to budget equates to a bureaucratic, lazy, passive attitude. That's the reasoning of rotten, traditional bureaucrats and politicians.

Pera muna bago ang proyekto? This paradigm is totally screwed and pathetic.Budget does not just come. We must work for it!

The chess community should be able to show first that it is worth spending for before asking for funding.

(I originally posted this blog in the Philippine Chess Forum. I just wanted to share it with you here.)