Respected national leader Bart Philemon reflects on the last 50 years in Papua New Guinea 

Powerful words of wisdom. He is certainly from the "old school" that today's generation cannot match.

That was a wonderful interview with Bart. He gave us some excellent examples and numbers which were easy to understand. Thanks Malum, thanks Bart.

Pure Wisdom ❤

Bart Philimon is one of PNG best sons. He is the the best Finance and Treasury Minister. Our national debt was at the lowest at K9billion, during his time and we see many tangible developments. Today the nation's debt went over 100Billion and no tangible development.

We definitely need help from outside. We need to clean up our public service and remove the unproductive and unserviceable manpower. We need to take the hard-line and live within our means, no borrowing. So help us God. Thank MALUM and Bart Philomen.

WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING ... This is what the former wise MAN reflects on...😊... "🇵🇬 PNG is drowning"

Education = Standard = Quality. I think when reform was introduced to introduce free education everything collapsed. The free education produced quantity but not quality. As a result many rats were produced which out numbered the cats and the traps.

I totally agree with Mr Philmon our education system in the country is way below world standards. The current graduates now coming out from the Universities can not speak better English.I am saying this because there was a student from one the university who was doing his practical teaching in one of schools in PNG. The students he was teaching were being taught by a missionary and they were taught in American curriculum. These small children were speaking English in their school. And this aspiring would be high school trainee teacher was told leave because he was speaking to the young students in Pigin language. How about that, mind you these are teachers who will be imparting their knowledge to our future leaders of tomorrow. Enough of enrolling students who use money to get into Universities in the country. Please enroll students on their own merit Enough of producing rubbish for our beautiful country.

We are wandering in the wilderness like the Jews did in the Sinai desert

Mr. Philemon addressing the elephant in the room. Self-Determination is great, and PNGeans are decent patriots, but I see PNG markedly as a nation of tribes. Most nations are aggregates of tribes, but we are more Afghanistan then Germany. There is no vision; and those with the heart and vision will never be in the position to look after the country. Is it really wrong to say we were not ready for independence, and actually we are the losers when Australia dusted their hands with us?

Trupla toktok.