How Do You Rate Your Country?

I am a graduate of Masters in Public Administration and I am supposed to find root causes of our country's problems and suggest solutions. We have the brightest in the government but we are quite dull in terms of implementation. Do I still see hope for Filipino? Yes, I do but we have to at least change our value system to really move forward and prosper. What other recommendations and solutions do you see fit for us, Filipinos?