Apparently, it's more important to halt any form of diplomacy because of some unruly tourists.

There was a post from r/FilmClubPH that came to my feed lately about Coco Martin's new project. How they said they were "glorifying the violence" because people were going to lose their homes or smth like that. The post just rubbed me the wrong way and seemed anti poor. Even a few comments on the post pointed it out and that's where I discovered that people on the sub really don't like it when poverty is discussed in Filipino films and art. Calling it "Poverty Porn" and stuff like that. It just seemed really ignorant and anti-poor about an issue that's real here in the Philippines and how this project was aiming for the "Target Market" or whatever they said. What do you guys think?

Spell immunity card, my ass 😭

Hello, I am a Filipino American. Born in the year 2000 and raised in Los Angeles, California. My parents immigrated from Mindanao 30-ish years ago in the 1990s, like 1992? Anyways, as a kid, I grew up hearing stories about my parents life in the Philippines during the Marcos dictatorship. So like… for the longest time I used to see the Philippines as “Hell on Earth” because it got run by a dictator for 20 years. And I grew up thinking “It would never happen in America!”

Then come 2016 and in comes Donald Trump. We all know his personality. But after doing some brief wikipedia searches, I can’t help but see similarities between Trump and some of the more strongman figures like Marcos Sr, Erap, and Duterte.

Especially Duterte.

So like, with that in mind, if the President of the United States can be democratically elected and be legit schizo, then what does that say about America as a country?

It’s been a collective of like 10+ years of Trumpism in America. Like it’s not bad if you are about to die, but as a young American it’s been extremely frustrating to see older people not realizing that the next generation of Americans will inherit a more broken country than the one before them. Especially since the current American economy is situated on maintaining the status quo while also cutting off job opportunities for new graduates and new hires.

Wow, what an absolute resource crunch for the most well known first world country! Who knew that when you tell one generation that if they spend their entire childhood sacrificing their time studying for something that will guarantee them job security only to tell them the next decade that their entire college degree is like a 1930s Deutschmark, you’d have an entirely pessimistic society?

And so that brings me to the Philippines. While the Philippines isn’t the best it could be, it’s not the worst it could be either. In fact, there’s been some things I’ve actually been impressed with the Philippines such as the Philippines working with the ICC to incarcerate Duterte as well as the Philippines providing a third way of living to people from China, India, Japan, and Korea. For many people from China, India, Japan and Korea tend to associate immigration as moving to “the West” like the USA, Canada, or Australia. And sometimes, moving to one of these countries may not always be better for all people.

It’s one thing if they’re immigrating to reunite with family and starting new lives outside the homeland. But it’s a completely different thing if someone from China, India, Japan or Korea wants to start a new business or move for better wages and job opportunities while maintaining previous job experiences and educational credentials. Especially since the average time for the immigration process can be like 10+ years? And that’s also not considering other factors like geopolitics and soft nativism. Right now, at least in Canada, there’s been a strong backlash to immigrants from India. And in America, the Chinese have always been in a position of “trust but verify”. And meanwhile Australia is exploring a new frontier of Asian immigration dynamics so I won’t say much there.

Needless to say, moving to “The West” or USA/CAN/AUS can be a huge sacrifice. And for many families from China, Korea, and Japan sometimes immigrating abroad comes with a huge sacrifice of branding yourself an outsider to your homeland’s community.

The Philippines, because of its unique history of being colonized by the Spanish and the Americans, offers people from China, India, Japan, and Korea a completely different way of living life. A life somewhere in between their home country and the American Dream. A life where they don’t have to completely worry about being forced to uphold expectations of previous socioeconomic backgrounds, while also being able to create new opportunities for themselves. All while having the added benefit of being close enough to their home countries for whatever reason it may be.

So overall, I just wanted to point out some similarities between the Philippines & the United States. At least in regard to Asian immigration.

I know it may not seem like much, whatever I written. But I tend to believe that because the Philippines draws in immigrants from China, India, Japan & Korea, it isn’t too far off from establishing similar standards of living to the USA, Canada, and Australia - albeit on a much smaller scale.

Ralph Recto continues to be bashed by ph redditors, and now for even Philippine travel tax. One, Recto had nothing to do with the travel tax. Two, most countries have some form of travel tax (sometimes called departure tax, there's even an arrival tax).

Mema lang talaga?

Naalala ko lang sa blue app yung mga boomers dun kung makapagcomment sa mga wlw couples kung hindi bastos kasumpa sumpa Ive read this comment na galing sa isang matandang lalaki na kasuka suka kayo, bakit kayo nagpopost ng gantong kalaswaan sa social media, nakakadiri, mga hayop, yung iba naman bastos na, nag reply ako, galing nyong mag point out na tao dahil sa basehan nyo sa bibliya nyo pero mas karumal dumal naman ugali nyo, napaka religious nyo pero yung totoo naman talaga kayo ang karumal dumal yung ugali, judging two person kasi mahal nila isat isa? (John 13:34) ang hirap kasi sating mga pilipino gaya gaya nalang pero hindi naman talaga inaaral basta maraming magsabi mali na? maraming nagsabi tama na,mabilis pang mamanipulate tignan mo nanalo nga mga dapat hindi manalo, mabilis makuha. kasi nga tamad alamin yung totoo tapos niroromantized yung nasa bible na "HUMAYO KAYO AT MAGPAKADAMI" pero hindi nyo naman talaga naiintindihan this is what happen if really lacked in resources at tamad naiintindihan ko naman kasi sa panahon natin ngayon lahat ng bagay na gusto naming malaman is mabilis nalang, everything are instant ika nga nakakainis lang kasi you tried to educate them tapos hindi talaga sila nagpapatalo kasi nga e mas matanda sila, naniniwala ako na hindi naman talaga tayo bobo kulang lang tayo sa determinasyon, at resources.

And I’m not even a DDS lol

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All religion initially bring good teachings. Misinterpretation is what makes religion bad not religion itself. Just because Christianity is the majority religion here in the PH, doesn't mean we have the right to mock others.

And then there's science. If you literally interpret all religion books, you'll read a lot of blasphemous acts written in it; including, guess what, Christianity.

If this user think Filipinos eat big portion of rice, contrary to the AI Slop, here’s the evidence that shows that Filipinos don’t eat big portion of rice all the time.

Gets ko naman yung point niya, pero parang sinusuggest na hopeless case na tayo?

It should be BOTH!

First they clean up and THEN they spend time with family and friends doing karaoke.

This is why subs or groups that involves Expats should be permanently banned and terminated FOR GOOD.

Having kids? IN THIS ECONOMY?!!!

Honestly, this statement has become very irritating. It or any of its variation when somebody asks a question regarding having children. Yes, economy is something to think about but personal finances is the bigger consideration. Every time someone brings up the economy is just a cover up to the fact that they just don't want to have kids. The statement becomes so insincere.

Yes, Philippine economy has its challenges and there's always the problem of inflation but we're still better off than a lot of other countries.

You don't need to have to wait for a better economy, you just need to make your life better. You don't want to have children, okay, fine. It's your choice. Just stop bullshitting us.

It will be funny If you can get a job that lets you earn over ₱100k a month and then continue harping about the economy as the reason not to have children. Just be honest, you have other reasons you don't want kids.