I'm 68 from San Diego California first time here was 2008 and I had some very nice experiences and some close calls however it's better than America the food is my #1 reason for being here the fruit and vegetables and coconut water is my way of life.
Danger is present anywhere. Do not go to forbidden areas specially late at night or early in the morning. Just stay safe and be alert anywhere in the world
Each country possesses its unique strengths and weaknesses. I consider myself fortunate to be married to a remarkable Filipina, and my personal experiences during my multiple trips to the Philippines have been overwhelmingly positive. Thankfully, I've encountered no unpleasant incidents, as I believe in treating everyone with respect and dignity, regardless of their background. While I haven't explored some areas of Mindanao, my love for the Philippines-its people, cuisine, and breathtaking landscapes-remains strong. I truly appreciate the culture, feeling at home and understood, despite any challenges the country may face.
Just got back from a month in Cebu City. I was in Cebu IT Park area. It was a great time and I felt at home. Went to Puerto Princesa and El Nido for a few days too. Love the Philippines.
This country is a very heterogeneous country because of lots of islands,lots of ethnicities,lots of dialects,lots of languages,lots of different cultures,& traditions
English and Tagalog are the languages that binds the multi-dialect Filipinos because it is being taught in school. And most printed materials in public (newspapers and magazines) are mostly in either English or Tagalog. Business Newspapers and magazines are written in English, to be able to connect to international business partners and customers. US$1500 is a lot. For one person this amount of money monthly can pay someone to come and do housekeeping, do shopping and cooking for you. And you can pay for as much electric use such as airconditioning to make your home comfortable despite the hot and humid weather
so basically u just stay inside most of them, like most foreigners with their teenager gfs,,,,really,,,,the quality of food is bad. You can cook for yourself, but good fruits like in the west are expensive. Blueberries and strawberries are horrible here, and they charge over $10 for a plastic container and they look sour. I cannot find blueberries at all, hardly available in cebu city. The eggs and beef are horrible, so so boring,,,goodluck,,,But 99% of the foreigners are just sex tourists and pervs, i have no contacts with foreigners....They just come and go for sex, i see it in the Airbnbs daily
Regarding safety. I'm a Filipino. My Uncle who also lives here in Metro Manila once told me that the only time he got robbed in his entire life and even at gunpoint during the day was in New York City and not in the Philippines even if he is much richer here than in the US. That is why he has some anxiety when he is in the US than in the Philippines even if he walks in rural areas or always go to public markets of the country.
@@origenjerome8031That is why 7Eleven company are currently closing down hundreds of stores in the US right now while here in the Philippines we had just celebrated our 4000th store opening and 500 more stores are scheduled all around the country to be opened before 2025.
Local Corrections: #3: Tagalog is not the national language. The Philippines has 2 official national languages: English and Filipino. The Filipino language was supposed to be a unified language but since most politicians that were behind it were based in the capital where Tagalog was the dominant language, Filipino, ended up mostly Tagalog-based with borrowed words from other regions and the Latin alphabet.
Well said and I hope people or foreigners listen to this because you covered mostly the issue that people are always talking about it. Some keep asking so, now this is true, I agree and Thank you. Have a good one.
I do agree with everything, especially when it comes to NOT all Filipinos being respectful and kind, generally, yes. But just like what he said do not mess up with wrong people.
The U.S. is more dangerous. Mass $h00tings is actually the biggest danger, for the youth these days. With the love for guns and 2nd amend. rights. Respect for life and safety, is a thing of the past.
It's funny because you can tell someone who hasn't traveled you're going anywhere that isn't America and the response is always "omg isn't that dangerous!" I am *leaving* the immediate danger lol
No 6 and 7 - I can at least somewhat understand how people might believe that. All the rest is very very naive. People who believe such things should start to think.
well to all saying its bad in the Philippines where it depends if u have a money and we have so many islands u can choose to stay but if u want to stay in nice cities that is rich choose the right location like bgc theres diff places if u have money were like others countries theres poor and rich
USA has more mental stress problems due to higher cost of living and it won't beat the land of smiles anytime soon which albeit not as rich as the USA, Filipino can still smile even when under pressured.
Wish there was a good way to learn Visaya, am getting a little bit from my Filipina wife and her sister. Too bad they don't have an online course or something. Did find a vlogger teaching Tagalog. Thanks for the video, John...Jim
The best way to learn the language is to talk to the local people. Learn some phrases from your wife and practice them outside. Heck, you can practice them with your wife.
I agree I wish it was easier to learn Bisaya too. I've learned a lot of words and connector type words like ba ra ka na si sa blah blah blah. But it's difficult to understand others because the pronunciation is very specific. Trying to practice with others is a little challenging too because locals often laugh (in a nice way) at foreigners speaking their language or they don't understand our pronunciation of words unless they are very simple like salamat or maayong buntag. Still I'm really hoping to learn to speak Bisaya and Tagalog fluently
It's ok to learn little by little. I'm a 40 yo native tagalog speaker born and lived in Metro Manila but my parents are both from the Visayas region. Currently in my 40 years life I only have medium sized understanding of talking and understanding Bisaya. The only time I get to learn Bisaya was when I went to visit our ancestral home in Negros Oriental once to twice a year because I get to talk with locals there in Bisaya after usually staying there for a week. My parents when they are here in Metro Manila since I was a kid only speaks Tagalog and only a small bits of Bisaya.
Tagalog is not the 'national language' but FILIPINO. And it's actually just a compilation of the main languages in the Philippines, which tagalog is one.
This is a bizarre video that seems to be trying very hard to clickbait viewers. I first came to live here 25 years ago. I have never heard anyone ever say it's a compact contiguous landmass. The language thing is also a non-issue. While the provinces will speak their dialects, they will speak Tagalog with people who don't speak their local language. Then, on the one hand you say foreigners disappear if they upset some of the locals and then say you feel safer here? Go figure. And I suppose nobody disappears in the US or other western countries, do they? And you can live here for just a few hundred dollars a month. You might not enjoy life much, but it can be done. In the province, you can live for $1000 easily and have your shower and aircon. The point is that you need a STEADY INCOME. But you need that to live anywhere.
"And I suppose nobody is missing in the US, or any western countries?" Are you from another planet, and which one? When did you arrive on planet earth?😂😂😂
@ No, but if you think nobody goes missing in those places, you’re clearly not familiar with what goes on there. I was a police officer in London for years.
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I agree they don't want to speak tagalog because they are stubborn. They stick to their gut. And when you talk to them in Tagalog they're staring I called it stupid. sorry but it's true. We are from Baguio and when we go there for a visit they don't speak Tagalog. Some of them but not all. I think they just don't want to.
@@victoriafediuk954i have no issues speaking tagalog tho i'm from mindanao which speaks largely Cebuano. Anti "imperial manila" I think is a thing of the past,but if ever,i think it's Cebu that still has the tendency...but again we just can't generalize. People of Mindanao are more exposed to different Philippine languages: Surigaonon, Cebuano, Butuanon,Ilonggo/Hiligaynon, etc.,and a number of tribal minorities that speak entirely different languages.
I don't remember hearing my teachers from kindergarten to after I got my degree from University telling their students that 'TAGALOG" is the Philippines' National Language.
@@danielcully6047 There are a number of world class Universities in the Philippines ,The Philippines University is almost a city on its own. I have been coming to the Philippines since 2001 and it has certainly changed a lot in that time, and with the current President its moving in the right direction, with the recent flooding in the Philippines he was out amongst the people in NAGA the next day to find out how the Government can help. I am currently in LIMBAMAN as a volunteer and have been offered free accommodation with a family of three generations of University education, but they are also very practical everyday people. The mother is a valedictorian at University,7 yrs Teaching English at a Secondary School, then 27yrs in the Libmanan Mayors office retired at 65 yrs old but the Mayor recently asked her if she would come back to his office to work again, she is educated in Government financial system which is done in American style English. The current President is very active and is developing the Philippines in a very forward manner, with a number of major construction plans being put into place, railways, roads, the welfare of the people at heart.
@@danielcully6047 I was born in the 70s. The National Language were taught as either Pilipino (mandated by 1973 Charter) or Filipino (1987 Charter). Makes sense because most Pilipinos don't actually speak Tagalog but mostly words rooted from their colonial heritages, Hispanic and American. Malay and Indonesian words are also in the mix. Kumusta is rooted from the spanish Como esta? the same meaning. I agree that Tagalog should be the National language but not until Pilipinos stop using it as a greeting.
There are a number of local languages as well I am in Libmanan and this are has its own local language, so people here are fluent in three languages Tagalog, the local, and English, the granddaughter at 5yrs old is fluent in three languages. The television uses Tagalog, and English mainly Tagalog.
Just always remember to heed what our Lord Jesus Christ said in Matthew 22:37-40. 37 And He said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40 On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets.” Numbers 6:24-26. Amen.💕🙏✝️
I been attacked twice in cebu city walking. 3pm second time 430pm. The security guard that rescued me outside KFC said he was thinking that homeless guy would cause trouble. My gf been robbed twice in cebu city capitol site since she moved here From bohol. I think expats that say Philippines is so safe live in the it park or ayalla bz district bubble and when they leave that bubble its grabs etc to go to other upscale parts once you get outside that bubble its wild west.
your anecdotal experiences, doesn't justify your claims. You haven't gone to enough parts of the country, to only claim the rich parts of Cebu are safe. That sounds a bit close minded doesn't it?
@@Dapper_Dean How about the Australian guy with his throat slit few months back on different island high end resort murdered and robbed in his hotel room. A x worker/pool cleaner of the hotel chose him cuz he thought he was rich. Learn Tag and watch the nightly news. Its just like america folks. No safe utopia people that have just been lucky want you to believe. Why is there 10ft cement walls with barbwire/broken glass protecting nice houses. Security guards armed everywhere??? I am happy that in your time you never been a victim yet and hope you never will. I lived 45 years in america never been a victim lived 3 years in Philippines been a victim twice. Just walking down a street to go get a bite to eat in broad daylight.
What's weird with El Nido is the lack of birds. What's eerie about El Nido is how quiet it is because the birds aren't around to sing or squawk. There are only yellow and white butterflies that silently fly around on these islands and islets. If you know, you know.
#6 Is What my family says to me when I have mentioned visiting the Philippines. “Oh they’ll kidnap you cause they know you have money” “ The girls there will scam you”
Those things happen occasionally, but that isn't common. The last kidnapping was a personal matter that he brought on himself I'm sorry to say. And there are dangerous places, but there is everywhere
I have met plenty i mean plenty of expats in my 3 years here scammed by filipinas. Its actually very common for men over 50 that didnt do well with the ladies back in there country. Its sad. As every story i been told was 100% avoidable if the guy was thinking with the correct head.
$1500 is more than enough. Expats can already live with $1000 if they live in the province where rent is a lot cheaper. It is always the rent that will eat up a huge chuck of the budget. Well, aside from food but you can control your food expenses.
Well when I was in college many of the school employees that I first time talked to often talks to me in english. I thought at first it was for school formality but then one employee told me he thought I was one of the Japanese students. So after that whenever an employee started talking to me in English I always mention to them I'm a Filipino.
Cebu is like Philippine northern Quebec. Foreigners will be fine but if you're Filipino, you'll get judged if you speak to people in Tagalog and yeah, just speak in English instead. 😂
I don't believe in Tampo. Its' just lazyness or you just want something from your partner as they say. Ther's no such thing as Tampo. Only in Visayas. That's their attitude. I worked with people from Visaya and I observe that attitude and some of our co- workers even asked me what's going on I just told them they're having their monthly period.😀😀
@@gatasalvaje8611 My Gym trainer earns 10k php ($75) per month. He has 2 daughters and a wife. This is common in Lapu-Lapu, Cebu. Poverty is everywhere here.
If we are to include the EEZ and internal waters of the Philippines...we rank #18 worldwide in terms of territorial size area. We are larger than South Africa and Spain.Take note.
Tagalog is another dialect in the Philippines. Filipino is the national language in the Philippines. In the Philippines, people can tolerate disrespect at certain levels, a few times. But, if you keep on doing what irks the people, then you'll get what you deserve (just like in other countries).
Yada yada, Philippine is poor etc. I’m so sick and tired of listening about this. Why is it a big deal. Look, every country has its own pros and cons. Everything is up to anyone’s needs and likes. So, babies, grow up!!😅😅😅
#7. I think is alot of clickbait. People see a title : I live on $xxx a month just fine: Of coarse that gets their attention and they find out the true story.
Everyone speaks English. Absolute nonsense. I cycle in the provinces extensively, if I couldn't speak Tagalog I wouldn't be able to order food or drink, get help or ask for directions.
A lot more to that story. He pissed some people off thru a business he had and also his conversion to Islam wasn't seen as sincere. In addition, he was warned several times to leave the area. He did not heed those warnings
There is truth to the notion that the Philippines is a paradise, but it was colonized by greedy nations and impacted its culture, way of life and thinking. I was able to get in touch with my great-grandmother who was born in the mid 1800s. The country sides were poor and primitive, according to her, but people were happy, meek and honest. She noted in many occasions that crimes were always connected with the occupiers... A very pious woman, she died in 1975 at the age of 135 and I was 17 years old.
The reason why people from Cebu hate Tagalog is because of regional discrimination. This is some kind of revenge for the decades-long mistreatment of Bisayans by the Tagalogs. Before the 90s', Tagalogs consider people from the Visayas as "katulong", or helpers. This, however, only happens with ignorant Tagalogs. When I first got a job as a Manufacturing Supervisor here in Batangas in the early 2000s, people called me "Bisaya" instead of my first name. I never resented them; instead, I did my best and showed that I was the best in my line of work. That's when I gained their respect. Today, when someone calls me "Bisaya," I explain to them how ignorant they are in a non-offending way. 😆 Unknown to many foreigners, regional discrimination is also prevalent in the Philippines, especially before the 90s', not by color but by race. Urban people often look down on people from rural areas, and people from Metro Manila discriminate against people from the province.
I appreciate you sharing your experience and more on this topic but even as a foreigner in Cebu City I feel offended at the way people in Manila talk about Cebu City at times like it's a small province town. Sure ba? Only small province town in 2024? Lol
I'm 68 from San Diego California first time here was 2008 and I had some very nice experiences and some close calls however it's better than America the food is my #1 reason for being here the fruit and vegetables and coconut water is my way of life.
Thanks for honesty...
Danger is present anywhere. Do not go to forbidden areas specially late at night or early in the morning. Just stay safe and be alert anywhere in the world
Each country possesses its unique strengths and weaknesses. I consider myself fortunate to be married to a remarkable Filipina, and my personal experiences during my multiple trips to the Philippines have been overwhelmingly positive. Thankfully, I've encountered no unpleasant incidents, as I believe in treating everyone with respect and dignity, regardless of their background. While I haven't explored some areas of Mindanao, my love for the Philippines-its people, cuisine, and breathtaking landscapes-remains strong. I truly appreciate the culture, feeling at home and understood, despite any challenges the country may face.
I absolutely agree to everything you are saying about the Philippines
Just got back from a month in Cebu City. I was in Cebu IT Park area. It was a great time and I felt at home. Went to Puerto Princesa and El Nido for a few days too. Love the Philippines.
As a tourist
@@Kitiwake you woke?
This country is a very heterogeneous country because of lots of islands,lots of ethnicities,lots of dialects,lots of languages,lots of different cultures,& traditions
English and Tagalog are the languages that binds the multi-dialect Filipinos because it is being taught in school. And most printed materials in public (newspapers and magazines) are mostly in either English or Tagalog. Business Newspapers and magazines are written in English, to be able to connect to international business partners and customers. US$1500 is a lot. For one person this amount of money monthly can pay someone to come and do housekeeping, do shopping and cooking for you. And you can pay for as much electric use such as airconditioning to make your home comfortable despite the hot and humid weather
so basically u just stay inside most of them, like most foreigners with their teenager gfs,,,,really,,,,the quality of food is bad. You can cook for yourself, but good fruits like in the west are expensive. Blueberries and strawberries are horrible here, and they charge over $10 for a plastic container and they look sour. I cannot find blueberries at all, hardly available in cebu city. The eggs and beef are horrible, so so boring,,,goodluck,,,But 99% of the foreigners are just sex tourists and pervs, i have no contacts with foreigners....They just come and go for sex, i see it in the Airbnbs daily
The official languages of the Philippines is called Filipino(different version of Tagalog)not Tagalog
facfs philippines has a lot of etnic group and tribe like tagalog,ilokano,igorot,ilonngo and many more
Regarding safety. I'm a Filipino. My Uncle who also lives here in Metro Manila once told me that the only time he got robbed in his entire life and even at gunpoint during the day was in New York City and not in the Philippines even if he is much richer here than in the US. That is why he has some anxiety when he is in the US than in the Philippines even if he walks in rural areas or always go to public markets of the country.
There are no mass shootings in the Philippines. No random sucker punches on old ladies. No mob robberies of department stores or 7-11's.
@@origenjerome8031That is why 7Eleven company are currently closing down hundreds of stores in the US right now while here in the Philippines we had just celebrated our 4000th store opening and 500 more stores are scheduled all around the country to be opened before 2025.
Local Corrections:
#3: Tagalog is not the national language. The Philippines has 2 official national languages: English and Filipino. The Filipino language was supposed to be a unified language but since most politicians that were behind it were based in the capital where Tagalog was the dominant language, Filipino, ended up mostly Tagalog-based with borrowed words from other regions and the Latin alphabet.
even at 1000$ you are considered having a descent life, most filipino that has a job can only make 300-500$ a month.
We've been to Taal twice and took a boat over to the volcanoe and rode horses to the top. That was about 14 years ago
Well said and I hope people or foreigners listen to this because you covered mostly the issue that people are always talking about it. Some keep asking so, now this is true, I agree and Thank you. Have a good one.
Great video - thx for sharing.
The Philippines people are friendly the country is beautiful and the food there's different choices depending where you live!❤
I do agree with everything, especially when it comes to NOT all Filipinos being respectful and kind, generally, yes. But just like what he said do not mess up with wrong people.
The U.S. is more dangerous. Mass $h00tings is actually the biggest danger,
for the youth these days. With the love for guns and 2nd amend. rights.
Respect for life and safety, is a thing of the past.
More dangerous and a lot less free!
It's funny because you can tell someone who hasn't traveled you're going anywhere that isn't America and the response is always "omg isn't that dangerous!" I am *leaving* the immediate danger lol
The people in the ghetto are rich . They are even richer than the vloggers
Well said 🎉
Zamboanga in Mindanao a big No to Foreigners even us Filipino is not safe on those comflicted areas..
2:17 sounds like a warning for Johnny Somali and people like him
He won't last very long here.
Very True
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No 6 and 7 - I can at least somewhat understand how people might believe that. All the rest is very very naive. People who believe such things should start to think.
John I think this is very accurate in my experience and this is the thing a lot of other comments lack which is experience 🤔
Haha thanks Scott appreciate it
fantastic info
well to all saying its bad in the Philippines where it depends if u have a money and we have so many islands u can choose to stay but if u want to stay in nice cities that is rich choose the right location like bgc theres diff places if u have money were like others countries theres poor and rich
Government workers are in office for themselves and they break tge law RA 6770 Sec 24 RA 6713 Sec 4A
Great video!
Thanks brother
What magnitude earthquake are buildings required to be built to by code in Cebu?
Cebu is full of slums just like manila
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USA has more mental stress problems due to higher cost of living and it won't beat the land of smiles anytime soon which albeit not as rich as the USA, Filipino can still smile even when under pressured.
I agree with you
several of the observations are simply 'it's true but there are exceptions'.
Wish there was a good way to learn Visaya, am getting a little bit from my Filipina wife and her sister. Too bad they don't have an online course or something. Did find a vlogger teaching Tagalog. Thanks for the video, John...Jim
The best way to learn the language is to talk to the local people. Learn some phrases from your wife and practice them outside. Heck, you can practice them with your wife.
I agree I wish it was easier to learn Bisaya too. I've learned a lot of words and connector type words like ba ra ka na si sa blah blah blah. But it's difficult to understand others because the pronunciation is very specific. Trying to practice with others is a little challenging too because locals often laugh (in a nice way) at foreigners speaking their language or they don't understand our pronunciation of words unless they are very simple like salamat or maayong buntag. Still I'm really hoping to learn to speak Bisaya and Tagalog fluently
It's ok to learn little by little. I'm a 40 yo native tagalog speaker born and lived in Metro Manila but my parents are both from the Visayas region. Currently in my 40 years life I only have medium sized understanding of talking and understanding Bisaya. The only time I get to learn Bisaya was when I went to visit our ancestral home in Negros Oriental once to twice a year because I get to talk with locals there in Bisaya after usually staying there for a week. My parents when they are here in Metro Manila since I was a kid only speaks Tagalog and only a small bits of Bisaya.
Great!
hugs from the Philippines 💝🇵🇭
Tagalog is not the 'national language' but FILIPINO. And it's actually just a compilation of the main languages in the Philippines, which tagalog is one.
Tama po. Urog pang pinauswag ng iba't ibang pinulongan ng ating nasod ang ating Amanung Sisuan.
This is a bizarre video that seems to be trying very hard to clickbait viewers. I first came to live here 25 years ago. I have never heard anyone ever say it's a compact contiguous landmass. The language thing is also a non-issue. While the provinces will speak their dialects, they will speak Tagalog with people who don't speak their local language.
Then, on the one hand you say foreigners disappear if they upset some of the locals and then say you feel safer here? Go figure. And I suppose nobody disappears in the US or other western countries, do they?
And you can live here for just a few hundred dollars a month. You might not enjoy life much, but it can be done. In the province, you can live for $1000 easily and have your shower and aircon. The point is that you need a STEADY INCOME. But you need that to live anywhere.
"And I suppose nobody is missing in the US, or any western countries?"
Are you from another planet, and which one? When did you arrive on planet earth?😂😂😂
@ No, but if you think nobody goes missing in those places, you’re clearly not familiar with what goes on there. I was a police officer in London for years.
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Filipino is the national language, not tagalog. Tagalog is the most spoken filipino language in the Philippines.
Expats ain't looking for a job. They are doing businesses. Depends on your status the process is tedious.
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Very candid and no misinformation nor hiding anything. Thumbs up!
People of visayas and Mindanao actually hate tagalog🤣 They call us "Imperial Manila"😆😆😆
That was way long time ago
I dont like tagalog, always OA
it's also has to do, with how you carry yourself.
I agree they don't want to speak tagalog because they are stubborn. They stick to their gut. And when you talk to them in Tagalog they're staring I called it stupid. sorry but it's true. We are from Baguio and when we go there for a visit they don't speak Tagalog. Some of them but not all. I think they just don't want to.
@@victoriafediuk954i have no issues speaking tagalog tho i'm from mindanao which speaks largely Cebuano. Anti "imperial manila" I think is a thing of the past,but if ever,i think it's Cebu that still has the tendency...but again we just can't generalize. People of Mindanao are more exposed to different Philippine languages: Surigaonon, Cebuano, Butuanon,Ilonggo/Hiligaynon, etc.,and a number of tribal minorities that speak entirely different languages.
I dont like to speak tagalog, i rather speak english its more comfortable for me..
-bisaya
Same here from Cebu,bisaya kaau dako 😊
Yes I see that in Cebu where you guys are great English speakers ☺️👍
@@WatchCaliforniaExpat thank you
@@WatchCaliforniaExpatcome and visit the capital city and towns, even uneducated people will speak in english to help you, guide you without doubt.
That is what my bisaya grandmother likes to say whenever she stays here in Metro Manila 😊
Most ppl.i ran into speak English
I don't remember hearing my teachers from kindergarten to after I got my degree from University telling their students that 'TAGALOG" is the Philippines' National Language.
It is. It's the vernacular language. English is the official languave, Tagalog is the national language.
Where did you attend university? I'm thinking Trump university.
@@danielcully6047 There are a number of world class Universities in the Philippines ,The Philippines University is almost a city on its own.
I have been coming to the Philippines since 2001 and it has certainly changed a lot in that time, and with the current President its moving in the right direction, with the recent flooding in the Philippines he was out amongst the people in NAGA the next day to find out how the Government can help.
I am currently in LIMBAMAN as a volunteer and have been offered free accommodation with a family of three generations of University education, but they are also very practical everyday people.
The mother is a valedictorian at University,7 yrs Teaching English at a Secondary School, then 27yrs in the Libmanan Mayors office retired at 65 yrs old but the Mayor recently asked her if she would come back to his office to work again, she is educated in Government financial system which is done in American style English.
The current President is very active and is developing the Philippines in a very forward manner, with a number of major construction plans being put into place, railways, roads, the welfare of the people at heart.
@@diwaalejandrogalvez796 Please read my reply to @danielcully6047
@@danielcully6047 I was born in the 70s. The National Language were taught as either Pilipino (mandated by 1973 Charter) or Filipino (1987 Charter). Makes sense because most Pilipinos don't actually speak Tagalog but mostly words rooted from their colonial heritages, Hispanic and American. Malay and Indonesian words are also in the mix.
Kumusta is rooted from the spanish Como esta? the same meaning. I agree that Tagalog should be the National language but not until Pilipinos stop using it as a greeting.
Tagalog is not the national language.. the national language is Filipino which mostly made up of tagalog words well thats what we are taught at school
There are a number of local languages as well I am in Libmanan and this are has its own local language, so people here are fluent in three languages Tagalog, the local, and English, the granddaughter at 5yrs old is fluent in three languages. The television uses Tagalog, and English mainly Tagalog.
Just always remember to heed what our Lord Jesus Christ said in Matthew 22:37-40.
37 And He said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40 On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets.”
Numbers 6:24-26.
Amen.💕🙏✝️
Be careful with online girls and banking.
I been attacked twice in cebu city walking. 3pm second time 430pm. The security guard that rescued me outside KFC said he was thinking that homeless guy would cause trouble. My gf been robbed twice in cebu city capitol site since she moved here From bohol. I think expats that say Philippines is so safe live in the it park or ayalla bz district bubble and when they leave that bubble its grabs etc to go to other upscale parts once you get outside that bubble its wild west.
your anecdotal experiences, doesn't justify your claims. You haven't gone to enough parts of the country,
to only claim the rich parts of Cebu are safe. That sounds a bit close minded doesn't it?
Rural parts are safer
@@Dapper_Dean How about the Australian guy with his throat slit few months back on different island high end resort murdered and robbed in his hotel room. A x worker/pool cleaner of the hotel chose him cuz he thought he was rich. Learn Tag and watch the nightly news. Its just like america folks. No safe utopia people that have just been lucky want you to believe. Why is there 10ft cement walls with barbwire/broken glass protecting nice houses. Security guards armed everywhere??? I am happy that in your time you never been a victim yet and hope you never will. I lived 45 years in america never been a victim lived 3 years in Philippines been a victim twice. Just walking down a street to go get a bite to eat in broad daylight.
You encountered a homeless guy who probably has a mental problem as well. What was your other encounter?
@@wavemaker2077 True. There are several in Angeles and in Subic. Mental and/or addicts. Best to avoid
I been in the Philippines over 12 years and Filipinas have the habit of saying one thing and going something else!
What's weird with El Nido is the lack of birds. What's eerie about El Nido is how quiet it is because the birds aren't around to sing or squawk. There are only yellow and white butterflies that silently fly around on these islands and islets. If you know, you know.
#6 Is What my family says to me when I have mentioned visiting the Philippines. “Oh they’ll kidnap you cause they know you have money” “ The girls there will scam you”
It is true that they are good at kidnapping and women are also good at scamming but they are superior when it comes to hypocrisy.
when it comes to hypocrisy they are *SUPERIOR*
Those things happen occasionally, but that isn't common. The last kidnapping was a personal matter that he brought on himself I'm sorry to say. And there are dangerous places, but there is everywhere
I have met plenty i mean plenty of expats in my 3 years here scammed by filipinas. Its actually very common for men over 50 that didnt do well with the ladies back in there country. Its sad. As every story i been told was 100% avoidable if the guy was thinking with the correct head.
It's true specially in the south with muslims their dangerous people
$1500 is more than enough. Expats can already live with $1000 if they live in the province where rent is a lot cheaper. It is always the rent that will eat up a huge chuck of the budget. Well, aside from food but you can control your food expenses.
I am a full blooded Filipino and yet I could pass for a regular Indian. 😅😂
Well when I was in college many of the school employees that I first time talked to often talks to me in english. I thought at first it was for school formality but then one employee told me he thought I was one of the Japanese students. So after that whenever an employee started talking to me in English I always mention to them I'm a Filipino.
Cebu is like Philippine northern Quebec. Foreigners will be fine but if you're Filipino, you'll get judged if you speak to people in Tagalog and yeah, just speak in English instead. 😂
IDK. Compared to the USA, pinoys look similar to each other.
This guy is being super careful about the things he says. He isn't telling you the 100% truth.
Can you tell what he said that is not 100% true? As far as I'm concerned, what he said is completely accurate.
@@grayfoxart2268 I agree with you. Just don't mind him. It will be obvious for the viewers if the guy on the vid is sugarcoating his words.
Many pirates attacked malaysia and kidnapped our tourists are from philippines - fact
A Malaysian doctor funded a KFR terrorist group in Mindanao. That's also another fact that you graciously didn't mention.
Is Mad Tambo Ramble a language ?
you mean tampo?
I don't believe in Tampo. Its' just lazyness or you just want something from your partner as they say. Ther's no such thing as Tampo. Only in Visayas. That's their attitude. I worked with people from Visaya and I observe that attitude and some of our co- workers even asked me what's going on I just told them they're having their monthly period.😀😀
@@Dapper_Dean yes . thanks :}
Another lie is that all Filipinas are poor and looking for your money. My girlfriend is in to real estate, buying and selling land. Very successful.
That's a lie, 50.9% households make less than $318/month. 80.1% households make less than $636/month. This data is from the PSA.
Thats sad for us Filipinos @@Paul-McB
@@gatasalvaje8611 My Gym trainer earns 10k php ($75) per month. He has 2 daughters and a wife. This is common in Lapu-Lapu, Cebu. Poverty is everywhere here.
Oh she is one of the reasons real estate is overpriced then. People who buy and sell property are assholes who provide nothing of value to society.
@@Paul-McB he's speaking for his own personal experience.
Afterall, it's up to you who you want to pursue.
Manila taxi will take you on a joy ride and the meter will be off and it's time to negotiate lol😮
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If we are to include the EEZ and internal waters of the Philippines...we rank #18 worldwide in terms of territorial size area. We are larger than South Africa and Spain.Take note.
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Tagalog is another dialect in the Philippines. Filipino is the national language in the Philippines.
In the Philippines, people can tolerate disrespect at certain levels, a few times. But, if you keep on doing what irks the people, then you'll get what you deserve (just like in other countries).
These foreigners mentality is still in the 1960 philippines. They didn’t know we came along way with gdp growth at 6%+ in the last 10yrs.
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Hey are you coming back to the states when things get better here under trump?❤
I won't comment on that but the Philippines is my home
Yada yada, Philippine is poor etc. I’m so sick and tired of listening about this. Why is it a big deal. Look, every country has its own pros and cons. Everything is up to anyone’s needs and likes. So, babies, grow up!!😅😅😅
From the news and videos i see around social media, Europe and US are becoming more of a third world 😂
@ exactly!
#7. I think is alot of clickbait. People see a title : I live on $xxx a month just fine: Of coarse that gets their attention and they find out the true story.
not all foreigner is rich i saw a lot of country which is many homeless too such as uk us canada china and many more thailand
Everyone speaks English. Absolute nonsense. I cycle in the provinces extensively, if I couldn't speak Tagalog I wouldn't be able to order food or drink, get help or ask for directions.
True. Lots of Filipinos don't like foreign languages and influences. So be careful...
I think it's not so safe in the Philippines coz there's a vlogger had been kidnapped in Zamboanga Mindanao Philippines he's from Vermont USA
You judge safety on the basis of one incident? People here dont shoot innocent children in schools unlike America
A lot more to that story. He pissed some people off thru a business he had and also his conversion to Islam wasn't seen as sincere. In addition, he was warned several times to leave the area. He did not heed those warnings
@vimassdaproductions4321 are you from USA sir
Well, he was an a****e... His neighbors got pissed off.
they get warned by filipino not to go there but dont listen even we are filipino dont go to the danger area
Been there in 2003, never again. Tourists become a target for theft or worse. I can only imagine what it is like now. Big NOPE.
Thank you for not returning back...
Where ya talking about? “Over here…” how many times he say it during this video? Are we being punked?
He said he is in Cebu IT Park.
@ I know where he is. I am making commentary on his delivery. I think he used the phrase, over here, 764 times. Might be 760 or so too many.
I was trying to say it once for every island in the Philippines. Only got 10% there it sounds like
@@WatchCaliforniaExpat 😆😆😆😆
@@BernyAV Glad one person thought my joke was funny 😁
When will they just execpt the fact that the world's gone rotten all over? Yet vloggers are still butt kissing for their cheap homes and lives
Cheap homes in Manila? Please tell me where I can find them 😂
@@Ptrmndza he meant outside the big cities. You know that.
@@Ptrmndza still cheaper for the same in any country
Sorry Glen. Maybe you are jealous or something else. Not nice to call someone living their lives butt kissing.
@@NicolasLampkin-qr4rx bulls-eye !
There is truth to the notion that the Philippines is a paradise, but it was colonized by greedy nations and impacted its culture, way of life and thinking.
I was able to get in touch with my great-grandmother who was born in the mid 1800s. The country sides were poor and primitive, according to her, but people were happy, meek and honest. She noted in many occasions that crimes were always connected with the occupiers...
A very pious woman, she died in 1975 at the age of 135 and I was 17 years old.
The reason why people from Cebu hate Tagalog is because of regional discrimination. This is some kind of revenge for the decades-long mistreatment of Bisayans by the Tagalogs. Before the 90s', Tagalogs consider people from the Visayas as "katulong", or helpers. This, however, only happens with ignorant Tagalogs.
When I first got a job as a Manufacturing Supervisor here in Batangas in the early 2000s, people called me "Bisaya" instead of my first name. I never resented them; instead, I did my best and showed that I was the best in my line of work. That's when I gained their respect. Today, when someone calls me "Bisaya," I explain to them how ignorant they are in a non-offending way. 😆
Unknown to many foreigners, regional discrimination is also prevalent in the Philippines, especially before the 90s', not by color but by race. Urban people often look down on people from rural areas, and people from Metro Manila discriminate against people from the province.
I appreciate you sharing your experience and more on this topic but even as a foreigner in Cebu City I feel offended at the way people in Manila talk about Cebu City at times like it's a small province town. Sure ba? Only small province town in 2024? Lol
That may friend is a carry over from colonialism left in the minds of the mestizos...
regionalism exist during spanish era and philippine - american war wherein even tagalogs themselves hate each other because of their differences.
I've never heard any of these "lies".
I think you hate the country