Philippines Discussion Thread

[Golgothium]

Are the effects of the recent hurricane still troubling the place? I haven't looked it up.

Undoubtedly. The place was all but leveled completely. These has been some sustainable progress in restoring order in affected areas thanks to international aid, but it'll probably take a while before we see anything even resembling what it was like before the super typhoon.

[Asigna]

Are the effects of the recent hurricane still troubling the place? I haven't looked it up.

Undoubtedly. The place was all but leveled completely. These has been some sustainable progress in restoring order in affected areas thanks to international aid, but it'll probably take a while before we see anything even resembling what it was like before the super typhoon.

Is Tacloban still anarchy. Sorry...couldn't hear the situation of Tacloban with all the useless celebrity news over here.

[Zhouran]

Undoubtedly. The place was all but leveled completely. These has been some sustainable progress in restoring order in affected areas thanks to international aid, but it'll probably take a while before we see anything even resembling what it was like before the super typhoon.

Is Tacloban still anarchy. Sorry...couldn't hear the situation of Tacloban with all the useless celebrity news over here.

And that's why I don't watch Filipino news. GMA News, TV Patrol, all that crap.

[Connori Pilgrims]

Undoubtedly. The place was all but leveled completely. These has been some sustainable progress in restoring order in affected areas thanks to international aid, but it'll probably take a while before we see anything even resembling what it was like before the super typhoon.

Is Tacloban still anarchy. Sorry...couldn't hear the situation of Tacloban with all the useless celebrity news over here.

AFAIK, nope it is not. However its still a mess, will take a year to properly rebuild (or more, Ping Lacson hasn't been heard much since he got the rebuild-coordinator job). Also, there are reports that certain families are getting screwed out of their land by land-grabbers over there.

And yes, useless celeb news. Why did they talk about that worthless Navarro idiot getting beat up for so long???

[Nationalist Eminral Republic]

Is Tacloban still anarchy. Sorry...couldn't hear the situation of Tacloban with all the useless celebrity news over here.

And that's why I don't watch Filipino news. GMA News, TV Patrol, all that crap.

I think despite the political differences we have here, this is one of the stuff we all agree on. I hate Philippine television nowadays. All I watch is Eat Bulaga and that's it.

[Golgothium]

Undoubtedly. The place was all but leveled completely. These has been some sustainable progress in restoring order in affected areas thanks to international aid, but it'll probably take a while before we see anything even resembling what it was like before the super typhoon.

Is Tacloban still anarchy. Sorry...couldn't hear the situation of Tacloban with all the useless celebrity news over here.

Aww well not really anarchy, but it's certainly not pretty.

And thank you. I don't give a flying fuck about that Vhong person either.

[The Republic of Pantalleria]

Sigh... Who on Earth would believe a person who claims to be a believer in Industrialization and development, when he so readily believes in a man (Duterte) who willy nilly threatens Martial Law the minute he steps into office, it's practically hypocritical...

Seriously man, you gave me a very huge facepalm, Did I not told you that people can't declare Marshall law right after they just step in office, and Dueterte also believes in industrialization and development.

Not to mention we're a country of 7,108 Islands, there will definitely be conflict just like California and Texas...

I'd say 7,900 if we got Spratlys islands, not with our current politics though that could actually make our islands from 7,108 to 0

Bad-to-indifferent. He's already notorious from his MNLF separatist days; when he joined the peace process and became part of the ARMM autonomous region he then garnered a reputation for corruption and utter uselessness (then again, all other politicians are seen that way).

His reputation is definitely not high after the Zamboanga stunt he pulled last year. He now more or less politically irrelevant as of the current bangsamoro agreements, little more than a criminal really.

Reputation Not high?? That'll make Asigna mad
Indeed he just pulled a week of small firefights, but the people of Zamboanga still suffered the aftereffects of the things he made

We don't want all the Spratlys...

[Rio Cana]

The Philippines could have ended with most of the spraties but they had to occupy them with people right after WW II. Chances are then China would not have claimed them. China has been able to claim much of the Spratlies since the majority of the islands are uninhabited and not really officially claimed by other nations.

This is what the Philippines consider to be theirs.
Map - http://www.thaisaeree.com/home/images/f ... china3.jpg

[The Republic of Pantalleria]

The Philippines could have ended with most of the spraties but they had to occupy them with people right after WW II. Chances are then China would not have claimed them. China has been able to claim much of the Spratlies since the majority of the islands are uninhabited and not really officially claimed by other nations.

This is what the Philippines consider to be theirs.
Map - http://www.thaisaeree.com/home/images/f ... china3.jpg

Yeah, so what? It's within the UN mandate of UNCLOS where each nation has the right to 200 nautical miles of their coast line, I'm sure we can work out something with Vietnam, Brunei and Malaysia since they're also following the mandate but China and Taiwan are being ridiculous.

[Zhouran]

And that's why I don't watch Filipino news. GMA News, TV Patrol, all that crap.

I think despite the political differences we have here, this is one of the stuff we all agree on. I hate Philippine television nowadays. All I watch is Eat Bulaga and that's it.

I used to watch Eat Bulaga when I usually stay in the Philippines. Since I live in Australia, I can't watch it here.

[Asigna]

Any thoughts on the framework agreement on Bangsamoro?

[Zhouran]

1986 EDSA anniversary isn't far. What's everyones opinions on the EDSA revolution.

[Asigna]

1986 EDSA anniversary isn't far. What's everyones opinions on the EDSA revolution.

Noynoy should not rub to everyone's faces that his parents contributed in the revolution to gain personal prestige and compensate himself for his incompetent administration.

[Zhouran]

1986 EDSA anniversary isn't far. What's everyones opinions on the EDSA revolution.

Noynoy should not rub to everyone's faces that his parents contributed in the revolution to gain personal prestige and compensate himself for his incompetent administration.

I agree.

[Nationalist Eminral Republic]

I think despite the political differences we have here, this is one of the stuff we all agree on. I hate Philippine television nowadays. All I watch is Eat Bulaga and that's it.

I used to watch Eat Bulaga when I usually stay in the Philippines. Since I live in Australia, I can't watch it here.

No Filipino channel there?

1986 EDSA anniversary isn't far. What's everyones opinions on the EDSA revolution.

The Manila Revolution?

[Zhouran]

I have a question: Why do people see the Filipino figure skater as a athlete model? He was in 20th place or something.

[Connori Pilgrims]

I have a question: Why do people see the Filipino figure skater as a athlete model? He was in 20th place or something.

I'd guess there's the novelty of him as a figure skater (not exactly what one thinks Filipinos would get involved in). Even if he was just 20th place, I imagine people like him just for getting even anywhere near that close because its such an unusual sport for a Filipino to be seen playing.

[Zaldakki]

Undoubtedly. The place was all but leveled completely. These has been some sustainable progress in restoring order in affected areas thanks to international aid, but it'll probably take a while before we see anything even resembling what it was like before the super typhoon.

Is Tacloban still anarchy. Sorry...couldn't hear the situation of Tacloban with all the useless celebrity news over here.

Do any of y'all know how Bantayan Island is doing? My family's there and it was straight in the path of the hurricane.

[Asigna]

I have a question: Why do people see the Filipino figure skater as a athlete model? He was in 20th place or something.

I'd guess there's the novelty of him as a figure skater (not exactly what one thinks Filipinos would get involved in). Even if he was just 20th place, I imagine people like him just for getting even anywhere near that close because its such an unusual sport for a Filipino to be seen playing.

In other words, he still got a considerable place even with little government support. The winners have government funding from their repsective countries while here.....that's why i would want and dream of the Philippine government for it to someday fall apart and be rebuilt again by another nationalistic person who actually cares for his country.

[Bolnoa]

I'd guess there's the novelty of him as a figure skater (not exactly what one thinks Filipinos would get involved in). Even if he was just 20th place, I imagine people like him just for getting even anywhere near that close because its such an unusual sport for a Filipino to be seen playing.

In other words, he still got a considerable place even with little government support. The winners have government funding from their repsective countries while here.....that's why i would want and dream of the Philippine government for it to someday fall apart and be rebuilt again by another nationalistic person who actually cares for his country.

There was Ka Roger...

[Connori Pilgrims]

In other words, he still got a considerable place even with little government support. The winners have government funding from their repsective countries while here.....that's why i would want and dream of the Philippine government for it to someday fall apart and be rebuilt again by another nationalistic person who actually cares for his country.

There was Ka Roger...

Highly debatable if he actually gave a shit about the Philippines...

[Asigna]

There was Ka Roger...

Ka Roger....people around me in school keep bringing up Ramon Magsaysay when i tell them my opinion. ka roger...he was a communist-moaist, that dreaded ideology.

We need nationalism-and progressivism. Conservatism only brings us stuck to the past and that bars progress and limits us from accepting new ideas.

[Nationalist Eminral Republic]

In other words, he still got a considerable place even with little government support. The winners have government funding from their repsective countries while here.....that's why i would want and dream of the Philippine government for it to someday fall apart and be rebuilt again by another nationalistic person who actually cares for his country.

There was Ka Roger...

I wouldn't consider any member of the Communist Party/ New People's Army as a Nationalistic person who cares for the Philippines.

[Zhouran]

There was Ka Roger...

Ka Roger....people around me in school keep bringing up Ramon Magsaysay when i tell them my opinion. ka roger...he was a communist-Maoist, that dreaded glorious ideology.

We DON'T need nationalism-and progressivism. Conservatism only brings us stuck to the past and that bars progress and limits us from accepting new ideas.

Fixed.

Or is it???

[Asigna]

Ka Roger....people around me in school keep bringing up Ramon Magsaysay when i tell them my opinion. ka roger...he was a communist-Maoist, that dreaded glorious ideology.

We DON'T need nationalism-and progressivism. Conservatism only brings us stuck to the past and that bars progress and limits us from accepting new ideas.

Fixed.

Or is it???

You are making me really angry. Communism is already an ideology bound to fail because man will always become selfish and that ideology will be sabotaged. To have communism work in the Philippines, everybody must be as tough as Jesus to sarcifice material goods for everyone else's welfare.

And how could you like conservatism!