Life in the Philippines pt 1 | A Foreigner's Perspective

I've seen a lot of videos about the Philippines, but this has to be the best, since it shows the true reality of how it is in this amazing country. The good, the bad and the ugly, without white washing it. Did a great job showing off my neighborhood in BGC 🤩

Lots Alcoholic people in the province
No job
No education
They use there income in gambling and alcohol
Stupid

Politics in the Philippines is the worst, those Barangay Officials are just adding up to corruption and are the reason why vote buying is rampant in the Philippines. Corruption is a cancer in the Philippine society that's why poverty is everywhere.

I miss my best friend dorge bg in blockman go 😢 he from Philippines. He left from blockman go in 2022😢. We was playing together blockman go in 2021. Love Philippines from Bangladesh ❤

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ9zVucvI9M

Pearl of asia❤❤❤

This YouTuber starts who knocks down the Philippines while savoring the genuine hospitality of its people and relishing the country's natural beauty starts off his video being concerned with his "safety". Nothing wrong with that except it is right away a biased and unbalanced approach. Compared to what country – Canada? The US, Canada or maybe your heritage country like Iran, Jordan, Syria. Again the Philippines is a free, democratic country rapidly emerging from its developing status (it will take awhile, maybe 10 years) into another Asian Tiger. Again, as previously mentioned, it is a country with 114 million half of them under 25 years and many of them well educated – maybe more educated than the this biased YouTuber. Let us a go back to safety. To be sure in the huge Metro Manila area with 13.5 million people (Los Angeles metro has 12.5 million) there will be incidences of crime especially in the densely population low income areas. There are many places in LA, New York, Toronto that would not be safe for a tourist to stay at. There are neighborhoods in those cities that are low-income areas where drug dealing is rampant. This is typical of big cities teeming with people. So if this biased YouTuber is concerned about his safety he should stay away from such areas. Millions of people around the world visit the Philippines each and enjoy its pristine beaches and the people's hospitality and generally not too concerned about their safety. This short-stature YouTuber (his own admission) and really does not look like a Filipino (while he claims he does) might be mistaken however for an illegal from another country and gets mugged if he goes to the wrong area. There are hundreds of YouTubers who make money covering the Philippines – its people, its food, its burgeoning infrastructure improvements, culture – generally don't start off the YouTube violence being concerned for their safety. But this biased YouTuber does. I would if you are freaked out about your safety, while millions of tourists who visit the country are generally no, then stay out. Take the Philippines off your list. It seems the country and its friendly people will be better off without you!

PART 1 – Not sure what this Youtuber's agenda is. For sure he is making money knocking down the Philippines, showcasing its faults while taking advantage of the innate hospitality of the people and the natural beauty of this 7000 island archipelado. On the flip side this Youtuber, it seems , can't say enough good things about Japan (think he is married to a Japanese and/or may it would affect his Japanese visa if he bad mouths the country.)
Let me put some perspective for you: the Philippines, the only Christian democratic country is Asia (your head-over-hills country is Buddhist), has 114 million people and growing, half of its population is below 25 years old and relatively well educated, it has over 7000 islands, about 20 typhoons hits the country every year (typhoons are the equivalent of hurricanes in the US.) accompanied by major flooding. Yes, there are infrastructure projects galore to control those flooding, clear up the clogged rivers. Unfortunely, the Philippines is one of the world's most disaster-prone countries. Located along the boundary of major tectonic plates and at the center of a typhoon belt, its islands are regularly impacted by floods, typhoons, landslides, earthquakes, volcanoes, and droughts. Despite all these calamities the people have learned to be resilient, flexible and adaptable.
Speaking of infrastructure, there are billions of dollars worth of roads, bridges and other projects designed to ease traffic congestion and facilitate the commerce (the transport of goods from the fields or warehouse to the market)
Maybe the democratic institutions that it inherited from the US create an unwanted by-product of corruption and nepotism. The country has to live it and try to continue to do better – but it will never be a communist country or run by a dictator (they already tried that once and it failed through People Power.)
So do you have formula for managing a country with that many (young and relatively educated) people? It is estimated that the country's economy will grow 5.7% this year 2024 – that is one of the highest in Asia. It seems you are inadvertently comparing the Philippines to Japan. Maybe someday some parts of the will find its way in the Philippines. Like it or not the Philippines will continue to be a melting pot of other cultures, despite its faults, many of its beaches and natural beauty are unmatched and tourists enjoy them at a fraction of the cost, plus there is no language barrier (almost every speak or can understand english) so communication is not an issue and people are just naturally hospitable and friendly.
Unfortunately many people – like this Youtuber – mistake it as a sign of weakness and complacency and take advantage of the country and its people by maligning them to fuel their YouTube money-making pursuit. If you don't like the country or its people, get out and don't come back. It seems your Japan YouTube video viewerships are declining and you have to venture out. That is ok, but don't be a predator. You know someone who will suck up the people's hospitality while knocking them down behind their back to increase YouTube viewership. Not sure what to call people like you – Hypocrite? Predator?
You indicated you are Canadian, you sure don't look like Canadian but who does? You look like middle eastern. Canada has become a melting pot too. You indicated you are short in stature. Nothing wrong with that. Your strategy of finding fault in a country (are there also slums in your native or parent's country, is it Iran, is it Syria, Jordan, no such thing as a faultless country) and not also highlighting its positive to have a balanced presentation is not sustainable. We hope you realize that!

Very poor country 😅😅😅😅 😊

I want to live there

Their will be very bad storms and natural catastrophe events soon you can thank J R ALSO VOLCANO ERUPTING