My headcanon is that Aoi's dad worked with Jotaro at some point.
Would be a great chance to highlight their Indian-language dub staff.
Increasingly common Hoopla W.
Kanopy also has a good selection. They've got a few Sentai stuff and was surprised when I saw Amagi there of all things.
Interesting. It's both the feeling and the act for me.
The Philippine coast guard accused its Chinese counterpart of interfering with the evacuation of a sick crew member, even after they were informed of the operation's medical nature.
It’s high time we take our grassroots genres seriously—and this budots showcase is proof
MCR won Boiler Room’s grant, earning them an opportunity to mount a showcase that focuses on underrepresented genres like budots
"Voltes V: Legacy: The Cinematic Experience" is officially heading to Japan!
A typhoon has finally moved away from the Philippines, leaving at least seven people dead, mostly due to floods or toppled trees
I got my first 5G-capable phone noong Dec 2023, right before I visited PH from a sizeable city sa US. Mas nauna ko pang maranasan ang 5G sa Manila kesa dun sa local area ko.
Is the best thing to do in the Philippines to apply for a passport and leave?
In my opinion, yes.
Leaving is the best way to remove the negative exceptionalism present in your mind, reducing the perpetually-insular outlook when it comes to PH. "Only in the Philippines!" yeah, try living overseas for some time before you believe that.
It works both ways. You want to experience the better things the world has to offer na wala sa Pilipinas? Enjoy it to your heart's content. Or are you there to learn about the good and bad lessons learned by the foreign country and later return to contribute something constructive? Good for you and keep the growth mindset and heart of curiosity.
internet is relatively fast and affordable
Words I never thought would go together when pertaining to the Philippines lol. Not that I'm complaining, it has no downside.
We, the leaders of Japan, the Philippines, and the United States, met today for the first Summit between our three countries. As three Indo-Pacific maritime democracies, our nations and the half-billion people we collectively represent are bound together by historical ties of friendship, robust and ...
On Press Freedom, News Coverage, and Its Effects on Readers
I recently saw a discussion where someone mentioned how the Philippines's level of press freedom lets our media freely report on whatever they want. As a side effect, a lot of the negative news can easily make their way abroad and give foreigners lasting impressions on the country. There is also the appearance that PH is singled-out on many issues, as if we're the only country with these problems.
Foreign media can come and report on topics like teenage pregnancy or child prostitution, and they can't do that in some of the neighboring countries with lesser press freedom.
There are similarities on the Florida Man phenomenon when it comes to that, partially because of its relatively open FOI laws... or at least in the past.
With that in mind, to me, it explains why a lot of countries do not like freedom of the press—they fear, not without reason, na yung news coverage sa kanila would border on the slanderous. On the flip side (heh), parang chad wojak yung dating sa Pilipinas kasi they're adamant on the press freedom despite all the slander.
Big con lang sa press freedom and yung focus sa Pilipinas sa issues na mukhang tayo lang ang may mga ganung problema (as mentioned in the earlier paragraphs). Ayun, nafufuel yung self-hate. I was once a card-carrying self-loathing Filipino who uncritically believed whatever bad news I see. It took me spending a few years outside of the country to change my perspective. The overseas experience phenomenon is a thing sa Australia. Malaking tulong sa mga Pilipino yan (bukod sa pagiging OFW) para maground sa realidad yung tingin ng mga tao sa Pilipinas. Madaming problema sa Pilipinas, pero hindi tayo nag-iisa sa ganun. There's a way to improve things.
A lot of the self-hate and despair is because of that apparent helplessness and futility. Nagiging echo chamber kasi puro local "familiarity breeds contempt" perspectives lang ang available eh, to add to the rose-colored glasses view towards almost any foreign country.
Thoughts?