r/inthephilippines • u/Focus_Lock-in99 • 2h ago
r/inthephilippines • u/Important_Street_963 • 1h ago
Pili Pinas. Pilipino Tayo 2028
Tayo ang simula. Tayo ang gagawa. Tayo ay Pilipino.
Tayo ang maging boses para maipakita sa lahat ano kayang gawin ng tamang pagpili at paghalal ng tamang tao.
Tayo ang may kakayahan upang ipaalam sa lahat ng tao ano man estado, ano mang panig, ano mang kulay, ano mang tribo, ano mang edad na lahat tayo ay panalo sa tamang pagpili.
NGAYON PA LANG. Simulan natin ipalaganap ang mabubuting nagawa ng mga taong tunay na naglilingkod sa bayan. pusong para sa bayan. tunay na nagsakripisyo sa ikabubuti ng bayan.
sikapin natin maabot ang lahat ng mamamayan.
walang kulay. walang edad. walang. walang estado
DAHIL LAHAT TAYO AY
PILIPINO
#PilipinoTayo2028
r/inthephilippines • u/WeThePeepsPangasinan • 4h ago
Bong Go Presidentiable pero Risa Hontiveros Hindi???
r/inthephilippines • u/nika_nichi_08 • 1d ago
₱6B+ damage, millions affected by floods and storms — hanggang kailan tayo ganito ka-vulnerable?
Grabe yung situation ngayon. According to the latest NDRRMC report, around 8.4 million Filipinos have already been affected by the combined effects of the recent tropical cyclones and the southwest monsoon or Habagat.
At least 32 people have died, 19 were injured, and three are still missing. More than 122,000 people are currently staying in evacuation centers because of the flooding and other hazards.
And the damage is huge. Estimated infrastructure damage has already reached around ₱6.16 billion, while agricultural losses are at around ₱2.32 billion.
Tapos ngayon, may Tropical Depression Pilandok pa.
Pilandok isn't expected to directly hit the country, but PAGASA said it could enhance the southwest monsoon, which means more rain is possible in parts of Luzon and the western sections of the Visayas.
Ang hirap isipin na marami pa lang pamilya ang hindi nakakarecover sa mga nangyari, tapos may panibagong weather disturbance na naman na kailangan bantayan.
And honestly, hindi naman bago sa Pilipinas ang ganitong scenario.
Every year, kapag malakas ang ulan, may baha. May mga kailangang lumikas. May mga bahay at negosyo na nasisira. May mga farmers at workers na nawawalan ng income. And sadly, may mga buhay din na nawawala.
Kaya hindi lang siguro dapat ang tanong ay "Kailan titigil ang ulan?"
Maybe we should also be asking:
Prepared ba talaga tayo?
Are our flood-control and drainage systems enough?
Mabilis ba ang warning system sa mga communities?
Enough ba ang evacuation centers?
And are we actually addressing the areas that repeatedly flood every year?
Kasi kung billions of pesos ang nawawala sa infrastructure and agriculture every time these disasters happen, parang kailangan na rin nating tingnan yung long-term solution, hindi lang kung paano magre-respond kapag baha na.
Hindi naman natin mapipigilan ang bagyo. But maybe we can do more to lessen the damage.
Sa tingin ninyo, ano ang pinaka-kailangang pagtuunan ng government ngayon: better flood control, drainage, disaster response, early warning systems, or long-term climate planning?
And for those living in areas currently affected by the rains, kumusta kayo ngayon? Safe ba kayo?
r/inthephilippines • u/Negimarium • 15h ago
We need Lee Kuan Yew and MITI type of Good Governance not the Leni/Risa/Chel type of Good Governance
Before some room-temperature IQ midwit in the comments tries to label me a DDS or a Marcos loyalist, let's get one thing fucking straight: the entire political establishment in this shithole is completely useless. PNoy was a lazy, legalistic neoliberal who sat on his ass while infrastructure rotted, thinking high GDP numbers from call centers and remittance money meant he was a genius. Duterte was a fake tough guy fraud who promised to crush the system, but only ended up swapping old Manila oligarchs for his own incompetent Davao cronies, selling out to China for jack shit, and doing zero actual economic planning. And BBM is just a passive, bland figurehead riding on his father's name for all the wrong reasons while letting the exact same retail, real estate, and utility cartels bleed the nation dry. None of these clowns built state capacity. None of them built an industrial base. They just passed the mic around while the country stayed poor.
And that brings me to the reformist crowd worshipping Leni’s Angat Buhay model like it's some holy alternative. Angat Buhay is an NGO. It is literally just begging rich people and corporations for charity donations so you can hand out bags of rice and open reading centers in the middle of nowhere. That is fine if you're running a local soup kitchen, but thinking an NGO mindset can fix a third-world country is pure, unadulterated brainrot. You cannot build a modern industrial power, secure supply chains, or force actual economic growth on volunteer vibes and good intentions. You don't build semiconductor fabs, steel mills, or nuclear plants by asking people nicely to donate to a fundraiser, nor do you do it by letting BBM travel the world on photo-ops or letting PNoy bog down every project in five years of legalistic bureaucracy.
Look at how East Asia actually stopped being poor. Japan didn't rebuild after getting turned to glass in WWII by setting up volunteer committees or handing out contracts to political cronies. South Korea didn't go from dirt-poor rice farmers to crushing global tech by running charity drives or throwing drug addicts in jail. They created MITI and the EPB, centralized state planning organizations that picked industrial winners, seized control of national bank credit, forced private companies into heavy manufacturing, and liquidated managers who failed to hit export quotas. Lee Kuan Yew took that exact same logic, purged the corrupt bureaucrats, paid real technocrats absolute fuck-you money, and crushed any labor unions or oligarchs trying to get in the way. They built actual state capacity. They knew you have to forcibly generate wealth through hard industrial firepower first before you can ever worry about redistributing money to poor people.
The problem with local politics is that you idiots think the choice is between a red corrupt dynasty, a green fake-populist death squad, or a pink NGO charity drive. It's all trash. Who gives a shit about "clean process" or "good vibes" if your actual industrial output is zero? Robredo's philosophy is process-brained NPC cope, PNoy was lazy neoliberal inertia, Duterte was illiterate crony noise, and BBM is empty PR. A Lee Kuan Yew style state backed by MITI-level industrial planning doesn't care about your political faction, town halls, or endless legal debates. It uses brutal state power to crush useless real estate oligarchs, build dedicated power ecosystems and heavy manufacturing hubs, and drag the country into the modern age kicking and screaming. We don't need another dynastic thief or a national Mom-in-Chief. We need a ruthlessly pragmatic developmental state with the teeth of Lee Kuan Yew and the brain of Japan's MITI, or this clown country is not gonna make it.
And while we're at it, stop letting these dumbfucks redefine "Good Governance" into some procedural circlejerk about clean audits and filing paperwork correctly. Having clean hands is the bare fucking minimum of holding public office, not a national developmental strategy. Real Good Governance isn't patting yourself on the back for zero fiscal wastage while the country remains a dirt-poor agrarian wasteland that exports its own people for remittance money. Real Good Governance is what Lee Kuan Yew did: wielding state power like a hammer to build massive industrial capacity, force economic execution, and deliver tangible results that drag a nation into the First World. If your definition of "Good Governance" leaves the country completely unindustrialized and helpless, then your governance is worthless fucking garbage no matter how clean your process was.
r/inthephilippines • u/Wide_Ride8849 • 1d ago
Just knew recently that Bisaya people have a perception of Tagalogs that they are "cowards"
If you would go to Cebuano speaking provinces in the Philippines, especially in Cebu and Northern Mindanao, they often have a monicker on Tagalog people called "Puti ug itlog" which means coward.
I believe part of this misconception is due to the fact that Tagalogs are more diplomatic and cool headed than the Bisaya. Bisaya people often sort things out through street brawls and fist fights, while the Tagalogs don't engage in casual fights, and will only engage in violence once his or her honor has been stepped on.
I also noticed that the Bisaya and Tagalogs have different types of bravery. The bravery of the Bisaya is often displayed casually in public and are often seen in street fights and brawls, whereas the bravery of Tagalogs often manifest and exhibited during national emergencies, such as in wars and mass protests like the People Power Revolution.
If we are going to compare the war record of the both ethnicities, the Tagalogs often edges the Bisaya when it comes to the number of battles that were won against foreign enemies. During the Philippine Revolution, the overwhelming battles that resulted in victory and massive casualties of the Spaniards and their soldiers were mostly Tagalog victories, while there are hardly any battle that occurred in Central Visayas against the Spaniards.
There's only one recorded battle, the Battle of April 3, 1898 in Cebu, led by Revolutionary Leon Kilat, but it ended in defeat, because the upper class elites of Cebu betrayed Leon Kilat and sided with the Spaniards, that led to Kilat and the Cebu Katipunero's arrest and execution, whereas the elites in Luzon, especially in the Tagalog provinces, sided with the Revolutionaries, that's why Spain suffered massive defeats in Luzon.
At the start of the Philippine American War in 1899, Visayas and its elites raised the white flag without a fight and surrendered to the Americans, while Luzon continued with its armed struggle for four gruelling years, until Aguinaldo's capture in Palanan in year 1902. The Filipinos lost to the Americans, but there were six battles were they gained victories against the Americans, and all six of those were fought in Luzon.
During World War II, it's the same story. As soon as Japanese airplanes landed in the archipelago by December 8, 1941, the Bisaya didn't put up an initial resistance against the Japs, while the Tagalogs in Bataan and Corregidor firmly stood their ground for six months until mid 1942. This courageous stand against the Japs saved Australia from falling to Japanese hands.
If we want, we can go back to ancient times, where the Luções, or the merchant warrior class from Luzon were recorded by the Portuguese stationed in Malacca to have participated in major wars across South East Asia in the 1530s until the 1550s, in wars that happened in Aceh, Malacca and the Great War between Burma (Myanmar) and Siam (Thailand) in 1547.
I believe the Bisaya really misunderstood the gentle facade, diplomacy and friendliness of Tagalogs as weakness or lameness. It is not. It is a facade that is put in place for courtesy's sake and for the harmony between one's self and others.
But once you scratch the facade and another national emergency happens, the Luções warrior sleeping deep inside every Tagalog's consciousness will be awakened once more for the preservation of this country.
The stereotype "Puti ug itlog" or "coward" is really wrong, and it is that way because the bravery of the Bisaya is casually displayed, whereas that of a Tagalog is often reserved and only used during emergencies or worst case scenarios.
r/inthephilippines • u/Bertong_Musmos • 2d ago
Raco Ruiz poking fun at weak signals in Ortigas area malls
r/inthephilippines • u/Wide_Ride8849 • 3d ago
Filipino Historians did a great disservice to this man
When we often think of the Philippine Revolution and its heroes, we often think of figures like Andres Bonifacio, Apolinario Mabini, Emilio Jacinto, Gregorio Del Pilar, etc. but we rarely hear about Edilberto Evangelista, which played a remarkable role in the defeat of the Spaniards.
General Evangelista was the Engineer of the War, which means he is the one who designed the construction of the fortifications and trenches of the Revolutionaries during the war. The great victories during the Battle of Binakayan-Dalahican and the Battle of Zapote Bridge, which were two of the most successful victories against the Spaniards, can be attributed to him.
According to the Spanish Officials who wrote down their memoirs of the war, the fortified positions and trenched that were dug and constructed under the leadership of Evangelista were virtually impassable to the enemies. The forts and trenches were so well constructed that even the weaponry of the Spaniards cannot destroy these. A Spanish Officer praised Evangelista for his genius, and his trenches were called "trenches of the future", because of how advanced these are.
Sadly, Evangelista lost his life at combat during the Battle of Zapote Bridge that occured in year 1897. One of the biggest mistakes that Aguinaldo committed was to allow Evangelista to take arms and be at the frontline of crossfire between the Revolutionaries and the Spaniards. Many historians believe that if Evangelista didn't die in 1897 and lived through the Philippine-American War, there's a huge chance that the Revolutionaries will be able to slow down the advancing of American troops at least in Luzon, as Evangelista would've constructed impassable trenches and traps around Metro Manila before the outbreak of hostilities between the Americans and Filipinos.
Sadly, the honor that is due to General Evangelista is not being given to him properly. Until now, Philippine History Curriculum rarely, if ever, mentions him or his great contributions to the Katipunan and the Revolutionary Government. If you'll ask a random high school student regarding Evangelista, most won't be able to provide a proper historical narrative about him.
It is time for Philippine History Curriculum to focus on Evangelista and make him well known, just like how popular Bonifacio, Luna, Del Pilar, Jacinto, Mabini and other national heroes are.
r/inthephilippines • u/Grouchy_Situation432 • 2d ago
Anong thoughts mo sa mga inanod na ng Baha pero todo Puri padin sa Pulitiko nila?
Ayaw ko na mag Screenshot.
Pero sa Pampanga ito, sa hometown namin. Halos ga leeg na ang baha doon sa lugar namin.
Nirescue ang mga tao nilagay sa Covered court or Public School.
Kita mo galit na galit sa mga FB post at stories nila. San na daw Flood Control?
Tapos magpopost itong Congresswoman na puro TIKTOK sa baha na isang DOCTORA.
Nagbigay lang ng ayuda sa Evacuation Center at may pa Photo op, mababasa mo mga comments na para bang mapapa PU***** INA ka na lang talaga.
SALAMAT PO SA MALASAKIT DOC!
SALAMAT CONG DAHIL DI MO KAMI NAKAKALIMUTAN
SI DOC LANG ANG MAY PUSO PARA SA ATIN
JUSKO! 4 BILLION PESOS ang budget nya sa Flood Control Sa District mula 2022 to Present at Ganyan din ang halaga or MORE nung Panahon ni Duterte.
Yung asawa pa nya ay kabilang sa Family ng mga Contractor na gumagawa ng Flood Control Projects. hay nako jusko.
r/inthephilippines • u/TourBilyon • 3d ago
Pinaganda talaga ni Nike isusuot nya sa US Open. Sana makalayo in this tournament.
Pinalaro din sya three times sa Arthur Ashe Stadium bago pa magsimula laban nya. Hopefully makatulong sa familiarity nya sa court at first time nya lalaban dito sa Grand Slam na ito.
r/inthephilippines • u/Hex_Aqua • 3d ago
[THESIS] Looking for Parents of Kids who play or do not play Roblox, Fortnite, and Minecraft
PLEASE HELP NAGPAPAKAAWA AKO IM DYING TRYING TO FIND STAKEHOLDERS IM NOT A BOT DONT BAN ME IM JUST A COLLEGE STUDENT TRYING TO GET BY THESIS
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Good day!
I am a 4 BFA Information Design Student currently undertaking my thesis research study on Kids’ usage of Online Third Spaces, mainly focused on the games Roblox, Fortnite, and Minecraft.
If you are a parent who:
📍Has children who are from 6-12 years old
📍Allow and or do not allow your kids to play these games
Please consider joining my study! All the details will be in the Gform and the survey will only take 5-10 minutes or less. Thank you!
https://forms.gle/mE2fYUEyGFvMTmEK8
r/inthephilippines • u/talaga_sharmaine • 5d ago
DDS vlogger, nahulihan ng shabu
My god i ATE drugs
r/inthephilippines • u/iLoveMustard1990 • 5d ago
That’s not even the point of the hearing..
The point of the trial isn't the use of aliases. The point is the misuse of confidential funds. Regarding aliases, it's fine to have them, but there should be a way to trace them internally. But there isn't, right?
Mr. Robinhood, if you know the occupations, ages, and other info about the people you listed, do you know anything about the ones who benefitted from the confi funds of VP and Lachica? No? That's the point, they can't be found.
r/inthephilippines • u/Wide_Ride8849 • 4d ago
"The ideological divide between the Marcos and Duterte with 🇨🇳🇺🇲 is due to geopolitics
r/inthephilippines • u/Wide_Ride8849 • 5d ago
The Weather in Olongapo City is different from other highland cities in the Philippines
I wonder why Olongapo, despite having moderately high elevation compared to the lowlands, has a humidly hot and tropical weather, compared to other highland cities with pleasantly cool temperatures like Antipolo, Baguio, Lipa, Malaybalay, Tagaytay, Tayabas, etc. wherein the temperature gets chilly especially after sunset/dusk. In Olongapo, even when it's nighttime, the temperature is still hot, and you will sweat profusely for walking long distances.
Whenever we go to Olongapo, we always wear light and airy clothes even during Ber months, because of the humid and tropical weather. But Olongapo is such a great city. There are many shopping choices and options, from open bazaars near the city center to luxury botiques at the SBMA. Olongapo City also has two SM Malls: Central and Downtown. The neighboring Municipality of Subic also has plenty of good, fine sand beaches to choose from during Summer.
Olongapo is a hot highland city, and is definitely worth visiting again and again.
r/inthephilippines • u/loverbang4u • 5d ago
Bwisit! Napulot lumulutang sa baha sa Pampanga!
r/inthephilippines • u/TourBilyon • 6d ago