50 facts About the Philippines!

**epoaxlan** · 09-08-2010, 06:55 AM

the facts are true enough but they also happen in canada not only in the philippines. foreigners should take their blinders off!

**jangska** · 09-08-2010, 09:24 PM

tinuod jud.. reality bites!!! ahahaha!

**danne1003** · 09-17-2010, 10:30 AM

50 Facts about Philippines
　
50. Where the most happening places are not where the party is. Instead it is where the gang wars happen, where women strip and where the people overthrow a president.
(gang wars ba oi?naa pero exage ra sad ni)
49. Where even doctors, lawyers and engineers are unemployed.
(true)
48. Where everyone has his personal ghost story and superstition
(most of us yes but not all)
47. Where mountains like Makiling and Banahaw are considered holy places.
(A few i guess believe on this)
46. Where everything can be forged.
(duol sa kamatuoran ni)
45. Where school is considered the second home and the mall considered the third.
(i personally don't consider mall to be my third home so nah, d ni tinood)
44. Where Starbucks coffee is more expensive than gas.
(so true)
43. Where every street has a basketball court and every town only has one public school.
(every street and every town jud?)
42. Where all kinds of animals are edible.
(d sad oi and there's the word "all")
41. Where people speak all kinds of languages, and still call it Tagalog and where it is fast becoming unfashionable to speak English/Spanish.
("all" kinds of languages? dialect man ni kay every region has its own dialect and we don't call it tagalog. toinks! I'd say on some areas english has been deteriorating but here in Cebu murag dili man. ug ang spanish hagbay ra man ng nawala oi sa curriculum)
40. Where students pay more money than they will earn afterwards.
( depende asa ka nischool ug asa ka nkawork)
39. Where call-center employees earn more money than teachers and nurses, where doctors study to become nurses for employment abroad.
(true for the call center employees earning more than nurses and teachers and there are numerous doctors who have studied nursing to go abroad)
38. Where driving 4 kms can take as much as four hours.
(In rural areas this one is true tungod sa mga way ayung dalan)
37. Where flyovers bring you from the freeway to the side streets.
(asa man kuno ni be?)
36. Where the tourist spots are where Filipinos do not (or cannot) go.
(true! going to places is considered as luxurious lifestyle and i don't think this is mostly the priorities of each Filipinos )
35. Where the personal computer is mainly used for games and Friendster.
(let friendster = facebook, from my personal experience this falls into fallacy. i don't know with others.)
34. Where all 13-year-olds are alcoholic.
( No! Mostly have tried at this age but not alcoholic)
33. Where colonial mentality is dishonestly denied!
(Amen!)
32. Where 4 a.m. is not even considered bedtime yet.
(huh?!depende guro ni sa tao oi)
31. Where people can pay to defy the law.
(ahehehehehe true.)
30. Where everything and everyone is spoofed.
(celebrities yes!)
29. Where even the poverty-stricken get to wear Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger (peke)!
(tama)
28. Where the honking of car horns is a way of life.
(uhmmm mao, murag uso jud ni diri)hahahaha
27. Where being called a bum is never offensive.
(hahahaha mao jud!)
26. Where floodwaters take up more than 90 percent of the streets during the rainy season.
(oh well!)
25. Where everyone has a relative abroad who keeps them alive.
(not everyone)
24. Where crossing the street involves running for your dear life.
(ang2x kay molabang man sa dli angay nga labanga.hehehehe)
23. Where wearing your national colors makes you baduy.
(hehehehehe oo ingnun pa kag flag)
22. Where billiards is a sport, and darts is a bar game.
(dili d ay ni tinood?hahahahaha)
21. Where even the poverty-stricken have the latest cell phones. (GSM-galing sa magnanakaw)
( kakita ko sa may colon sauna ang babae nga cge nko makita dra matug sa may skywalk sa DBP[jones] iya phone kay 6210 and by then mao pa niy latest na phone)hahahaha
20. Where insurance does not work.
[katong mga ilad sad oi d sad tanan]
19. Where water can only be classified as tap and dirty - clean water is for sale (35 pesos per 5-gallon).
(tap ug bottled water sad guro ang classification oi. O.A. ra ni.)
18. Where the church governs the people and where the government makes the people pray for miracles.
(I agree since momeddle jud ang church sa government)
17. Where University of the Philippines is where all the weird people go. Ateneo is where all the nerds go. La Salle is where all the Chinese go. College of Saint Benilde is where all the stupid Chinese go, and University of Asia and the Pacific is where all the irrelevantly rich people go.
(D ko sure ani...hehehehehe)
16. Where fast food is a diet meal.
(hahahaha oo kay kung magburger ra ka[dli magrice] ingnun daun kag gadiet. hahahaha)
15. Where traffic signs are merely suggestions, not regulations.
(Kung naay CITOM tinood ni)
14. Where all the trees in the city are below six feet.
(all tress jud?fallacy)
13. Where being held up is normal. It happens to everyone.
(95% cguro sa populace sa Pinas nakasuway na ani. so oo normal na xa mahug molikay na lng ka)
12. Where kids dream of becoming pilots, doctors and basketball players.
(well, I dreamed of becoming a doctor)
11. Where rodents are normal house pets.
(rodents are everywhere but dli sad guro pet ang tawag oi. hahahahaha)
10. Where the definition of traffic is the "non-movement" of vehicles.
(mao jud ni ang definition diri ay. like late ko kay traffic. hahahahaha)
9. Where the fighter planes of the 1940s are used for military engagements, and the new fighter planes are displayed in museums.
(uhhhhmmmm daghan sila daan ginagamit)
8. Where Nora Aunor is an acclaimed actress and Boy Abunda is the best talk show host, where the population knows more their showbiz stars better than their national heroes and past presidents, knows more of showbiz gossips than their national history and current events.
(hahahahaha mahilig jud ug chismis/chikas ang mga pinoy)
7. Where cigarettes and alcohol are a necessity, and where the lottery is a commodity.
(hmmp not true for me but the latter for some yes.)
6. Where soap operas tell the realities of life and where the news provides the drama.
(hahahahahaha)
5. Where actors make the rules and where politicians provide the entertainment.
(kasad gud ani)
4. Where finding a deer on the road will be a phenomenon.
(nyahahahahahaha)
3. Where people can get away with stealing trillions of pesos, but not for a thousand.
(oh!well)
2. Where being an hour late is still considered punctual. (Grabe talaga 'to!)
(bisyo na sa mga pinoy jud ay)
1. Where the squatters have more to complain (even if they do not pay their tax) ---- than those employed and have their tax automatically deducted from their salaries.
(everyone in this country has something to complain jud!)

and finally..... .

0. Where everyone wants to leave the country!
(not me[atleast not now] )

**joninho** · 09-23-2010, 12:22 PM

uhh... good points to take aning butanga:
1. shows nga bisag unsa pang criticism ang i-bato sa pinoy, we always can have a good laugh at stuff
2. we're really defending our nation. we love this country. admit it.
3. we need to do something about this and yes we CAN do something about this.

so what do you guys think?

**Peenut** · 11-21-2012, 07:26 PM

Naa pay lain fact, Top 4 sa Asia tourist destination...

**racing** · 10-17-2013, 08:18 PM

too bad for this one though.

**Peenut** · 11-26-2013, 07:39 PM