Journalist riles Filipinos with 'nation of servants' slur

[warsucks]

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Columnist Chip Tsao described the Philippines as a “nation of servants” in an article he had written titled “The War At Home” in the March 27 edition of a widely-circulated HK Magazine.

In his article, Chip depicted the Philippines as a “nation of servants” not worthy of claiming the Spratlys from China, which employs hundreds of thousands of Filipino domestic helpers on very low wages.

In the same article, Chip threatened to terminate the employment of his Filipino domestic help, Louisa (whom he claims holds a degree in international politics from the University of Manila), to avoid committing an act of treason “by sponsoring an enemy of the State by paying her to wash my toilet and clean my windows.”

Meanwhile, lawmakers have urged the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to lodge a formal protest before Hong Kong authorities and have joined calls in demanding a public apology from the Hong Kong publication and from Chip Tsao himself.

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ouch! unsay inyo masulti ani..

[carbrill]

@ cruzader so ur juz telling us nga ok ra nmo nga daog2x ka? so apil ka nga muchacha nga way karapatan nga mo tag iya ug butang?

"As a nation of servants, you don't flex your muscles at your master, from whom you earn most of your bread and butter."

"Tsao also wrote that he had given his own maid a harsh lecture, warning her to tell her people that the whole island chain belonged to China if she wanted a pay rise next year.

ang naka daot man gud iya man gi pa hambog nga wa tay ryt nga mo own ug butang "spratly island" kay tungod we are juz servantS... ok ra man taw gon tag "NATION OF SERVANTS" pero ipamukha na gani nga wa tay amor nga mo tag iya or mo fight sa ato ryt dat is a different story...

[rynzco]

akng masulti bro,..

makit-an gani ni nkung tawhana

targeton koni og toothpick,...

[MeMing]

"If U R strong, appear to be weak."

[MeMing]

LOL at the people who get offended. Kagamay ragud sa utok ninyu, all I can say is...

What is the most popular course in the country? NURSING. And where do the NURSES work? ABROAD to serve sick and old foreign people. Where do the nursing rejects go to? Call Center, to SERVE foreigners who can't figure out simple tasks. And Caregivers to SERVE and wipe old foreign asses. Helpers, to SERVE foreigners by doing household chores.

So... Nation of Servants or dili?

Who do U serve?

[happysun]

kusug jud na cla manginsulto ug mga pinoy.. mga taga hongkong! di na cla mo tapad ug kaon sa mga pinoy.. ka mga hilas ra!

[warsucks]

akng masulti bro,..

makit-an gani ni nkung tawhana

targeton koni og toothpick,...

targeta ang mata bro...para bulls-eye gyud ba..litsugas ning tawhana.

[poisontree]

nya ang katabang mismo ana niya pinoy. and nanu pinoy mn iya gkuha? makapili man ta siya ug nationality.

[unsay_ngalan_nimo]

LOL at the people who get offended. Kagamay ragud sa utok ninyu, all I can say is...

What is the most popular course in the country? NURSING. And where do the NURSES work? ABROAD to serve sick and old foreign people. Where do the nursing rejects go to? Call Center, to SERVE foreigners who can't figure out simple tasks. And Caregivers to SERVE and wipe old foreign asses. Helpers, to SERVE foreigners by doing household chores.

So... Nation of Servants or dili?

i feel offended by the article. i think this country dont need people like you. imong tan-aw kay wala na gud pag-asa ang pinas ug ang mga filipino, but in the end ang sarili mo ang sinasabihan mo ng ganun.

probbaly you're just one of those who think philippines is hopeless, and so they do nothing. they read the newspaper keep well informed on current events talk how government is rotten and how the people are difficult and do nothing, its sad. what pulls this nation down is because of those people who do have the capability to change this country are those who stand in the sideline and rather allow the cognitive misers to participate. maybe people like you.

really this country just need some filipinos that will love her. filipinos who have the balls and guts to change this country and its growing culture of apathy and hopelessness.

if we trace history many of the great nations were also the weakest. how did you think Rome started? did it immediately become a strong state?


minamaliit mo ang mga filipino pero hindi ba ang sarili mo rin ang minamaliit mo?

ano ngayon kung mga nurse, caregivers at DH karamihan sa mga filipino sa abroad? dapat na ba natin isipin na hanggang ganun lang ang maabot ng mga filipino? di bat ganun din naman ang karamihan sa mga indiano at mga pakistani?

[rts1980]

dili nani pwede si chip tsao ma anhi dri sa pinas.. sipyat gani na ari dri cebu... ma ihaw jud nako na cya, himu-on nako na cya ug target praktis.