Philippines is the only place on Earth where...
on my own opinion
1. Every street has a basketball court.
FALSE
2. Even doctors, lawyers and engineers are unemployed.
TRUE
3. Doctors study to become nurses for employment abroad.
TRUE
4. Students pay more money than they will earn afterwards.
FALSE public college ko skwela brato ra sa una
5. School is considered the second home and the mall considered the third.
FALSE 3RD ang tgayanan 4th ra ang mall
6. Call-center employees earn more money than teachers and nurses.
FALSE naa call center brato ra sweldo, sorry can't give example 
7. Everyone has his personal ghost story and superstition.
FALSE dli ko tou-touhon
8. Mountains like Makiling and Banahaw are considered holy places.
FALSE author's opinion only
9. Everything can be forged.
FALSE pirma sa ako maestra b4 na bati kaayo
10. All kinds of animals are edible.
FALSE kto diay naa barko nalunod sakay c erap, ingon c erap iho kan-a ko ingon ang iho ilara ko tets butete kang mkahilo
11. Starbucks coffee is more expensive than gas.
FALSE mahal na ang gas ron saka nasad ni sunod semana
12. Driving 4 kms can take as much as four hours..
FALSE lakawa na lang tapulan sad nimo
13. Flyovers bring you from the freeway to the side streets.
TRUE
14. Crossing the street involves running for your dear life.
TRUE 
gahi sad man gud ta ug ulo naay skywalk dli gmiton, gmiton nto na uy daku bya tawn ug nabulsa c cong, c mayor etc
15. The personal computer is mainly used for games and Friendster.
FALSE ym diay, mirc
16. Where colonial mentality is dishonestly denied!
ayaw pagbout
17. Where 4 a.m. is not even considered bedtime yet.
gnahan pa diay ka matulog ug alas 4 na mo human tagay na duty pka 7 ma late ka
18. People can pay to defy the law.
FALSE utangon man usahay
19. Everything and everyone is spoofed..
FALSE i-spoof daw ang mga ampatuan ba piti ka
20. Where even the poverty-stricken get to wear Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger (peke)!
FALSE sa ukay-ukay diay orig man na
21. The honking of car horns is a way of life.
NO COMMENT
22. Being called a bum is never offensive.
FALSE cgurado ka dli ka masuko?
23. Floodwaters take up more than 90 percent of the streets during the rainy season.
FALSE 50% ra sa amo
24. Where everyone has a relative abroad who keeps them alive.
FALSE ngano lage amo silingan toa iya anak abroad patay lage ghapon cya 
25. Where wearing your national colors make you baduy.
FALSE not really, baduy diay FRANCIS M.
26. Where even the poverty-stricken have the latest cell phones. (GSM-galing sa magnanakaw)
FALSE latest? kto lage mangunguot sa a.s. fortuna 3315 lge ghapon cel
27. Where insurance does not work.
FALSE work man akoa health insurance kto pagpa *** change ko
28. Where water can only be classified as tap and dirty.
FALSE naa na bya mineral
29. Clean water is for sale (35 pesos per gallon).
FALSE tag 25 ra amoa 5-gallon
30. Where the government makes the people pray for miracles. (Amen to that!)
31. Where University of the Philippines is where all the geniuses/insane people go. --- ok ok this may not be true at all
HALA KA!
32. Ateneo is where all the nerds go.
sukmagan ka al hussaini ma-nerd jud ka
33. La Salle is where all the Chinese go.
not all naa bya pinoy sad
34.. College of Saint Benilde is where all the not so smart Chinese go and;
ang not so globe na Chinese asa man
35. University of Asia and the Pacific is where all the irrelevantly rich people go. (ang harssshh!!!
)
unsa ni nga skul? asa ni dpit kay mo transfer ko
36. Fast food is a diet meal.
FALSE kay tag-as ni ug calories
37. Traffic signs are merely suggestions, not regulations.
or an options between life and death
38. Where being mugged is normal and It happens to everyone.
not on me
39. Rodents are normal house pets.
wla diay ka hamster ug guinea pig sa inyo?
40. The definition of traffic is the 'non-movement' of vehicles.
aw naa pa diay lain meaning?
41. Where the fighter planes of the 1940s are used for military engagements and;
FALSE naa bya sad 1930's pa
42. The new fighter planes are displayed in museums.
naa diay asa na museum?
43. Where cigarettes and alcohol are a necessity, and where the lottery is a commodity.
FALSE wla ko ani tnan im a good boy and a cool guy
44. Where soap operas tell the realities of life and where the news provides the drama.
asa ni nga channel?
45. Where actors make the rules and where politicians provide the entertainment.
no comment ask erap
46. People can get away with stealing trillions of pesos but not a thousand.
dli man paigo ipleti kung moikyas ka thousand ra imo dala
47. Where being an hour late is still considered punctual (Grabe talaga 'to!)
that's Filipino time
48. 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...
hala kulatahan jud ka if suroy ka ug squatter
49. And where everyone wants to leave the country!
FASLE di tnan preha nko wla passport
Originally Posted by chipper_buy
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