First World Manila: Recent Episodes
Ramon Cuenca
First World Manila Podcast - where we discuss economic and urban development policies that will increase the standard of living of Mañilenos and Filipinos in general. Hosted by Ramon Rodrigo Kalaw Cuenca, CFA, the founder and director of First World Manila. First World Manila - the brand that uses art, vlogging, and podcasting to make Philippine economic and urban development policies understandable to the broader Philippine public. Mabuhay! ¡Viva!
Too many good things going on, so I had to make the difficult choice to end the First World Manila Podcast. But please continue to follow First World Manila on social media! Links below.
First World Manila - Fixing the deep-rooted problems of the Philippines
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Apple iTunes/HomePod: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/first-world-manila/id1369122388
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RadioPublic: https://play.radiopublic.com/first-world-manila-GMBbaN
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Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/first-world-manila
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About a week or so ago I cam across two articles from legitimate Philippine publishers that infuriated me. Find out more.
First World Manila - Fixing the deep-rooted problems of the Philippines
Links/Sources:
11 of 15 cities in Southeast Asia with cleanest air are in Philippines — report
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2019/03/06/1899176/11-15-cities-southeast-asia-cleanest-air-are-philippines-report
Philippine cities’ high air quality rank due to lack of pollution monitoring systems
http://www.interaksyon.com/trends-spotlights/2019/03/07/145375/philippines-air-quality-ranking-lack-pollution-monitoring-systems/
Air pollution deaths 3rd highest in PH
https://amp.rappler.com/nation/208192-air-pollution-deaths-3rd-highest-philippines?fbclid=IwAR0Cvo1qe0TPiIUA8bp_lKwpfTzwaqUrWz94jUwp2nIX7eUbZdpcuPEqvT0
The indolence of the Filipino
https://opinion.inquirer.net/120136/the-indolence-of-the-filipino?utm_expid=.XqNwTug2W6nwDVUSgFJXed.1
Sobre la indolencia de los filipinos
http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/obra-visor/sobre-la-indolencia-de-los-filipinos/html/4870d544-19c1-4319-a240-e4269802e6b3_11.html
Audio-only versions:
Apple iTunes/HomePod: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/first-world-manila/id1369122388
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/64EDRsQVqKYkwJK29BfdwZ
Anchor: https://anchor.fm/first-world-manila
Pocket Casts: http://pca.st/Cm54
RadioPublic: https://play.radiopublic.com/first-world-manila-GMBbaN
Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1227054
Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/first-world-manila
Google Podcast: Android app only
First World Manila website: https://artandfinance.net/firstworldmanila/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/firstworldmanila
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/first_world_manila/
Happy International Women's Day 2019! More thoughts on my great-grandmother and Philippine culture.
First World Manila - Fixing the deep-rooted problems of the Philippines
Links/Sources:
GMA Documentary on Pura Villanueva Kalaw, my great-grandmother: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qyKpwi4sNA
Audio-only versions:
Apple iTunes/HomePod: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/first-world-manila/id1369122388
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/64EDRsQVqKYkwJK29BfdwZ
Anchor: https://anchor.fm/first-world-manila
Pocket Casts: http://pca.st/Cm54
RadioPublic: https://play.radiopublic.com/first-world-manila-GMBbaN
Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1227054
Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/first-world-manila
Google Podcast: Android app only
First World Manila website: https://artandfinance.net/firstworldmanila/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/firstworldmanila
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/first_world_manila/
Ah, the Filipino identity crisis. Basically a rite of passage. But did you know I went through TWO identity crises? In a follow-up to last week's episode on nation-building, let's dive into solving our identity issues, so we can move forward with a shared culture, customs, and values regardless of ethnicity, religion, and social class.
First World Manila - Fixing the deep-rooted problems of the Philippines
Links/Sources:
Wikipedia entry on La Leyenda Negra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Legend
Wikipedia entry on cultural crisis in Spain after loss of the Philippines, Cuba, Guam, and Puerto Rico
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_of_%2798
Audio-only versions:
Apple iTunes/HomePod: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/first-world-manila/id1369122388
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Anchor: https://anchor.fm/first-world-manila
Pocket Casts: http://pca.st/Cm54
RadioPublic: https://play.radiopublic.com/first-world-manila-GMBbaN
Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1227054
Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/first-world-manila
Google Podcast: Android app only
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We're only a nation on paper. Some thoughts on how to make the Philippines an actual nation.
First World Manila - Fixing the deep-rooted problems of the Philippines
Links/Sources:
How to build a nation
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2012/12/how-to-build-a-nation/
Audio-only versions:
Apple iTunes/HomePod: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/first-world-manila/id1369122388
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/64EDRsQVqKYkwJK29BfdwZ
Anchor: https://anchor.fm/first-world-manila
Pocket Casts: http://pca.st/Cm54
RadioPublic: https://play.radiopublic.com/first-world-manila-GMBbaN
Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1227054
Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/first-world-manila
Google Podcast: Android app only
First World Manila website: https://artandfinance.net/firstworldmanila/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/firstworldmanila
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/first_world_manila/
A short podcast detailing a recent horseback riding trip I went on in Clark, and tying it to development and culture.
Spanish-Tagalog vocab: Montar a caballo ~ Mangabayo
First World Manila - Fixing the deep-rooted problems of the Philippines
Audio-only versions:
Apple iTunes/HomePod: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/first-world-manila/id1369122388
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/64EDRsQVqKYkwJK29BfdwZ
Anchor: https://anchor.fm/first-world-manila
Pocket Casts: http://pca.st/Cm54
RadioPublic: https://play.radiopublic.com/first-world-manila-GMBbaN
Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1227054
Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/first-world-manila
Google Podcast: Android app only
First World Manila website: https://artandfinance.net/firstworldmanila/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/firstworldmanila
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/first_world_manila/
Excited to have recorded this week's podcast with our first-ever guest Joffre Balce of the Association for Good Government, also the former chief economist of the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation! Let's learn about the land value tax and how it may help the Philippines, and other things as well !!
First World Manila - Fixing the deep-rooted problems of the Philippines
Links/Sources:
Association for Good Government https://www.associationforgoodgov.com.au/index.php
Audio-only versions:
Apple iTunes/HomePod: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/first-world-manila/id1369122388
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/64EDRsQVqKYkwJK29BfdwZ
Anchor: https://anchor.fm/first-world-manila
Pocket Casts: http://pca.st/Cm54
RadioPublic: https://play.radiopublic.com/first-world-manila-GMBbaN
Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1227054
Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/first-world-manila
Google Podcast: Android app only
First World Manila website: https://artandfinance.net/firstworldmanila/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/firstworldmanila
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/first_world_manila/
More thoughts about how to reform our sorry situation.
First World Manila - fixing deep-rooted problems of the Philippines
Sources:
Duterte warns DPWH Sec. Mark Villar over delayed, failed projects https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/659535/duterte-warns-dpwh-sec-mark-villar-over-delayed-failed-projects/story/
DPWH under Duterte: Corruption, politics, slippage mar many projects https://news.abs-cbn.com/focus/09/04/18/dpwh-under-duterte-corruption-politics-slippage-mar-many-projects
EDITORIAL - Judicial reforms (Philippine Star)
https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2017/11/29/1763822/editorial-judicial-reforms
Depoliticizing the Civil Service (UN) http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/un/unpan010815.pdf
Audio-only versions:
Apple iTunes/HomePod: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/first-world-manila/id1369122388
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/64EDRsQVqKYkwJK29BfdwZ
Anchor: https://anchor.fm/first-world-manila
Pocket Casts: http://pca.st/Cm54
RadioPublic: https://play.radiopublic.com/first-world-manila-GMBbaN
Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1227054
Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/first-world-manila
Google Podcast: Android app only
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William Howard Taft - is he responsible for the Philippines' dysfunctional democracy?
First World Manila - fixing deep-rooted problems of the Philippines
Sources:
Our Damaged Culture https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1987/11/a-damaged-culture/505178/
Sobre la indolencia de los filipinos http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/obra-visor/sobre-la-indolencia-de-los-filipinos/html/4870d544-19c1-4319-a240-e4269802e6b3_11.html
Audio-only versions:
Apple iTunes/HomePod: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/first-world-manila/id1369122388
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/64EDRsQVqKYkwJK29BfdwZ
Anchor: https://anchor.fm/first-world-manila
Pocket Casts: http://pca.st/Cm54
RadioPublic: https://play.radiopublic.com/first-world-manila-GMBbaN
Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1227054
Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/first-world-manila
Google Podcast: Android app only
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I attended a senatorial candidate debate at Manila House on Monday - here's a rundown and my thoughts. (PS sorry for the late upload but I didn't have time to launch it during my trip to Cebu!)
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What is my New Year's resolution for First World Manila?
Sources/Links:
HUWAG LAITIN ANG PINAS | Spanish academic defends PH from American author's 'close-minded' depiction https://archive.fo/do8DU#selection-1021.0-1021.100
Torre de Manila: Flap repeats itself https://opinion.inquirer.net/88066/torre-de-manila-flap-repeats-itself
Torre de Manila: Heritage laws require updating https://opinion.inquirer.net/88286/torre-de-manila-heritage-laws-require-updating
Torre de Manila: A review https://www.manilatimes.net/torre-de-manila-review/324302/
Torre de Manila destroyed legal activism https://opinion.inquirer.net/108480/torre-de-manila-destroyed-legal-activism
Court dismisses Torre de Manila suit versus NCCA
https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/319547/court-dismisses-torre-de-manila-suit-versus-ncca/#ixzz5c0LcMN00
Follow us: @inquirerdotnet on Twitter | inquirerdotnet on Facebook
Audio-only versions:
Apple iTunes/HomePod: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/first-world-manila/id1369122388
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/64EDRsQVqKYkwJK29BfdwZ
Anchor: https://anchor.fm/first-world-manila
Pocket Casts: http://pca.st/Cm54
RadioPublic: https://play.radiopublic.com/first-world-manila-GMBbaN
Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1227054
Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/first-world-manila
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My reaction to Catriona Gray's Miss Universe 2018 win, relating to my great grandmother (Manila Carnival Queen), and Philippine culture overall.
Sources/Links:
Why The Philippines Dominates World Beauty Pageants https://theculturetrip.com/asia/philippines/articles/why-the-philippines-dominates-world-beauty-pageants/
The Philippines' beauty pageant obsession: Who benefits? https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/in-depth/190522-filipinos-beauty-pageants-series-part-1
In Philippines, an obsession with beauty pageants https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/in-philippines-an-obsession-with-beauty-pageants-7550960
Carnival Queens: Inside the Grand, Intriguing World of the Manila Carnival and Its Storied Beauties https://www.townandcountry.ph/people/heritage/manila-carnivals-a2087-20171220-lfrm8
‘Beautiful with a heart’ https://opinion.inquirer.net/101492/beautiful-with-a-heart
How the Philippines managed to lose a potential world chess champion in Wesley So https://www.spin.ph/chess/how-the-philippines-managed-to-lose-a-potential-world-chess-champion-like-wesley-so
[OPINION] Reading, understanding, and appreciating Rizal https://www.rappler.com/views/imho/205489-reading-understanding-appreciating-jose-rizal
Audio-only versions: Apple iTunes/HomePod: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/first-world-manila/id1369122388 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/64EDRsQVqKYkwJK29BfdwZ Anchor: https://anchor.fm/first-world-manila Pocket Casts: http://pca.st/Cm54 RadioPublic: https://play.radiopublic.com/first-world-manila-GMBbaN Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1227054 Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/first-world-manila Google Podcast: Android app only
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The Philippine business media talks a lot about foreign direct investment (FDI for short), so let's take a look into it and see why it's so important. PS At the end I meant to say "tengaís" not "teneís" - necesito soler hablar más español...
Sources/Links: What is FDI? https://www.thebalance.com/foreign-direct-investment-fdi-pros-cons-and-importance-3306283
A look some of the effects of FDI https://www.ejist.ro/files/pdf/369.pdf
FDI and S. Korea https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/6403544.pdf
DTI wants to remove foreign ownership caps http://www.bworldonline.com/dti-urges-removal-of-foreign-ownership-caps-focus-on-job-creation/
NEDA recommends opening the Phil economy to foreign investment http://www.neda.gov.ph/2015/01/08/attracted-investments-philippines-open/
Protectionist clauses in 1987 Phil Constitution https://www.philstar.com/business/2013/06/03/949375/protectionist-clauses-philippine-constitution-restrict-flow-foreign-direct-investment
PH still lagging peers in FDI https://business.inquirer.net/261866/ph-still-lagging-behind-peers-in-attracting-foreign-investments
Gov't allows 100% foreign ownership in 5 areas https://www.rappler.com/business/215642-40-percent-foreign-ownership-public-works-foreign-investment-negative-list
Don't credit China for Phil FDI https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/217047-charts-philippines-china-economic-ties-relationship
READ THIS ONE: Why is the Philippines the Home for Chinese Offshore Gambling? https://thediplomat.com/2018/11/why-is-the-philippines-the-home-for-chinese-offshore-gambling/
Phil education system aimed at exporting workers https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/commentary/philippines-pitfalls-of-an-education-aimed-at-exporting-people-10596292
My mother suddenly passed away recently. I speak about the impact she and her family has had on me and First World Manila.
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Though I'm a fan of John Oliver, I was disappointed in his recent segment on Authoritarianism. He's didn't give the full picture of why Duterte is popular in the Philippines, and thus his audience, which is in the millions, may end up with a simplistic view of the situation here. This is neither helpful nor constructive if we want to solve the root problems plaguing Philippine society.
Third and final part of my talk about First World Manila at City Club, Alphaland Makati Place on September 26, 2018.
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Second part of my talk about First World Manila at City Club, Alphaland Makati Place on September 26, 2018.
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First part of my talk about First World Manila at City Club, Alphaland Makati Place on September 26, 2018.
Audio-only versions: Apple iTunes/HomePod: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/first-world-manila/id1369122388 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/64EDRsQVqKYkwJK29BfdwZ Anchor: https://anchor.fm/first-world-manila Pocket Casts: http://pca.st/Cm54 RadioPublic: https://play.radiopublic.com/first-world-manila-GMBbaN Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1227054 Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/first-world-manila Google Podcast: Android app only
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I have on talk on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 3pm! Here are the details: "First World Manila: Using Art to Fix the Philippines" (Complimentary Admission) Wednesday, September 26, 3pm Costa del Sol 4/F The City Club at Alphaland Makati Place
Audio-only versions: Apple iTunes/HomePod: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/first-world-manila/id1369122388 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/64EDRsQVqKYkwJK29BfdwZ Anchor: https://anchor.fm/first-world-manila Pocket Casts: http://pca.st/Cm54 RadioPublic: https://play.radiopublic.com/first-world-manila-GMBbaN Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/id1227054 Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/first-world-manila Google Podcast: Android app only
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Major changes going forward! Please watch this short video.
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How easy is it to do business in the Philippines? Bill Luz Private Sector Co-Chairman (outgoing), National Competitiveness Council, reaches out to the private sector to make things easier.
Slides here: https://artandfinance.net/2018/07/10/ease-of-doing-business-in-the-philippines-first-world-manila-podcast-15/
Spanish-Tagalog vocab: "el/la" - ang
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Too many malls or bad locations - why are there malls right on EDSA?
Sources/Links: Adjusted mall hours effective in easing Edsa traffic https://bit.ly/2KHJBQ4
Carmageddon as usual https://bit.ly/2Nk9OTn
Six gov’t agencies set to move to New Clark City https://bit.ly/2tQ0Jte
Spanish-Tagalog vocab: "ellas" - sila (babae)
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Despite plans to solve Metro Manila's infrastructure problem across different administrations, construction is often delayed. Find out why here.
Sources/Links: Marking One Year of Build, Build, Build https://bit.ly/2tEgW3P
President Duterte Inaugurates Aquino Admin’s Biggest Airport PPP Project https://bit.ly/2Kmu9c1
How to build infrastructure https://bit.ly/2MpyuZw
ROW problems delay infra projects https://bit.ly/2yILEyE
Spanish-Tagalog vocab: "ellos" - sila (lalaki/lalaki at babae)
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More on what the Philippines can learn from Japan; a continuation from the "What the Philippines can learn from Japan" video, which you can watch here: https://artandfinance.net/2018/06/14/what-the-philippines-can-learn-form-japan-first-world-manila-vlog-3/
Sources/further reading: JICA: Cost of Metro Manila Traffic Now Costs P3.5B per day https://bit.ly/2I2GqNs
Spanish-Tagalog vocab: "vosotras" - kayo (babae)
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Originally titled "Rich Pinoys: Lazy, Selfish and Obnoxious?", I changed the title because I felt this was a better fit.
Sources/further reading:
Sobre la indolencia de los filipinos http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/obra-visor/sobre-la-indolencia-de-los-filipinos/html/4870d544-19c1-4319-a240-e4269802e6b3_11.html
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TRAIN - a product of compromise. But will it work?
Sources/ further reading:
Assessing TRAIN http://bworldonline.com/assessing-train/
Halting TRAIN ‘will do more harm than good’ http://bworldonline.com/halting-train-will-do-more-harm-than-good/
[OPINION] Higher inflation: Is TRAIN to blame? (Part 2) https://www.rappler.com/thought-leaders/203966-higher-inflation-is-train-to-blame-part-2
Diokno on high oil prices: We should be less of a crybaby https://bit.ly/2svnkKW
Palace: Duterte does not view Filipinos as ‘crybabies’ https://bit.ly/2LkBc1W
Marking one year of Build, Build, Build http://bworldonline.com/marking-one-year-of-build-build-build/
Spanish-Tagalog Vocab: "vosotros" - kayo
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The Philippines dropped nine notches in a global competitivness survey. Can we ever fix this?
Sources/ further reading:
CNN article on Phil drop in competitiveness ranking http://cnnphilippines.com/business/2018/05/24/imd-philippines-world-competitiveness-2018.html
Rappler article on Phil drop in competitiveness ranking https://www.rappler.com/business/203241-world-competitive-yearbook-2018-philippines-worst-drop
Arangkada 2017 recommendations http://www.investphilippines.info/forum2017/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Arangkada-Philippines-Publication-2017-1.pdf
Marking One Year of Build Build Build http://bworldonline.com/marking-one-year-of-build-build-build/
Infrastructure: The Road Ahead http://bworldonline.com/infrastructure-road-ahead/
Spanish-Tagalog Vocab: "nosotros" - tayo
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I visited the Ronac Art Center in Greenhills a few days ago - it's a good example of how to make a profit from Filipino culture. Listen to learn more!
Pics of the Ronac Art Center: https://artandfinance.net/2018/05/22/can-you-make-money-promoting-filipino-culture-first-world-manila-podcast-8/
Spanish-Tagalog Vocab: "ella" - siya (babae)
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My thoughts on former Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno's ouster, and a look at structural issues in our legal system. (Apologies for spending a few seconds trying to kill a mosquito.)
Sources: Arangkada 2017 (proposed judicial reforms): https://bit.ly/2KplPER In-depth investigation of Sereno ouster: https://bit.ly/2jYkYQ4 Sereno to appeal her ouster: https://bit.ly/2jVYqzB Oped on the legal system: https://bit.ly/2L043ck
If you want to learn more about the PMA and stability in the Philppines, I highly recommend you read "Closer than Brothers" https://amzn.to/2IhkvY0
Spanish-Tagalog Vocab: "él" - siya (lalaki)
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Kris Aquino successfully sells aspiration across different Philippine social classes. I want to sell aspiration as well, a different kind of aspiration, so here are my quick thoughts as to what I (and you) can learn from her.
Spanish-Tagalog Vocab: "tú" - ikaw
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Some thoughts on the "You're road" meme and what languages Filipinos should speak.
Philippines' Damaged Culture https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1987/11/a-damaged-culture/505178/ Interaksyon article on "You're road" http://www.interaksyon.com/your-road-meme-regional-accents-filipino-migration/ My Ube video! https://artandfinance.net/2018/04/30/ube-how-to-market-filipino-culture-first-world-manila-vlog-2/
Spanish-Tagalog Vocab: "yo" - ako
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Last week I attended a presentation (in ClockIn, not ClockWork haha) by the Philippines' Undersecretary of Railways about the government's subway and railway plans for Metro Manila. Here's a brief summary and my thoughts.
Spanish-Tagalog Vocab: "tren" - tren
Picture of the Proposed Metro Manila Railway plan: https://artandfinance.net/2018/04/24/new-metro-manila-railways-first-world-manila-podcast-4/
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Some believe smart-shaming is a negative trend in Filipino culture. I weigh in with my thoughts on smart-shaming and my experience with it growing up.
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Find out what the Duterte administration's plans are to fix Manila's infrastructure problem here!
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Sources:
http://bworldonline.com/assessing-train/
http://bworldonline.com/labor-productivity-efficient-philippines-work-force/
http://bworldonline.com/infrastructure-road-ahead/
http://bworldonline.com/15-key-infrastructure-projects-readied-2018-launch/
https://www.esquiremag.ph/culture/lifestyle/public-transportation-network-manila-a00203-20180405
http://bworldonline.com/relief-metro-manilas-traffic/
http://opinion.inquirer.net/110484/stowaways-on-train
http://bworldonline.com/is-growth-sustainable/
http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/03/16/18/metro-manila-subway-ph-japan-sign-loan-deal
http://bworldonline.com/asians-freedom-high-inflation-regulations/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/outofasia/2018/02/28/dutertes-ambitious-build-build-build-project-
First episode of the First World Manila Podcast! Here I address the question if we can really fix the Philippines. Yes, we can, but find out how here!
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