Filipino-GAF get in here!!!!!

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She looks great in black as well:

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Gonna be going back this late April for 3 weeks to visit family. Will be awesome to just hang with the cousins there and just chill out!

Your guys talk about Duterte is interesting considering my uncle is a big supporter of his.

Unfortunately, we don't really talk about that stuff since my parents, sister and I are all in agreement that Philippines is corrupt as heck.

As long as we're allowed to slip 20's into our passport and get no trouble regarding the balikbayan boxes we bring home, we know that the country is just corrupt like hell.
 
Gonna be going back this late April for 3 weeks to visit family. Will be awesome to just hang with the cousins there and just chill out!
We'll be in the Philippines at the same time then! Where are you located?

Also I found out, that it is not a good idea to mention, that Marcos also did some bad things back in the day. They are getting pissed.
 
We'll be in the Philippines at the same time then! Where are you located?

Also I found out, that it is not a good idea to mention, that Marcos also did some bad things back in the day. They are getting pissed.

I don't know where you're getting this thing regarding Marcos. It's not like he has assassins still going around capping people.

I can agree with you though that my parents didn't particularly mind living under him. All they say is that with Marcos, the crime rate was soo freaking low. As long as you didn't badmouth him you weren't bothered or so they said.

Anyway were flying out there on the 22nd. We're actually in Quezon City.
 
My professors told me that the curfew back when Marcos was president was always changing. For example, the curfew on Monday is 10pm, the next day it will be 8pm. and it's not announced apparently??? so if you go out at 9pm on Tuesday, you'll be arrested. One of my professors also told us that one of his friends was sent to jail and was never seen again.

Also, the crime rate was low since Marcos also controlled the media at that time. His wife, Imelda Marcos, spent a lot of money on herself (clothes, shoes, travel, etc) that's why the Philippines is still deep in debt. Maybe the good thing that came out of this period is the building of several institutions like the Lung Center, Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), etc. but yea several people died while building them since Imelda wanted the buildings to be finished before foreign officials visit the Philippines. There's a rumor that they let the workers who died building CCP get buried beneath/in the building for foundation lol that's why there're a lot of ghosts in the building.

Oh, and take a look at this article:Trajano Case
"I see the bloodied body of Archimedes Trajano—the 22 year old Mapua student who had the temerity to ask Imee Marcos in an open forum “Must the Kabataang Barangay (National Youth Council) be headed by the president’s daughter?” And this so angered the plastic-surgeried one that Archimedes Trajano was picked up right there and then by Imee’s bodyguards and tortured and killed."
 
I'm wondering if it's only in the Ilocos region, that the people will say, that Marcos was the best thing to have happened to the Philippines. Because even in the small classes in school, they are teached about the good Marcos did.

What I think would be interesting is, if I go around and ask people, what their impression is of Marcos, because the subject-matter is very interesting to me - and of course I won't ever offend anyone or doubt them.

I also found a very good book about the family, that I intend on buying for my phone before I go on vacation.

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She got the same flag as me, which I have unfortunately lost. I should look into buying a new flag when I go there. Only 2 months left!
 
just remember the foreign debt of the Philippines before Marcos was $1 billion , when he got kicked out during People Power it was $28 billion

why would the people kick out the best president the Philippines ever had?
 
just remember the foreign debt of the Philippines before Marcos was $1 billion , when he got kicked out during People Power it was $28 billion

why would the people kick out the best president the Philippines ever had?

Is this sarcasm? Marcos is the reason why we have those debts.

I really don't know why, but people love to glorify what Marcos did. It is easy to research the various human rights violations that was committed during his presidency. Sure, the next presidents suck, but that doesn't mean Marcos is the better president.
 
Ilocos is Marcos territory. He's considered almost a god there. If your relatives are from there, that might be the reason why they act the way they do.
 
Ilocos is Marcos territory. He's considered almost a god there. If your relatives are from there, that might be the reason why they act the way they do.

That's what I'm saying. It's probably the reason, and why I had never heard of anyone talking bad about Marcos until I read it on GAF.
 
Hey guys, the iOS game I worked on has soft-launched in the Philippines. I would appreciate it if any of you could download it (it's FREE) and let me know if there are any major technical issues.

App Store link

If you're not into free-to-play games, don't feel obligated to play through it. This is mostly a sanity check to see if people can actually run the game. We're a small studio based in Canada so we don't have many resources to check this kind of thing. Thanks!

Hey I am having fun with your app.
However there seems to be a gamebreaking bug in the game.

During my first game, I reached up to level 7 but monsters started to not appear. So there is no way to make money or progress. This happened after getting the detective to work (the Moscow thing) - it was delayed until I was level 6 or so.

So I tried numerous times to restart the game, uninstalled multiple times and even deleted it on iPhone's game center. Keeps going back to the save file of my game center (level 7) until I stopped syncing the game to game center.

However it happened again. I am level 2 when the detective thing occurred and again, hiatus on monsters. The screen is totally empty of any monsters/guests.
 
Can you tell why? People here are talking about the past. The current state of the country with regards to tourism is still good (despite the bullet scam incidents months ago).
 
Some of these posts make me a bit on edge letting my son visit the Phillipines.

Nothing really to worry about, The Philippines like most countries has good parts and bad parts and as long as your son is aware of his surroundings and belongings he will be fine.

This might be worth a read but also read the comments as well. Also check on your own governments travel advice page because depending on where in the Philippines he is going SOME travel insurers will not pay out if something happens in an area your government has advised to avoid so double check with the insurance as well.
 
Can you tell why? People here are talking about the past. The current state of the country with regards to tourism is still good (despite the bullet scam incidents months ago).

Nothing really to worry about, The Philippines like most countries has good parts and bad parts and as long as your son is aware of his surroundings and belongings he will be fine.

This might be worth a read but also read the comments as well. Also check on your own governments travel advice page because depending on where in the Philippines he is going SOME travel insurers will not pay out if something happens in an area your government has advised to avoid so double check with the insurance as well.

Appreciate that.

It's not for tourism though, it's for family. He's part filipino. Wish I could go, but I cant, so I guess I'd be nervous no matter where he went. I'm dying to go there some day though.
 
Some of these posts make me a bit on edge letting my son visit the Phillipines.

Nothing to worry about as long as he's alert and with family :)) Just the usual reminder not to pay for tours to random people because they might scam him. I once encountered a foreigner near my university who asked me where the bus station was since the guy who he paid for a tour told him that they'll be meeting at a bus station near my uni. There's no bus station near my uni. So yeah... asking for directions is okay, people are friendly here but if your son wants a tour, he might as well go for the expensive travel agencies.

If anyone wants to read more about the Martial Law Period, they can read more about it here: Martial Law stories

I think these articles are becoming popular now because of 1) a presidential candidate (Duterte) is known to have an iron fist and actually has a high chance of winning and 2) son of Marcos is running to be VP and also has a high chance of winning since people think that his father was the best president the Philippines ever had.
 
Nothing to worry about as long as he's alert and with family :)) Just the usual reminder not to pay for tours to random people because they might scam him. I once encountered a foreigner near my university who asked me where the bus station was since the guy who he paid for a tour told him that they'll be meeting at a bus station near my uni. There's no bus station near my uni. So yeah... asking for directions is okay, people are friendly here but if your son wants a tour, he might as well go for the expensive travel agencies.

If anyone wants to read more about the Martial Law Period, they can read more about it here: Martial Law stories

I think these articles are becoming popular now because of 1) a presidential candidate (Duterte) is known to have an iron fist and actually has a high chance of winning and 2) son of Marcos is running to be VP and also has a high chance of winning since people think that his father was the best president the Philippines ever had.

Again, he won't be there for tourism, but your point still stands as informative to those reading that may visit. Good point on the articles, I'm going to read up on that. He's very proud of his heritage and I constantly try to foster that.
 
Hello mga Pinoys and Pinays. Kamusta?

Question, Bioman o Maskman?

Okay lang, pagod lang at gusto nang matulog.
Wondering if any of you can recommend me any recent underground filipino bands.

Been on a binge lately ever since I went back to the Philippines in January and ever since I've been craving for new things Filipino especially music.
 
Okay lang, pagod lang at gusto nang matulog.
Wondering if any of you can recommend me any recent underground filipino bands.

Been on a binge lately ever since I went back to the Philippines in January and ever since I've been craving for new things Filipino especially music.

Underground? Hmmm wla na akong alam since I don't follow opm rock music for long time eh.

Miss ko NU107
 
I wish Jollibee would come to Scandinavia instead of all those lousy burgers bars which closes six months later.

Nobody else following our Miss Universe? The hype is real in the Philippines lol.
 
Is Jollibee actually good?
Always wondered about it but keep getting told they add sugar to the burgers.

ew no that's not true :)) but don't try the burgers in Jollibee, they're not good lol. Try Jolly Hotdog, spaghetti, peach mango pie, and chicken joy. Those 4 are my favorites and I can vouch for their deliciousness hahaha
 
ew no that's not true :)) but don't try the burgers in Jollibee, they're not good lol. Try Jolly Hotdog, spaghetti, peach mango pie, and chicken joy. Those 4 are my favorites and I can vouch for their deliciousness hahaha

You have to try the Champ. So good. Also try the Burger Steak Supreme.
 
ew no that's not true :)) but don't try the burgers in Jollibee, they're not good lol. Try Jolly Hotdog, spaghetti, peach mango pie, and chicken joy. Those 4 are my favorites and I can vouch for their deliciousness hahaha
I would say the opposite. Jollibee got the best burgers out there.

And I'm going to Jollibee for the burgers. They're lovely. That's why I love Jolliebee in the first place. Don't go there for the chicken. Do it for the burgers.

The halo halo looks kind of interesting.
Halo Halo is the best!

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I just read out all the Marcos related posts for my mother (I'm visiting her) and she definitely thinks it's all bullshit. She had no trouble living under the Marcos regime and only thinks good things about the family. But of course she's from the Ilocos region. I don't know what to think myself yet but I am definitely gonna buy a book on Amazon about the Marcos time.

I also got interested in Ninoy Aquino. I didn't know the airport were in honor of him and that he got shot there when he returned home. I wonder why.
 
I'm an Araneta so my family was once close friends with the Marcoses (but after people power they sorta broke official ties). My grandpa Gregorio Araneta II's cousin is the husband of Irene Marcos. From what my mom told me, Uncle Ferdie was a strict man but seemed very decent. Still, he really could have had a lot of political prisoners and embezzled funds, but at the same time he really was a brilliant lawyer. Maybe if Imelda wasn't so obviously extravagant people would have had a different opinion.
 
Actually, I changed my mind about Mar Roxas lol. I remembered recently that he was the one who said that if Japan can handle natural disasters, then let all the natural disasters go to them instead of the Philippines which is a pretty nasty thing to say. Good thing the relations between Philippines and Japan are good.
That came from his wife. Still a terrible comment
 
Hey I am having fun with your app.
However there seems to be a gamebreaking bug in the game.

During my first game, I reached up to level 7 but monsters started to not appear. So there is no way to make money or progress. This happened after getting the detective to work (the Moscow thing) - it was delayed until I was level 6 or so.

So I tried numerous times to restart the game, uninstalled multiple times and even deleted it on iPhone's game center. Keeps going back to the save file of my game center (level 7) until I stopped syncing the game to game center.

However it happened again. I am level 2 when the detective thing occurred and again, hiatus on monsters. The screen is totally empty of any monsters/guests.

Hi, thanks for playing it! This issue should be resolved in a future update.
 
yo filipino-gaf!

my brother and i are looking to head back home to the philippines for the summer (tagbilaran city to be specific) and this would be our first time traveling alone together since we left as kids with our family back in '04.

i just wanted to ask you guys, when would be a great time to go back in the summer?
we're looking for the best cheapest tickets for philippine airlines so i'm counting that as a variable. we're from the los angeles area if that helps. you guys got any advice on this? we're staying at our family's house so we're just looking to get a good deal on tickets to actually get there. lol i heard buying tuesday flight tickets are cheap...

are there any great websites that hook you up with discounts?
 
yo filipino-gaf!

my brother and i are looking to head back home to the philippines for the summer (tagbilaran city to be specific) and this would be our first time traveling alone together since we left as kids with our family back in '04.

i just wanted to ask you guys, when would be a great time to go back in the summer?
we're looking for the best cheapest tickets for philippine airlines so i'm counting that as a variable. we're from the los angeles area if that helps. you guys got any advice on this? we're staying at our family's house so we're just looking to get a good deal on tickets to actually get there. lol i heard buying tuesday flight tickets are cheap...

are there any great websites that hook you up with discounts?

flights.google.com
 
yo filipino-gaf!

my brother and i are looking to head back home to the philippines for the summer (tagbilaran city to be specific) and this would be our first time traveling alone together since we left as kids with our family back in '04.

i just wanted to ask you guys, when would be a great time to go back in the summer?
we're looking for the best cheapest tickets for philippine airlines so i'm counting that as a variable. we're from the los angeles area if that helps. you guys got any advice on this? we're staying at our family's house so we're just looking to get a good deal on tickets to actually get there. lol i heard buying tuesday flight tickets are cheap...

are there any great websites that hook you up with discounts?

I'd go for August or September. Expedia has good discounts.
 
Okay lang, pagod lang at gusto nang matulog.
Wondering if any of you can recommend me any recent underground filipino bands.

Been on a binge lately ever since I went back to the Philippines in January and ever since I've been craving for new things Filipino especially music.
Been jamming to parokya ni edgar, rivermaya and eraserheads recently. Great bands. I was too young to recognize how great their music was back in the day. Pare ko and ligaya just fits my current stae in life lmao.
 
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