PHILIPPINES PHILIPPINES PHILIPPINES

[✿Ice Rain✿ 0]

right, our country belongs to the most populous country in the world. So i guess, One of the proofs are Filipinos population here in VJ.

So, to all my fellows MABUHAY PILIPINAS

Edited April 14, 2008 by SHAPE OF MY HEART

[RonMay 1]

what's happenin' in your end shape... are you running for a president or something? you're being so patriotic lately (not that im against it lol)... ur cool...

before, i know phil was only 83 mil... but now even my husband said its already 95 mil or something which im very very surprised (or not lol)... i got a flag hanging in front of our home... hehe... here's a pic that i took last yr... now the flag has wear and tear already and its time to buy another again on ebay

the neighbors may be wondering about it but who cares IM PROUD TO BE NOYPI

[jego ryu 0]

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME........I REALLY LIKE THE SONG OF GARY V."BABALIK KA RIN"

[✿Ice Rain✿ 0]

haha, Thanks, though not running.. Loving posting about our country. I am not ashamed of which country we came from ,and proud to be Filipino too. So, for all the love in our country,

what's happenin' in your end shape... are you running for a president or something? you're being so patriotic lately (not that im against it lol)... ur cool...

before, i know phil was only 83 mil... but now even my husband said its already 95 mil or something which im very very surprised (or not lol)... i got a flag hanging in front of our home... hehe... here's a pic that i took last yr... now the flag has wear and tear already and its time to buy another again on ebay

the neighbors may be wondering about it but who cares IM PROUD TO BE NOYPI

Edited April 14, 2008 by SHAPE OF MY HEART

[sj_soulm8ts 0]

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME........I REALLY LIKE THE SONG OF GARY V."BABALIK KA RIN"

Yes, been to places like germany, belgium , singapore , KL, jakarta...but nope no one feels like home sweet home...!

here´s shouting out loud...proud to be PINOY!

[RonMay 1]

haha, Thanks, though not running.. Loving posting about our country. I am not ashamed of which country we came from ,and proud to be Filipino too. So, for all the love in our country,

i just messing up with u lol... but if you change ur mind, uve got my vote lol...

(or not )

to edit: hey jegu ryo! yea i love that song since i was a kid but never really got the deep sense of it till i got here in the US hehe... i miss my country too... US may be US but Philippines is Philippines

Edited April 14, 2008 by RonMay

[dbears 1]

here's my share.. i received this as an email few months back.

disclaimer: i have not verified that this article was indeed written by this Robin Martin... but this is all good.

THE BETTER SIDE OF THE PHILIPPINES

The following was written by INTEL General Manager Robin Martin about the Philippines :

Filipinos (including the press, business people and myself) tend to dwell too much on the negative side, and this affects the perception of foreigners, even the ones who have lived here for a while. The negative perception of the Philippines is way disproportionate to reality when compared to countries like Columbia , Egypt , Middle East, Africa , etc.

Let us all help our country by balancing the negative with the positive especially when we talk to foreigners, whether based here or abroad. Looking back and comparing the Philippines today and 1995 (the year I came back), I was struck by how much our country has progressed physically..

Consider the following:

1. The great telecom infrastructure that we have now did not exist in 1995. 1995 was the year the telecom industry was deregulated. Since then billions of dollars have been invested in both fixed line and cellular networks producing a system with over 5,000 kms of fiber optic backbone at a world competitive cost. From a fixed line capacity of about 900,000 in 1995 we now have over 7 million. Cellular phones practically did not exist in 1995; now we have over 11 million line capacity .

2. The MRT, many of the EDSA flyovers (including the Ayala Avenue flyover), the SKYWAY, Rockwell and Glorietta 4, the Fort, NAIA terminal 2 and most of the new skyscrapers were not yet built in 1995.

3. If you drive to the provinces, you will notice that national roads are now of good quality (international quality asphalt roads). I just went to Iba, Zambales last week and I was impressed that even a not so frequently travelled road was of very good quality.

4. Philippine exports have increased by 600% over the past eight years. There are many, many more examples of progress over the last eight years. Philippine mangoes are now exported to the US and Europe .

Additional tidbits to make our people prouder:

1. INTEL has been in the Philippines for 28 years. The Philippines plant is where Intel's most advanced products are launched, including the Pentium IV. By the end of 2002, Philippine operations became Intel's biggest assembly and testing operations worldwide.

2. TEXAS INSTRUMENTS has been operating in Baguio for over 20 years. The Baguio plant is the largest producer of DSP chips in the world. DSP chips are the brains behind cellphones. TI's Baguio plant produces the chip that powers 100% of all NOKIA cellphones and 80% of Erickson cellphones in the world.

3. TOSHIBA laptops are produced in Santa Rosa , Laguna.

4. If you drive a BENZ, BMW, or a VOLVO, there is a good chance that the ABS system in your car was made in the Philippines .

5. TREND-MICRO , makers of one of the top anti virus software PC-Cillin (I may have mispelled this) develops its "cures" for viruses right here in Eastwood Libis, Quezon City . When a virus breaks in any computer system in the world, they try to find a solution within 45 minutes of finding the virus.

6 . Today a majority of the top ten U.S. Call Center firms in the U.S. have set up operations in the Philippines . This is one area in which I believe we are the best in the world in terms of value for money.

7. America Online (AOL) has 1,000 people in Clark answering 90% of AOL's global e-mail inquiries.

8. PROCTOR & GAMBLE has over 400 people right here in Makati (average age 23 years) doing back-up office work to their Asian operations including finance, accounting, Human Resources and payments processing.

9. Among many other things it does for its regional operations network in the Asia-Pacific region here in Manila , CITIBANK also does its global ATM programming locally .

10. This is the first year ever that the Philippines will be exporting cars in quantity courtesy [/color] of FORD Philippines. (I have an idea this article was written between 2001 - 2002, so this operation should have been on-going for the last 3 years or so. CYN)

Next time you travel abroad and meet business associates tell them the good news. A big part of our problem is perception and one of the biggest battles can be won simply by believing and by making others believe. This message is shared by good citizens of the Philippines who persevere to hope and work for our country. 56,000,000 Filipinos speak, read and write in English even if we have our own national language. Speaking a second language takes a certain kind of unique intelligence.

Edited April 14, 2008 by dbears

[jego ryu 0]

......babalik ka rin ...gary v.

[ChrisB0707 4]

Im from Las Vegas USA and not Filipino, but been there many times and love the country. I hate it when I hear people talk bad about the country and will always correct them when I do. There is alot of Filipinos in Las Vegas and so many Filipino markets, stores, restaurants and we just got our first Jollibee, Chow King and Red Ribbon last year. Ayala has an office here to sell condos also. I have many Filipinos come into my place of employment and very surprised when I start to talk about the Philippines becuase I do with such excitment. Sometimes I talk for an hour and dont even see the time pass. I looked at condos when I was there in March 2007 and went back again in Sept 2007 and then again in Feb 2008 and finally found a condo I like with Megaworld. I plan on moving to Makati within 6 years after my soon to be wife is a US citizen and we purchase 2 more condos for investment. Bottom line to the story is people who talk bad about the Philippines have never been there or just dont understand the place or see the future in the country. The US has went down so much the past few years and who knows when things will get better. Yes I was born in the US and love my country but the Philippines has a much better future for anyone. Goodluck everyone

Edited April 14, 2008 by ChrisB0707

[✿Ice Rain✿ 0]

[sj_soulm8ts 0]

...but nope no one feels like home sweet home...!

Ooops! correction, I mean there´s no place feels like home --

[✿Ice Rain✿ 0]

Yay!! Understood that.. LOL!!!

...but nope no one feels like home sweet home...!

Ooops! correction, I mean there´s no place feels like home --

[jom 4]

So very true DBEARS. . perception about the Philippines is a big problem.

I have met people who say the Philippines is dangerous. . especially Mindanao, where I come from.

I always say the same thing again and again:

We didn't have 9/11.

We don't have students shooting other students in school.

We don't have students beating up teachers in school.

We dont have students beating up school bus drivers.

Wd dont have people shooting other people in churches and malls.

Yes, we have robberies, murders, rapes, kidnappings, carnappings, bombings . . etc .. BUT, they exist everywhere, even in the most progressive countries.

The bottom line is. . .there is no place in this world that is safe.

PROUD TO BE A PINOY!!!

[sweetpink 1]

Im from Las Vegas USA and not Filipino, but been there many times and love the country. I hate it when I hear people talk bad about the country and will always correct them when I do. There is alot of Filipinos in Las Vegas and so many Filipino markets, stores, restaurants and we just got our first Jollibee, Chow King and Red Ribbon last year. Ayala has an office here to sell condos also. I have many Filipinos come into my place of employment and very surprised when I start to talk about the Philippines becuase I do with such excitment. Sometimes I talk for an hour and dont even see the time pass. I looked at condos when I was there in March 2007 and went back again in Sept 2007 and then again in Feb 2008 and finally found a condo I like with Megaworld. I plan on moving to Makati within 6 years after my soon to be wife is a US citizen and we purchase 2 more condos for investment. Bottom line to the story is people who talk bad about the Philippines have never been there or just dont understand the place or see the future in the country. The US has went down so much the past few years and who knows when things will get better. Yes I was born in the US and love my country but the Philippines has a much better future for anyone. Goodluck everyone

It is soothing to feel and to know that someone like you (a foreign of my homeland) have seen so much good of my country, that even some filipinos don't. I even so fortunate to have a husband who encourages me not to give up on my Filipino Citizenship and he too loves my hometown, Cebu. If my journey in this life is over, there is no place on earth that I want to lay my rest than on the land of my ancestors...PHILIPPINES!

Edited April 14, 2008 by sweetpink

[walls1010 3]

My husband and I are planning to retire in the Philippines