I married a Filipino last year and this year after she's been here to the U.K in June plan to move to Philippines permanantly. I have spent a bit of time staying in the Philippines and absolutely love it. I love the people.
I have noticed racism is quite a common occurrence even just casually I'd experience it maybe every other day. Getting things shouted to me in the streets to women passing comment on passing. I'm not offended by it infact I found some of it darn right hilarious and me and my wife use it as a joke with each other. So do other people foreign to the beautiful country have this happen? Does it affect you?
My wife says I wouldn't be able to go out alone and that it's not safe for a white man unless I was driving in a car. I know Filipinos are protective of those they love and panic a lot over safety but how true is it?
https://www.imgur.com/yyIj8EK
Here is an image of Kobe and Gianna being painted in a basketball court in a place called Tenement in Manila, Philippines, as a memorial to both.
Edit:
FINISHED PRODUCT: https://imgur.com/ZxqwUTc
The title says it all. If by some chance you have a seat in congress or senate, what law would you pass?
Don't worry you won't transform into a crocodile by making so ππ
Edit: Please do check the (newly-made) r/Coronavirus_PH subreddit for COVID-19 related issues in the Philippines. Thank you.
Case 1
- status: RECOVERED
- who: 38 year-old female, Chinese
- tested positive: January (reported on January 30)
- symptoms: mild cough (January 21)
- other conditions: none
- travel history: Wuhan -> Hong Kong -> Cebu -> Dumaguete -> Manila
- currently at: China
- known links (to other cases): companion of Case 2
Case 2
- status: DEAD (February 1)
- who: 44 year-old male, Chinese
- tested positive: late January (reported on February 2)
- symptoms: pneumonia, fever, cough, sore throat (January 25)
- other conditions: bacterial infection (Streptococcus pneumoniae and Influenza type B)
- travel history: Wuhan -> Hong Kong -> Cebu -> Dumaguete -> Manila
- currently at: N/A
- known links (to other cases): companion of Case 1
Case 3
- status: RECOVERED
- who: 60 year-old female, Chinese
- tested positive: January 23 (reported on February 5)
- symptoms: fever and coryza (January 22)
- other conditions: none
- travel history: Wuhan -> Hong Kong -> Cebu -> Bohol (January 20)
- currently at: China
- known links (to other cases): none
Case 4
- status: ADMITTED (STABLE)
- who: 48 year-old male, Filipino
- tested positive: March 5
- symptoms: chills and fever (March 3)
- other conditions: none
- travel history: Japan -> Manila (February 25)
- currently at: Research Institute of Tropical Medicine (RITM)
- known links (to other cases): none
Case 5
- status: ADMITTED (SERIOUS)
- who: 62 year-old male, Filipino
- tested positive: March 5
- symptoms: cough (February 25), severe pneumonia (March 1)
- other conditions: hypertension; diabetes mellitus
- travel history: none
- currently at: RITM
- known links (to the other cases): none
All information came from the press releases of the Department of Health. Just summarized them for easy reading.
Ingat po tayong lahat mga kababayan. Possible local transmissions can occur.
Sources:
Case 1 - https://www.doh.gov.ph/doh-press-release/doh-confirms-first-2019-nCoV-case-in-the-country
Case 2 - [https://www.doh.gov.ph/press-release/DOH-reveals-more-negative-2019-nCoV-cases-confirms-first-nCoV-ARD-death-in-PH](https://www.do
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Currently looking for a parking space in Tokyo and walked around calling the numbers on lots that looked open or had "opening available" etc. written on the sign, and the majority of them said there are no openings.
At first I thought "oh well, maybe they were too lazy to come and change the sign" but I was a little suspicious of how some of them seemed to instantly say no without checking or recommending another nearby lot, as most of these companies own multiple in the area.
Then I tried to look online and I found a carpark I like which was listed on multiple websites. So I sent an enquiry on one of the websites and the reply I got back was along the lines of "there are no openings and there won't be any for the forseeable future". This increased my suspicion a little bit, so I decided to enquire again for the same parking lot on a different website but this time using a Japanese name, and lo and behold I got a reply saying it's open.
It's common knowledge that being a foreigner makes it more difficult to rent a place but I wasn't expecting it to extend to car parking. Is this all just a mix up or are my suspicions correct?
I'm currently in the Philippines..
About a week ago they segregated and sectioning off the country in to sections.
Stopped most ferries from going.. basically gave people a few days warning.. and now it's basically whatever island you're on, big or small.. you're stuck there for as long as this goes on. I know a few islands that have no airport and no ferries.. so yes.. you're stuck.
Then cut off domestic flights.
Then gave a nationwide curfew.
Then Quarantined all of Luzon (the largest populated area including Manila) and all stores ordered to close which they are tightening more and more each day.
Now they are closing some grocery stores (like mine, the only one in town).
Which leaves one very small local/wet market (basically no canned goods) just rice, fresh veggies and fish.
Will they close this too? Now that the grocery store is closed will they raise prices 2-5x to keep up with demand?
They're starting to give out one designated pass per family for grocery shopping. That's ONE pass in one persons name.. basically restricting the whole rest of the family from leaving their house.
They're also forcing hotels/hostels to close.. basically trying to kick out foreigners from them and telling them 'good luck' ..
Even some locals long term apartments are telling foreigners they won't rent to them.
Pretty much all the touristy things are shut down or are being shut down in the next few days.. I think the dive shops is all that's left but I think today or tomorrow is their last day open.
This is all in the past week by the way..
So if you're thinking about going home and not willing to possibly ride this thing out through the rest of 2020 and beyond.. you may want to think about flying back home ASAP as it seems there are more restrictions by the day on air travel, hence the crazy prices I've seen to get back home (USA).
If you don't leave NOW.. this week.. you may be stuck in whatever country your in.
Where country are you in? And how have things changed?
