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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