PHILIPPINES' VIDEO
[PHOTO
- DOT Asec Benito Bengzon, Jr. shrugged off an American's rants on why he
dislikes the Philippines]
MANILA,
MARCH 17, 2012 (BULLETIN) By
ALEX VALENTIN BROSAS - The Department of Tourism (DOT) is not at all bothered by
a video on YouTube in which an American rattled off reasons for disliking the
country.
"Sa gitna ng kampanya ng Department of Tourism na 'It's More Fun In The
Philippines,' isang video ang kumakalat ngayon sa internet na gawa ng isang
banyagang lalaki na may titulong '20 reasons why I dislike the Philippines.'
Meron na itong mahigit 300,00 views," a report on "24 Oras" said.
"Sa video, nagpakilala ang isang Amerikanong si Jimmy Sieczka na ilang taon
daw na nanirahan sa Cebu. Ipinakita niya ang mga ikinairita daw niya sa
Pilipinas tulad ng mga lubak daw sa mga kalsada, mga comfort room na walang
tissue paper at tubig," the newscast said, adding, "Hindi naman ito ikinabahala
ng DOT."
Reacting on the video that went viral, Asec. Benito Bengzon, Jr. of DOT said,
"Kaya ko ring magbigay ng dalawampung dahilan, 200 reasons or 2,000 reasons kung
bakit masaya dito sa Pilipinas."
The news, however, noted, "Iba-iba naman ang sentimyento ng mga nakakita ng
video."
One female college student felt that, "Nakakahiya rin po kasi kapag sinabi
nilang comfort room tapos may papasok na ibang mga tao lalo na 'pag sikat tapos
ganoon 'yung room…nakakahiya po."
Another female student was seemingly agitated by the negativity of the video.
"Naiinis ako kasi siyempre dapat hindi negative. Hindi lang naman ang
Pilipinas ang may ganoong place, ibang bansa rin. Parang kasiraan sa Pilipinas
[ang video]," she explained.
"Titingnan daw ng DOT ang mga punang ito para maayos at mas mapaganda ang
bansa," the report said.
Asec Bengzon expressed willingness to meet Sieczka to explain some things.
"[Ang] mas maganda diyan makausap siya bago natin sabihin na kailangan siyang
mag-apologize. Siguro [ang] maganda diyan [ay] kausapin [siya]. Kausapin namin
[siya] sa DOT. Tingnan namin kung ano ba talaga ang pakay niya, ano ba talaga
ang gusto niyang ilabas. At kami naman, handa naman kaming magpaliwanag,"
Bengzon said.
"Sa ngayon ay tinanggal na ang video ng 'Why I Dislike The Philippines' ng
nag-pose nito sa Youtube. Kibit-balikat din ang Palasyo. May karapatan daw ang
bawat isa na magpahayag ng gusto nilang sabihin."
Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda seemingly brushed off the American's
comment about the country, saying, "Each and every person who comes here and
there'll be things that he will not like. There'll be things that a tourist
would like in the Philippines."
"Isa pa ang nasa likod daw ng video blog na ito ay minsan na ring nag-upload
ng video naman na ang pamagat ay '20 reasons why I love the Philippines.'
Dalawang ibang lalaki naman ang bumida sa video na ito at kanila namang
inisa-isa ang mga bagay na kinagigiliwan nila sa Pilipinas tulad ng pagkahilig
ng Pilipino sa basketball, gayundin ang pagkamalikhain ng Pinoy pati na ang
hilig at galing ng Pinoy sa pagkanta."
20 Reasons I Dislike Philippines Video by an American living & working in Cebu
Uploaded by 6988kid on Mar 16, 2012
The trending topic today on social networks.
Jimmy Sieczka, (accdg to google search results) is an American Guy currently
living and working in Cebu for almost 3 and a half years. His claiming himself
to know soo much about the country and thus, made a video about "20 reasons he
dislike the Philippines" posted it Channelfix and currently have 66153 views.
Fair or Unfair?
This video is causing all sorts of controversy but if you think about it,
solving these would make the country better. Sometimes you need a stranger to
point out the ugly truth about ourselves. Sure these things are what give the
Philippines and Filipinos our own unique and sometimes charming "character," but
I really wouldn't mind if I never get to see the things he pointed out
again.
Chief News Editor: Sol
Jose Vanzi
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