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Celebrity Chismis Filipino Dramas are very popular in American Samoa

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Share ko lang kasi sobrang natutuwa ako. I had a Samoan patient last night (I work as a US-based RN) and grabe, addicted pala sila sa mga Flipino teleseryes. Nanonood sya kagabi ng A Love To Last, tapos ang dami nyang kwento about Pinoy dramas. Sikat na sikat daw sa kanila sina Kristine Hermosa, Echo, Gerald Anderson, Judy Ann Santos and Piolo. Marunong pa syang mag Tagalog ng konti dahil sa kakanood nya. Sabi nya Pinoy teleseryes daw talaga ang patok sa lugar nila for decades na.

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u/TurkeyTurtle99 1d ago

Not just Samoa, but almost all Pacific Islands! Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga, even NZ! Kung gaano natin ka idol korean, ganon nila ka idol pinoy entertainment and culture. They even cook pinoy food at home! My Kiwi neighbours are more updated sa pinoy showbiz kesa sakin.

Love these people! Typically 6'5, tribal tattoos, appearing like Rock or Jason Momoa, pero laging well mannered and gentle. Nung naka sagi ako kinabahan ako kasi hanggang dibdib lang ako and biceps bigger than my head, siya pa nag "are you alright brother?"

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u/exhaustedlittlething 1d ago

Napaisip tuloy ako, “ganito ba feeling ng mga Koreans when they meet kpop and kdrama fans?” The entire shift, artista treatment ako kanya. Tinatawag nya pa akong “my beautiful princess”. 🤣

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u/TurkeyTurtle99 1d ago

Sweet talaga sila noh. Those kiwi neighbours of mine cooked sinigang and kare kare on different occasions at hinatiran pako sa bahay para check ko daw kung pasado haha! Absolutely great neighbours and workmates. Wouldn't dare play rugby against them though. I'll be crushed to bits!

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u/exhaustedlittlething 1d ago

Naku, ang laki-laki nila eh. Haha! Parang petite version tayo ng mga Samoans. Haha! Anyway, my native tongue is Visayan/Hiligaynon, and I also found out few years ago, similar ang tawag natin sa numbers when we count 1-10.

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u/lavenderlovey88 1d ago

Yes kasi same family tree natin sila. they're our giant cousins

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u/exhaustedlittlething 1d ago

Yes, Austronesian family tree. 🫶🏼

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u/SubjectOrchid5637 1d ago

Haha super cute nung hinatiran kapa, I heard a lot about them and my sister even told me na ok daw sila, malaking mga tao pero mbabaet daw tlaga and seems na family oriented sila din.

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u/exhaustedlittlething 1d ago

Sobrang family oriented. Every time meron kaming Samoan patients, expected na talaga na sobrang daming pamilyang bibisita. They respect their elders. Inaalagaan nila pamilya nila. Similar sa values natin as Pinoy. Kaya I’m not surprised din na patok dramas natin sa kanila. Kasi same same talaga. :)

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u/TurkeyTurtle99 22h ago

They're the most family oriented people I know. In fact, their tribal tattoos are about their families and their fondest memories together.

Akala ko war tattoos sila. Turns out they're very wholesome. Or maybe that was the history behind the tradition Na nag evolve lang.

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u/Rejsebi1527 1d ago

Halata nga na very family oriented sila Baks , base na din sa mga napapanood kung clips sa TikTok , YT and other social media platforms :)

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u/SubjectOrchid5637 1d ago

True, dun ko lang din nakita sa mga videos and even sa comment section un madalas nilang Sabhin about them ☺️

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u/PitifulRoof7537 12h ago

based sa napapanood ko sa mga vlogs where koreans are interviewed, not exactly. baka nga hindi pa nila kilala yung mga own celebrities nila. maaaring they know BTS pero they don't know the names of all members.

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u/JapKumintang1991 1d ago

Austronesian vibes.

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u/bunnybloo18 21h ago

This is so true! My dad used to work in Guam and his Chuukese and Chamorro co-workers would ask/talk about Filipino actors/actresses. They loved our popular love teams, lizquen and kathniel.

Our shows are also popular in some African countries.

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u/Rejsebi1527 1d ago

Wowwww ! Di pa ako nakakita irl Samoa people ☺️

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u/Strict-Western-4367 1d ago

Royal Blood and Can't Buy Me Love are airing sa Nigeria ngayon. Naka english dub. Surprisingly, sikat ang He's Into Her at other teen age drama sa Cambodia and Indonesia.

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u/fraudnextdoor 1d ago

May Kenyan facebook page pa na dedicated sa pinoy teleseryes haha

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u/Strict-Western-4367 16h ago

I found one, mga bully rin.🤣🤣🤣 Franseth LT lang ata ang mas maraming haha reacts kesa hearts sa mga post nila.

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u/yyy_iistix 16h ago

I'm glad they know what's real

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u/Key_Sea_7625 14h ago

Hahahaha hoyyyy same same 🤣

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u/shinetaxerror 1d ago

may mga nigerian din akong mga kawork na nagkukwento na nakalakihan na nila manuod ng pinoy teleserye, lagi daw sila nagmamadali pag uwi galing school para lang makapanood hahaha

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u/Maskarot 1d ago

Funny thing is that we Filipinos think our teleseryes are trash and would rather watch foreign shows.

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u/RuleCharming4645 5h ago

To be fair, mga magaganda at well love shows ang mga iniimport ng GMA at ABSCBN so of course hindi kasama yung paulit-ulit na kabitan at violence (w/o plot) sa mga iniimport or iniimport nga paisa-isa lang at hindi madalas na halos sa Isang taon 2-4 na shows with same plot depende pa kung medyo mataas yung rating eh hahabaan pa yan ng mga producers kahit visible naman from socmed yung mga bashing ng tao

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u/joniewait4me 1d ago

In Kenya too, may rivaly din sila don ng idols nila Kim/Maja pinagbabardahan din nila 😆. I stumbled upon a Kenya Fb page na 90% Pinoy shows ang content. Mga old series ng dos, Pangako Sayo etc. Read th commebts lumaki din sima sa mga Pinoy series, nostalgic din sa kanila makakita ng old series like bata pa lang sila inaabangan talaga nila, nagmamadali umuwi from school para sa Pinoy telenovela. 😊 Cute lang. Malaking bagay din ang socmeds, accessible na mga celebs for people around the world.

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u/exhaustedlittlething 1d ago

Parang nga. Haha! May Kenyan friend ako, pero she moved to the US 10 years ago. Sabi nya before she left, she used to watch Ina and Angelo. Haha

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u/AlterSelfie 1d ago

Agree! Meron pa akong nakita sa Facebook na South African channel group na supporters ng Abs-cbn actors. May around 10M followers yun page and pag nakita mo mga posts, puros tungkol sa series ng Abs-cbn particularly nila Kim, Maja, and Kathryn. Updated nga din sila sa showbiz. As in, nag-uusap usap in English ng mga ganap ng artista, mapa-separation at pag-ship. I think additional na rin siguro sa pag-launch ng mga digital contents sa mga bansa na ‘yan ng mga Filipino series.

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u/joniewait4me 1d ago

Ang daming Kenyan or African people na nalungkot sa KimXi break up 😆. Di na rin daw sila naniniwala sa end game. 😆

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u/AlterSelfie 1d ago

Kaya nga e. Affected din talaga sila. Kaya na-amaze ako sa level ng pagka fanatic nila. Para din talaga silang Pinoy. ☺️

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u/Joseph20102011 1d ago

Fun fact: Jericho Rosales and Kristine Hermosa are very popular in Ecuador because of "Pangako Sa Iyo" and "Dahil May Isang Ikaw".

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u/chidongwook 1d ago

Sikat na sikat rin daw yung mga piolo-juday projects

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u/exhaustedlittlething 1d ago

Parang nga. Namention nya talaga sina Juday at Piolo. ❤️

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u/fenderatomic 1d ago

Vietnam too! When we switched on the hostel tv (maybe 2019 or 2020).. lo and behold a vietnamese dubbed sir chief and maya (be careful with my heart) on prime time viet tv 😁

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u/KnownTie8588 1d ago

Super sikat nila Kathryn at ni *he who shall not be named sa Vietnam. Nag travel kami ng fam ko doon noong kasagsagan ng break-up nila. Nagulat ako updated yung local na nakausap namin, even yung thing kay Andrea lmao.  🤣

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u/fenderatomic 1d ago

Haha.. if updated sla sa latest chika... Next level kasikatan na yan 😅

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u/Responsible-Truck798 1d ago

True. Nung pinadala ako ng company sa Vietnam, sikat pala si Jodi & Sir Chief (BCWMH) and si Marian. Kilalang kilala nila ang DongYan. Chika nila gandang-ganda sila kay Marian.

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u/BarbaraThePlatypus 22h ago

Uyy, naalala ko noon si Marian sa Cambodia. Inimbita pa nga si Marian noon doon, pagkakatanda ko.

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u/Necessary-Buffalo288 1d ago

Pangarap ko talaga na eto maging world softpower ng Pinas hahahah move over, South Korean dramas! Char hahaha

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u/RuleCharming4645 4h ago

To be fair, we are already a soft power nation when it comes to entertainment to African nations, our SEA neighbors and Pacific islands neighbors however during pandemic yata bumagsak yung kalidad ng tv shows, the producers are Sh!t (case in point Pulang Araw and AKNP), palakasan nalang ng hype and different shows with same plots also naging malumay yung pagimport ng films when the Korean Wave spread plus lack of support from the government and lack of strategy of importing our shows especially we had chance to import more shows not just in Africa continent, our SEA neighbors and Pacific islands neighbors but also Eastern Europe and Latin Americans not only that our film industry also need to export films if GMA and ABSCBN can buy rights to release a foreign movie in their channel, they can also sell rights to other countries to and to their network channels to show Filipino films that way we can penetrate in foreign awards and get clout that Filipino films deserve

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u/electrique07 1h ago

Nakakatuwa basahin tong buong post kasi wala ako idea na soft power pala natin ang mga drama and movies natin.

Sana makitaan ng potential ng government. Medyo suntok sa buwan pero, sana.

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u/ElectricalFun3941 1d ago

Nakaexperience ako ng ganyan sa Malaysia Immigration. Nung nakita nya passport ko na Filipino, nagsmile sya tapos tinuro nya ako sabay sabi "oohhh Pangako Sayo". Hahaha

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u/dazzziii 1d ago

this is really nice to know 🥹 akala ko sa southeast asia lang nakakalusot ang pinoy dramas, nakarating na pala dyan 🥹

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u/-And-Peggy- 1d ago

Pati sa Africa ata iirc! Naalala ko kasi may fb page na African owned tapos updated na updated sila sa latest Celebrity chika natin hahah apektado nga sila sa Kathniel breakup haha ang funny lang isipin

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u/BarbaraThePlatypus 22h ago

apektado nga sila sa Kathniel breakup

tawang tawa ako kung gaano sila kagigil nun kay Andrea nung active pa ako sa FB nun HAHAHAHAHHAHA tinawag ba naman na "witch" HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH

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u/take_urpill 1d ago

Legit to. May mga reaction vids pa sila sa fb and tiktok hahah aliw

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u/Swimming_Childhood81 1d ago

Latest ba ang mga shows na napapanood nila? Baka nokia pa ang mga mobile phones na gamit ng mga bida naman

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u/-And-Peggy- 1d ago

Ito kita ko na! Kenyan pala haha here yung page, mukhang updated naman sila sa shows hahaha nakita ko nagpost sila about Widows' War eh

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u/Swimming_Childhood81 1d ago

Consistent ang kenya, kasi mukhang tuloy2x ang kuha nila ng contents sa atin, walang putol. Bentang-benta talaga yung beauty ng pinoy sa kanila at dramahan galore

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u/exhaustedlittlething 1d ago

Kaya nga. Nakakahiya nga kasi mas updated pa sya sa mga teleserye kesa sa akin. Sa totoo lang, the way she talked about Pinoy dramas, masasabi mo talagang nakaka proud as a Pinoy.

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u/PitifulRoof7537 11h ago

it happens. ganyan din naman sa Korea, hindi lahat ng celebs kilala nila.

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u/dranvex 13h ago

Laking market ng Africa ngayon for Pinoy soaps. May isang Pan-African network ang nakakuha ng syndication right ng Ang Probinsyano and they aired it to more than 40 countries in the continent.

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u/readerunderwriter 1d ago

Nakakatawa nga na pati Africans lumaki rin sa pinoy teleserye. Pag nakaka-encounter ako sa tiktok mg ganung content natatawa na lang ako kasi sikat na sikat aa kanila yung Her Mother’s Daughter at My Eternal. Mapapaisip ka kung may pinoy teleserye bang ganun, eh yun pala Ina, Kapatid, Anak tas Walang Hanggan yun hahaha.

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u/exhaustedlittlething 1d ago

Hahaha wow may kanilang version din pala ng title. Kakatuwa. Haha

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u/makofayda 1d ago

They find our shows relatable and they find that filipino values are close to their own. Same sa Africans. Ang maganda rin daw sa pinoy seryes and movies (per Africans I've met) is you pwede sya panoorin with the kids around unlike the western ones.

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u/RuleCharming4645 4h ago

I think so too aside sa well medyo hindi pa masyado established yung entertainment industry ng mga Africans na nakapanood ng Filipino films, they had same values as we Filipinos have especially in family and how you treat your elders and religion unlike sa western na individualistic at different approach when it comes to family values, treating elders and religion

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u/creamdae 1d ago

lowkey may softpower yung ph pagdating sa mga serye (minsan pati sa mga kanta na rin) lalo na sa africa, south america, pati sa mga island territories like guam, american samoa. umaangat na nga rin pati sa mga ibang SEA countries hahaha sikat na sikat yung dongyan dati sa thailand, si christian bautista sa indonesia. hahahha

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u/CantThinkAnyUserName 1d ago

Last year nasa cambodia kami, pagbukas namin ng tv, “ang probinsyano”, tapos yung dubbing ang weird kasi isang boses lang.

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u/trippinxt 1d ago edited 13h ago

6yrs ago nagpunta akong Myanmar and learned na sikat din pinoy teleseryes dun sabi nung mga nakausap namin na locals. 10yrs ago naman sa Vietnam nakapanood din ako sa tv nila ng pinoy teleserye.

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u/cassiopeiaxxix 1d ago

In Kenya too! Alam ko naging viral yun here sa Reddit I forgot saan lang. Pero meron silang FB page for Filipino teleseryes hahaha

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u/S-5252 1d ago

Hahaha naalala ko nung James-Issa Bashing days grabe yung taga Kenya na page sa pang babash kay Issa, like so invested huhu chill lang po

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u/butterbeer11 1d ago

"Ktn Kenya Teleseryes" hehe

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u/BelladonnaX0X0 1d ago

Yung mga Pinoy teleserye sikat din sa ibang SEA countries and even in Africa.

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u/__ejr 1d ago

Akala ko si Fonz :((( si Enchong pala

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u/Calm-Helicopter3540 1d ago

our dramas have the highest potential to be hit overseas tbh, just like what happened to kdramas (which eventually helped boost the hallyu wave globally). with government’s support, naging sobrang laki ng kdrama industry and naging sikat globally. i hope our govt would also step up to support our entertainment industry kasi it will help us naman in terms of tourism and such. eh kaso wala, mukhang wala silang pake sa ganyan, abs-cbn nga pina-shutdown e lol

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u/exhaustedlittlething 1d ago

Sa totoo lang, parang mas benta din kasi face card ng mga Pinoy. Sayang lang kasi di nacultivate at di supported mga artists and writers natin.

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u/InfernalQueen 19h ago

I have an African kpop moot sa twitter and she loves our teleseryes sobrang hooked na hooked daw sya sa mga marimar nagulat ako na sikat din pala Filipino seryes sa African continent akala ko kasi sa SEA lang known ung seryes natin. Sana lalo pang lumakas. Kung ang South Korea naging export ang kpop malay natin maging big export din natin ung seryes.

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u/Complex_Midnight_671 19h ago

This is so true! I had a lot Samoan workmates before, and they love Filipino movies and teleseryes. Even when it comes to food, their palate is almost the same as ours, as well as their values and culture. They’re very big and almost gigantic in size but they’re such nice people, and they totally get our humor! Haha 🥹

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u/Radiant-Somewhere189 1d ago

Wooow naka proud naman 🫶 btw! Ano ba ang samoans? Hahaha sorry tamad na mag search

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u/exhaustedlittlething 1d ago

People from Samoan Islands… Pacific Islanders. Kaya nga, while majority ata sa Pinas addicted to K-Dramas, kakatuwa na ganoong level pala ang Filipino dramas to other countries.

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u/Radiant-Somewhere189 1d ago

Ayun! Thanks sa pg answer. Ngayon ko lang na rining ang lugar na Samoa 😅

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u/yummy_tr3at 1d ago

mas malapit sa Pinas and American Samoa compared sa New Zealand..

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u/TheLostBredwtf 16h ago

Reading the comments, this is the chika I want.

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u/justanotherbizkid 10h ago

Nagpunta friend ko recently sa Indonesia and ganoon din observation niya. Besides Christian Bautista (tho mas ramdam sa millennials), super sikat din doon ang SB19 (esp sa Gen Z).

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u/louderthanbxmbs 1d ago

Ang alam ko sa Cambodia and Vietnam din sikat yung ibang shows natin especially Marian Rivera ones

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u/Artistic-Station-577 1d ago

Oh yeah, one of my close friends at my work place is from Tonga, he said he watched Marimar as a kid nagulat ako 😭

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u/Crewela_com 18h ago

My hungry ass read it as samosa 🤦🏻‍♀️

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u/aptitude_test 11h ago

Comments here makes me sad tbh. Philippines has a potential to be a global media juggernaut, but the inept and corrupt politicians and honchos here are sadly hindering us. Not the case in South Korea for example.

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u/Apprehensive_Ad_6999 20h ago

Totoo to. I lived in American Samoa for 7 years. They loved Kristine Hermosa and Jericho Rosales.

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u/Accomplished-Exit-58 18h ago

Sa vietnam din nakakarating mga teleserye natin, sa hotel ko nun sa saigon pagopen ko tv gma teleserye na viet dub ang palabas haha. Si carla abellana ung bida sa show na un.

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u/PrestigiousEnd2142 19h ago

Oh, wow. Interesting!

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u/owbitoh 10h ago

may kdrama pala tayo sa ibang bansa HAHAHA

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u/Busy_Guarantee_739 7h ago

napaisip tuloy ako if this is the reason why Ph showbiz prioritizes people w western features/aesthetic

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u/freshlymadexx 36m ago

That is why my friends from Samoa know how to speak Tagalog.