Slum And Its Contrast In the Philippines

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  • čas přidán 4. 07. 2024
  • It's always humbling to see right next door to the multi-million dollar high rises, lays a settlement of locals that lives under the poverty line. Despite conditions, the locals seem to be smiling more than the people who lives in the luxury units over the wall...
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  • @kenamaro
    @kenamaro Před 3 dny +7

    Do not judge these people!! They are doing the best they can…..this is their life….God bless the Philippines 🇵🇭!!!

    • @goatman3828
      @goatman3828 Před 3 dny

      Such poverty, yet the gal has a cell phone?

    • @qadventures
      @qadventures  Před 3 dny

      Cellphones are a necessity for schools in lieu of a laptop or computer. A brand new Chinese cellphone starts at $60USD here

    • @goatman3828
      @goatman3828 Před 3 dny

      @@qadventures Wow! I thought electronics were pricy there. Didn't think about the school part. Perhaps you should mention these things for the idiots like me watching.🤔

    • @qadventures
      @qadventures  Před 3 dny

      @goatman3828 not an idiot at all, but I will make an effort to verbalize it

    • @goatman3828
      @goatman3828 Před 3 dny

      @qadventures When I was in school there was 1 portal to a computer. No screen. Just a printer. Sometimes I forget just how much has changed. We were still using bias ply tires!

  • @paulk8444
    @paulk8444 Před 3 dny +1

    This video should give Everyone an Attitüde of Gratitude along with a desire to always be kind. Thanks for showing these two sweet sisters.

  • @JohnWilson-ql8ks
    @JohnWilson-ql8ks Před 4 dny +6

    It was the same way at Clark Air Force Base when I was their. people living in cardboard box's for a home and right next door a beautiful big house.

    • @aboveitall9600
      @aboveitall9600 Před 3 dny +2

      People forget that their gardeners, security guards, maids, and trike drivers need a place to live. A heck of a lot wealthy communities have informal settlements right outside the walls…

    • @woutergijs5246
      @woutergijs5246 Před 3 dny

      @@aboveitall9600exactly. And when those people try to do something about it and organize themselves, they are exterminated as “ communists “

  • @Victoria-ov3ge
    @Victoria-ov3ge Před 3 dny +3

    Thanks for the video Derek and Ai 👍

  • @dave-d-grunt
    @dave-d-grunt Před 3 dny +2

    Those people in the condos go out and hang their laundry on their balcony. They can see that below them. I wonder how many of them complain? “There but for the grace of God……”

  • @T0mThompson
    @T0mThompson Před 3 dny +3

    These kids should look at the big house and take that as a motivation to be good at school.
    "One day i will life up there"
    Be proud of yourself and never complain about your current situation. Its always up to you so take a bag, some neighbours and remove the trash. Your community would look so much nicer without all the trash

    • @woutergijs5246
      @woutergijs5246 Před 3 dny +2

      Not true: the shacks would still look like shacks

    • @half-breed
      @half-breed Před 3 dny

      Are you going to pay for their schooling ?

    • @T0mThompson
      @T0mThompson Před 3 dny

      @@half-breed Why should I? They are already going to school. And yes sir, I already supported some people in the Philippines.

  • @janonthelam3418
    @janonthelam3418 Před 4 dny +3

    My guess is the locals are so busy with life that they don’t even see the big buildings. 👍🏼♥️🇨🇦

    • @qadventures
      @qadventures  Před 4 dny +1

      They see it every second and not even notice them anymore

    • @woutergijs5246
      @woutergijs5246 Před 3 dny +1

      They work there as cleaners, housemaids, maintenance guys whatever

  • @danielboomers
    @danielboomers Před 3 dny +2

    nice loud music right next to the condos..love it..

  • @kiwimcozzie5431
    @kiwimcozzie5431 Před 3 dny +5

    The GARBAGE is so bad

    • @woutergijs5246
      @woutergijs5246 Před 3 dny +2

      That is what you see. Derek tries to tell something else

    • @woutergijs5246
      @woutergijs5246 Před 3 dny +2

      The goat seems to have another idea about it

  • @woutergijs5246
    @woutergijs5246 Před 3 dny +1

    For those interested: there are some very interesting scripts, very well documented. ( e.g. by Peace Corps) About the background of the ( greater)-Cebu inhabitants. Anthropology, sociology, economy…

  • @kyleesteban467
    @kyleesteban467 Před 3 dny +3

    Come on viewers, just over 1,300 views and only 102 likes. SMH🤯
    👍🏼👍👍🏼👍👍🏼👍👍🏼👍👍🏼
    🙏

  • @hanglee5586
    @hanglee5586 Před 4 dny +3

    Boston tshirt. Nice. 😊

  • @alexanderdonmichael
    @alexanderdonmichael Před 2 dny +1

    This is very good video content and I enjoyed watching it 💪💪💪

  • @woutergijs5246
    @woutergijs5246 Před 3 dny +2

    Nice vlog Derek. We might meet again maybe on Mactan. Accidentally I was taken this morning on a live vlog at Grand Mall. And a visit to Opon Plaza & The Virgen de la Regia Shrine. That is very nearby where freedom fighter LapuLapu beat the shit out of that invader Maghellan…

    • @qadventures
      @qadventures  Před 3 dny +1

      😄 you know where I am, Wouter. You are welcome anytime

  • @stevenschaus6751
    @stevenschaus6751 Před 3 dny +3

    The pollution is so sad...

  • @kyleesteban467
    @kyleesteban467 Před 3 dny +2

    In the U.S. they would displace this community with an unfair buyout.

    • @woutergijs5246
      @woutergijs5246 Před 3 dny

      What happened to the people who lived on the land where now are the hotels?

    • @kyleesteban467
      @kyleesteban467 Před 3 dny

      @@woutergijs5246 Displaced.
      If the land was open or vacant to build on, who originally owned it...? Ask the elders of any aboriginal tribe.
      Governments take the Sovereignty away from the original natives.

  • @nikkipage9284
    @nikkipage9284 Před 3 dny +2

    I wonder if any people in the community work in the fancy buildings - how much the rent is as well.

    • @qadventures
      @qadventures  Před 3 dny +3

      These condos are mostly 1 or 2 bedrooms and range from $200 to $500 USD per month depending on furnishing. Most these jobs are not filled by residents of these communities. These residents are usually laborers or fishermen that earns about $8 per day while feeding big families

  • @Ashtonsironhorse
    @Ashtonsironhorse Před 3 dny +2

    👍😎👍

  • @FairLaunchDaily-wu9hv

    Hello Charlene 😊

  • @obadiahphoenix429
    @obadiahphoenix429 Před 4 dny +4

    No, whats really sad is reading judgmental comments by entitled Karens on the living condition of some of the most beautiful hearted & very humble folk who by whatever circumstance find themselves on the other side of the tracks are still able too thrive amid the many luxurious amenities towering above this community is in my very own opinion is in fact the point being made with this video...and in typical fashion instead of looking for the great humanity inside these ppl making do with less possessions we get annoying observations as if these locals have access too weekly waste management operations like us that have these very privileges in the west...boy, the audacity of it all...smmfh 🙄
    sorry not sorry 😅

    • @qadventures
      @qadventures  Před 4 dny +3

      Wow!!! Well said. All I am saying is to be responsible business owners and care for your neighbors

    • @dave-d-grunt
      @dave-d-grunt Před 3 dny +3

      It’s always an eye opener when I see the comments you’re talking about. I spent over 7 years in and around the Philippines. When I first came back to the states I was disgusted with American’s treatment of dogs. It bothered me that these American pets were better fed than many of the people I had interacted with. Still bothers me when I read judgmental comments from people that have no clue at all

    • @woutergijs5246
      @woutergijs5246 Před 3 dny +3

      No, do not sorry. It surprised me as well how much focus there is on the trash instead of the real life of these residents

    • @obadiahphoenix429
      @obadiahphoenix429 Před 3 dny +1

      ​@@qadventuresagreed 💯 %

    • @obadiahphoenix429
      @obadiahphoenix429 Před 3 dny

      ​@@woutergijs5246thanks bro

  • @jsully4064
    @jsully4064 Před 3 dny +1

    Ya, very sad to see this. Most Filipinas are taught English in school. Those that cant afford school only learn their local dialect unfortunately.
    Their is hardly any garbage collection done in the Philippines. Burn it, throw it down the hill, or in the creek that goes out to sea, is the way its disposed of mostly.
    Take care Derek,...Jim

    • @qadventures
      @qadventures  Před 3 dny +1

      You are, unfortunately, not off

    • @woutergijs5246
      @woutergijs5246 Před 3 dny +3

      But where is the sadness? We see 2 young ladies who like each other’s companionship as half sisters. We did not hear them complain. All the rest are our western presumptions

    • @jsully4064
      @jsully4064 Před 3 dny +1

      @@woutergijs5246 Did not say the girls were sad. It was the garbage dump that was sad to see.

  • @JandyElijahYT
    @JandyElijahYT Před 4 dny +1

    Intro 10000 /100 but how to make

  • @tpiper1976
    @tpiper1976 Před 4 dny +4

    Why do the people who live there throw their trash everywhere and don’t seem to care?

    • @qadventures
      @qadventures  Před 4 dny +1

      Mindset

    • @Jonas-sg1eo
      @Jonas-sg1eo Před 4 dny +6

      when you have nothing to eat the last thing you worry about is where you trow trash , the wealthier people are the more they care about these things for these people its all about survival .

    • @qadventures
      @qadventures  Před 4 dny +1

      @Jonas-sg1eo well said

    • @franciscoaguilar123
      @franciscoaguilar123 Před 4 dny +2

      There's probably no weekly trash pickup service. I've heard that's a big problem in areas of the Philippines especially for the poor. So they don't have a good method to dispose trash other than to burn.

    • @paulz6491
      @paulz6491 Před 4 dny +2

      They are trying to survive. Environmental concerns are not a priority when you’re just struggling to survive and feed your family……

  • @user-bz1zn3ds3j
    @user-bz1zn3ds3j Před dnem

    05:58 absolutely beautiful ❤️

  • @joepotato3782
    @joepotato3782 Před 3 dny +1

    They live on a garbage dump.

    • @qadventures
      @qadventures  Před 3 dny +1

      👌

    • @woutergijs5246
      @woutergijs5246 Před 3 dny +1

      I see a lowland area where there has been high rise building construction. And all of the leftover concrete has been thrown on piles.

  • @YuriUK
    @YuriUK Před 3 dny +2

    What condo/hotel is this?

    • @qadventures
      @qadventures  Před 3 dny +1

      I missed it myself

    • @YuriUK
      @YuriUK Před 3 dny +1

      @@qadventures I’m sure you know what area you were in right?

    • @qadventures
      @qadventures  Před 3 dny +1

      I said in the very beginning of my video the area I am in. You previously asked the name of condo/hotel which I did not investigate

    • @woutergijs5246
      @woutergijs5246 Před 3 dny

      @@YuriUKthis is getting weird. This is not the subject. You can pinpoint it on google within 50-100 meters. The exact condo building is not relevant. Btw… you did not ask what name the house has where those people live.

  • @Jackjack72758
    @Jackjack72758 Před 3 dny +3

    You shouldn’t be going around with minor girls, it’s really weird. In the USA you’d be in jail. Just saying. I wouldn’t be hanging with little kids asking all these intrusive questions.

    • @qadventures
      @qadventures  Před 3 dny +5

      Thank you for your concern as I have consulted local government and law enforcement and had their blessings. As I don't know their age, I do agree they are young. My line of questions were basic and not intrusive at all, but I understand what is intrusive is subjective. With the awareness of law enforcement and local community members, I DO mentor ans sponsor a few kids in my surrounding neighborhood and I would have never had the chance without 1st having a conversation. I speak with young and old (as you can see from my content); one in which is a senior citizen who I was able to help go home and passed on in peace at home.
      I understand your concern and it's valid. At the same time, I am glad I live here now and not there, where an innocent conversation (regardless of age) can be misconstrued as "inappropriate".

    • @woutergijs5246
      @woutergijs5246 Před 3 dny

      Is there 1 law in the US that forbids you to ask a question to a minor ?

    • @Jackjack72758
      @Jackjack72758 Před 3 dny

      @@woutergijs5246 no . But to follow all around. You would have parents kicking your butt.

    • @Jackjack72758
      @Jackjack72758 Před 3 dny

      @@qadventures listen I love you and your videos. I was only stating that it’s a touchy subject. And yes I pm also leaving the USA for Thailand in a few years. This country sucks anymore. ;).

    • @rangiflavell4639
      @rangiflavell4639 Před 3 dny +2

      Derek has his lady with him, its humbling to see how people live without the comforts that we take for granted, his questions are more directed at how they live, for myself can only imagine the everyday hardships and still they smile.

  • @hanglee5586
    @hanglee5586 Před 4 dny +1

    Poverty awareness video?

    • @qadventures
      @qadventures  Před 4 dny +3

      More about "do business, but care for the locals also"

  • @mrozboss
    @mrozboss Před 2 dny

    Is that tahal

    • @mrozboss
      @mrozboss Před dnem

      I stayed there in 2019 Batangas and tahal such a beautiful place if anyone gets the chance to visit do so the people are very kind and helpful

  • @ninaanetteassarsson4328
    @ninaanetteassarsson4328 Před 4 dny +2

    So sad to see how dirty it is and all garbage and plastic ☹️ Dont have to be like that just cause you are poor.

    • @qadventures
      @qadventures  Před 4 dny +2

      Mindset

    • @woutergijs5246
      @woutergijs5246 Před 3 dny +2

      And no word about the ugly high rise buildings? And no word about the left over concrete piles ? ( or are it dead coral reefs?)

  • @Life_with_Derek
    @Life_with_Derek Před 4 dny +2

    Great video and thanks for the goat advice... city goat is not as tasty.... well...they say... you are what you eat...
    With no money for trash disposal... it ends up everywhere unfortunately.
    Very tough to govern 8,000 islands with 180 different languages and dialects.
    Regulations and laws are difficult if not impossible for these micro encampments.
    Takes lots and lots of money to clean up in any country.
    Canada is blessed for garbage... 2nd biggest country in the entire world and a population of only 40 million ish .... we have heavy-duty fines for people who toss stuff... but it still happens here too... unfortunately, there are always some who just don't get the BIG picture.
    Thanks Derek

    • @qadventures
      @qadventures  Před 4 dny +1

      Well said. Garbage disposal is a production in itself

  • @peteperico8814
    @peteperico8814 Před 4 dny +4

    I think the reason some vloggers like making this kind of contents about poor people is they get to make themselves look smart as if they care and also feel like rockstars in provinces. I'd like to see you talk to educated well off people like that in places like BGC and other modern cities 😇👍! The reason most vloggers don't is because they either get ignored or don't get much attention 👍😇!

    • @qadventures
      @qadventures  Před 4 dny +4

      You mean like Karens in the west? Look at my other videos before you chirp. Slowly, but surely, I create opportunities for locals. I am funding college education for local kids with my CZcams earnings.

    • @janonthelam3418
      @janonthelam3418 Před 4 dny +3

      @@peteperico8814 That is truly a hash judgement of people you don’t even know. Derek has done more for his adopted country than you can even begin to imagine!

    • @woutergijs5246
      @woutergijs5246 Před 3 dny +3

      Fact: I have met Derek after watching the story of late Kevin. He is genuine.
      You definitely have not seen his travel vlogs. You have no idea about his background, family life, business model - whatever.
      In case you do not know: you can always alter a comment if you concede it was improper

    • @TrollextheTroll
      @TrollextheTroll Před 2 dny

      Hey Pete .....just dont comment anymore and you'll seem smart. LOL

  • @kyleesteban467
    @kyleesteban467 Před 3 dny

    Hey Derek, yeah, that was me that just messaged You on messenger. I was venting.
    I only have FaceBook to have Messenger only. You will never see posts on FB from me. If someone posts to my FB, I will delete it. I have already deleted two that were posted.