Ep. 16: Bakit Mahirap Maging Pilipino?
Episode description
In this Independence Day special, we talk about the issue of Filipino identity by responding to Juju Baluyot's piece on the desire to leave the country. We discuss whether or not it is ethical to leave the country, why we should stay, and how we should stay despite our dysfunctional system.
0:00 Music
0:20 Intro
0:55 Happy Independence Day
2:40 Re: Bob Quilapio
5:20 Why do people leave? On Juju Baluyot's article
6:35 Borj's Reply to Baluyot
10:05 Migration is very common among Filipinos
12:25 Culture of Walking away and applying it to the country
14:00 Finding home somewhere else or recreating home
15:50 Are Filipinos delusional? Do Filipinos really need to come back?
20:10 Walking away as an act of courage, is it ethical to leave?
22:50 Self-care from politics
26:00 Debt to "Inang Bayan", the Philippines will always be with you
30:21 On being a global citizen and dual citizenship
33:33 How should we stay?
37:08 Quotes on Citizenship, and Withdrawing Filipino citizenship
40:00 Making peace with your country
43:10 Recommendations
Sources:
When it is time to leave by Juju Baluyot
https://www.rappler.com/voices/imho/opinion-when-its-time-to-leave
Last Week Tonight w/ John Oliver- Asian Americans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29lXsOYBaow
Stop looking for perfection in your relationships=Slavoj Zizek
The Shadow of Unfairness: A Plebeian Theory of Liberal Democracy by Jeffrey Green
https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Unfairness-Plebeian-Liberal-Democracy/dp/0190215909
Asia Barometer Surveys
http://www.asianbarometer.org/
Recommendations:
From Colonial To Liberation Psychology: The Philippine Experience by Virgilio Enriquez
Pagbabalik by Galiza de Castro (Asin cover)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac-GRnOOEKA
Migration Revolution