Philippines

In the Philippines, COVID19 broke a little earlier! From April 1, 2022, the entry conditions for the Philippines have changed, and "alert alert level zero" has been declared for pandemic regulations.   Traveling to the Philippines due to the effects of coronavirus (updated 2022/4/6)   Philippines entry conditions（2022/4/1〜） ・Accept tourists from all countries ・Accepts antigen test negative proof (not necessarily PCR test) ・Removed restrictions on the number of people who have not been vaccinated   COVID19 was defined as Endemic. (It feels a little too early ...)   Simply、   Required documents for departure from Japan ・Passport ・Vaccination certificate ・PCR ...

Konnichiwa, this is hiro（@hirosaeki01）   K-POP, Korean dramas, and Korean fashion are very popular in the Philippines nowadays.   K-POP is especially popular now,  and SB19, a boy group inspired by K-POP and made up of only Filipinos,   is now very popular all over the Philippines!   SB19's activities are disseminated worldwide through SNS such as Youtube and Facebook, and have established a strong position as an icon of Filipino pop culture.   The presence of their enthusiastic fan  "A'TIN"  is also significant.   Now let's focus on SB19!     1. What is SB19? The P-POP group that ...

  Philippines stocks・・・Number of listed stocks, total 275 stocks (January 2022)   It is only  about one tenth  of the 3822 stocks on the Japanese stock exchange (January 2022).   ・Main board ・ ・ ・ 267 brands   ・For SMEs ・ ・ ・ 7 brands   ・ETF・・・1 brand   Of these few stocks, conglomerate companies account  for one-third.   What this means   Isn't there an investment destination that is as secure as a Filipino conglomerate?   ex) Ayala Corporation,　BDO Bank,　Jollibee Food Corporation,　San Miguel Corporation etc     It's difficult to study about 4,000 listed companies in Japan,   Don't ...

This time, I  would like to introduce the popular fast food restaurant "Jollibee" in the Philippines.   What is Jollibee? A fast food chain store owned by Jollibee Corporation, led by Tony Tan, based in the Philippines.   Tony Tan is ranked 1267 in the 2020 World's Billionaires list. A millionaire with $ 170 million in personal wealth.   It is rumored that the Philippines is the only country where the American hamburger chain that everyone knows cannot be ranked first.   By the way, hamburgers and fried chicken are famous now, but when it was founded in 1975, it ...

Hello, It's Hiro.   "I know that the number of Instagram followers in Japan is Naomi Watanabe's solo run, but what about the Philippines ...?"   I was curious about the number of Instagram followers in the Philippines, the Internet penetration rate, etc., so I investigated it.   Philippines Instagram Follower Ranking (August, 2021) No.1・・・Anne Curtis　15.8M (@annecurtissmith)・・・Actress (female)   No.2・・・Pia Wurtzbach　11.5M (@piawurzbach)・・・Model (female)   No.3・・・Catriona Gray　10.6M (@catriona_gray)・・Model (female)   No.4・・・Julia barretto　9.9M (@juliabarretto)・・・Actress (female)   No.5・・・Yassi Pressman　8.5M (@yassipressman)・・・Model (female)   No.6・・・Angel Locsin　8.4M (@therealangellocsin)・・・Actress (female)   No.7・・・SOFIA　7.8M (@iamsofiaandres)・・・Model (female)   No.8・・・Sarah Lahbati　6.9M (@sarahlahbati)・・・Actress (female)   No.9・・・Heart Evangelista　6.9M (@iamhearte)・・・Designer (female)   No.10・・・James Reid　6.5M ...

Hello, It's Hiro.   This time, we will introduce popular SNS and apps in the Philippines.   ※Information as of July 2021.   Before that, the ranking of SNS users in Japan is as follows.   2021 SNS user ranking (Japan)   No.１：LINE   No.2：Twitter   No.3：Instagram   No.4：Facebook   No.5：Tiktok   The impression is that apps with high anonymity are becoming popular.   Next is the ranking of SNS users in the world.   2021 SNS user ranking (worldwide)   No.1：Facebook   No.2：Youtube   No.3：WhatsApp   No.4：WeChat   No.5：Instagram   Tiktok was 6th.   Unlike Japan, apps with relatively ...

Hello, It's Hiro.   Since yesterday, my SNS timeline has been amazing with BTS and McDonald's.   That's right!   BTS and McDonald's collaborated to launch a campaign called BTS Meal.   Actually, this campaign started on May 27th in 10 countries including North America.   Just yesterday, it started in Southeast Asia including the Philippines.   Most of my friends are foreigners on my SNS, and it seems that the trend is to show BTS meal and selfie for the first time in ARMY.   What is the product content? The contents of BTS meal are, to be clear, ...

Hello, It's Hiro.   Here is a summary of Alodia, known as the most famous entertainer in the Philippines.   Alodia？ Name：アローディア・ゴセンフィアオ（Alodia Gosiengfiao）   Birthday：March 9, 1988 (33 years old)   Lives in Quezon City, Manila, the capital of the Philippines. She is 165 cm tall and Pisces.   Graduated from Ateneo University in 2009 and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) from the Department of Information Design.   A Spanish Filipino cosplayer, model, singer, pianist, actress and professional gamer.   Her father is Chinese Filipino and her mother is Spanish Filipino, so she is a famous cosplayer and ...

Hello, it's Hiro.   According to a survey by the US Times magazine, the most popular city in the world for "selfie", which takes a picture of yourself with a mobile phone and posts it on the Internet, is Makati, the center of Metro Manila, Philippines. Was announced in 2014.   This popularity seems to continue unabated even in 2021.   Taking a picture of yourself is called "selfie" in the world.   Even around me, who spends more than one-third of the year in the Philippines, there is no day when I don't see Filipino selfie SNS posts.   ...

Hello, it's Hiro.   How do you secure transportation in the Philippines, everyone?   Perhaps 9 out of 10 people will answer if they use local public transport.   ※There are some strong people around me who arrange a rental car in advance and drive by themselves as soon as they arrive at the airport though.   Since the time when Grab and Uber began to spread, the sight of catching a taxi locally has gradually disappeared.   Car movement using the app is very simple and very easy to use, and the first thing I do after passing through ...

Hello, it's Hiro.   As the title says, did you know that using an app called G CASH is the simplest and easiest way to send money to the other party in the Philippines?   I use G cash to send money almost every month.   The main reason for remittance is personal import. When purchasing local groceries or original goods limited to the local area, Amazon and Ebay are famous from Japan,   Items other than daily necessities are especially expensive due to various additions such as tariffs, consumption tax and commissions.   By using G CASH, you can ...

Hello, it's Hiro.   Let's continue with PART1 on simple Filipino, which you should definitely remember.   This time, I tried to put together a total of 20 words, numbers, etc.   ※ This article can be read in 3 minutes. I hope it helps you learn Filipino even a little.   It is very easy to understand if you imagine English, so I will try to touch English with the same meaning.   Click here for the previous article   Numbers You will be pleased if you use it when shopping.   Numbers（Easy from 1  to 10　Let’s learn Tagalog!!）   ...

Hello, it's hiro.   I would like to regularly summarize simple Filipino words that I should definitely remember, as a memorandum.   I've summarized 20 things such as greetings, daily conversation, slang, and words.   I hope you find it useful.   Greetings 1. Masarap! It means "delicious!" in English.   2. Masaya It means "happy and fun" in English. ex) Masaya ako.  I am happy. You can use it like that.   3. Magandang Umaga. It means "good morning" in English.   4. Magandang araw. It means "hello (morning-evening)".   5. Magandang tanghali.  It means "hello (noon)". ※I have ...

Hello, it's Hiro.   For those who planning a short stay in Manila, this time,   ・Good access from Manila (within 6 hours one way) ・2-3 nights ・Low budget   Here are some recommended sightseeing spots you can go to.   １. Puerto Galera Puerto Galera is an island in the eastern Mindoro province of Mindoro Island in the Philippines, and its famous as a resort area.   Located 130km south of Manila, you can take a highway bus to the port of Batangas to reach Puerto Galera. (About 2 hours)   From the port of Batangas, we arrived at ...

Hello, it's Hiro.   I would like to introduce the Money Exchange exchange office that I always use when traveling to Manila.   If you are traveling to the Philippines for the first time, I recommend that you do not lose money by exchanging a large amount of money at the airport, and exchange it in the area where you are staying as much as possible.   ※This article can be read in 3 minutes.   1. Trinoma, Currency exchange office in Trinoma (Quezon City) Walk toward Trinoma from SM North, and it will be on the left side immediately ...