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Last time we spoke about the Aitape-Wewak Campaign. General Dunckel's task force successfully invaded Mindoro, establishing airfields to support operations on Luzon. With General Eichelberger's 8th Army and General Krueger's 6th Army poised to capture Lingayen Gulf, guerrilla forces on Luzon provided crucial intelligence. As plans for the Luzon invasion solidified, General Yamashita prepared defenses, predicting an assault between January 10 and 20. Despite dwindling resources, he aimed to delay the enemy's advance. Meanwhile, Allied forces readied for a swift amphibious attack to secure Manila and restore the Philippine government. In December, Australian forces established outposts at Yasile and Yambes, successfully repelling Japanese attacks. After fierce clashes, they advanced 40 miles along the coast. Meanwhile, the U.S. military bolstered defenses in Saipan and launched bombing raids on Japanese facilities, achieving mixed results. Despite heavy losses, they began to impact Japanese production capabilities. As the month ended, the Japanese launched a final assault on the Marianas, but the Allies continued their strategic advances, setting the stage for future operations. This episode is the Invasion of Luzon Welcome to the Pacific War Podcast Week by Week, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about world war two? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on world war two and much more so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel you can find a few videos all the way from the Opium Wars of the 1800's until the end of the Pacific War in 1945. We last left off with the plans for Operation Mike 1 being finished. General Swift's 1st Corps was ready to land on the eastern beaches of Lingayen Gulf, while General Griswold's 14th Corps prepared to go ashore on the western beaches. Additionally, successful diversionary operations had been conducted on Mindoro, and Admiral McCain's Task Force 38 executed several moderately successful strikes against Formosa and the Ryukyu Islands in early January. Meanwhile, the 14th Corps elements staging at New Britain completed loading on 10 December; those mounting at Bougainville finished two days later. On the 17th all groups of the III Amphibious Force rendezvoused at Huon Gulf, eastern New Guinea, to rehearse the Lingayen assault. General Griswold felt that the 37th Division's rehearsal was satisfactory but had much fault to find with the 40th Division, remarking upon a "general failure to observe the spirit of the rehearsal." As a result, further training was conducted at Manus Island in the Admiralties, where the convoy reassembled on 22 December. On December 27, Admiral Wilkinson dispatched his LSTs and LSMs, followed by the remainder of Task Force 79 four days later. On the same day, Admiral Barbey's convoy, which included Major-General Leonard Wing's 43rd Division, loaded at Aitape before proceeding to Sansapor to load Major-General Edwin Patrick's 6th Division. Task Force 78 departed Sansapor on December 30, heading to a rendezvous point with other elements of Admiral Kinkaid's Luzon Attack Force. By January 4, all components of Task Force 77 had successfully gathered at Leyte Gulf, with MacArthur personally boarding the light cruiser Boise. Kinkaid's minesweepers, Admiral Oldendorf's Bombardment and Fire Support Group, and most of Admiral Durgin's escort carriers had already left the gulf on January 2 to conduct preliminary operations off Luzon. By January 6, the rest of the Luzon Attack Force began moving toward Lingayen Gulf, led by Admiral Berkey's light cruisers. As Mindoro-based aircraft significantly increased the intensity of their assaults during the last week of December—sinking seven transports and two escorts, and destroying over 140 aircraft. General Yamashita's tense and expectant forces were still racing against time to complete,their battle preparations when the first warnings came that the enemy was again on the move. At 1322 on 2 January, a naval lookout post on Surigao Strait reported that a long train of about 80 enemy ships, screened by destroyers, was moving through the strait into the Mindanao Sea. Other reports which followed immediately warned that large numbers of invasion craft were gathered in the Leyte, Palau and Marianas areas, and that enemy submarines had appeared in force off the west coast of Luzon. At first it was thought that the enemy convoy was merely a reinforcement and resupply group destined for Mindoro. On 3 January, however, developments began to point more conclusively toward a full-scale amphibious operation against Luzon. In the afternoon, just as the initially sighted enemy group passed into the Sulu Sea, a large enemy naval task force, including 12 escort carriers, four battleships and eight cruisers, was reported following in its wake through Surigao Strait. Another delayed report stated that an enemy transport convoy of 90 ships, under strong naval escort, had been spotted the previous day northwest of Palau, heading in the direction of Leyte Gulf. General Yamashita grew concerned that a large-scale amphibious operation against Luzon was imminent. Consequently, he decided to relocate his headquarters to Baguio. These concerns were validated in early January when Japanese lookouts spotted Kinkaid's warships and transports approaching the island. In response, General Tominaga ordered aggressive kamikaze attacks on the Allied vessels, with a major assault on January 4 causing severe damage to the escort carrier Ommaney Bay, which ultimately had to be scuttled. The following day, Japanese attacks persisted, damaging two escort carriers, two cruisers, and three destroyers, among other ships. In retaliation, Durgin's carrier aircraft launched strikes on Manila Bay, successfully sinking the destroyer Momi and damaging the Hinoki. On January 6, McCain's carriers joined the effort, with American pilots tasked with targeting air facilities at Manila and Clark Field. Despite adverse weather conditions limiting the effectiveness of the strike, they succeeded in sinking one transport and six oilers, as well as destroying 32 Japanese aircraft. Meanwhile, as Oldendorf's warships commenced their bombardment and minesweeping operations, kamikaze attacks continued. The destroyer minesweeper USS Long (DD-209/DMS-12) missed the attack on Pearl Harbor by about two days, but then immediately started anti-submarine patrols and escort missions. Its long trajectory in the Pacific War saw it make escort runs to Midway, Palmyra and Canton; participate in the invasions of Amchitka, Attu and Kiska in Alaskan waters; escort reinforcements to Roi and Namur in the Marshalls; participate in the invasions of the Admiralties, Hollandia, Saipan and Palau; and be one of the first vessels to enter into Leyte Gulf back in October. During the invasion of Lingayen Gulf, Long began mine sweeps on January 6, evading and firing upon Japanese aircraft as she carried out her intricate mission. Shortly after noon, beginning her second run, Long spotted two Zeros heading for her. Long went to 25 knots and opened fire, but a kamikaze crashed into her portside below the bridge about 1 foot above the waterline. With fires and explosions amidships, Long lost power and internal communications, and was unable to fight fires forward. Her commanding officer, Lieutenant Stanley Caplan, fearing an explosion in the forward magazine, gave permission for men trapped on the forecastle to leave the ship; but through a misunderstanding the crew abandoned ship. Later that afternoon a second plane attacked Long and exploded at the same spot, destroying the bridge and breaking the ship's back. Long finally capsized and sank the following morning. Alongside the Long, battleships California and New Mexico, along with the cruisers Columbia, Australia, and Louisville, five destroyers, another minesweeper, and one transport were damaged. Admiral Oldendorf was worried with good reason. Previously, kamikaze operations against his ships and those of other naval commands, though dangerous, had generally been executed by relatively untrained pilots who had taken few precautions to avoid detection and anti-aircraft fire and who often appeared to be flying partially damaged, lightly armored planes carrying little ordnance. In January the kamikazes had been operating in a far different manner. There was now a definite program of kamikaze operations, for the vast majority of the perhaps 100 Japanese aircraft that had attacked the forces under Admiral Oldendorf's command since January 2 had at least attempted kamikaze crashes. In addition, the pilots seemed to be more skilled. They took every advantage of radar-blanketing terrain, especially in the Lingayen Gulf area, and flew toward target ships at extremely low altitudes, thus helping to avoid both radar and visual detection. Flight tactics included radical maneuvering designed not only to avoid anti-aircraft fire and Allied planes but also to confuse observers as to which ship was the actual target. Finally, many of the kamikaze planes were heavily armored and armed. The Allies had expected great results from the relatively new proximity fuze for shipboard 5-inch antiaircraft weapons, but the Japanese planes usually appeared so suddenly and took such violent evasive action that 5-inch batteries could seldom track properly. The employment of the expensive special ammunition was, therefore, generally useless, and was sometimes even dangerous to friendly ships. Having missed approaching kamikazes by such distances that fuzes were not activated, shells sometimes sailed on to explode on or near Allied vessels, thereby causing some damage and many casualties. Concerned about the effectiveness of the kamikaze attacks and recognizing that achieving air superiority did not prevent the enemy's suicide planes, Oldendorf opted for a psychological strategy. He ordered the minesweeper and bombardment groups to persist with their operations, even while sustaining damage, to convince the Japanese that their suicide missions were failing. Kinkaid shared these concerns and requested the cessation of all diversionary air operations to concentrate the main air offensive on Luzon. As a result, Admiral Halsey's carrier-based aircraft and General Kenney's ground forces were tasked with neutralizing all Japanese airfields in Luzon, supported by Durgin's escort carriers. On January 7, McCain's strikes on Luzon and Oldendorf's bombardment of the Lingayen beaches continued, while underwater demolition teams entered the gulf to undertake the dangerous mission of dismantling beach obstacles. Again contrary to expectations, no beach obstacles were found. The "frog men" encountered only a little rifle and machine gun fire, and the few beach defenses they observed appeared to be unoccupied. Their tasks and those of hydrographic ships were completed on the 8th. In retaliation, 20 to 25 kamikazes targeted various segments of the Luzon Attack Force, managing to sink two minesweepers and damage one LST. That night, Kinkaid's destroyers successfully sank the Hinoki off Manila Bay. However, on January 8, the 3rd Fleet units began advancing towards Formosa, as MacArthur and Admiral Nimitz suspected that the kamikazes were launching from there. Without Halsey's additional air support, the Japanese suicide planes once again attacked the Luzon Attack Force, this time damaging the cruiser Australia and the escort carriers Kitkun Bay and Kardashan Bay, as well as inflicting damage on an LSI, an LST, and an APA. Due to significant losses, by the end of the day, the 2nd Air Fleet and the 1st Combined Base Air Force headquarters were disbanded. The 1st Air Fleet received orders to withdraw to Formosa for reorganization, while the severely weakened units of the 4th Air Army were set to continue limited attack operations for a short time until a final evacuation could be carried out. Returning on the morning of the 8th to resume bombardment about 08:00, one section again hit the Lingayen area. About ten minutes later a destroyer standing close inshore and a spotting plane from a battleship reported that Filipinos were forming a parade, complete with United States and Philippine flags, in the town of Lingayen. The fire was shifted to more westerly targets while leaflets were quickly prepared instructing the Filipinos to clear the area. A spotting plane dropped the leaflets and the paraders dispersed. Bombardment started again as soon as the area seemed vacated. The reasons for resuming the bombardment of Lingayen and its environs in the face of this friendly demonstration ashore are unknown, especially since neither underwater demolition teams nor spotting planes had discovered any signs of Japanese activity in the area. The town, at least, seemed safely in the hands of the Filipinos. The most obvious explanation is that erroneous intelligence, having indicated that strong defenses would be encountered in the area, made it incumbent upon Admiral Oldendorf to continue the bombardment whether he wanted to or not. Too much was at stake to take a chance. The Filipinos in the Lingayen area could hardly have been pleased as they saw their homes and public buildings damaged or destroyed by what to them must have seemed an unnecessary bombardment. It seems a tribute both to the Filipinos and to the prewar administration of the United States in the islands--as well as a severe and obvious indictment of Japanese occupation policies--that the people of the Philippines took such adversities in their stride, not permitting personal resentments to overcome judgment and loyalty. Throughout the rest of 8 January, bombardment of the landing beach areas continued without incident. Practically no military installations or targets were found in the Lingayen town and airstrip area, and relatively few were discovered in the San Fabian region. The San Fabian bombardment vessels ran out of targets by 1530 and moved back up the gulf to strike the San Fernando area for another forty-five minutes, completing the task that the Japanese kamikazes had interrupted on the 6th. The Lingayen area ships had long since ceased their firing for the day. Thus ended preliminary bombardment operations. The heavy bombardment of the San Fernando sector on the 6th aroused great anxiety in General Yamashita's headquarters. An enemy landing in that sector would fall north of the main positions of the 58th Independent Mixed Brigade and create serious danger of a thrust toward Baguio over the Bauang-Naguilian Highway. The only means of meeting this potential threat was to change the planned employment of the 19th Division. The division was still in the San Fernando-Naguilian area due to postponement of its scheduled movement inland, and intense enemy air activity over the whole Lingayen area made it improbable that it could move in any case. Consequently, on 7 January, the Area Army ordered the division to assume responsibility for the defense of the sector north of a line running through Santiago, Magungunay, Mt. Bilbil, and Asin. Its main strength was to be concentrated between Naguilian and Baguio. With preliminary operations finished, Kinkaid's amphibious attack convoys arrived at the entrance to Lingayen Gulf around 04:00 on January 9. As the amphibious ships began landing operations, the fire support vessels of Admirals Barbey and Wilkinson positioned themselves for final pre-assault bombardment. In support of these efforts, McCain struck Formosa, destroying 47 Japanese aircraft, sinking seven ships, and damaging eleven others. Throughout the week, the fast carriers conducted a total of 3,030 offensive sorties, dropping approximately 700 tons of bombs at the cost of 86 aircraft. Pleased with the results of the anti-kamikaze operation, Nimitz finally permitted Halsey to launch a major raid into the South China Sea, codenamed Operation Gratitude. Meanwhile, back in Luzon, the pre-assault bombardment commenced at 07:00, gradually shifting fire from the landing beaches to the flanks of the assault area. At 09:00, the first amphibious vehicles began their approach from a departure line about 4,500 yards offshore, while rocket-armed landing craft and aircraft bombarded the beaches. The landing beaches of the 14th Corps were located across the middle of Lingayen Gulf's southern shores and centered on Lingayen airstrip and the nearby grounds of the capitol of Pangasinan Province. In peacetime one would have considered the shore line a beautiful swimming beach, a magnificent strand of firm sand stretching eastward almost 9 miles from the mouth of the Calmay River to the mouth of the Dagupan. The east bank of the Dagupan, which enters the gulf midway between Lingayen and San Fabian, delineated the boundary between the 14th and the 1st Corps, and bridges over the Dagupan were expected to provide the first easy means of contact between the two corps. Since there was a gap of over 6 miles between the 1st Corps' westernmost beaches and the 14th Corps' easternmost, it was imperative that the Dagupan crossings be seized without delay. Planners anticipated that inasmuch as 1st Corps troops would be a mile or so closer to the river at the moment of landing they would be the first to reach the bridges, but it was 14th Corps' responsibility to relieve 1st Corps at the crossings as soon as possible. The 37th Division was to drive toward the Dagupan, while the 40th Division would make a quick thrust west and northwest to Port Sual and Alaminos. Port Sual, located at the southwestern corner of Lingayen Gulf, and at the western extremity of the Army Beachhead Line, possessed some importance as the site of minor port facilities. Alaminos, about twelve miles northwest of Port Sual, lay inland on the Bolinao Peninsula. Early capture of road junctions at Alaminos would help forestall Japanese attempts to organize counterattacks against the 6th Army's right flank. In contrast, the beaches assigned to the 1st Corps were more widely spaced. The units of the 6th Division were scheduled to land on the Blue Beaches, located midway between the Dagupan River mouth and that of the Bued River. The 103rd Regiment was to land on White Beach 3 at San Fabian, while the 169th Regiment would land on White Beach 2, nearly two miles to the northeast. Additionally, the 2nd Battalion of the 172nd Regiment was set to land on the nearby White Beach 3. Fortunately for the American forces, they encountered minimal resistance as the initial waves approached the shore, facing only some challenges from the ebb tide. Shortly after 09:30, the 1st and 20th Regiments landed on the Blue Beaches, with the 1st Regiment quickly securing the mouth of the Bued River and advancing three miles inland to Mangaldan, while the 20th Regiment moved toward Dagupan. Meanwhile, Wing's regiments landed on their designated beaches to the northeast but faced harassment from snipers, artillery, and mortar fire from Lieutenant General Nishiyama Fukutaro's 23rd Division. However, the assault waves of the 14th Corps moved more slowly than expected, reaching the western beaches only by 09:40. The 185th Regiment captured Orange Beach, the 160th Regiment took Green Beach, the 148th Regiment secured Yellow Beach, and the 129th Regiment landed unopposed on Crimson Beach. After landing on the beaches, the 1st Battalion of the 185th Regiment marched to the Agno River's mouth. Meanwhile, the 40th Reconnaissance Troop established a roadblock on the main road, just three miles east of Port Sual. The 2nd Battalion of the 185th Regiment advanced directly inland through Lingayen, successfully crossing the Calmay River and an east-west segment of the Agno River. Similarly, the 160th Regiment crossed the Calmay and assembled nearly four miles inland. The reserve 2nd Battalion of the 108th Regiment landed at Lingayen, while the 148th Regiment moved straight inland, crossing both the Calmay and Dagupan Rivers toward San Carlos. The 129th Regiment entered Dagupan and crossed the Patan River to reach Calasiao, with its 3rd Battalion eventually extending the line to connect with the 148th. By the end of the day, Griswold had established a beachhead stretching northwestward from Calasiao for nearly twenty miles to the outpost near Port Sual. At the same time, Wing's units encountered the most significant resistance from three tiers of ridges that overlooked the 43rd Division's beaches from the north, northeast, and east. The 43rd Division had the most hazardous and difficult S-day tasks. On the division's left low hills lay scarcely three-quarters of a mile inland from WHITE Beaches 1 and 2. Stretching northward, and coming still closer to Lingayen Gulfs eastern shore, a first line of low, grass-covered hills formed a somewhat broken ridge line, the seaward slopes of which grew steeper as the hills proceeded north along the coast. Beyond this first range, which averaged less than 250 feet in height, lay another, more irregular north-south ridge that rose to 350 feet. Still further east--a little over three miles inland--was yet a third steep-sided, grass-covered ridge line, this one averaging around 600 feet high. The three tiers of ridges overlooked the 43rd Division's beaches from the north, northeast, and east. They provided the Japanese with natural defensive terrain, excellent observation, good positions from which to deliver direct fire on the beaches, and cover behind which there was protection from the essentially flat trajectory of naval support fires. Moreover, the ridges were close to assembly areas further inland that could provide large Japanese forces with cover and concealment. In a single night the Japanese could move considerable strength from these assembly points into the tiers of hills to launch a counterattack against the 6th Army's left. While the 2nd Battalion of the 172nd Regiment advanced toward Hill 247, the 169th Regiment moved eastward, successfully reaching Binday and extending its lines north along the gentle slopes leading to Hill 470. Meanwhile, the 2nd Battalion of the 172nd Regiment quickly secured the barrios of Mabilao and Alacan, ultimately capturing Hill 247 despite scattered resistance. As small arms and mortar fire intensified, combat patrols advanced toward Hill 385, coinciding with the remainder of the 172nd coming ashore. Finally, the 103rd Regiment took control of San Fabian without facing any opposition and then advanced generally south and southeast toward Hill 200, halting just north of San Jacinto by the end of the day. While the assault units of the 1st Corps successfully landed by dusk on January 9, Swift's advance was not as deep as Griswold's, leaving several dangerous gaps between his units. Throughout the day, the Japanese launched sporadic kamikaze attacks on the Luzon Attack Force, causing significant damage to the battleship Mississippi, hitting the cruisers Columbia and Australia again, and damaging one destroyer escort. Meanwhile, friendly anti-aircraft fire resulted in numerous casualties aboard the battleship Colorado. In response to the enemy landings, Yamashita decided to deploy the 2nd Tank Division to the Agno River line near Tayug, where the armored units were to execute a counterattack from the northern flank if the enemy overextended. He also sent five battalions under Lieutenant-General Tsuda Yoshitake to secure the Cabanatuan area, ordered Lieutenant-General Okamoto Yasuyuki's 10th Division to position elements in the Triangle Hill and Tayug sectors to counter a potential enemy advance from Lingayen toward San Jose, stationed the majority of the 11th Independent Regiment at Bongabong, and directed the Noguchi Detachment to move from Bicol to the Manila area. During the night, the 12th Surface Raiding Regiment, based at Port Sual, attempted to disrupt further enemy landings with a full-scale suicide boat attack on ships near the beachhead. Taking advantage of the element of surprise, the small explosive-laden boats approached undetected but only succeeded in sinking one LCI and damaging eight other vessels. In other areas, increased guerrilla activities and Allied airstrikes in northern Luzon had nearly stopped the Japanese from collecting and transporting vital food supplies to the critical defense zones within the Baguio-Mankayan-Bambang triangle. This disruption would hinder the 14th Area Army's capacity to conduct a prolonged defensive campaign. Although plans for a desperate, full-scale counteroffensive were developed, Yamashita decisively rejected this strategy, instead ordering the 2nd Tank Division to cancel its intended counterattack and regroup at Lupao, approximately eight miles northwest of San Jose. Meanwhile, on January 10, Griswold's forces continued their advance inland: the 185th Regiment moved west toward Port Sual; the 160th Regiment progressed southward about eight miles; the 148th Regiment quickly advanced to San Carlos; and the 129th Regiment pushed forward to Malasiqui, where the 14th Corps faced enemy resistance for the first time since the landing. Additionally, the reserve 108th and 145th Regiments successfully landed on the Lingayen beaches. To the north, the 6th Division shifted generally south and southeast, covering about four miles across flat, dry, open farmland, and by nightfall, it secured a front of approximately seven miles from west to east. As they continued northeast, the 103rd Regiment expanded its front, with its 2nd Battalion advancing toward Manaoag while the other two battalions moved to the area northwest of Hill 200. Lastly, the 169th and 172nd Regiments encountered the most intense resistance thus far, providing an early glimpse of the challenges that would impede the 43rd Division for the upcoming month. The 1st Battalion, 169th Regiment, supported by close artillery and mortar fire, engaged in combat along the steep, grassy slopes of Hill 470, ultimately capturing the summit by nightfall. Meanwhile, the rest of the regiment advanced across the Bued River toward Hills 355 and 318, but halted near the river due to heavy artillery, mortar, and machine-gun fire. To the north, the 172nd Regiment cleared Hill 385 and then moved toward Hills 351 and 580, gradually advancing along the southern section of the third ridge line, which was located inland from the beaches. Additionally, its 1st Battalion progressed two miles along the graveled coastal road and conducted patrols along the ridge crest. By nightfall, Krueger had determined that the 6th Army Reserve should be deployed in the 1st Corps' area, as outlined in the pre-assault plans, due to the significant resistance faced by the 43rd Division. He suspected that the apparent lack of enemy resistance to the west was a trap, designed to lure the 6th Army into overextending its lines, making its flanks susceptible to a counterattack from the east. Fortunately for the Americans, Tominaga's kamikaze attacks began to diminish in the days following the landing, with an attack on January 10 resulting in damage only to the destroyer escort LeRay Wilson and one transport ship. The next day, the 43rd Division continued to face challenges in Luzon. The Japanese mortar and artillery fire along the 172nd's eastern front was so severe that Wing decided to shift the regiment's attack direction from east to north, resulting in minimal progress as they redeployed to strike toward Hills 351 and 580 from Hill 470. Additionally, the reserve 158th Regiment was landed to relieve the 1st Battalion, 172nd Regiment, on the coastal road. Looking southeast, the 169th Regiment nearly encircled Hill 318. However, despite receiving maximum support from Durgin's carrier aircraft, naval gunfire, and division artillery, they were unable to dislodge the Japanese forces, who had entrenched themselves in the hillside. Meanwhile, Griswold's advance inland to secure the Army Beachhead Line continued to progress well on January 11. On the 11th the 185th Infantry patrolled and consolidated its positions on the west flank, suffered no casualties, killed 5 Japanese, and captured another. Early in the morning a Chevrolet sedan of 1940 or 1941 vintage, occupied by two Japanese, came calmly down the coast road from the direction of Port Sual. Obviously unaware that Company C, 185th Infantry, maintained a roadblock on the highway, the Japanese practically ran into the American outpost before they realized their situation. Before they could recover from their surprise and consternation, both Japanese were dead, and Company C had acquired some luxurious transportation. Meanwhile the 160th Regiment reached Aguilar, a road junction already held by Filipino guerrillas. The 108th Regiment closely followed the 160th, and the 148th Regiment established a line from Dumpay westward for four miles to Bacnar, with patrols extending further south to Urbiztondo and Bayambang. By the end of the day, the 14th Corps had either occupied or outposted nearly all the territory within the Army Beachhead Line in its sector. However, with Swift's units unable to keep up with the advance southward, Griswold faced the risk of exposing his eastern flank if he continued to push forward. Therefore, the 1st Corps needed reinforcement to prevent widening the gap along the corps boundary. As a result, the reserve 63rd Regiment and the 13th Armored Group were deployed in the San Fabian area, while the 6th Ranger Battalion, which had landed at Blue Beaches the previous day, moved to the Dagupan area. Additionally, Major-General Charles Mullins' 25th Division began to assemble between the Agoi and Patalan Rivers. Despite these developments, casualties had been significantly lower than expected, with 55 men killed and around 185 wounded, primarily from the 43rd Division. Japanese casualties in ground operations were also relatively low, with American estimates suggesting between 150 and 200 Japanese killed. Meanwhile, Task Force 38 made its way into the South China Sea via the Luzon Strait on January 10, accompanied by the refueling group. Although poor weather conditions thwarted a scheduled refueling on that day, Task Force 38 was completely fueled by noon on January 11 and prepared to carry out Halsey's ambitious raid. I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. As Allied forces prepared for a major assault on Luzon, kamikaze attacks intensified, leading to fierce battles and unexpected challenges, but Filipino resilience shone through despite devastation. On the shores of Lingayen Gulf, American forces launched a strategic landing, facing minimal resistance, but soon encountered fierce Japanese counterattacks as they advanced inland.
Last time we spoke about the Victory at Leyte. In the Ormoc Valley, General Krueger's forces pushed the Japanese into a retreat toward Palompon. As the Americans advanced, they faced entrenched enemy positions and challenging terrain. On Christmas Day, the 77th Division successfully captured Palompon, cutting off the Japanese's main route. General Suzuki, forced to relocate his headquarters, prepared for a counteroffensive. Despite fierce resistance, American troops continued to push forward, eliminating remaining Japanese units and securing strategic positions along the coast as the year closed. As General Eichelberger's 8th Army took command of Leyte Island, the 77th Division relieved other units in preparation for future operations. Meanwhile, American forces faced fierce resistance while securing strategic positions on Samar and Mindoro. Despite enemy air assaults, they successfully disrupted Japanese plans, including a failed counter-landing. In Bougainville, Australian troops engaged in intense fighting, capturing Pearl Ridge after fierce battles. Their victory provided a crucial vantage point for future offensives, marking a significant moment in the campaign. This episode is the Aitape-Wewak Campaign Welcome to the Pacific War Podcast Week by Week, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about world war two? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on world war two and much more so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel you can find a few videos all the way from the Opium Wars of the 1800's until the end of the Pacific War in 1945. As previously discussed, General Dunckel's task force successfully invaded Mindoro. Despite recent enemy efforts to reclaim control of the island, the Americans managed to establish airfields that enabled land-based aircraft to target specific locations on Luzon while also safeguarding the assault and resupply ships heading to Lingayen Gulf. This location was chosen because it had direct access to Luzon's key military objective, the Central Plains-Manila Bay region, and it featured the best and most extensive landing beaches on the island. With General Eichelberger's 8th Army taking charge of Leyte and Mindoro, General Krueger's 6th Army was assigned to capture and secure a beachhead at Lingayen Gulf and then advance south through the Central Plains to seize Manila and open Manila Bay. Furthermore, air and logistical bases would be established on Luzon to support future operations against Japan, and the legitimate government of the Philippine Commonwealth would be reinstated in its capital. For Operation Mike I, the reconquest of Luzon island, the Southwest Pacific's intelligence estimates concerning Japanese strengths, dispositions, capabilities, and intentions on Luzon were reasonably accurate from the start of planning. The abundance of information must be attributed in large measure to the efforts of guerrillas on Luzon, an island that was becoming a veritable hotbed of guerrilla resistance, both American-led and Filipino-led. Carefully nurtured by MacArthur's headquarters, especially after mid-1943, the guerrilla organizations had grown steadily in strength and effectiveness not only as sabotage units but also as valuable sources of information. The Leyte invasion in October 1944 gave great encouragement to the guerrillas, who redoubled their efforts in preparation for the invasion of Luzon, which they realized could not be too far off. Throughout 1944 supplies of all types had been sent to the guerrillas, first by submarine and later by airdrop and clandestine inter-island transportation. After the establishment of the Allied base on Leyte, the flow of supplies increased by leaps and bounds. The guerrillas themselves established a network of radio communications that soon came to be sustained and, to some extent, controlled by MacArthur's headquarters, which also sent into Luzon special intelligence parties to develop new sources of information and provide guerrilla efforts with more effective direction. In the end, one of the major difficulties Southwest Pacific intelligence agencies had was not obtaining information from Luzon but rather sifting the plethora of guerrilla reports, which attained every conceivable degree of accuracy and detail. Once sifted, the information had to be evaluated and correlated with that received from other sources such as radio intercepts, captured documents, and prisoner interrogations. MacArthur allocated the majority of his Army's ground combat and support forces, most of General Kenney's Allied Air Forces, and nearly all of Admiral Kinkaid's Allied Naval Forces ships and landing craft. He needed to ensure enough forces to defeat a strong Japanese garrison, secure a beachhead against potential fierce resistance, advance south through the Central Plains against expected strong defenses, defend the beachhead from anticipated counterattacks, and secure the Central Plains-Manila Bay area within four to six weeks. Krueger was assigned command of the 1st Corps, which included the 6th and 43rd Divisions, as well as the 14th Corps, comprising the 37th and 40th Divisions. In reserve were the 25th Division, the 11th Airborne Division, the 158th Regiment, the 13th Armored Group, and the separate 6th Ranger Battalion. Supporting these units were 13 nonorganic field artillery battalions of various calibers, two chemical mortar battalions, two additional tank battalions, the majority of five engineer boat and shore regiments, four amphibious tractor battalions, and 16 engineer aviation battalions, totaling approximately 203,000 personnel, of which 131,000 were classified as combat troops. By the way, since I mentioned one, for those curious, a Chemical Mortar Battalion were US Army non-divisional units attached to infantry divisions during WW2. They were armed with 4.2-inch chemical mortars. Chemical shells were on standby during WW2, to be used in retaliation should the enemy employ chemical weapons first. Toxic agents such as phosgene or mustard gas could be used as well as white phosphorus. Additionally, Eichelberger's 8th Army was tasked with conducting a subsidiary landing on Luzon with the 11th Corps, which included the 32nd Division and the separate 112th Cavalry and 503rd Parachute Regiments. Furthermore, MacArthur designated the 33rd and 41st Divisions as General Headquarters Reserve and made plans to send the 33rd and 38th Divisions, along with the 1st Cavalry Division and the 19th and 34th Regiments, to Luzon within two months. Krueger's plan for the Lingayen assault, set for January 9, involved an amphibious attack on the southern beaches of the gulf, which were lightly defended but presented numerous obstacles that impeded maneuverability. Aiming for a swift landing with a robust force to achieve tactical surprise, Krueger opted for a broad front assault, with Major-General Innis Swift's 1st Corps landing on the eastern beaches near San Fabian and Major-General Oscar Griswold's 14th Corps on the western beaches facing Lingayen town. Each corps would land two divisions side by side, with one regiment from each division held in floating reserve. The initial missions of the two corps were the same: to capture the beachhead area within their designated zones, protect the flanks of the 6th Army, and maintain communication with one another. Both corps were also ready to advance quickly inland to secure a crossing over the Agno River, which would serve as the starting point for the final push south toward Manila and Manila Bay. Anticipating some congestion on the beaches, Krueger decided to keep the 25th Division, the 158th Regiment, and the 13th Armored Group afloat until January 11. On that date, the 158th would land on the extreme left of the 1st Corps to block the coastal corridor along the eastern shore of the gulf, preventing any Japanese counterattacks from the north. Similarly, the 25th Division and the 13th Armored Group were also ready to be deployed in Swift's area for both defensive and offensive operations. To facilitate the amphibious assault, Kinkaid took direct command of Task Force 77, which comprised the entire 7th Fleet, along with some Australian and Dutch vessels assigned to MacArthur, as well as warships borrowed from Admiral Nimitz's Pacific Ocean Areas. Kinkaid organized his Luzon Attack Force into several combat components, with Admiral Barbey's Task Force 78 tasked with landing the 1st Corps and Admiral Wilkinson's Task Force 79 responsible for the 14th Corps. Admiral Oldendorf once again led the Bombardment and Fire Support Group, which included six battleships and five heavy cruisers, while Admiral Berkey headed the Close Covering Group of four light cruisers. This time, Kinkaid's escort carriers were under the command of Rear-Admiral Calvin Durgin, who had a total of 17 escort carriers to provide convoy protection, conduct airstrikes on the target area alongside pre-assault minesweeping and bombardment, and offer close air support for ground operations until that responsibility was handed over to Kenney's land-based aircraft. Admiral Halsey's 3rd Fleet would once again play a crucial role in the operation by targeting enemy airfields, while also being ready to provide direct support if the Japanese gathered enough surface forces to initiate a significant naval confrontation. Meanwhile, Kenney's Allied Air Forces were tasked with safeguarding the convoy's sides and rear through overwater reconnaissance and attacks on enemy facilities in the southern Philippines and the Dutch East Indies, with General Whitehead's 5th Air Force responsible for carrying out most of these missions. Additionally, army aircraft were to protect convoys traversing central Philippine waters and offer air support for ground operations whenever possible. To complement Operation Mike I, a comprehensive deception strategy was in place, aimed at diverting the enemy's attention to a potential Allied threat against Formosa and southern Japan through naval activities in nearby waters. Consequently, Admiral McCain's Task Force 38 launched its initial strikes in support of the Lingayen operation on January 3 and 4. Although poor weather conditions hindered attacks on Formosa and the Ryukyu Islands, they still achieved moderate success. MacArthur also aimed to mislead the Japanese into believing that the primary focus of any Allied offensive on Luzon would be directed towards western Batangas or the Bicol Provinces. Therefore, on January 1, Company I of the 21st Regiment advanced on Bongabong along Mindoro's east coast, beginning the clearance of northeastern Mindoro. The next day, Company B of the 503rd Parachute Regiment started operations on the northwestern coast, moving towards Mamburao. On January 3, Company K of the 21st Regiment landed without opposition at Buenavista on the southwestern shore of Marinduque Island and established positions to set up radar installations. Meanwhile, other troops continued their advance toward Calapan, ultimately intercepting the recently landed enemy raiding unit at Pinamalayan on January 8, compelling it to retreat back to Calapan. Although some Japanese forces managed to reach Mansalay on the southeast coast of Mindoro and infiltrated overland toward San Jose, all attempts to raid enemy airfields were unsuccessful. Conversely, the 21st Regiment successfully captured Calapan on January 24, resulting in approximately 135 Japanese casualties, while the Americans incurred the loss of 1 soldier killed and 7 wounded. By the end of the month, Dunckel's forces had killed 170 Japanese and taken 15 prisoners, at a cost of 16 American soldiers killed, 71 wounded, and 4 missing, not including casualties from Japanese air attacks, which raised the Allied totals to 475 killed and 385 wounded. Looking back to Luzon, General Yamashita was also focused on finalizing plans and preparations to counter the impending enemy assault. During the latter part of December, battle preparations proceeded with discouraging slowness. Overburdened transport facilities, enemy strafing and bombing attacks, guerrilla interference and an acute shortage of automotive fuel impeded progress in every direction. On the other hand, there were numerous indications that General MacArthur was virtually ready to strike. In the Batangas area, enemy air reconnaissance was conspicuously frequent, while the dropping of dummy parachutists and the activity of small surface craft along the coast also caused grave alarm in the 8th Division. Other reports indicated that guerrilla forces were beginning to assemble in the mountains east of Manila, and that enemy submarines were delivering arms to guerrillas in the Lamon Bay area. Yamashita accurately predicted that the invasion would occur between January 10 and 20, targeting either the Batangas area or Lingayen Gulf. However, recognizing that he lacked sufficient forces for a decisive battle, particularly given the decimation of Japanese air power and the enemy's air superiority. As of the 1st of December the Japanese Army and Navy had probably had a combined air strength of some 500 planes in the Philippines, the bulk of them based on Luzon. This strength had been largely destroyed by Allied air strikes in support of the Mindoro operation and during Japanese air attacks against Mindoro-bound convoys and the Mindoro beachhead area. By the 20th of December, the Japanese Naval Air Service in the Philippines had no more than 30 planes, and the Japanese Army Air Force was down to approximately 100 first-line combat aircraft. About that date, some 50 naval planes flew to Luzon from Formosa to renew attacks against Mindoro, and shortly thereafter, it appears, a few Army aircraft also came down from Formosa or the home islands to reinforce Luzon. Many of these planes were lost during continued attacks against Mindoro until, by 31 December, the Japanese had probably no more than 150 operational aircraft left on Luzon, and about a third that many on other fields in the Philippine archipelago, for a total of about 200. Yamashita planned to execute a coordinated delaying strategy, launching local counteroffensives only when conditions were favorable. This approach aimed to deplete enemy resources and buy valuable time to reinforce Japanese defenses in Formosa and the Ryukyus. Consequently, on December 19, Yamashita finalized a new operational outline that established two forces: one to cover northern Luzon and the other for central and southern Luzon. The plans outlined an initial strategy for the forces defending coastal regions to inflict significant damage on the enemy during their landing. This would be followed by delaying actions aimed at hindering the capture of crucial inland communication hubs and airfields. The final phase would involve a sustained last stand in the three mountainous areas previously identified as zones of ultimate resistance. To delay further enemy operations against Formosa and the Ryukyus, Yamashita decided to strengthen the northern sector, as its mountainous terrain and limited access routes from the central Luzon plain offered the best tactical conditions for prolonged resistance. As a result, Southern Luzon would be nearly stripped of troops to reinforce the second-largest concentration of forces in the mountains east of Manila. Yamashita positioned the 103rd Division in the Aparri coastal area, with three battalions stationed on the northwest coast; the 23rd Division, along with the 58th Independent Mixed Brigade, near the eastern shore of Lingayen Gulf; the 10th Division in the San Jose, Umingan, and Natividad sectors, along with the 11th Independent Regiment at Baler and Dingalan Bays; the 2nd Tank Division as a mobile unit in the Cabanatuan-San Miguel area, with the 6th Tank Regiment in Manila; the Manila Defense Force responsible for Manila and the surrounding mountains, with a garrison on Corregidor and the 39th Regiment on the Bataan Peninsula; the 8th Division securing key communication points to the east and west of Lake Taal, as well as important coastal positions in Batangas; the majority of the 105th Division stationed in the critical area east of Manila, while the Noguchi Detachment continued to hold Bicol; and the 82nd Brigade occupying coastal positions in the Lamon Bay region. Upon its arrival on Luzon, the 19th Division was tasked with gathering its main forces south of San Leon, while also deploying units to secure critical locations around Tuguegarao and Echague. Additionally, the 2nd Mobile Regiment and the newly landed 2nd Glider Regiment were ordered to bolster defenses in the Clark Field area, which was primarily protected by ground air units. However, by the end of the month, due to the slower-than-anticipated withdrawal of the 105th Division, Yamashita instructed the 8th Division to relocate its main forces to the region east of Manila, leaving only the 17th Regiment stationed in Batangas Province. Lieutenant-General Yokoyama Shizuo then took command of the Shimbu Group, which encompassed all forces in the southern half of Luzon, below a line approximately extending from Manila to Lamon Bay. That is gonna be it for the Philippines today as we now need to head over to the Aitape-Wewak region. In the coastal sector the 19th Brigade had moved forward in accordance with Stevens' orders of 26th November that it should relieve the 2/7th Commando Squadron, clear the enemy from the area west of the Danmap, and concentrate round Babiang and Suain in preparation for operations east of the river. A company of the 2/4th Battalion had therefore relieved the 2/7th Squadron at Suain and Babiang on the 29th and 30th November. In the next 16 days patrols clashed with small groups of Japanese on seven occasions, and killed 28 without loss to themselves. By 17th December the main body of the 2/4th Battalion was at Suain, with a company at Idakaibul and one at Babiang. In the second week of December, the squadron expanded its control by establishing outposts at Yasile and Yambes, from which they successfully repelled several minor Japanese attacks. On 11th December an enemy patrol approached the perimeter held by Byrne's troop at Yambes. The Australians held their fire until the Japanese were 35 to 50 yards away, killed 6 and, during the day, 2 more. There were patrol clashes that day and on the 13th. At 1.30 a.m. on the 15th an enemy force of at least 35 attacked. This time the Australians let the leading Japanese come to within three yards of the perimeter then fired with automatic weapons and threw grenades. After pressing the attack for a while the enemy withdrew, dragging away their wounded and about 10 dead. By mid-December, the commandos had advanced along the coastal sector to the Danmap, over 40 miles from Aitape and approximately 20 miles into the Torricellis, without encountering significant enemy forces. The majority of Lieutenant-General Mano Goro's 41st Division was positioned south of the Danmap, with the reinforced 237th Regiment under Major-General Aotsu Kikutaro occupying forward positions between the Anumb and Danmap Rivers. Following the defeat at the Driniumor River, General Adachi's 18th Army implemented a strategy to minimize contact with the enemy. They positioned outpost forces for ambush and scattered their units across a broad area, especially in locations where they could cultivate food and regain their strength. Despite these measures, many soldiers faced hunger, malnutrition, and illness, and they often lacked essential modern military equipment. Meanwhile, on December 12, Stevens instructed the seasoned 17th Brigade, led by Brigadier Murray Moten, to relieve the 2/7th Squadron at Tong and conduct patrols south towards Mimbiok and Yanatong, southeast to establish a base at Musimbe, and east to set up a base at Musu. Subsequently, the 2/7th Squadron was to relocate to Makuir and scout a route through Chem to the Dandriwad River and Babiang, aiming to establish a forward base on the Danmap, about five miles east of Makuir. In line with this plan, Moten dispatched Major Ian McBride's Piper Force, consisting of two companies from the 2/5th Battalion, which arrived at Tong on December 20. That day Major Goode of the 2/7th Squadron reported that, except for foraging parties, the area which he had been ordered to patrol had been cleared of the enemy. The squadron had killed 26 Japanese and lost two killed and five wounded; two attached Papuan police had been wounded. The squadron's headquarters were now moved to Lambuain and it began its new task: to clear the Walum area. Walum village was occupied on 30th December after clashes in which several Japanese were killed. Documents captured by the squadron that day indicated that the main enemy line of communication from the coast to Balif was via Walum- Womisis-Womsak. At the same time, Piper Force occupied Musimbe and Musinau, coinciding with the arrival of the rest of the 2/5th Battalion in the Yambes area. Meanwhile, Stevens ordered the 19th Brigade to seize the Abau-Malin line and eliminate the enemy at the Danmap. On December 14, Martin sent the majority of the 2/4th Battalion to cross the river, with one company successfully fighting through Lazy Creek to reach Rocky Point. As the other companies assembled, the 2/8th Battalion began its advance into the foothills to establish a forward base at Idakaibul and move towards Malin. Patrolling from Lazy Creek the 2/11th had two sharp clashes with the enemy force west of Niap on 30th and 31st December, three Aus- tralians and 11 Japanese being killed. At Matapau village, early on 2nd January, from 30 to 35 Japanese attacked the perimeter of Captain Royce's company. Artillery fire was brought down and the Japanese with- drew leaving six dead. This was the beginning of five days of sharp fighting against Japanese who seemed determined to stop the advance along the Old German Road. As soon as the enemy's attack had been repulsed Royce's company pushed forward along the road to a spur whence the artillery observer, Captain Lovegrove, might direct fire. A platoon crossed the little Wakip River at 10.20 a.m. but came under fire from Japanese on the steep-sided spur. The infantry withdrew and accurate artillery fire was brought down. At 2.10 p.m. the spur was occupied and from it Lovegrove directed fire on a pocket of Japanese so close that he had "to almost whisper his orders into the phone". In the day 14 Japanese were killed, and two Australians killed and five wounded, of whom four remained on duty. Next day, and on the 4th and 5th, there was sharp fighting round the spur and towards Niap, and on the 6th, after a strike by 11 bombers and a bombardment by the artillery, a platoon attacked across the Wakip but was held by the resolute enemy pocket at Niap. On January 7, the Japanese defense was finally breached when three tanks broke through the beach and entered the town, followed by infantry. The next day, the leading company of the 2/8th Battalion entered Malin without facing any opposition. However, the 2/11th Battalion struggled to advance towards Doreto Bay, as the determined defenders repelled their attacks for another ten days. On January 18, a company executed a successful flanking maneuver through the foothills to Nimbum Creek and eventually positioned itself south of Abau, capturing the town two days later. Meanwhile, Lieutenant-Colonel Alfred Buttrose had sent one company to assault Perembil and secure the Musu area, while another advanced through Sumul towards Maharingi, and McBride's company at Musinau moved eastward to patrol deep into the south. On January 3, the Australians unexpectedly drove a strong force of the 238th Regiment from Perembil, though they had to fend off several counterattacks in the following days. Continuing their advance, Asiling fell on January 9, followed by Samisai two days later, and another company secured Maharingi by January 15. Now, it is time to return to the Marianas to prepare for the next missions of General Hansell's 21st Bomber Command. The United States military took steps to improve Saipan's defenses after the damaging raids of November 27. In a frantic effort to detect future intruders, Admiral Hoover stationed two destroyers 100 miles northwest of Saipan to provide early radar warning, and an AN/TPS-3 radar was rushed to Saipan from Oahu by air. The destroyers in some instances gave ample warning, but on other occasions the enemy planes still managed to come in unannounced. Arnold became frustrated that the microwave early warning radar set still was not in use; and on December 3 Admiral Nimitz ordered that the highest priority be given to installing the radar. Despite this, it still was not ready until after the conclusion of the Japanese air campaign. Two B-24 Liberator bombers fitted with air-to-air radar sets were also dispatched to Saipan. This was the first use of airborne warning and control aircraft by the United States, but they were not used in combat. To maintain pressure on the enemy following the San Antonio strikes, he conducted a night radar mission with 30 Superfortresses on November 29, although it was unsuccessful. This mission was part of his preparations for a daylight attack on the Nakajima Aircraft Plant in Ota, scheduled for December 3. By D minus I weather reports were forbidding: at bombing altitudes over Ota, winds were reaching velocities of I 80 miles per hour or more. At 01:30 on the 3d it was decided that the only hope for the day was to go back to Musashino where visible bombing might be possible." Crews had already been briefed twice for the target; the 73d Wing hurriedly cut field orders and by 0945 eighty-six bombers were heading for Tokyo. Seventy-six got over the city to find clear weather but high winds; 59 planes bombed visually from a mean altitude of 28,700 feet with poor results. Out of this mission, six bombers were lost, and another six were damaged, resulting in just 26 bombs hitting the plant area, causing minimal damage to buildings and equipment. Once again, the strike was disappointing. Musashi's records indicate that twenty-six bombs fell in the plant area with some small damage to buildings and equipment and almost none to machinery; Japanese casualties were moderately high. Strike photos, the command's only source of information, seemed to show even less damage, and for these slight results the command had paid dearly, with six B-29's lost and six damaged. In response, on December 7, several Japanese aircraft, including two squadrons of Ki-67 bombers, launched a coordinated attack from both high and low altitudes, destroying three B-29s and damaging 23 others. This assault was observed by Lieutenant-General Millard Harmon, the commander of Army Air Forces in the Pacific, who had been sent by Nimitz to coordinate an extensive attack on Iwo Jima's installations using both air and surface forces. On December 8th, at 0945 twenty-eight P-38's swept over the island, followed at 1100 by the B-29's and at noon by the Liberators. Hoover's crusiers began seventy minutes of shelling at I 347. The bomb load carried by the planes forcefully illustrated the difference in performance between the heavy and very heavy bomber at 725 miles tactical radius: the 62 B-29's dropped 620 tons, 102 B-24's only 194 tons.” All told, enough metal was thrown to produce a good concentration on Iwo's eight square miles, but because the bombers had been forced to loose by radar, results, so far as they could be judged from photography-handicapped, like the bombing, by adverse weather-were much less decisive than had been expected. Eyen so, the enemy's raids on Saipan stopped until 25 December. Although the results were not as decisive as hoped, the enemy raids on Saipan were temporarily halted. On December 13, Hansell sent 90 Superfortresses to bomb the Mitsubishi Aircraft Engine Works in Nagoya. The choice for primary visual target was the Mitsubishi Aircraft Engine Works at Nagoya, and the same company's aircraft works was named as radar target; strays, it was hoped, would spill into crowded Nagoya, Japan's second city and an industrial center of great importance. The engine works, still in top priority for 21st Bomber Command, lay in the northeast section of Nagoya, about two and a half miles from Nagoya Castle. The plant was considered by the JTG as a single target though it actually consisted of three separate but closely related units of the vast complex comprising the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.: I) the No. 2 Engine Works, responsible for research, design, and manufacture of prototype engines; 2) the No. 4 Engine Works, which between 1939 and 1945 manufactured 44,004 engines, the most important model being the Ha-102, a 1,000-horsepower motor used on the Nick and Dinah 2; and 3) the No. 10 Engine Works, which furnished castings and forgings for all Mitsubishi engine plants. On the 13th, the 73d Wing was able to get ninety bombers up, most of them carrying ten 500-pound GP's but one squadron from each group loaded with incendiary clusters. As on previous missions, a number of planes failed to reach the primary target: sixteen B-29's aborted and three bombed targets of opportunity. Japanese resistance was lively and, in all, four B-29's were lost, thirty-one damaged. Despite significant losses, the recent bombing campaign demonstrated improvement, resulting in the destruction of an assembly shop and seven auxiliary buildings. Additionally, damage was inflicted on an assembly shop, a prototype engine-manufacturing facility, two other shops, and 11 buildings, leading to approximately 351 casualties. The bombing, if of less than pickle-barrel precision, showed improvement. Strike photos indicated that 16 per cent of the bombs dropped had fallen within 1,000 feet of the aiming point and that 17.8 per cent of the roofed area had been destroyed?' Although this in itself was encouraging, had intelligence officers been able to read from their photos the whole story, there would have been even more optimism on Saipan. At the No. 4 Engine Works an assembly shop and 7 auxiliary buildings were destroyed, and an assembly shop and 11 buildings were damaged; at the No. 2 Engine Works a prototype engine-manufacturing shop and 2 other shops were damaged; and personnel losses ran to 246 killed and 105 injured. For the first time, the 21st Bomber Command made a noticeable impact on the aircraft industry, prompting the Japanese to start relocating equipment to underground facilities. Plant officials calculated that the attack reduced productive capacity from 1,600 to 1,200 engines per month; after December 13 parts were no longer machined at No. 4 Engine Works, and engine production was limited to assembling parts on hand and those received from other plants. Mitsubishi officials had been considering the advisability of dispersing the Nagoya facilities ever since the fall of Saipan. After the strike of December 13 the transfer of equipment to underground sites began, but even at the end of the war the movement had not progressed far enough to allow production in the new plants. Five days later, Hansell dispatched 89 B-29s to target the Mitsubishi Aircraft Works in Nagoya. The Mitsubishi Aircraft Works was the giant assembly plant which used most of the engines produced in the No. 4 Engine Works. Located on reclaimed land at the northeast corner of Nagoya harbor, it was, like the engine works, composed of three integrated plants: I) the No. I Airframe Works for research and experimental engineering; 2) the No. 3 Airframe Works, which built navy planes-Zeke and Jack fighters and Betty bombers; and 3) the No. 5 Airframe Works, which manufactured bombers and reconnaissance and transport planes for the army. Large, compact, and conspicuous, this complex offered an excellent visual target, and the proximity of the harbor's shore line made it suitable for radar strikes as well. On this 18 December attack many planes, as usual, failed to follow the flight plan so that only sixty-three planes bombed the primary target. Cloud cover was heavy and forty-four of these dropped by radar, to add considerably to the damage caused by an earthquake on 7 December. Though few bombs were plotted in the area, 17.8 percent of the roofed area appeared to have been destroyed. The No. 3 Works suffered extensive damage to the sheet-metal, heat-treatment, fuselage assembly, and final-assembly shops, and at No. 5, approximately 50 per cent of the total assembly area was damaged. Casualties, in dead and injured, amounted to 464. On December 22, Hansell was compelled to alter his tactics and initiated a daylight incendiary mission. Unfortunately, only 48 B-29s targeted Mitsubishi's engine works due to poor weather, resulting in minimal damage. The Nagoya mission on the next day, though using only incendiaries, was not in fulfillment of Norstad's request; it involved only 78 bombers dispatched instead of IOO and it was planned as a daylight precision attack. The weather turned bad, however, and before the last formations were over Nagoya the target was covered by 10/10 cloud. Only forty-eight planes bombed the Mitsubishi plant and they had to drop by radar; strike photos were few and revealed little. Actually there was not much damage to reveal: 252 fire bombs fell in the area of the No. 4 Works, damaging a few buildings but hurting no machine tools and causing no loss to pruduction On Christmas night, the newly renamed 6th Air Army, led by Lieutenant-General Sugawara Michio, launched its final significant assault on the Marianas, deploying 25 aircraft to bomb from both high and low altitudes. This attack resulted in the destruction of one B-29, serious damage to three others, and minor damage to 11. Overall, the Japanese had deployed over eighty planes over Saipan and Tinian, losing around 37, while managing to destroy 11 B-29s, seriously damaging 8, and causing minor damage to 35. Finally, on December 27, Hansell's last mission involved a return trip to Nakajima, where only 39 out of 72 dispatched B-29s caused little damage to the Musashi plant, although an incendiary attack unfortunately set a hospital on fire. I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. In a fierce battle for control, forces devised a strategy to defend coastal regions and key locations in Luzon. As troops repositioned, Australian commandos clashed with Japanese units, achieving victories despite challenges. Meanwhile, U.S. bombers targeted Japanese industrial sites, inflicting damage but facing heavy losses, marking a pivotal struggle in the Pacific theater.
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It's Tuesday, November 19th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com. I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Kevin Swanson Rwanda eager to tax churches The Christian church faces more challenges in Africa. The Rwandan parliament is considering legislation which could impose taxes upon churches in that African nation. The Rwandan governance board has already shut down 8,000 churches that do not comply with certain standards. 4 Christians killed in Mozambique, Africa In addition, Barnabas Aid reports that four Christians were killed in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique by Islamic State radicals. 3 Nigerian pastors kidnapped by Muslims Plus, at least three pastors have been kidnapped by Muslim militants in Southern Nigeria over the last few weeks. Nigeria remains one of the most dangerous nations in the world for Christians in 2024. Archbishop of Canterbury resigns over failure to discipline pedophile The top official in the Church of England, Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby has resigned his office. This comes after the release of a report investigating the 50-year abuse record of a church leader by the name of John Smyth. The church failed to discipline Smyth who had continued a pattern of sexual and physical abuse of boys in three different countries over a long period of time. Welby himself called the church's response "a long-maintained conspiracy of silence about the heinous abuses of John Smyth.” Welby's resignation also comes just a few weeks after he affirmed that homosexual activity was morally acceptable as long as there was what he called a “stable, committed and faithful relationship.” 1 Peter 4:17 states that “The time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the Gospel of God?” Mali, Africa criminalizes homosexual behavior The parliament of the West African country of Mali passed a law banning homosexual behavior on October 31st, joining 30 other African nations taking the same position. African nations towards the south and east of the continent, however, have done just the opposite — with their government legitimizing the practice over the last 10 years. This includes Gabon, Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, and Namibia. Migration up 10% worldwide The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development has released the International Migration Outlook Report for 2024. It documents the highest level of migration from poor countries to rich countries in recorded history. This accounts for 6.5 million immigrants, not counting the 4.7 million Ukrainian immigrants due to the war. That's a 10% increase year-over-year. Nations reaching record levels of immigrants in 2023 included the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Japan, and Switzerland. Typhoon Man-yi in Philippines has 143 mile-per-hour winds (Sound from Typhoon Man-yi) The Philippines is bearing up under a record sixth typhoon this season. Typhoon Man-yi is equivalent to a Category 3 hurricane, sporting winds up to 143 miles per hour. More than half a million people have evacuated the Bicol region in Luzon to prepare for the storm. Thus far, seven people died in a related landslide, reports the Associated Press. At least 160 Filipinos have died in the previous five storms hitting the island nation this season. Missouri greenlights abortion up until 21 weeks By a vote of 52% to 48%, Missouri voters have set the course for legislation to allow for abortion in their state up to the point of fetal viability or 21 weeks gestation. Only South Dakota retained a pro-life position in the November election. Florida's vote to liberalize their abortion law failed by a 57-43% margin, just short of the 60% requirement. Florida will retain its position to kill babies up until the sixth week. Nebraska will allow for first trimester abortions, after this year's election. During this election, seven states created a so-called “right to abortion” in their state constitutions including Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, and New York. They join Ohio, Kansas, and Kentucky, the three states which previously approved pro-abortion referendums. Isaiah 1:4-6 says, “Alas, sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity. … The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faints. From the sole of the foot even to the head, there is no soundness in it, but wounds and bruises and putrefying sores.” Al Mohler opposes Matt Gaetz for Attorney General President-elect Donald Trump's selection for Attorney General is a bridge too far for some Christian leaders. In an interview with World Magazine, Al Mohler, the President of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, called the selection of Matt Getz “shocking.” As The Worldview documented yesterday, Liberty Counsel President Mat Staver referred to Gaetz as "not qualified,” and believes his nomination is "shocking and disappointing to those who have followed this man and the lurid scandals and serious allegations of sex parties and drugs during his tenure in the U.S. Congress.” Could entire departments be eliminated under Trump? Expect entire federal departments to be eliminated under a Trump presidency. That's what Vivek Ramaswamy, the appointee for leading the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency told Fox Business Channel on Sunday. Listen. RAMASWAMY: “We expect mass reductions. We expect certain agencies to be deleted outright. We expect mass reductions in force in areas of the federal government that are bloated. We expect massive cuts among federal contractors and others who are overbilling the federal government. So yes, we expect all of the above. And I think people will be surprised by, I think, how quickly we're able to move with some of those changes, given the legal backdrop the Supreme Court has given us.” 72% of Americans oppose gender change for children A recent Rasmussen poll found that 72% of Americans oppose transgender change attempts for children. That's up 10% since August. Also, 73% of voters want parents notified should children be looking to change their name or gender. Several months ago, the state of California restricted parental notification concerning gender transition attempts for children. Earth now has a temporary second moon And finally, scientists have identified a mini-moon orbiting Earth -- our second moon, as it were, reports The Daily Galaxy. The asteroid, which is only 37 feet in diameter, was pulled temporarily into Earth's gravitational pull on September 29th of this year. Dubbed Asteroid 2024 PT5, it will be released at 11:43 am Eastern Time on November 25,, 2024. Close And that's The Worldview on this Tuesday, November 19th, in the year of our Lord 2024. Subscribe by Amazon Music or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.
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Last time we spoke about the conquest of Angaur and the Japanese Triumph in China. By October 18th, the remaining Japanese on Angaur were compressed into a small area, and by the 21st, resistance had ceased. The Americans suffered 264 killed and 1,355 wounded, while approximately 1,300 Japanese were killed. Over in China, Hara's forces suffered heavy losses during a delaying action at Momauk, with troops joining Bhamo's defense by November 16. The 113th Regiment maneuvered to encircle Bhamo from the south, while the 114th Regiment approached from the north, creating a loose encirclement. The 22nd Division's movement prompted concerns of severing key rail lines, leading Japanese forces to reposition defensively. Despite intense fighting, including a strong Chinese offensive on November 19, the Japanese withdrew from key positions, allowing Chinese forces to capture Mangshi and secure a strategic airfield for resupply, significantly impacting the campaign's dynamics. 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As we last saw on Peleliu, General Rupertus' 1st Marine Division, bolstered by Colonel Dark's 321st Regiment, successfully secured the island after approximately two weeks of intense fighting. However, Colonel Nakagawa's isolated and outnumbered garrison continued to resist in the Umurbrogol Pocket. As left by nature, the Umurbrogol Pocket was much like the Ibdi Pocket on Biak Island, but larger and rougher. Like Ibdi, the Umurbrogol originally had a thick cover of tropical trees and dense jungle undergrowth which, as the result of continued air, naval, and artillery bombardment (including extensive employment of aerial napalm strikes), was gradually knocked down or burned away. Again, as on Biak, the Japanese had improved upon nature. There were many artificial or semi-artificial caves which had been constructed to protect approaches to the inner sections of the pocket, and the Japanese had improved almost every natural cave. Where no caves were available or could be constructed, the defenders employed rock faults and crevices for defensive positions. Digging new entrances to existing caves or even cutting new levels within some caves, the Japanese were well prepared to execute a long and bloody holding action along the many ridges. These ridges, with the exception of the Five Sisters group at the southern side of the pocket, were generally parallel and oriented north-northeast to south-southwest. Steep-sided and fissured, many of them had razor-back summits upon which no cover could be found. The ridges were separated by deep draws, gullies, and wider valleys, the floors of which were strewn with coral boulders or coral outcroppings similar to stalagmites. Steep as they were, the sides of some ridges also were covered with such chunks and outcroppings. In late September, the exhausted infantrymen, who were tasked with containing the pocket while the Marines cleared northern Peleliu, made several heavy assaults. They only managed to reach the X-ray phase line, marking what was believed to be the northern edge of the core Japanese defenses, before being relieved by the 7th Marines. With Colonel Hanneken's 1st and 3rd Battalions now holding the X-ray line, Rupertus planned a strong attack southward while other Marine units maintained their positions on the western and southern sides of the pocket. On the morning of September 30, the attack was launched. However, fierce Japanese resistance, heavy rain, fog, and sickness hindered the 7th Marines' progress southward by October 2. On the following day, Hanneken's 2nd Battalion, supported by tanks, secured a foothold along the eastern side and top of Walt Ridge, while the 3rd Battalion finally captured the eastern slope of Boyd Ridge. By October 4, however, the 7th Marines had suffered such heavy losses and were so depleted that Rupertus was left with no choice but to relieve them as well. As a result, Colonel Harris's 5th Marines were once again thrust into action. On October 7, following an hour-long artillery and mortar barrage, the 3rd Battalion, along with six tanks, advanced into Mortimer Valley. However, Nakagawa's determined defenders continued to resist fiercely, successfully repelling two powerful tank-infantry assaults, causing heavy American casualties. Our old friend Eugene Sledge with K Company, 3d Battalion, 5th Marines, wrote about fighting in this area, it is as follows “Johnny led us on up through a jumble of rocks on Hill 140. Company K's line was emplaced along a rock rim, and we set up the mortars in a shallow depression about twenty yards behind it. The riflemen and machine gunners in front of us were in among rocks along the rim of Hill 140 facing east toward Walt Ridge and the northern end of the infamous Horseshoe. We had previously attacked that valley from its southern end. From the rim of Hill 140 the rock contours dropped away in a sheer cliff to a canyon below. No one could raise his head above the rim rock without immediately drawing heavy rifle and machine-gun fire. The fighting around the pocket was as deadly as ever, but of a different type from the early days of the campaign. The Japanese fired few artillery or mortar barrages, just a few rounds at a time when assured of inflicting maximum casualties. That they usually did, and then secured the guns to escape detection. Sometimes there was an eerie quiet. We knew they were everywhere in the caves and pillboxes. But there was no firing in our area, only the sound of firing elsewhere. The silence added an element of unreality to the valleys. If we moved past a certain point, the Japanese opened up suddenly with rifle, machine-gun, mortar, and artillery fire. It was like a sudden storm breaking. More often than not we had to pull back, and not a man in the company had seen a live enemy anywhere. They couldn't hope to drive us off by then or to be reinforced themselves. From that point onward, they killed solely for the sake of killing, without hope and without higher purpose. We were fighting in Peleliu's ridges and valleys, in terrain the likes of which most Americans could not even visualize, against an enemy unlike anything most Americans could imagine”. In response to this setback, Rupertus halted further offensive operations and ordered his forces to maintain pressure on the Japanese stronghold through sustained artillery fire and aerial bombardments. Over the next two days, this relentless bombardment cleared so much foliage and undergrowth that visibility across the ridges improved significantly. This allowed the attacks to resume on October 9, and although no ground was gained initially, Harris's 2nd Battalion succeeded in securing Wattie, Baldy, and 120 Ridges on October 10. They then pushed south to capture the tactically vital Hill 140. From this position, a Marine howitzer provided critical support to the 5th and 7th Marines as they cleared an area approximately 700 yards long and up to 200 yards east beyond the previous containment lines along West Road. However, on October 14, Dark's 321st Regiment began moving up to relieve the Marines, as General Geiger had decided to end Marine participation in the Battle of Peleliu. Just before they were relieved, Eugene Sledge wrote a passage about moving through positions in October, finding numerous dead, stinking in the hot sun. One corpse he found made a significant impact on him, here is the passage. “As we moved past the defilade, my buddy groaned, “Jesus!” I took a quick glance into the depression and recoiled in revulsion and pity at what I saw. The bodies were badly decomposed and nearly blackened by exposure. This was to be expected of the dead in the tropics, but these Marines had been mutilated hideously by the enemy. One man had been decapitated. His head lay on his chest; his hands had been severed from his wrists and also lay on his chest near his chin. In disbelief I stared at the face as I realized that the Japanese had cut off the dead Marine's penis and stuffed it into his mouth. The corpse next to him had been treated similarly. The third had been butchered, chopped up like a carcass torn by some predatory animal. My emotions solidified into rage and a hatred for the Japanese beyond anything I ever had experienced. From that moment on I never felt the least pity or compassion for them no matter what the circumstances. My comrades would field-strip their packs and pockets for souvenirs and take gold teeth, but I never saw a Marine commit the kind of barbaric mutilation the Japanese committed if they had access to our dead. When we got back to the gun pit, my buddy said, “Sledgehammer, did you see what the Nips did to them bodies? Did you see what them poor guys had in their mouths?” I nodded as he continued, “Christ, I hate them slant-eyed bastards!” “Me too. They're mean as hell,” was all I could say.” About mid-October, a number of command changes occurred in the Palaus area. On the 12th, for instance, the 1st Marine Division was relieved of all responsibilities other than continuing the fight in the Umurbrogol Pocket. The 321st Infantry took over the defenses along the eastern arm, while the Island Garrison Force assumed responsibility for the area south of the pocket. On the morning of October 12, the command post of the 3rd Amphibious Corps moved ashore and General Geiger, the corps commander, declared that the assault and occupation phase of operations on Peleliu was ended. The exact meaning of this announcement is not clear, especially in relation to Admiral Fort's somewhat similar declaration of September 30, stating that Angaur, Peleliu, Ngesebus, and Kongauru had been captured and occupied. However, General Geiger's announcement seems to have been made in preparation for the 1st Marine Division's imminent departure from the Palaus. The statement also bears relation to the passing of control of operations in the Palaus from the 3rd Fleet and Admiral Halsey (as then represented by Admiral Fort's Western Attack Force headquarters) to the Headquarters, Forward Area Central Pacific (Task Force 57), under Admiral Hoover. On the 13th General Geiger issued orders alerting the 321st Regimental Combat Team to relieve the 1st Marine Division elements still at the Umurbrogol Pocket. The next day, control over all operations in the Palaus passed from Admiral Fort to Admiral Hoover's command. With the relief of the Marines at the Umurbrogol, the remainder of the battered 1st Marine Division then began preparations for leaving the Palaus. At the same time, the 1st Battalion, 323rd Regiment, fresh from operations at Ulithi Atoll, started preparations to relieve Marine units in the southwest corner of the pocket, with the rest of the regiment to follow. Consequently, the Marines prepared to depart from the Palaus, with Dark taking over responsibility for the reduction of Umurbrogol. Since September 29, the Marines had endured an additional 1,000 casualties, bringing their total to 1,252 killed and 5,274 wounded. In return, they estimated having killed between 850 and 1,000 Japanese soldiers, leaving roughly 1,000 defenders in the shrinking pocket as the 321st moved back in. After a failed local attempt to capture the northernmost peak of the Five Brothers Ridge on October 16, Dark launched a general attack the next day, which resulted in a modest gain of about 125 yards and the neutralization of some caves to the east. On the morning of October 18, the attack resumed, with Dark's 2nd Battalion successfully capturing three peaks of the Five Brothers, thanks to support from mortars, tanks, and LVT-mounted flamethrowers. However, undeterred by this overwhelming firepower, the Japanese immediately counterattacked and reclaimed the three peaks by nightfall. On the southwest side of the pocket, Nakagawa had also sent infiltrators through tunnels and connecting caves to raid the enemy lines, forcing Geiger to redirect elements of the 7th Marines and 323rd Regiment to address this new southern pocket. After much effort, most of the infiltrators were finally pushed north on October 23, though mopping up in the Southern Pocket wasn't completed until November 3. Meanwhile, on October 19, following a deadly napalm strike, Dark's 1st Battalion advanced up to 50 yards along the ridges west of Hill 140 with the help of howitzers and much-needed sandbags. The battalion's men, lying prone on the ground, inched their sandbags forward with rifle butts or sticks, laboriously expanding their hold and almost realizing the infantrymen's dream of portable foxholes. The next day, General Mueller formally assumed command of the Peleliu campaign. Following some reconnaissance and a napalm strike, the 321st resumed its assault on October 21, making significant progress by advancing over 100 yards and capturing the northernmost peak of the Five Brothers. On the subsequent day, Dark launched a coordinated attack with his 2nd Battalion securing the first three Brothers, the reinforced 1st Battalion struggling to breach Death Valley, and the 3rd Battalion sweeping through Mortimer Valley with tank support. After this achievement, while Colonel Watson was bringing the remaining 323rd Regiment to the Umurbrogol area, the only major progress was the capture of the fourth Brother on October 23. Two days later, the 323rd began relieving the weary 321st Regiment. By this time, Dark had lost 146 men killed and 469 wounded on Peleliu. As Watson took over, Nakagawa's forces had been reduced to about 700 effective troops, including those lightly wounded. The pocket's dimensions had also been compressed to an average north-south length of about 600 yards. Fortunately for the defenders, heavy rains, fog, and poor visibility significantly hampered Watson's operations in the Umurbrogol Pocket from October 26 to November 1. This period was used mainly for mortar barrages, napalm strikes, defense enhancements, and extending sandbag fortifications. Despite this pause, Nakagawa launched near-nightly counterattacks over the six days, primarily targeting the Five Brothers, which mostly resulted in further casualties for the defenders. To understand the eventual reduction of the Umurbrogol Pocket, we will need to shift our focus to the plans and preparations for General MacArthur's grand return to the Philippines. Previously, General MacArthur, along with Admirals Nimitz and Halsey, decided to abandon the preliminary operations for Mindanao and Yap in favor of a direct assault on Leyte. To be much more frank General MacArthur was having a turf war with Admiral Nimitz. After the Marianas campaign, the endgame of Nimitz island hoping across the Pacific forced the Joint Chiefs of staff to make a choice, to invade the Philippines, or leave it to wither on the vine and instead invade formosa. Admiral King, the joint chiefs of staff, Admiral Leahy and General Hap Arnold all favored the Formosa option. For quite awhile Nimitz got everyone onboard with this plan as Formosa was a logical choice being only 900 kms away from Japan and its seizure would cut off southeast asia from the home islands. With Formosa the Americans could even begin an invasion of southern CHina to aid their allies there and toss plenty of B-29s at the home islands from a much closer location. But then there was the force of nature that was Douglas MacArthur. MacArthur argued Formosa would be “a massive operation, extremely costly in men and shipping, logistically precarious and time consuming.” And he was willing to take his case straight to Washington. In July of 1944 he along with Nimitz went to Honolulu to meet with FDR. MacArthur bitterly protested the meeting, as he knew full well FDR was trying to get re-elected for a fourth term “humiliation of forcing me to leave my command to fly to Honolulu for a political picture taking junket.” So not to be outdone by FDR, MacArthur showboated, by landing early with. He went to a local shop in a limousine he borrowed, and had his staff place a 4 star general insignia upon. He wore khaki trousers a brown leather air force jacket and the cap of a Filipino Field Marshall, going out into public waving at crowds gathering to see the president. When he moved into a cabin to meet with FDR he refused to change into cooler attire stating to FDR , “you haven't been up there where I came from, and it's cold up there in the sky.” MacArthur then pretended Nimitz was not in the room and dominated the strategic discussions and attempted at every possible moment to impose his will on the rather ailing and sickly president, whose physical decline had become more apparent. During a private meeting between the two MacArthur said this to FDR “Mr. President, the country has forgiven you for what took place on Bataan. You hope to be re-elected president of the United States, but the nation will never forgive you if you approve a plan which leaves 17 million Christian American subjects to wither in the Philippines under the conqueror's heel until the peace treaty frees them. You might do it for reasons of strategy or tactics, but politically, it would ruin you” Rather ironic given it was his responsibility to defend those he was now blackmailing FDR to save. But the truth of the matter was, MacArthur had stolen the American press and American peoples hearts, his grand statement to return to the Philippines was a huge issue. There of course was the other issue, MacArthur could run on the Republican ticket against FDR. Some would allege FDR was bullied into an invasion of the Philippines because of this. To twist FDR's arm, MacArthur assured him the losses in retaking Luzon would be minimal “Mr. President, my losses would not be heavy, any more than they have been in the past … your good commanders do not turn in heavy losses.” Despite it being a slight against Nimitz, MacArthur's arguments did twist his wrist. That evening FDR spoke to his doctor Ross McIntire stating this “Give me an aspirin before I go to bed. In fact, give me another aspirin to take in the morning. In all my life nobody ever talked to me the way MacArthur did.” When leaving back on his plane, MacArthur turned to his aide and boasted, “We've sold it.” and when he returned to his South West Pacific Area Command HQ in Brisbane, MacArthur informed his staff, “the President has accepted my recommendations and approved the Philippines plan.” MacArthur was a bit too optimistic, although FDR agreed to invade the Philippines he did not do so without recommendations of his joint chiefs of staff. The Navy was to bear the brunt of furnishing air support in the early stages of the campaign. By arrangement with Admiral Nimitz, the Carrier Task Force from Admiral Halsey's 3rd Fleet was to strike northern Luzon and Okinawa or Formosa, or both, from A Day minus 10 to A minus 7. From A minus 4 through A Day, strikes were to be made on Luzon, the Cebu-Negros area, and the Leyte area in support of the landings. As soon as the Palau air base facilities would permit, shore-based air forces from the Central Pacific were to operate in the Bicol area. The Allied Naval Forces was to furnish carrier aircraft as protection for convoys and naval task forces and, supplemented by aircraft of the 3rd Fleet and the Allied Air Forces, to provide direct air support for the landings. In addition, it was to furnish protective air support and cover by carrier aircraft prior to A Day for the preliminary landings in Leyte Gulf and for the mine sweeping. On September 24, General Kenney issued his order for the Leyte operation and assigned missions to the Allied Air Forces. He designated General Whitehead's 5th Air Force as the Air Assault Force. It was to support the operation by intensified air activities against enemy installations, destroy hostile air and surface forces in the Celebes Sea and assigned areas in the Philippine Archipelago, and provide air defense for existing bases and forces in transit to Leyte within range of its capabilities. It was also to be prepared to establish, on order, land-based air forces on Leyte. The 13th Air Force was to support the missions of the 5th Air Force, while the Royal Australian Air Force Command was to destroy Japanese installations and sources of raw materials in the Netherlands Indies. Additionally, Halsey's 3rd Fleet was to be on standby to support the Leyte operation, with the objective of "destroying enemy naval and air forces in or threatening the Philippine Area." Submarines from both the Southwest and Central Pacific Areas would provide support through offensive reconnaissance of likely Japanese routes, maintaining observation and lifeguard services, and offering weather reports and strategic patrols. On the ground, General Krueger's 6th Army would lead the Leyte assault, taking over the operation after the disbandment of Alamo Force on September 25. With this force moving to the Philippines, General Eichelberger's 8th Army was assigned garrison duties in New Guinea, New Britain, the Admiralties, and Morotai. For King II, Krueger's forces included General Sibert's 10th Corps, consisting of the 1st Cavalry and 24th Infantry Divisions, totaling 53,000 men, and General Hodge's 24th Corps, comprising the 7th and 96th Divisions, totaling 51,500 men. The corps originally designated for the canceled Yap operation was reassigned to the 6th Army, replacing the 14th Corps, which was meant to carry out the initial Leyte landings after securing Mindanao. However, the 14th Corps was still in the process of being relieved at Bougainville. To further support the operation, Krueger kept the 32nd and 77th Divisions in reserve, totaling approximately 28,500 troops. Krueger's plan involved an advance team landing Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Mucci's 6th Ranger Battalion on the islands guarding the approaches to Leyte Gulf on October 17. As the Rangers took control of these small islands, Admiral Oldendorf's Fire Support Group would initiate a comprehensive bombardment campaign in preparation for the landings. Minesweepers and underwater demolition teams would also begin clearing natural and man-made obstacles from the gulf. On October 20, Admiral Barbey's Task Force 78 was to transport and land the 10th Corps, while Admiral Wilkinson's Task Force 79 was tasked with landing the 24th Corps. The reinforced 21st Regiment was scheduled to land at 09:30 near Panaon Strait, at the southeastern tip of Leyte, to secure control of the entrance to Sogod Bay. Further north, the 10th Corps was to land two divisions abreast in the Marasbaras and Palo areas at 10:00, while the 24th Corps would simultaneously land two divisions abreast in the Dulag area, about 15 miles to the south. Major-General Verne Mudge's 1st Cavalry Division was to capture Tacloban and its airfield and secure control of San Juanico Strait, while Major-General Frederick Irving's 24th Division seized Palo and advanced northwest through the Leyte Valley. The two divisions would then converge on Carigara at the northern end of the valley. Hodge's strategy involved Major-General James Bradley's 96th Division landing between Dulag and San Roque to secure a segment of Highway 1 within its operational zone, as well as Catmon Hill and the Dagami-Tanauan area. Since Bradley's task was relatively easier, the 381st Regiment was designated as Krueger's floating reserve. At the same time, Major-General Archibald Arnold's 7th Division was tasked with coming ashore in the Dulag area. One part of this division was to move south to capture the Highway 1 bridge and the Daguitan River crossings at Dao, while the main force advanced along the Dulag-Burauen road to take Burauen and then push on to Dagami. From there, Arnold's troops were expected to be ready to seize Abuyog and Baybay, eliminating enemy forces on the west coast and in southern Leyte. With the successful completion of these objectives, Krueger aimed to break the backbone of Japanese resistance. Consequently, with Leyte Valley and its airfields and base sites secured by the 6th Army, the 10th Corps would then advance south through the Ormoc Valley towards Ormoc, while the 24th Corps would move north from Baybay along the Ormoc Bay coast to link up with Sibert. Meanwhile, General Yamashita relied on General Suzuki's 35th Army, which consisted of four divisions and two independent mixed brigades dispersed across the central and southern Philippines. Specifically, Leyte was defended by Lieutenant-General Makino Shiro's 16th Division, experienced veterans of the initial Japanese invasion of the Philippines. Aside from minor forces left on Luzon and Samar, Makino commanded the full combat strength of the 16th Division, supplemented by 4th Air Division ground units, 35th Army service units in the area, and elements of the 36th Naval Guard Unit stationed at Ormoc and Tacloban. Anticipating that enemy landings would most likely occur in the Dulag-Tarragona-Abuyog sector, Makino strategically positioned the majority of his troops in fortified coastal positions between Abuyog in the south and Palo in the north, with the densest concentration around Dulag. By October, the 16th Division had completed three lines of trenches along the shoreline, but these defenses were weak and inadequately placed. The field positions were old-type long connecting trenches prepared in three echelons. These were difficult to defend and easily discovered from the air since camouflage was lacking. The only effective positions were the cave emplacements for artillery, which had been constructed on Catmon Hill. About 60% of the defenses constructed were completed by the time of the invasion. In the event of an enemy invasion, Suzuki kept the 30th Division and three battalions of the 102nd Division as a mobile reserve, ready to be deployed to destroy the enemy wherever they landed. This strategy was known as the Suzu Plan: if the enemy landed at Davao, the mobile reserve would reinforce the 100th Division; if they landed on Leyte, the main force of the 30th Division and three battalions of the 102nd Division were to land at Ormoc to support Makino's defenders. Meanwhile, back in September, Mitscher's fast carriers had conducted several strikes against the Philippines, leading to the near destruction of Japanese air forces and shipping in the region. To prevent air reinforcements to the Philippines, Halsey ordered Admiral Sherman's carrier-based aircraft to launch strikes against enemy aircraft staging areas in the Ryukyus, particularly Okinawa, on October 10. These strikes successfully destroyed an estimated 111 planes and sank or damaged 34 ships. Simultaneously, a cruiser force under Rear Admiral Allan Smith shelled Minami Torishima. The following day, the carriers under Admirals McCain and Davison carried out a feint attack on northern Luzon, sinking two more ships off Aparri. As the attack on the Ryukyus began, Admiral Toyoda was at Shinchiku in northern Formosa, returning to Tokyo after a command inspection in the Philippines intended to boost morale. Upon learning of the strikes, Toyoda believed that the American carriers in the northern Philippine Sea were vulnerable to his powerful land-based air forces. Over 1,800 aircraft were allocated for Sho in total, but they were widely dispersed across the four operation regions. About one third of them were not battle-ready due to casualties and a lack of parts or trained pilots. When the fighting began, Vice-Admiral Fukudome Shigeru (commander of the 2nd Air Fleet based in the Kyūshū-Okinawa-Formosa district) had approximately 700 planes ready in Formosa and Kyushu. 100 or so aircraft in the Seto Inland Sea was later added to his command. Over the next four days, an additional 690 or so planes flew in from bases in Japan and China. Toyoda saw this as a prime opportunity to deal a crippling blow to the enemy fleet and disrupt the Allied invasion timeline. Consequently, he decided to risk all available naval air power in a determined effort to destroy Mitscher's carrier forces, taking personal command of the battle operations in Formosa on October 10. As anticipated, Halsey planned to launch strong carrier-based strikes against Formosa on October 12 and 13. Mitscher's four task groups were assigned targets in southern, northern, and central Formosa, as well as the Takao area. Additionally, General LeMay's first two B-29 strikes of October were scheduled to support the attack, targeting the Okayama aircraft repair and assembly facility in Takao with 170 sorties. Originally set for October 11 and 14, these strikes were postponed to October 14 and 16 due to unfavorable weather forecasts. After a rapid overnight approach on October 11, Mitscher's carriers reached their positions off Formosa the next morning. All four task groups completed launch of predawn fighter sweeps by around 06:00 hours. Because the Japanese were on alert, Grumman F6F Hellcat fighters from all four groups were intercepted by enemy aircraft and moderate to intense anti-aircraft fire was universally reported. Air-to-air engagements were fiercest over northern and central Formosa, where aircraft from Rear Admiral Gerald F. Bogan's TG 38.2 and Rear Admiral Frederick C. Sherman's TG 38.3 operated. Sherman's USS Lexington and USS Essex claimed almost 50 enemy aircraft shot down between them. Bogan's task group contained three Essex-class carriers – USS Intrepid, USS Bunker Hill and USS Hancock. Intrepid and Bunker Hill claimed over 50 Japanese aircraft destroyed, making the combined claims for the two groups around 100. Many of Japan's more experienced pilots were killed during the first wave of American air raid. American carrier air groups had suffered minimal personnel losses with nine U.S. aircraft shot down with three pilots subsequently recovered by nearby ships or submarines. These lopsided results were in part due to a lack of experience among Japanese pilots. IJAAS fighters stationed to the north of the Philippines were still in training. The bulk of enemy fighter aircraft reported by U.S. aviators were Japanese Army types, primarily the Nakajima Ki-44 (Allied reporting name "Tojo"), Kawasaki Ki-61 ("Tony") and Nakajima Ki-43 ("Oscar") models. Even though there were some experienced Japanese naval aviators operating at this time, IJNAS Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter units reconstituted after the Battle of the Philippine Sea were still learning to work together and did not execute the kind of section or division flying that yielded tactical advantage. By the third strike, the Hellcats had established air dominance over Formosa, with Admirals Bogan and Sherman each claiming over 50 Japanese aircraft destroyed at the cost of nine American planes shot down. This enabled the Americans to carry out four strikes during the day preceded by a fighter sweep. The Hellcats quickly gained air control over Formosa against the 230 Japanese fighters on the island. By the third strike of the day, the Americans faced no air opposition. A total of 1400 sorties were carried out on this day, sinking or damaging 24 vessels off the Pescadores and Takao. This led Toyoda to order the activation of the air component of Operation Sho-Go at 10:30 on October 12. Although over 1,900 dispersed aircraft were assigned to Sho-Go, most did not arrive in the forward area for several days. Consequently, Vice-Admiral Fukudome Shigeru's 2nd Air Fleet began preparing up to 800 planes in southern Kyushu for an attack, supported by Admiral Ozawa's newly-reconstituted flying groups from the 3rd and 4th Carrier Divisions. Though the day's remaining carrier strikes by Hellcat fighters, Curtiss SB2C Helldiver dive bombers, and Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bombers did significant damage to military installations on Formosa, they failed to completely neutralize Japanese air power based on the island. Lead aircraft on 14 October had made photos revealing Navy damage which included four buildings destroyed and nine damaged out of eighty at the assembly plant, and five hangars destroyed at the air base. Many surviving structures would be destroyed by B-29 raids during the later days of the battle, however. The only Japanese attack that day involved about 45 torpedo bombers, which mistakenly reported two carriers as damaged. Meanwhile, the T Attack Force, a special unit for operations in adverse weather, conducted a strike within a sudden typhoon from 19:00 to 20:20 before landing on Formosan bases. Their efforts were largely ineffective as American ships used smoke screens and evasive maneuvers to avoid damage. Eight Japanese aircraft were shot down by ships' guns during the night, and three Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" bombers were claimed by night fighters from the USS Independence. USS Pritchett suffered damage from friendly fire, but no damage from enemy aircraft was incurred. On October 13, Mitscher's forces resumed strikes against Formosa and the Pescadores with up to 600 aircraft, encountering less opposition but achieving only minor damage due to poor weather. Despite this, Halsey reported the destruction of 520 Japanese aircraft, the sinking of 37 ships, and 74 probable sinkings over the two days. At dusk, the carriers came under attack from 32 planes of the T Attack Force. Despite Belleau Wood's combat air patrol shooting down 16 enemy aircraft, six G4M bombers managed to evade the interceptors and launched a series of determined attacks on Davison's carriers, releasing four torpedoes before all six were eventually downed by shipboard anti-aircraft guns. Fortunately, the torpedoes missed their targets. One torpedo ran just ahead of the USS Franklin, and another ran too deep and passed beneath the carrier. One of the Bettys attempted to crash into Franklin on its way down but glanced off the flight deck and slid over the starboard edge of the ship into the water. However, McCain's carriers faced more challenges as eight B6N2 bombers, evading radar by flying low, attacked the group. While six of the bombers were shot down by anti-aircraft fire, one successfully torpedoed the cruiser Canberra, killing 23 crew members and causing severe damage. The torpedo struck the cruiser in a vulnerable spot—under the main armor belt between both firerooms. The ship lost all power, laying just 90NM off Formosa. As a result, Halsey organized a unit to tow Canberra to safety, necessitating an additional day of protection for the damaged cruiser. On October 14, Mitscher launched early morning fighter sweeps to suppress enemy air power over Luzon and Formosa, while the newly-formed unit escorted Canberra. Japanese reports claimed two carriers were sunk and one was burning, leading Toyoda to believe the enemy retreating east had been severely damaged. Consequently, Fukudome ordered his full strength of 450 planes to launch from southern Kyushu, and Vice-Admiral Shima Kiyoshide's 2nd Striking Force was deployed to sweep the waters east of Formosa. However, before the Japanese could counterattack, 130 B-29s from Chengdu attacked Formosa in the afternoon, with 104 bombers successfully dropping about 650 tons of bombs on Okayama and 13 hitting secondary targets. A dozen planes made emergency landings at friendly fields in China, one crashed near Changteh whence its crew walked out, and one was listed as missing. This was a cheap price to pay for very severe damage done to Okayama installation. At 15:25, Fukudome's initial wave of 124 planes attacked Bogan's carriers. A formation of 25 Yokosuka D4Y "Judy" dive bombers, using cloud cover to evade detection, was intercepted by the group's combat air patrol. Only a few Japanese planes made it past the American fighters. The surviving bombers were able to put two bombs in the vicinity of the Hancock, and one hit the forward port side gun tube without detonating on impact. No serious damage was inflicted by this attack. At around 17:00 a large formation of enemies showed up on radar headed towards TG 38.3. As before, a great many of these were shot down by combat air patrol. The surviving enemy planes flew down to the water level to evade further radar detection. These planes – torpedo bombers and fighters – successfully ambushed the formation just minutes later. Evasive maneuvers, squall weather, and poor fighter cover on the part of the Japanese helped TG 38.3 escape without suffering any significant damage. The only bright spot for the Japanese was another twilight attack by the T Force by 52 aircraft against TG 38.1. Four Jills broke through to attack light cruiser Houston. Three were shot down, but the last succeeded in placing a torpedo in another vulnerable spot that flooded the engineering spaces and caused all power to be lost. As a result, Halsey was left needing to tow two cruisers to safety. I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. By hook or by crook, General MacArthur bullied FDR into allowing an invasion of the Philippines. To soften up the new targets, strikes were unleashed against Luzon, Formosa and Okinawa. Despite a strong Japanese defense, American air superiority was achieved through aggressive carrier strikes, leading to the destruction of numerous Japanese aircraft and ships.
Yo, check! Ipinakikilala ang collaboration series ng The Linya-Linya Show at FlipTop Battle League-- ang BARA-BARA! Dito, makakasama natin ang ilang hinahangaang Filipino battle emcees at local rap artists. Bara-Bara-- dahil anything goes ang kwentuhan tungkol sa buhay sa loob at labas ng hip hop scene. Bara-bara rin, dahil maaaring lumalim ang usap tungkol sa kanilang creative journey at creative process; hanggang sa kanilang mga pinanggagalingan at tinatanaw sa hinaharap. At para sa unang Bara-Bara episode: Nakilala sa kanyang husay sa pag-subvert ng expectations; tinatawag ng iba ang kanyang style bilang “unpredictable,” at expert sa “crowd control.” Mula pa sa Bicol, Lungsod ng Naga, kasama ngayon sa studio ng Linya-Linya-- si CripLi! Maraming ibinahaging kwentong FlipTop (at marami ring ni-name drop, haha!) si CripLi. Mga karanasan niya sa loob at labas ng battle, sa pakikipagsapalaran sa Maynila, at ayun na nga-- umabot pa sa love language ni Anygma. BOOM! Malalaman niyo ‘yan dito, so tara, mag-ingay and listen up, yo!
Naga-based poet and filmmaker Kristian Sendon Cordero talks about his quirky “Savage Mind” bookshop and why he has no plans of living anywhere else but Bicol. Catch the full episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1ZRHnzHhjsf5kcwMQiQ4gz?si=RM5fNURwT7Ob-grtpOnndg
Naga-based poet and filmmaker Kristian Sendon Cordero talks about his quirky “Savage Mind” bookshop and why he has no plans of living anywhere else but Bicol. Catch the full episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1ZRHnzHhjsf5kcwMQiQ4gz?si=RM5fNURwT7Ob-grtpOnndg
It's Day 2 of our back to back episodes with Mo and Chopper -- and we continue the theme of callers who are fighting the attraction: income ratio. Is it a big deal if a girl makes more money than a man? We talk Sugar Baby facts in the Philippines too! Bring it! Caller #3 is Tin who is 37yrs old from Japan. Tin met a great guy but he doesn't have the best job. Her income is considerably more than his but he is a great guy. Is there big value in that? Caller #4 is Dominique who is 47yrs old from Bicol. Dom's wife left him when he lost his business during the pandemic. She even likely cheated on him but now she has come back home after two years and without really explaining why she left, should he welcome her back? Powered by Spotify, we will see you on another episode of GTWM tomorrow. Thanks for the download and please support the podcast by donating as little as $0.99 cents via Spotify --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/djmotwister/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/djmotwister/support
Oh Muses! Help us in our travels to the Philippines to tell some Filipino legends from the Tagalog and Bicol regions. We encounter arguing pixie sisters, many dialects, strategic lullabies and why it's never a good idea to sleep on the job. --- You can listen to Greeking Out early and ad free on Wondery+! But wait, parents! The creators of THIS amazing podcast have written a New York Times bestselling tie-in book Greeking Out, featuring many tales you haven't heard. It's every bit as hilarious, harrowing, heartwarming, and Hellenistic as its namesake. Buy it here: https://bit.ly/greekoutbook
Welcome to 'The Truth in This Art,' I'm your host Rob Lee, and today we sit down with the inspiring Set Hernandez, a filmmaker and community organizer who uses their platform to amplify the voices of the underrepresented. Set, a queer, undocumented immigrant with roots from the Bicol, Philippines, shares their unique perspective on filmmaking and advocacy. They provide a behind-the-scenes look into their film, "Unseen," which will premiere at the BlackStar Film Festival in Philadelphia. In this episode:* Dive deep into Set's journey as a filmmaker and community activist, and how their personal experiences have shaped their work.* Understand their commitment to storytelling that expands the portrayal of underrepresented communities on screen. * Discover how Set's background as a published linguistics researcher and community organizer has influenced their approach to filmmaking.* Learn about the story behind "Unseen," a unique narrative that explores immigration, disability, and mental health.* Understand how Set's vision of inclusivity and accessibility in filmmaking has guided their creative process for "Unseen."Set opens up about their personal journey as a filmmaker and activist, and how their own life experiences have deeply influenced the stories they choose to tell. They talk about their work with the Undocumented Filmmakers Collective, and how it promotes equity for undocumented immigrants in the film industry. Set also shares the story behind "Unseen," a film that sheds light on the challenges faced by Pedro, a visually impaired, undocumented immigrant, and aspiring social worker. Join us in conversation with Set Hernandez, an advocate who is breaking barriers and pushing boundaries in the film industry. Learn about their vision for creating more inclusive and diverse narratives in cinema, and don't miss the insightful conversation on their award-winning film "Unseen."
Bumyahe kami ng Bicol para kumausap ng mga artist na based doon kaya nakakwentuhan namin si Shiina. Usapang pagpursue ng art at pagdevelop ng eksena. Lezgo!
Headlines: Four passengers of a lost Cessna in Bicol, found dead at Mayon Volcano | P15 trillion public-private partnership projects, will be launched this March | Young Australian, millionaire at 11Tagalog.com news podcast for Filipino/Tagalog language learnersYou can also listen with Tagalog transcript and English translations here: https://www.tagalog.com/podcast/play.php?podcast_id=144Listen to all our transcribed episodes here: https://www.tagalog.com/podcast/
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A live back to back AMA to wrap up September? LFG! Join Alex, C hopper and Mo on Part 1 of this GTWM set of episodes as they take calls from all around the world that deal with one of life's true challenges…LOVE. Caller #1 is Anna who is 35yrs old from Bicol. Anna has struck out a lot on dating apps. She has taken to masturbation a lot in an attempt to satisfy her needs but the frustration of a lack of love is messing up with self-esteem. Caller #2 is Kay who is 28yrs old from Winnipeg. Kay is at a crossroads with two guys. The guys she lives with and the one that got away. Can you have feelings for two people at the same time? Who do you choose? Caller #3 is Aries who is 33yrs old from Batangas. Aries has a Fubu from work that he found out is also fucking her boss. He used that as inspiration to be a better husband. Now that his wife is leaving for the US. he wants to be a better husband but how can he overcome that hurdle in an LDR? Powered by Anchor.fm , we will see you on another episode of GTWM tomorrow. Thanks for the download and please support the podcast by donating as little as $0.99 cents via Anchor at: anchor.fm/djmotwister --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/djmotwister/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/djmotwister/support
Lumipat si Edge sa Bicol upang doon mag-aral ng kolehiyo, dahilan upang siya ang magsilbing 'caretaker' pansamantala ng lumang bahay ng kanilang pamilya. Subalit hindi umano niya matagalan ang halos araw-araw na paggambala sa kanya ng mga 'nilalang' na tila mas nauna pa pala sa kanyang lumipat. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hilakbot-tv/message
Bida sa episode ngayon si Mr. Nick Valenzuela, isang Bicolano painter. Pinag-uusapan ang kanyang obra sa social media ang EKSENANG ESKINITA. Kilalanin ang 19 y/o artist na ito na mula sa Sagrada Familia, Minalabac, Cam. Sur, Bicol. Enjoy this episode! #BroBEARpodcast #NickVillanuevaThePainter #EksenangEskinita --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brobearpodcast/message
Jude Buelva is the Founder and CEO at Pandalivery.Pandalivery is the fluffiest hyperlocal delivery service in town! Delivering food, groceries, and medicine, right at your doorstep, currently serving areas in Naga City, Legazpi City, Pili, Rinconada, and Partido. Pandalivery is also part of IdeaSpace cohort 7.In this episode:00:27 Ano ang Pandalivery?00:55 What exactly is hyperlocal? :)07:40 How is the startup ecosystem in Bicol & Naga City?16:47 Can you share some stories & experiences as a student founder?22:10 How is Pandalivery growing now?26:45 What are the greatest achievements, challenges, and learnings you had while building Pandalivery?31:39 Ano ang vision ng Pandalivery? Do you have plans to expand the areas covered to the whole Philippines?35:43 If people want to know more about Pandalivery, where can they get more information?PANDALIVERYWebsite: www.pandalivery.phFacebook: www.facebook.com/pandaliveryphCHECK OUT THESE STARTUPS & MSME'S (PATRONS):NutriCoach: www.nutricoach.comLookingFour Buy & Sell Online: www.lookingfour.comBenjoys Food Products: benjoysfoodproducts.comSTART UP PODCASTYouTube: www.youtube.com/c/StartUpPodcastPHSpotify: open.spotify.com/show/6BObuPvMfoZzdlJeb1XXVaApple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/start-up-podcast/id1576462394Facebook: www.facebook.com/startuppodcastphPatreon: www.patreon.com/StartUpPodcastPHCREDITSIntro and outro thanks to Terence Boydon: wyrmpres.wordpress.comThis episode is edited by the team at: tasharivera.com
Today Luciana will be speaking with Ryan, from Bicol in the Philippines. 4 years ago, he moved to Rhode island. This is the second half of the conversation so if you haven't heard the first one yet, please have a listen to last weeks episode. This series is brought to you by Connetics USA. Connetics is a nursing recruitment agency that offers International Nurse Candidates the best placement options for direct hire positions in the United States' healthcare industry. As one of the leading healthcare recruitment agencies, specialising in international nursing jobs in the United States alongside permanent resident green card acquisition, Connetics partners with healthcare facilities across the US to find the best fit for our nurses. We work personally with each candidate to create a successful, long term partnership between client and candidate, and our service always comes free of charge to our nurses. If you're thinking about making the step to living and working as a nurse in the USA, then why not enlist the help of one of the top medical staffing agencies? Head over to https://conneticsusa.com/ (conneticsusa.com) to find out more.
Today Luciana will be speaking with Ryan, from Bicol in the Philippines. 4 years ago, he moved to Rhode island. This is part 1 of 2 with Ryan so tune in next week for the other half. This series is brought to you by Connetics USA. Connetics is a nursing recruitment agency that offers International Nurse Candidates the best placement options for direct hire positions in the United States' healthcare industry. As one of the leading healthcare recruitment agencies, specialising in international nursing jobs in the United States alongside permanent resident green card acquisition, Connetics partners with healthcare facilities across the US to find the best fit for our nurses. We work personally with each candidate to create a successful, long term partnership between client and candidate, and our service always comes free of charge to our nurses. If you're thinking about making the step to living and working as a nurse in the USA, then why not enlist the help of one of the top medical staffing agencies? Head over to https://conneticsusa.com/ (conneticsusa.com) to find out more.
Clarence Nieva, a student from Bicol University, is the CEO and co-Founder of Quarta. Rena Nario, also a student from Bicol University, is the Lead Tech of Quarta.Quarta is a student-led, FinTech startup leveraging technology to bring banking and financial literacy to the rural Philippines. Quarta won in a number of competitions: the Financial Literacy Innovation Challenge by PhilDev Foundation and Cebuana Lhuillier Foundation Inc., and the National S!NERGY Competition by the International Association of Youth and Students for Peace - Pilipinas.We talk about Quarta, their quirky culture, why bring financial literacy to the rural Philippines, and their lives as student startup founders at Bicol university winning competitions after competitions.In this episode:00:40 Ano ang Quarta?04:45 Why do you want to bring financial literacy to the rural Philippines?07:37 What does Quarta's product look now? Can you describe how the app looks?10:18 Quarta won a number of competitions: Financial Literacy Innovation Challenge and National S!NERGY Competition 2021. Can you share about these?13:25 “One night, I prayed to God, ‘Lord, help me become a trophy wife.' He misheard it and gave us trophies instead.” What is the culture of Team Quarta like?15:06 How did you two become student startup founders? How do you manage to balance schoolwork and startup work?16:38 What really made you want to build this startup? What keeps you motivated to build this startup?20:42 What is your vision for Quarta?22:20 If people want to know more or partner up with Quarta, how can they find you or connect with you?QUARTAFacebook: www.facebook.com/quarta.phSTART UP PODCASTYouTube: www.youtube.com/c/StartUpPodcastPHSpotify: open.spotify.com/show/6BObuPvMfoZzdlJeb1XXVaApple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/start-up-podcast/id1576462394Facebook: www.facebook.com/startuppodcastphThis episode is edited by the team at: tasharivera.com
To end season 6, here are 10 Bicol creatures that you may not have heard of. Please enjoy! Host/Script Writer/Researcher: Ethan Podcast title suggested by Djhaemy Nazareno Support: patreon.com/tabitabipod | ko-fi.com/tabitabipod Music: The Path of the Goblin King by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4503-the-path-of-the-goblin-king License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Book: Bicol Beliefs and Folkways: A Showcase of Tradition.
In September-October 2021, SSEAC Stories will be hosting a mini-series of podcasts exploring the role that research plays in understanding and advocating for human rights in Southeast Asia. For the final episode in the series, Dr Thushara Dibley is joined by Emeritus Professor Peter Windsor who brings to light how research improving animal health and production is intrinsically linked to human rights issues. Reflecting on his extensive field-based research on transboundary livestock disease in the Greater Mekong Region, he argues that through training on biosecurity practices, animal vaccination programs and nutritional interventions, rural households were able to prevent disease transmission and increase their livestock productivity, making farm production more sustainable. With higher income levels, local families' livelihoods were improved. This enables better access to human rights, such as access to safe housing, access to healthcare, and access to knowledge and education, amongst others. About Peter Windsor: Peter Windsor is Professor Emeritus in the University of Sydney's School of Veterinary Science since 2014. Peter worked extensively for NSW Agriculture in several roles including diagnostic pathology and livestock disease research and management. In 1998, he undertook a 19-month appointment to the Food Agriculture Organisation in Naga City, in the Bicol region of the Philippines, that eventually led to the successful eradication of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). Peter joined the University of Sydney in 2002, where he had a diverse range of teaching, research and administrative roles. His current research portfolio includes applied field-based projects on ruminant health and production problems in Southeast Asia that aim to assist FMD control. He continues his field studies on improving food security in developing countries and animal welfare in production systems, as well as reproductive, congenital, neurological and genetic disease research. For more information or to browse additional resources, visit the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre's website: www.sydney.edu.au/sseac. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In September-October 2021, SSEAC Stories will be hosting a mini-series of podcasts exploring the role that research plays in understanding and advocating for human rights in Southeast Asia. For the final episode in the series, Dr Thushara Dibley is joined by Emeritus Professor Peter Windsor who brings to light how research improving animal health and production is intrinsically linked to human rights issues. Reflecting on his extensive field-based research on transboundary livestock disease in the Greater Mekong Region, he argues that through training on biosecurity practices, animal vaccination programs and nutritional interventions, rural households were able to prevent disease transmission and increase their livestock productivity, making farm production more sustainable. With higher income levels, local families' livelihoods were improved. This enables better access to human rights, such as access to safe housing, access to healthcare, and access to knowledge and education, amongst others. About Peter Windsor: Peter Windsor is Professor Emeritus in the University of Sydney's School of Veterinary Science since 2014. Peter worked extensively for NSW Agriculture in several roles including diagnostic pathology and livestock disease research and management. In 1998, he undertook a 19-month appointment to the Food Agriculture Organisation in Naga City, in the Bicol region of the Philippines, that eventually led to the successful eradication of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). Peter joined the University of Sydney in 2002, where he had a diverse range of teaching, research and administrative roles. His current research portfolio includes applied field-based projects on ruminant health and production problems in Southeast Asia that aim to assist FMD control. He continues his field studies on improving food security in developing countries and animal welfare in production systems, as well as reproductive, congenital, neurological and genetic disease research. For more information or to browse additional resources, visit the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre's website: www.sydney.edu.au/sseac. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/animal-studies
In September-October 2021, SSEAC Stories will be hosting a mini-series of podcasts exploring the role that research plays in understanding and advocating for human rights in Southeast Asia. For the final episode in the series, Dr Thushara Dibley is joined by Emeritus Professor Peter Windsor who brings to light how research improving animal health and production is intrinsically linked to human rights issues. Reflecting on his extensive field-based research on transboundary livestock disease in the Greater Mekong Region, he argues that through training on biosecurity practices, animal vaccination programs and nutritional interventions, rural households were able to prevent disease transmission and increase their livestock productivity, making farm production more sustainable. With higher income levels, local families' livelihoods were improved. This enables better access to human rights, such as access to safe housing, access to healthcare, and access to knowledge and education, amongst others. About Peter Windsor: Peter Windsor is Professor Emeritus in the University of Sydney's School of Veterinary Science since 2014. Peter worked extensively for NSW Agriculture in several roles including diagnostic pathology and livestock disease research and management. In 1998, he undertook a 19-month appointment to the Food Agriculture Organisation in Naga City, in the Bicol region of the Philippines, that eventually led to the successful eradication of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). Peter joined the University of Sydney in 2002, where he had a diverse range of teaching, research and administrative roles. His current research portfolio includes applied field-based projects on ruminant health and production problems in Southeast Asia that aim to assist FMD control. He continues his field studies on improving food security in developing countries and animal welfare in production systems, as well as reproductive, congenital, neurological and genetic disease research. For more information or to browse additional resources, visit the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre's website: www.sydney.edu.au/sseac.
In September-October 2021, SSEAC Stories will be hosting a mini-series of podcasts exploring the role that research plays in understanding and advocating for human rights in Southeast Asia. For the final episode in the series, Dr Thushara Dibley is joined by Emeritus Professor Peter Windsor who brings to light how research improving animal health and production is intrinsically linked to human rights issues. Reflecting on his extensive field-based research on transboundary livestock disease in the Greater Mekong Region, he argues that through training on biosecurity practices, animal vaccination programs and nutritional interventions, rural households were able to prevent disease transmission and increase their livestock productivity, making farm production more sustainable. With higher income levels, local families' livelihoods were improved. This enables better access to human rights, such as access to safe housing, access to healthcare, and access to knowledge and education, amongst others. About Peter Windsor: Peter Windsor is Professor Emeritus in the University of Sydney's School of Veterinary Science since 2014. Peter worked extensively for NSW Agriculture in several roles including diagnostic pathology and livestock disease research and management. In 1998, he undertook a 19-month appointment to the Food Agriculture Organisation in Naga City, in the Bicol region of the Philippines, that eventually led to the successful eradication of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). Peter joined the University of Sydney in 2002, where he had a diverse range of teaching, research and administrative roles. His current research portfolio includes applied field-based projects on ruminant health and production problems in Southeast Asia that aim to assist FMD control. He continues his field studies on improving food security in developing countries and animal welfare in production systems, as well as reproductive, congenital, neurological and genetic disease research. For more information or to browse additional resources, visit the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre's website: www.sydney.edu.au/sseac. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/southeast-asian-studies
In September-October 2021, SSEAC Stories will be hosting a mini-series of podcasts exploring the role that research plays in understanding and advocating for human rights in Southeast Asia. For the final episode in the series, Dr Thushara Dibley is joined by Emeritus Professor Peter Windsor who brings to light how research improving animal health and production is intrinsically linked to human rights issues. Reflecting on his extensive field-based research on transboundary livestock disease in the Greater Mekong Region, he argues that through training on biosecurity practices, animal vaccination programs and nutritional interventions, rural households were able to prevent disease transmission and increase their livestock productivity, making farm production more sustainable. With higher income levels, local families' livelihoods were improved. This enables better access to human rights, such as access to safe housing, access to healthcare, and access to knowledge and education, amongst others. About Peter Windsor: Peter Windsor is Professor Emeritus in the University of Sydney's School of Veterinary Science since 2014. Peter worked extensively for NSW Agriculture in several roles including diagnostic pathology and livestock disease research and management. In 1998, he undertook a 19-month appointment to the Food Agriculture Organisation in Naga City, in the Bicol region of the Philippines, that eventually led to the successful eradication of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). Peter joined the University of Sydney in 2002, where he had a diverse range of teaching, research and administrative roles. His current research portfolio includes applied field-based projects on ruminant health and production problems in Southeast Asia that aim to assist FMD control. He continues his field studies on improving food security in developing countries and animal welfare in production systems, as well as reproductive, congenital, neurological and genetic disease research. For more information or to browse additional resources, visit the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre's website: www.sydney.edu.au/sseac. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/food
In September-October 2021, SSEAC Stories will be hosting a mini-series of podcasts exploring the role that research plays in understanding and advocating for human rights in Southeast Asia. For the final episode in the series, Dr Thushara Dibley is joined by Emeritus Professor Peter Windsor who brings to light how research improving animal health and production is intrinsically linked to human rights issues. Reflecting on his extensive field-based research on transboundary livestock disease in the Greater Mekong Region, he argues that through training on biosecurity practices, animal vaccination programs and nutritional interventions, rural households were able to prevent disease transmission and increase their livestock productivity, making farm production more sustainable. With higher income levels, local families' livelihoods were improved. This enables better access to human rights, such as access to safe housing, access to healthcare, and access to knowledge and education, amongst others. About Peter Windsor: Peter Windsor is Professor Emeritus in the University of Sydney's School of Veterinary Science since 2014. Peter worked extensively for NSW Agriculture in several roles including diagnostic pathology and livestock disease research and management. In 1998, he undertook a 19-month appointment to the Food Agriculture Organisation in Naga City, in the Bicol region of the Philippines, that eventually led to the successful eradication of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). Peter joined the University of Sydney in 2002, where he had a diverse range of teaching, research and administrative roles. His current research portfolio includes applied field-based projects on ruminant health and production problems in Southeast Asia that aim to assist FMD control. He continues his field studies on improving food security in developing countries and animal welfare in production systems, as well as reproductive, congenital, neurological and genetic disease research. For more information or to browse additional resources, visit the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre's website: www.sydney.edu.au/sseac. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
S3-13 (166) : Sounds like Bicol (a Philippine Region) or Be Cool! My learnings from the recent #MarketplaceInfluencer Weekly featuring Randell Tiongson.
So you've heard about the Deities of Bicol and the two demi goddesses featured in the Ibalong epic. Now, let me introduce you to the monsters of Ibalong. Host/Script Writer/Researcher: Ethan Podcast title suggested by Djhaemy Nazareno Music: The Path of the Goblin King by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4503-the-path-of-the-goblin-king License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Welcome or welcome back sa ating “Single” series. Tapos na tayo sa kung paano ba maging better single, at nasagot na rin natin ang tanong kung okay lang bang makipag-MU. Na-curious ka ba at gusto mong mapakinggan ang ating previous episodes? You can check them out sa ating Youtube channel and on Spotify at Hugot Radio. Pressured ka na bang makahanap ng partner? Dahil sa edad mo, dahil malapit ka nang mapag-iwanan ng huling byahe or baka dahil sadyang pini-pressure ka ng lahat ng tao sa paligid mo? ‘Yung sa bawat pagkikita niyo, ang laging bungad sa'yo – kailan ka magjojowa? Kailan ka mag-aasawa? Kung ganyan ang nae-experience mo ngayon, worry no more dahil for today's episode, magkakaroon ka ng idea kung paano nga ba mapapataas ang chance na makahanap ka ng partner. Pero bago ang lahat, this episode, maging ang two previous episodes natin ay inspired ng content ng libro ni Pastor Ronald Molmisa – “Lovestruck: Singles Edition”. Base na rin sa title, perfect siya sa mga single dyan ngayon. Kaya kung member ka ng singles club, check mo na ang librong ito sa Philippine Christian Bookstore or PCBS near you. Para sa mga taga-Bicol, especially Legazpi na nakikinig, you can visit their store at Ground Floor, King's Commercial Building, Rizal corner Penaranda Streets, Legazpi City, Albay. Alam kong naiinip ka nang malaman ang tips para magkaroon ng partner kaya naman let's start! Ronaldo on Social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hugotradioph Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hugotradio/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/hugotradioph Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/24uMTkm... Listen to Hugot Music 24/7 Get this FREE app now! http://bit.ly/HugotRadioApp Donate here: https://www.paypal.me/redwalkboy --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hugot-radio/message
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There are two things we have in common with Marian - being an immigrant and a K-drama fan. This session is divided into Part 1 and 2. In Part 1, we get into the general stuffs - the reason why Filipinos migrate, what we missed about the Philippines, how is it living abroad, and a side story of Glee talking about her love life! LOL. Part 2 will be released next week. Which will showcase more anecdotes of Marian on her life in Canada. 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Hint: Mediaboard25 https://riverside.fm/?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=glee Transcript: And when I went back to the Philippines for vacation, I really wanted to check out the malls. I want to experience the life before, because this is really province. It's a province life it's way province, sir. He was in a word it's way more provincial hey Zesties.Welcome to the gleeful talk show where reshare is asked these stories to cultivate the happiness and here within Thank you as STS for supporting the show so far and shout out to our listeners in Victoria and Queensland. I hope you guys are keeping safe. Staying home during lockdown. And of course our Filipino listeners keep safe over there. And I bet you'll enjoy this episode. Before we dive in this episode is recorded by a riverside.fm. It locally records their audio and video and uploads it progressively to the cloud. So even if you have a slow internet connection, you're almost guaranteed to have less interruptions. If you don't want to. Any of their features, just click on the affiliate link on the episode notes and get a 25% discount on your first three months of subscription. When you use the coupon code media board 25 upon checkout. If you haven't already please subscribe and rate the show on your favorite podcasting platform. You can also follow me on Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, or visit www.gleefultalkshow.com. If you'd like to support the show, you can buy me a cup of coffee or two, just head down to the episode notes to find out how. in this episode, we are going to talk about personal immigration stories. I am joined by a fellow podcaster and immigrants currently based in Canada. She is the creator of Tita talks, a podcast, deep diving into Korean dramas and Filipino teleseries for both beginners and hardcore fans. So far our non Filipino listeners, the word Tita Tita translates to aunt, which is not necessarily your relative by blood, but a term that connotes a lady in her mature years. I'm not quite sure if I have explained that, right, but they'll ask our guests later. So please welcome Marianne Aaron off Peter talks. Hi . Hi, thank you for having me. Thank you for being here. So did I explain the word Tita, right. I think so. I think it is, it is more of the, a matured person. Some of the things like, yeah, it's like, it's kind of like sometimes like a joke, right. In the Philippines, like you have like Tita Tita moments or, , just sipping wine or, , it's quite older. Yeah. It definitely relates to you being mature. Yeah. But it's definitely something that it's not really exclusive to being a blood related. Yes. you run Tita talks, but I think in, in your podcasts, you haven't really talked much about yourself only oppas. So, I was just going to ask you a bit of background on yourself Well what do I say? I don't know. I don't really talk too much about myself, as you have mentioned. my podcast is called Tita Talks, but I don't really talk about myself. Well, not anymore. Before that was the format of the podcast. I used to talk about a lot of things, different things, sometimes the most, trending topics and all that, but I'm shifted or moved or transitioned to more specific topic, which is the K drama. So I don't really know what to say about myself, but I currently am in Canada. I have been here for six years now. I would say September, this September six years. So yeah, you're from Bicol and then immigrated to Canada. So why, did you immigrate if I may ask. Well, actually it's the same as any one who migrated to a different country. It's usually because of it's, money, better job opportunities. And for me, I guess the additional thing about migrating is that I am here with my brothers because before I was living alone in Manila, so my family are in Bicol and in Canada. So I'm the only one living in Manila. So for five years I was all alone in Manila. So that's when also, I finally decided to move with the other side of my family, which is here in Canada. that's additional to the usual things, which is of course money, greater opportunities. So, but let's say if your family weren't in Canada right now, would you have preferred staying back in the Philippines or you would still prefer going abroad? Well, that's a good question. I would say that I would probably have stayed in the Philippines if I had no one here in Canada, I would have stayed in the Philippines because that's where my family is right now. So I actually never had on my own decision to move to a different country traveling, I would say, but living in a different country other than, for money or for career's sake, I never actually thought about it. So I would say, yeah, I would say that I would have stayed in the Philippines, opportunities were there, right? Yeah, yeah. Yeah. I actually had a stable job. It's just that the expenses were higher than whatever I am earning. we have all been through this. We had stable jobs, but the expenses were like, it's, it's definitely twice as much as we can earn. And it's even now, like coming back or like going to vacation in the Philippines from an immigrant point of view or someone who is earning, , abroad when you. Why is this so expensive? Like I know for this, even with my salary now, that's true. When I went home last 2019, I didn't bring much clothes cause I was saving for the, expenses for the additional travel check in luggages. So I did not bring enough clothes. And I thought that I could just buy from the Philippines, , thinking that it could be cheaper. Yeah. I ended up wearing my sister's clothes. Yeah. It's quite expensive. They're like even the local brands, right? Like our local brands, like Penn shop bench, they areexpensive, because they have I think the artists as well are now international. Yes, the endorsers are mostly Koreans actually. Do the latest one right now? Right? For which brand? Bench? I don't know. Who's the latest one for twice? No, no. The latest one. I just saw it on Instagram, so I don't know if, if the latest one, but that was the latest on my feed. It's okay. Not to be okay. The guy who.. Kim Soo Hyun? I didn't know that! That on Instagram. I didn't see that. Okay. Oh my gosh. Yeah, definitely. It's a local brand, but the endorsers are not local, which is ironic. If you think about it. Exactly. Yes. For some reason, but because the people will like to buy because of, Yeah. Yeah. What they think are the top three reasons why Filipinos migrate? Well, definitely for, for those with families, they definitely, most of my brothers actually migrated for the sake of their kids so that they can get a better, , degree and better, life education. And then for other reasons of course, career for those that are aspiring, but. Mostly it's because of money. And let's be honest. That's the main reason for most of us. would you agree with that or do you have a different reason? Yeah. before I met my husband, so I wanted to really go abroad because at that time the money was not at the bottom of the list, , when you're quite young, like 20 something, it's not really at the top of your list for me at that time. So I wanted to go out because I wanted to explore the world char. Oh, okay. Yeah, Char. So it's not so it's that kind of ideal mentality, cause before I was just living in Cebu, so, I've gone to Manila and other parts of the Philippines for vacation, but not really like living there. And it was just working in Cebu my entire life. And then I got the chance to, , like do a business trip, like outside the Philippines because of work. And I realized what the world can offer. So that was really my turning point. So all I want to go out, but yeah, so there were a lot of things that happened along the way, but I think aside from money and opportunity, I think exploration. Oh, it's a, it's a different kind of world. It's something. Yeah. Videoke. Yes. Yeah, it is. It is actually for young ones. That definitely would be one of the reasons why you migrate to different country. And for my, well, I wasn't really that old at that time, I was in my late twenties when I moved here. So I would say part of it was, it was the fact that it's a different kind of world and you're very hopeful when you migrate. Actually, that's one thing that you have, it's the hope that Life would be better once you moved here. And we all had that experience. And then when you moved, after a while you suddenly realize, did I make the right decision? were there's some stages in your life that you had that question? I would say yes. I wasn't really that hopeful. I mean, it wasn't all happy moments. Like when I experienced my first winter, because the winter here in where I am right now in Winnipeg, Canada, the winter here. Oh my God. We go from minus 30 to minus 40. Oh my God. My every year. So when am I coming next? Yeah, we're on it. We have minus degrees weather for, I would say a good nine months, eight to nine months were covered in, well, not really covered in snow, but we have like a really cold weather, so yeah. And then for half a year, we're covered in snow. So it's actually not really something that you imagined when you watch movies. Right. You, when you watch movies and they experienced, , winter, snowy, Christmas, they, yes. Right. So you think that it's going to be something so magical when I first experienced? No, I was also one of those. It felt so magical, but then if you experienced it for six months, for every, it's not magical. So I guess in the first two years of my stay here, I definitely had those, that question in my mind did I make the right decision? Did you also have that? Because in Australia you don't have snow. Am I right? You don't have thankfully, but you do have like cold weather, right? Yeah. Yeah. We are currently like winter quote unquote here in Brisbane, but winter in now. Yeah. But see, I'm in my t-shirt winter in Brisbane because we are opposite. We're in the Southern hemisphere. So if you're a summer, I'm winter. Oh, really? Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's the north pole and the south pole. So yes, we are winter here. Winter in Brisbane. It's quite north of Sydney in a different state that Sydney and Melbourne we are actually like subtropical city, subtropical state. So in Queensland. So the winter is, I think the, lowest it can get here at nighttime. It's just maybe like 9 degrees and lunch time. It will be like 20. I see. 2 23 0 5 the degree. Oh my God. It's so cold. Oh, my God, 9 degrees. The people here at 9 degrees are still wearing like short shorts and, , summer clothes. Cause that's actually our typical summer. Oh my God. Typical summer. But that's like the start of our summer when we get in the one digit, something like that, but then summer, Like right now it's plus 30, 30 something. like very big. disparity between the temperatures is very opposite. It's too high, too cold here in Brisbane. This is the only city that I noticed that on winter, there are two types of people. People who wear coats. Or people who are on crop tops on winter that's Brisbane. So like, that's how it is. There are people who are able to withstand that, like the whole 10 degrees, , with cropped tops on, and then people like me who are like already too cold for it. definitely, if the people from my, from my place right now would move there, they would probably be the ones that are wearing crop tops. Yes. At first. Yeah. Yeah. 10 degrees. That's a blessing to us. That's definitely a perfect weather. Yeah. how was the transition? So I think I heard some stories from other friends who migrated about the winter as well. they were depressed or something for a couple of years. How was it for you? I also went through that. The first couple of years was actually, I would say we all went through that. Cause I, remember when I moved here, there was actually a sort of like sponsored orientation for new immigrants provided by the government. So it's not something that you have to go through. It's optional. But I went through that. Because I had nothing to do. I had no work yet at that time. So when we were discussing about the first few years, it was actually told that it would be it's not normal, but it's kind of expected for you to go from really hopeful and then to happy and then go to depression. So that would be the curve. And then once you go after depression, of course, that's when you fully accepted your life here. So I did went through a couple of years that I was questioning things. I was lonely because all of my friends were actually in Manila. because my younger years were spent there. So my friends were all there. So when I moved here and everyone that moved here are usually with their families, right? So no one comes to Canada. Well, at least in my area. , career wise, mostly because of their family for the kids' sake. So most of my friends were moms, so I had trouble with that because I had no one to go out with because they're moms. Right. So I kind of struggled with that and I, I actually do still struggle with that for sometimes when I miss going out with them, , just, . But I would say after being here for six years, I would say that I kind of already got used to the life, I would say. And you kind of had a workaround and, , K drama saved me. So it literally saves me. Yep. Yeah. So if I wanted to go out and there's no one to go out with, I would usually just go and watch K-dramas. So that's, that's my thing, here in Canada But would that be the same with you? Who I'm in Australia? Because I know that there's also a large community in Australia, but I don't know if it's also that large in Brisbane. In Brisbane, actually, there are very few Filipinos. I don't know if there is a Filipino community per se, cause I really don't go out much anyway, but I had like two stages of not really immigration, but two stages or two countries. Well, when I went out of the Philippines, so I went first to Dubai. I lived there for three years, and then immigrated to Australia. So that was like, I had like a detour in Dubai. So sort of like a training ground we're training. And then now you are in this way, it's the harshest training ever. Life in Dubai was really hard for me because I think that was cause that was my first going out of the Philippines and, and the story. And this is where the story will start. So do you have time, like this is quite long. Sure, sure. We have all the time. So I went to Dubai, not because of money or anything or any or career. So I, I met my. Ex boyfriend now, husband in the Philippines, but he's not Filipino. But we kind of like worked together before, but we're in the same company, but so, , in the Philippines there are a lot of offshore companies, right? Oh yes. so I worked in that company for five years and I've worked with him before. I didn't know him. It's just like emails, , company emails. I know him by a company emails because he's my counterpart outside of the Philippines. And then after five years , I resigned from that company. I didn't meet him at that time. And then I moved to a different company, which is just beside the building of that company of my old company. And then, so what happened was that because we worked together before, I didn't know how old he is. I actually thought he was like 50 years old or something because of that email, like who mature email, very formal, very formal, very formal, very formal emails. but we were friends in Facebook and his Facebook doesn't have picture at all. So we are friends with our counterparts. I'm not sure if you have tried before. Like if you worked before on offshore companies that you'd be friend your counterparts , outside Philippines as well. So, so, , we add each other and some of my, some of my counterparts as well, he added me before, like we were friends for five years in Facebook without any interaction. And then one time I was already in the different company back from that business trip that I mentioned earlier. So. one time he messaged me on Facebook that, Hey, Glee, I'm going to the Philippines. They want to meet up just like, it was just like a colleague type of meet up because We kind of worked together before, so we, met and then oh my God is so good looking love at first sight, it wasn't really, , yeah. I didn't really thought about anything, but I was so surprised that he was like, he wasn't 50 years old or, , I thought he was just like a, , like a very mature person, but he's like, not really the same age as me, but quite a bit older than me, but not what I've expected. So like, oh, this was my counterpart before. I didn't know. So we talked, blah, blah, blah. We had lunch and nothing was, there was no romantic kind of thing at that time. Quick question. Was it just the two of you or, yeah, because so he met with me because I was already in the different company, but he also met, , the, the people in that company. So, cause he was there for a business trip, like a company trip. Oh I can. Yeah. So, and then we met that then I was already in a different company, so, oh talk about plans that even talk about I want to go to Australia, blah, blah, blah. And then after that, there wasn't any, because I know I'm not gonna meet him. after this. then I mentioned about like, I want to try Dubai as well, blah, blah, blah. And after that we met on another day to give him a tour of Cebu because he worked in finance before we approached in the finance department, but now he kind of like moved in a different department and some of the people he worked with before are not there anymore. So in the end, like I had the duty to, , like show Cebu, the official tour guide. Yeah. The official tour guide at that time, which was funny because. in the Philippines, when you are with a foreigner, people assume that the foreigner is your boyfriend or the foreigner pays for the taxi. , I don't know if that's also in Manila. Yeah. Oh definitely in Manila as well. And of course be, I think it's, it's very Filipino. It's very Filipino anywhere we go, well, you are with someone with a foreigner and then it's a guy or the opposite sex. We will always assume that it's there together and the person or the foreigner is the one with the money and paying for it. Yeah, exactly.. And for that time, because I'm the tour guide. And I'm sure it's not their custom, , like paying for everything. So I paid for everything. Like I paid for the taxi and the taxi is not a metered taxi. It's like, if you're with a foreigner, like, oh, it's "pakyaw". I don't know how to it's not a metered one, but like you pay for the package. It's like per day?. Yeah. Like for that, for that hour or B it's not the tour, like you just hire a taxi and then instead of putting it on meter, I have to haggle with the taxi driver because Kuya, he's not, he's not my partner, anything I have to pay for this. So don't give me a, high rate they do that for foreginers They do that. Yeah. that was really a stressful tour in of haggling with the taxi drivers. so we just met at that time and nothing romantic, but then that was our second day of meeting, I guess. He said that like if we will be living in the same city in the future, would you want to go out with me? So it's like, Ooh, that's just the second day that you've met him. Yeah. Like the personnel meeting. Yeah. But we were like work emails before, so yeah. Yeah. So that, but that was the second time he saw, he saw me. So, but like , like your reaction is like, I don't think we're gonna meet anyways. Ah, like, , you're just smiling and stuff. So I didn't really expect that after a few months, then he got a job offer in the same company, but in Dubai then he. Do you, do you like to move to Dubai? There are a lot of Filipinos. He noticed that there are a lot of Filipinos. Yeah. Community in Dubai is really big. I would say it's becoming the second or actually third. Cause of course America and then Canada and then Dubai. There's so many Filipinos in Dubai. Yeah. So he said like, you wouldn't be homesick here. And that was also the time. as I mentioned earlier, that that was after coming home from a business trip in the UK I realized that there, , I want to explore the world, blah, blah, blah. So that was really the time. And I also told him about when we had lunch that, oh, I want to go to Australia. I want to go to Dubai, try it out. So it was really like like falling into place at that time. So I said, oh, okay. Maybe this is an opportunity for me to go to Dubai. And, my job also was also quite good at that time. , I had some trip in the UK. I have to, , do the training to my colleagues and stuff. But after a few, I think after few months I have to resign because love, but that time, , like it's like, okay, I'll try it out. There's also like a potential. Love life, but when I went bonus bonus thing, yeah. It's more of career and then a start of a new beginning and then the love. Yeah, exactly. And I didn't tell my parents the reason why I went to Dubai, so I just thought I just wanted to, I just, I told them that I want to go abroad and there was like, there was kind of a not good relationship at that time with my parents, because prior to meeting my husband, I had a boyfriend who. It was really good relationships with my parents. but he cheated on me. So even though he cheated on me, the parents still like him. I don't no, for some reason. Oh, I see. I don't know if you had heard stories about that, but that was really awful. So I kind of felt bad, I guess, towards my parents, because they still favored that guy. So it's like, okay, I want to go out to go out of this house go abroad. So that was really like the pivotal moment. So then I went out of the Philippines. So that was when, when I arrived in Dubai and stuff like, you will be happy. Same with what you said. Like I was happy and then excited and then, , going down to depression. So I was really like depressed, like most of my time there. Yeah. even though there was Filipino community in Dubai, it's not really the same. I it's not, it's not. Yeah. It's and it's quite not the same kind of people that I hang out with as well. I feel there are a lot of people, it's a mix of people, people who, I don't know if you have heard about some stories about this, but there are people who are quite nosy as well. Right. So they always say, oh, who is your boyfriend? And I didn't want that kind of talk I couldn't really, so that was like very, very depressed for the two years. Stayed there and then that's why we hastened the process of immigrating to Australia. No, but here I wasn't really depressed but I can also relate, like, I don't have people to go out with especially because we immigrated when we are older, we don't have friends here. That's true. I guess that's, that's something that's very common as well for us, for, well, at least for those without, family established family with kids and all that, you kind of look for your own crowd, exactly. How about your careers? Like you moved to Dubai for both of your careers, cause he had a job opportunity. Did you also move to Australia with already a career opportunity or did you start from scratch? Start from scratch for both of you?, yeah. For both of us. I don't know they're in Canada, but here in Australia, although they are very diverse as well. The, they still prefer Australian experience, even though you have of experience abroad. I don't know for in Canada, what's your experience. I guess there are jobs that require you to have experience here first, I think that's one thing that has already been. Raised for so many years now, because one of the qualifications for you to be approved for immigration here in Canada is that you have this certain experience or job, like for nurses, you have this nursing experience. I'm not a nurse, sorry, I don't, I don't know the exact terms, but you have to be of this level of experience. But when you come here, they don't see that they don't accept you immediately. So you have to study again, work again, to have experience, to be able to actually get the job that you wanted. So that's one thing that we have always been asking the government. Well, not me particularly, but the, , the nursing association the, it was in the news. They were asking why they had to go through the process of. Learning again is studying again. And, , starting from scratch when that was one of their qualifications, that's why they were approved here. it is also a diverse country. I mean, I definitely would say that Canada is really, one of those countries that would be good for immigrants. Cause we have like a diverse community in my job alone. We have so many nationalities, different ethnicities. So but for big jobs, like those with professional jobs, you really have to go through the process again of studying and studying. Doesn't really cost for free. You have to expensive student loans and. Number of years. I don't really know how many years for nurses, but I, I do know for teachers they're like two years, at least two years for this particular subject. So they migrated there. They have Oh, yes, you have to have a certified I education something here because my cousin was actually a teacher in secondary, in the Philippines and that was one of her qualifications for immigrations here. So when she moved, she wasn't able to get any position, even a temporary position as a teacher, as her previous job, she had to study again and had to go through being a temporary or substitute teacher until she gets approved for a permanent one. And actually even that the permanent position for those that in the actual town or for the city were not given to them. Did not have the full four year course of education and background. they were only offered positions outside the city. It's very hard. I know, I know. is it the same with Australia? With us? I I think maybe for the nurses, but I know some one is a nurse, but she studied here first, the bachelors. but she grew up in the Philippines and then for university, she moved here for the study. So I don't know anyone, but I think it might still be the same, like doing that two year course. For us. We, our finance they always require CPA. So I am CPA in the Philippines, but because it's Philippines, , they don't really acknowledge it. I also have a different qualification or us certification, but they don't accept that recognized. So they only recognize Australian and UK certifications because UK, because Australia is also somehow yeah. Like, like UK or something like that. So our queen is a queen. So Canada but still yeah, that cause at that time when I took this U S certification we thought we would be going to Canada or Australia. So we had that two options. But after visiting Australia for vacation, when we were still in Dubai, we like Australia. So we told ourselves to, okay, let's just not go to Canada. Let's just process Australian paper. So now I'm also studying their CPA, which is But I still got a job which was good maybe it's different in each profession maybe nurses I don't know why it's like that, but for us finance, maybe it still depends on the companies because the actual advertisements actually really say a preferred CPA, blah, blah, blah. But I still apply, apply, apply. And then got lucky with the interviews and then the company as well, my current company people are very diverse and they like it that way. So I still got like a normal accountant job, even though I don't have the CPA here, but I'm working towards it, at first it was very hard for us. And with regards to the nurses that are offered outside the city I think it was their visa. They know like, is there a specific visa for them to just be on the job or outside the region also? Sure. most of the people that I know were actually Part of the family and friends program. So it's more of a province. Cause as part of that, I'm not sure about the nurses, because we had that training, right. So that the intro to immigration, something like that for new immigrants. So most of the people that I was with were nurses. So, but they were also part of the program that I was included. So it's more of the family and friends thing. So I'm not sure if they have a different one, but I think now they are more focused on work related. So it's very specific to the jobs that are required in the province because in Manitoba right now where I am. They don't really need that much people anymore. So they're getting more strict, I guess, with the qualifications. And I don't know if the family and friends type of immigration program is available. I don't think so. Cause it's been years. So Family and friends. So before you can sponsor your friend. Yes, actually, yes, that is true. Actually, a friend of a friend was sponsored here. Well, my brother's friend had a son and the son was sponsored here, I guess it was presented as he was friends with the son as well. So because the son was like, oh, cause my brother's friend. Older. So the son was roughly bit older than me, so somehow closer to my brother's age or something like that. actually one of the good immigration programs before there was a lot of people moving to this province because that's somehow like the, opening was here in the province. But now that we have so many people moving in, they're getting stricter. And now the opening is actually, I think, in Nova Scotia, another province here. So that's where if you are interested to move to Canada, you might want to check out Nova Scotia province because that's where you can. Well, I wouldn't say easily, but I guess that's where you can get an opportunity to move. And so, coming from Manila. did you have some experience as like, oh, there's no nightlife here? Uh, yeah, that, that, that added to the depression guess that was actually my life before, when you're young, you experienced nightlife, you experienced hanging out then malls would be like so crazy. They have everything that you wanted malls here usually are just one floor. And then the biggest mall that we have is only two floors. And it's actually there are brands, they're big brands, but there are. Bigger brands in the Philippines. I would say definitely the malls are better when actually after moving here. And when I went back to the Philippines for vacation, I really wanted to check out the malls. I want to experience the life before, because this is really province. It's a province life it's way province, sir. He was in a word it's way more provincial than what I used to be in the Philippines, or even Bicol it's, it's totally different. So it's not the same as with Brisbane. Sorry. What's the capital of Australia. Again, that's Canberra. It's Canberra, but really like live there. I mean, some people live there, but. It's not Sydney. I thought as well before, but it's the most popular Sydney and Melbourne, but yeah, they are capital cities because most of the government offices as well is in Canberra. But yeah, so there are, seven states here in Australia. So for example, Sydney is a city in new south Wales state. So it's a capital city of new south Wales and the capital city of Victoria state is Melbourne. And then the capital city of Queensland state is Brisbane. So, but if you compare this yeah. In a way we're the same. Brisbane is the, even though it's a capital city in Queensland, it's a small city. I would say it's a small city, but it's still good. But the thing with me as well was because I lived in Dubai, the luxurious Dubai for three years, I was like exposed to Dubai mall the mall luxurious. Yes. Like shop till you drop kind of thing in Dubai. I would say that Dubai, it's not that expensive in a way, because before, before 2018 they don't have VAT before, but in 2018 they introduced Vat but it's just 5%. Philippines is 12%. Yeah. And you don't have income tax in Dubai as well. Can I go there? You get your gross pay and everything. also insurance in Dubai is covered by your employer. Same, you don't have to pay for it. And also the visa is covered by employer. So the only downside in Dubai is that you are like a permanent resident, as long as you have work. But if you're out of work, you like 30 days to find work, otherwise you need to leave the city or the country. So that was the downside there, but it's really luxurious. you would say that. it kinds of depends as well, but in general Dubai is a very luxurious city. I want to visit it, but I don't want to live there. I think because it's, it's very stressful in terms of work actually, especially in finance. Oh yeah. Work. because most people are not permanent. , they live there for work. Right. So it's very competitive . The people are very competitive with each other and the point that you have to always watch your back, , like, so, and then also you have to work longer hours. I mean, I don't know for others, but in finance because we are like office, so it's not really per hour, and the culture there is quite different as well. So, but aside from the work it's very, it's a very nice city, especially if you live in the international side of it. So there is like a old Dubai and new Dubai, and then we lived in the new Dubai area. So it's so yeah, it's so nice. and then coming from Dubai to here as well, we were so surprised that the malls closed at 5:00 PM. I don't know about you. 7, 7, 2. Yeah. So malls close at five and one time when we've first arrived here or I think it was a vacation, I forgot. Cause we went here first for vacation 2017. We went to a different city in Queensland called sunshine coast the malls. They kind of like, they have like a siesta.. I don't know. Cause they close at three. So it's like, we were very hungry. We cannot even eat McDonald's because it's closed 3:00 PM. And how long? Like an hour? Yeah. Yeah, like an hour where they have like a break two to three or something. Was their. Time off break time, and then they get back at four and then close at five or something. And some shops even. Well, is that also only for Brisbane or is it the same case with Sydney? Cause there's these more, the popular city, right. Would that be easier there? Most also is just the same, the one I mentioned in the sunshine coast. So it's not the capital city, but somewhere in Queensland as well. It's more of a beachy kind of vibe city. Cause it's near the coast. Brisbane is more inner city. So, but yeah, it's like, how can we shop right when we're still working and then how, how people do it is like they just shop on like lunchtime or online. Yeah, yeah. Yeah. I like that. So that was like the malls in the city are also like, same as what you mentioned. One floor or two floors, or even like in an old building that was refurbished to be a mall or strip malls as triple is like it's just a row of stores. Yeah. Like one of those big ones where you have like all the stores in just one building, this one is like, most of the stores that we have here are in the line. So for example, you have Oshkosh or all the other, and they would be outside. They would have their own doors and all that. It's called a strip mall. I mean, that's a common theme. It is. , us Filipinos. I think this is one of the issues that we have because we come from a country where the mall is like our heaven. It's been almost 24 hours. Right. It's one of my struggles actually. I'm not used to 'em online. Are you? Because in the Philippines, we don't have online right before the pandemic, everything was, you have to go to the mall, you have to go to a specific store here. It was like, they go with the online thing. They have Amazon, they have so many things online. So I guess that's one reason why they don't really care if the mall will close up this time, but here's is actually way, way worse. Yeah. Yeah. It's so it's so frustrating. Yeah. even a weekends? Yeah. Even on weekends. So yesterday I wanted to buy something and then I said, okay, I'm just going to buy today because it's already closed. So yeah, that's, that's really the struggle as well. with online, I learned doing online in Dubai, even though it's because Dubai was really like, you have online, you have everything, you have shops, you have everything. And even if it's Ramadan. Yeah. actually when I was in Dubai, like I was shopping a lot, blah, blah, blah. And I didn't have like family responsibilities at that time, back in the Philippines it was really shop till you drop and everything. But at some point I said to myself, oh, I want to move to Australia because at least my shopping habits will be, , lesser or less temptations. Exactly. Because there Victoria secret there is quite cheap as well in Dubai. So it was really good that the sales are like. So good at the malls. I heard that the malls are so huge in Dubai and I think also in Abu Dhabi, but Dubai I'd say is the best. I mean, there was a big mall. Yeah. There was a big shopping habit, but Dubai mall is really like, yeah. Shopping heaven. And Idon't know, for some reason you can afford. Branded things there for some reason it's expensive, but you can still afford it if you have like a decent job in Dubai. but here it's like, even though I have a decent job, like I still can't afford the, of the expensive ones. because the rent here is also high and stuff, same, same. This is actually something that most of us in the Philippines don't know about. It's that when you move to a different country yes, the salary compared to the Philippines is higher, but the expenses here. So I rent here is almost cost of one salary. I have a decent job. I have, well, not really a huge, but it's more than the the basic pay, but I still cannot afford like expensive things because half of my salary is just for the rent. Yeah, it's the same. Hey Zestie.Stay tuned next week for another set of funny moments and anecdotes with Marian of Tita talks. Please note that these are our personal experiences and may or may not reflect the overall situation. peace out and good vibes. Any feedback or episodes suggestions are truly appreciated. Please send us an email at gleefultalkshow@gmail.com if you're a Korean drama fanatic like me, please follow Tita talks. Wherever you listen to your podcasts, you can also find Marian on Instagram. That's at TalksTita. Find out more next week. 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A simulcast episode with Nerdy Fangirl Podcast, where Ray and I talk about Trese, a Filipino animated series adapted from a comic book illustrated by Kajo Baldisimo and writer Bujette Tan. Ray is a fellow otaku from Cebu, who is currently based in Auckland, New Zealand. We shared our thoughts on the animated series, whilst Ray provided depth and background about the comic book, Filipino mythology, more particularly, the story of the creation based on Cebuano mythology. Stay tuned at the end of the episode where he shares his recommended Filipino authors and their works. This episode is recorded via Riverside.FM. It's a very cool platform designed for podcasters and creators. Get 25% off on your first 3 months of subscription through this link and key in the coupon code Mediaboard25 upon checkout. Follow Ray on https://www.facebook.com/raydonn.lim Zestie survey: I'd like to know you better! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6CVL2QD Join the zesty community on: Instagram: instagram.com/gleefultalkshow Facebook: fb.com/gleefultalkshow Visit us: www.gleefultalkshow.com Ways to support Gleeful Talkshow: - Share to your friends - Share on social media - Leave a rating on podcasting platforms and Facebook page - Buy Glee a cup of coffee or two! https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ANQENUPWKT9JS Transcript: Ray: And I feel that in the Philippines, we've somehow lost a lot of that connection. Our stories our myths connect us back to that past, connect us back to the greatness that was Glee: I'm the, bad cop, good cop kind of conversation. Hey Zesties, welcome to the simulcasts episode of the gleeful talk show and the nerdy fan girl podcast. This episode crosses over topics that would fit the two podcasts. So I thought that might as well do a simulcast. Right? And so today we are going to talk about a Filipino animation series adapted from a comic book series, entitled Trese, which is now available on Netflix . So I haven't read the comics yet, but I'm glad to be talking today with my guest slash co-host, who has read the comics and watch the anime as well. He is currently based in New Zealand, but which is also from my hometown Cebu. Please welcome Ray Don Lim. Hi Ray. Welcome to the show. Ray: Hi glee. Glad to be here. Glee: Great. Thank you for being on the show and yes. So Trese before anything else? We'll try not to be, talking a lot of spoilers. So would that Zesties these will still, we will still like to watch it, but can you talk about what, in a nutshell, on a nutshell, what Trese is about. Ray: So Trese is actually a mid two thousands comics that was created by sir Butch and Bellissimo. It's basically action detective story that revolves around Philippine mythology. The main character is Alexandra Trese. She is the I believe the Babaylan-Lakambini . Basically she keeps a balance between the human world and the world of the the spirit world, basically in the Philippines. So the anime is a little bit more action oriented than the comics. Let the guys out there know, but it's beautiful. It's something that we could call our own. And it's something that I on a personal note wish could be a little, could be more mainstream, internationally. Glee: Great. so you've mentioned about Babaylan-Lakambini, and I know you are also fascinated about Filipino mythology. So for for the benefit of our Zesties, So what is buh-bye land beanie or, I mean, these words might be separate on their own. I think? Ray: Yep. So ,Lakambini, I'm not entirely sure. But Babaylan that basically priestess or yeah, priestess in our old times and I might be wrong, but to the best of my knowledge Babaylans can only be women and you know, they are our connection to the gods. So. Yes while our pre-colonial times in the Philippines of men did ruleas Datus, but our women also had very prominent roles. They were basically our connection to the gods. So Trese here is kind of like that connection, I would say to, to the spirit to the gods, especially if you. Read some of the comics or spin-off comics on Trese and definitely also our protector. so. Lakambini. Like I said, I'm not entirely sure. I'll have to Google that, but to the best of my knowledge as well, it might be about warriors or whatnot. Glee: so, Trese, is you know, like a detective, but has in the modern times, but it's like also in touch with the spirit world. As we mentioned, mythic logical creatures that was, that was shown there. So if you could share also to us, what were the, your favorite mythical creature and why you are fascinated with it? Ray: Yeah. So I would say like, well, outside of the anime and thecomics my favorite mythological creature it would be the Encanto. I was tempted to think about Aswangs, to be honest, because that is definitely what we have on the mainstream. But with, with Encantos, they're basically our. Filipino elves. They are beautiful noted as, in fact gorgeous. And they're very good with illusion and deceptive magic, you know, making you believe some somewhere else. And there are, and here's the caveat than that. There are persistent stories about them even to the modern age, especially if you go into the more rural parts of the Philippines. So that's why I could say I have some sort of favoritism over them and some sort of curiosity. You know if you've worked in the Philippines. Yeah. Yep. Glee: Yeah. Yeah. But because interests, I'm not sure where, which one is Encantos. Is that the, the women, the white women with that with Maliksi? Was Ray: you could Glee: They were not really introduced. Right. Ray: So, um, Glee: there. Right. Ray: Oh, yeah. So the way they are wind spirits and I, yeah. So depending on who you ask, They some might be more Puritan and say that they're Anitos which is, really our, our sort of are sort of equivalent to something ethereal or or spiritual, you know? Glee: Okay. Okay. Interesting. So outside Trese you were already fascinated with Filipino mythology back when you were like, how old. Ray: Let's just say. Probably in my early teens, like I won't deny the of fact that my, that I've read more about Greek gods and maybe a bit number of other foreign foreign inspired, I would say mythology, but. With regard to Filipino mythology, apart from the fact that we discuss it back in our schools when we were younger. I was just fascinated when I went to the library and read a bit about them, read about our creation, myths, both firstly, the Tagalog creation myths, which is more famous. It was about Bathala and a giant snake that he had to kill. And then I, of course being the proud Cebuano, I know that I am, I tried to see if we, as Cebuanos or Visayans had our own creation myth.. And lo and behold, we actually do. And one character in that myth actually appears in a Trese comic spinoff. Now I won't spoil much of it. We can discuss that a bit of that later, but yeah, so that's, I, I just really love reading about stories like this fiction and whatnot and the connection. That it provides to a pre Spanish past. So for the listeners out there, we in the Philippines do learn a lot about our history when, Spain took over our country. But prior to that, not many as known and whenever we have that opportunity or I have that opportunity to learn more about it through these stories. It's fantastic. And I really love it. Glee: it's good that you mentioned because you know for me, I really haven't tried to read most of them in the libraries. Were they, were they even there in the libraries? Like I haven't noticed, I only would like read like Nancy drew or something, so it's quite embarrassing, but. Ray: No, there is nothing embarrassing about reading and expanding your knowledge and enjoying life through books. Thing with me is I gravitate towards those and it reflects on the kind of anime or shows that I watch, which is why I'm very, I'm very interested in the Marvel cinematic universe. Thor and, you know, trying to see the gods and whatnot, and in our own Filipino setting. I love that Trese anime. I love the Trese comics and I love other books done by our authors. When I have the chance to read them, of course, we can definitely discuss further about these authors or their books rather, but just to name, drop a few books like by David Hontiveros they, the thing with David's books is that he tries to steer away from the mainstream. And then you, and once you do your own private research, you realize, well, some of these creatures are actually present in Butuan or Bicol those outside of Metro Manila, and it's amazing that way. So these are just some of the sample. Glee: Great. so can we go back to about the Visayan creation, because I'm not entirely across this topic, so if you could share it to us, what do you maybe read that? You know, at least we would be more appreciative of our creation story. Ray: Okay. No worries. So just a little bit of background or as well for, for our listeners. Glee and I are from a region called the Visayas , which is south of the Capitol. The Philippines is very diverse. Culturally, if you, if you search that on and our creation myths differs, I would say from the creation myth that most people who might know of. So in the Visayas who our Supreme God is Kaptan rather than, uh Bathala. So Kaptan in it's all power of course created the heavens And then funny thing with this one is. The thing with our myths is that it's very much the same as I would say Western myths we're in our gods are not perfect. Sometimes they're not even immortal. You can have them killed or they can die naturally. And this is what happened in our Visayan myths, where in, I believe a Kaptan's grandchildren decided that. We're powerful or powerful bastards. Sorry for the language. We'll let's go take, take on our grandpa. Of course, grandpa being the old powerful God decided to teach them a lesson and kill them. Funny way to teach grandchildren a lesson. So his grandchildren became the land became the moon, became the sun. In fact it was even noted that the one that became the. The land was the one who led to rebellion. And this is also the interesting part is how we show through our myths that even these gods, again are not perfect. They might even be as human as us because he accidentallykills his innocent granddaughter who was looking for her brothers. And. Kaptan shot her with, I believe a lightning bolt. She shattered into a million pieces. And when he finally calms down and regrets, what he did he turns her bodies or the shattered pieces of her bodies into our stars. See, so I see that. So it's like, wow, it's amazing how we are able to come up with these kinds of stories, you Glee: Yeah. Yeah. And you mentioned that there are some similarities with Western mythology. It's just fascinating to me that, before there's no internet. They do not know about the land outside the Philippines and how. Similar or maybe like, there are similarities in a way, which is like, Ray: Yep. I suppose it's just my own thinking that we turn into the divine, those that we are not too familiar with or those that we see that we cannot reach like the sun in many cultures, we see that as we see them as gods. If I'm not mistaken, Bathala uses lightning bolts. And you know, who's a very famous God who uses lightning bolts. So that's how we see things that make us, that keep us in awe that keep us in fear. We see them as gods in the olden days right now, of course we have science, but there's always that beauty of that mysticism and that connection that it gives us to our past, you know, so that's why I enjoy those. Glee: Yeah. Yeah. It's very fascinating. it's good that you have discovered them because it's not mainstream, you know, like looking at Filipino mythology. And so was this in the libraries before. Ray: I would say yes. I'm not one of those, to be honest, I'm not one of those guys who during recess would, would grab a basketball and shoot some hoops. Like any self-respecting Filipino, I suppose. I do enjoy the NBA watching, my favorite teams win. But then I always found myself in the library, reading about our stories. Always tried to find books that cater to that. And I know it's not Filipino, but Harry Potter made me want to take up writing, So I'm one of those guys who love the fictional world. And I won't lie, maybe because sometimes the real world is not always too good, you know? Glee: Yeah. Yeah. I can really, really relate to that. Ray: Exactly. So there is that. any with books, they say you can go visit the world. I'm going to elevate that argument and say with books, you can see beyond the world that you see in your eyes, So again, it just fascinates me and I continue to be fascinated as, as I move along with my life. Glee: Great. So going deep dive into Trese. what are your thoughts Trese's character?. Maybe thoughts on Trese herself as a character in the comic and the anime. Ray: Okay. So Trese as a character. Let's just put it out there for me. It was a really good thing that she's, she's there to represent us all. I would say she's, a great ambassador to our stories and whatnot. And here's something that I've also read with regard to Trese's history. Now, sir, Butch and Kadjo. When they created a TruSeq character, she was originally supposed to be male. And I suppose a lot of people didn't know that, but then I believe it was Sir Butch who, who said. Hey, why don't we make her female? Because if we keep her male, she'll just be like any other action star. And, you know, I think that's also good that we as Filipinos, I suppose, as a callback to our older times where we've, where we do view women at such prominence, we give prominence to the woman right now in the modern world saying that yes, our women are great. Yes. Our women can also kick. alien butts or rather demon butt at this, at this point. Right. So I think that's it. Yeah. Glee: And what I like about in our culture in general is, you know, like Western cultures have really patriarchal society. I mean, we have that one, but the women is not like far behind, I feel. I feel that Filipino women are are strong, or stronger. Ray: Yep. On that point, I don't know if this is real or might be apocryphal, but friends of mine, really good friends of mine who shared, you could say the same passion of reading about our history or whatnot did say that our martial arts Arnis, and it's. Pre-colonial form was also used by our women and a reason why a few, not many people would try to raid us is because when they do and they step into the house, our women would just beat them up. So I don't know if that's true, but I wouldn't be surprised either granting the kind of strength our women have shown throughout the generations. Glee: Yeah. Yeah. Great. And for Trese Trese in itself in the comics and anime, are they depicted differently or what, or what are your thoughts? Ray: No, actually, they're virtually the same, you know? So she strong-willed shifts your strict bossing slash "Ate" to really, really rambunctious younger brothers or this case. the kambals, the twins. I know they're Demi gods and whatnot, but you see that there's this brother, sister dynamics. And as somebody who's. The middle child with an older sister. I know how fun it can be to just mess with the "Ate". And you can feel that sometimes with the kambals and you've got the Trese who just like, you know what, I'm busy and God, I don't want to deal with you guys, but you're my brothers. I love you. I have no choice, but to love. So I love that. I love that, that it's still there and the anime, you know, Glee: Hmm. And What about the anime voice acting? I know this has um, this has really garnered some mixed opinions. I feel with netizens, but of course this is our, just our thoughts. So do not bash us guys, but yeah. So what are your thoughts? Ray: Okay. So first and foremost I will really claim that Tagalog is not my first language. It is a national language. Yes. I can speak it. I grew up in the Philippines, but like most like already, like many Cebuanos knows our Tagalog is not up to par. I would say, so I favored watching the episodes in English and the thing, but the English ones, I think they Did pretty well in representing it. It was, I would say, it wasn't as great. I should add. It should be, it was serviceable. I like the part where the characters do not sound American. In many cases they do sound Filipino, especially side characters, like captain Guerrero and Lieutenant Tapia with Alex. I know she was done by a Canadian Filipino. Who, who is well-versed in Filipino as well. I think she may have grew up here. Glee: Did she? Ray: I, from the, I'm not sure Did she move to Canada at 19? Glee: sure as well, but yeah. Okay. Please go on. Ray: no, no worries. And yeah, so I think she represented it still very well still serviceable, but with regard to the Tagalog dub, I have seen the comments and I have watched at least one episode just to compare now. the honest truth is that Liza Sobrano the voice actress it felt quite monotonous, her delivery, you know, it didn't have that, the kind of a range emotional range that could have help the, anime. And yes, I know I just watch one episode, but apparently those who watch the full shebang felt the same way as well. Now, again, for me, From a marketing perspective, I get where the producers were coming from. Yes. As an audience member, I wish theyactually got professional voice actors, but see especially for our listeners out of the Philippines Liza Soberano is one of our, I would say one of our premier TV, actresses currently, and for her to have been brought in on a marketing perspective would really generate a lot of buzz would really get people, especially those, not familiar with the comics to, to come in and have a look. Sadly, it didn't work out as, as good as people might've hoped for, but at least it got the word out there. Do I think changes should be made in the next season if we're getting a next season a season two then yes, I do hope. I think we could definitely improve it on, that point, but again, this is nothing against Liza. Uh, Maybe it's a new venture for her, right. What are your thoughts on that one though? Glee: Yeah. So with what you said that the English version Had some Filipino English or the accent might be, I felt not really. They felt, I felt like who was that captain Guerero or I know Anton, the father of Trese, he sounded like Nico Bolzico for me. Ray: Oh? Glee: Nico. Do you know Nico Bolzico? Ray: No, I'm sorry. Glee: he's not an actor. He is the husband of Solenn Heussaf and so he is not Filipino at all. Like he's Argentinian, but is residing in the Philippines. So he speaks kind of like that. So like maybe like Ray: Latin Glee: Latin American, so, yeah. Yeah. So most of them, I feel that they are more Latin American, which Cause a lot of Filipinos, really are well versed in English. Right. And we have a certain accent English accent as well. I was wondering why they didn't get like maybe professional Filipino voice actors who speak English, English. That's what was running through my mind. Do you have any other thoughts? Ray: Yeah. So like I mentioned earlier again, maybe it was just to generate buzz as well. And now that you mention it, maybe Captan Guerero does have that. I would say Spanish twang partially, but I do still stand by saying that it does have, or they did attempt to give it a Filipino flair because. Filipino or Tagalog, Tagalog English accent. You can really hear it. And to that point of again, voice professional voice actors, I get where they're coming from there. We're just trying to market this and try to make it as international as possible. And if you deliver a movie and say it's an English, and then with really thick Tagalog English accent, it might fall flat. You know? So from a marketing perspective, again, I, I get where they were coming. Glee: Okay. Yeah, I get what you mean on that one then, but anyway, but also with my thoughts on, of course Liza Soberano , I didn't actually know. I didn't know anything about Trese,to be honest, anything at all, then it just showed up in my Netflix, you know, recommendations. And then when I saw some, some Instagram posts that, oh, it's actually Filipino, then I started it, but I started it in English as well. And I didn't know that there was a Tagalog version then when I switched to Tagalog then yes. Again, I was disappointed to the point that, yeah, I prefer English as well with listening on English and the thing with their Tagalog, subtitles is also different with what they are saying. So it's like, it doesn't reconcile. So, hard though. I was trying to, you know, love that the tagalog version and it's also, the subtitles were wrong or, I mean, not, not the same with what they were saying. And also about yeah. Liza. I actually, if I would hear it, I wouldn't think that it was Liza Soberano on the mic, which is I mean, kudos to her that she was able to, really do it. Like make a difference with what her normal thing, how was she normally says the Tagalog or something, but still, I agree with being monotonous in a way. And even, my husband was who doesn't speak the Tagalog at all. you know he heard it and he said like, what, what is that? Acting voice, acting like it's so... It's so dry. Like he was like commenting, like he doesn't know at all anything about it, but he, I was mentioning to him about like, oh, this is Soberano. I know. And she's very popular in the Philippines and whatnot. So, but still, he was even like an outsider who is not Filipino, Ray: Yep. Glee: that it's kind of monotonous and It's just, I feel there's a really big difference. Like maybe it's because it's our first time first time, delivering this to international audience. But if you compare it like series, like game of Thrones, where actors we're not, really popular. Like only few actors were popular there. I think like maybe Cersei or Tyrion. But most of them were not, really, very famous, but then that's how they started. But how Filipinos do it or it's the other way around? I know that's just what I feel, but maybe it's because they wanted it to be marketable in the international audience, which I think again is. Countering it, I feel because if we want to market it into an international audience with the word international, they don't knowLiza Soberano. I know. I don't know. That's just my thoughts, but yeah. Ray: Yup. I get where you're coming from and that's, those are actually pretty good points, but we also have to consider that apart from the international audience, we are also marketing it to our fellow Filipinos and they're trying to get it on a wider demographic. Now, if you're trying to get everyone on board, then that's where that name recall really helps. And. I'll be honest the sad to say sometimes yes, Filipinos do tend to defend to the high heavens our own talent to the detriment of something that could work far more internationally. You know, so yes, there is that point, but I also, we also have to look at it from. Again, from a marketing perspective And of course from a budget perspective, you mentioned game of Thrones. How many millions of dollars can be funneled into that to get people like umTyrion Lannister, Cersei say the actors through those to come in, we don't have that kind of budget. I think so, Glee: know what I know, what I mean is like, I'm not, not the, the famous ones, but people the Arya and Harrington, they weren't really household names at that time. So, but yeah, I get, I really get what you mean as well that, for a business point of view marketing point of view. Then it would make sense to have, I mean, Liza Soberano course she is a very pretty face. So having that version again, but again, but again, she's not full Filipino again and again. So I would have preferred someone. I don't know, the not bash me Zesties or anyone who's listening to this, but I would prefer someone let's say maybe still a household name, like Kathryn Bernardo or someone who is like really Filipino. Ray: Yeah. Glee: I don't know if, if we want this to be, I mean, it's not that Liza is less Filipino than we are, but I know you get, you know what I mean? Ray: I know, I know what you mean. I really do, but also yeah, Kathryn Bernardo, she also does have some name recall. I'll be honest. I don't watch our teleseryes again. I do avoid them. I do avoid them. Um, And I'm not really into drama, but I, again, I get where you're coming from on that end. Maybe it's yes, let's be honest here. Maybe it's because Liza does have a prettier face and I have seen her try to look like Trese and look, as far as looks are concerned, she does nail it. She really does. And you know, if it was a live action and she presented herself as a, an Alexandra Trese that way. Yeah. she can do it. Definitely. Glee: So who is your favorite character in Trese? Ray: So. I would point out just three. Just to, show you why. So, Amie and Hannah of course. I would say from my perspective, are my favorites, the reason being I'm a guy, so. Listeners, please deal with it. like with most guys, I do tend to be attracted to, to go pretty women and I like it and they're wind spirits they're actually, and if I'm going to be more technical, they're actually, have the ability to make things go really fast. And you've seen that in the anime, in the comics they present it that really well as well. So from that end, I do like, I do like that. The other one I would say is Talabugsao the God of destruction. Those who let's say family and friends who know me know for my pension, for liking action flicks or, or fantasy anime. And if anything, they presented Talabugsao really well, violent, strong, all powerful that even the main character truly would have a hard time beating. And I can actually make the argument, especially for those who who've watched the anime. Try not to spoil this, but the way they beat Talabugsao showed just what they needed to do. Just to be well, to get one up on somebody who is virtually indestructible, right. Because he is destruction itself. Right. So I would say that's why Amie and Hannah for it's the guy thing. If I'm going to be serious radon, then it's a Talabugsao. Glee: Okay. Do you, you mentioned three, so, the wind spirits are two. Okay. Okay. For me, I think I like Captan Guerrero actually at first I thought like, I was like, so skeptical about him. Maybe at first, oh, okay. He's a good guy, but maybe he's not really a good guy because he's too much of a good police. But yeah, actually on the sixth episode, the whole I'm trying not to spoil that much, but I thought he was actually the bad guy. Ray: Yes, Glee: Like, like he will turn into the bad guy. Ray: I understand it because if you look at a lot of stories, a lot of anime, especially if you, you mentioned earlier game of Thrones, though, those kinds of twists exists. And let me tell you right now, if you are a reader of the comics, you will see a huge twist. One particular character that I think worked out well in the anime that you were saying, just to give you a clue, you're going to go and say really he's a villain in the anime the clues there. Guys support our local people, read the comics. All right. Glee: Yeah. Yeah. Great. Thank you for that. And so any major differences that you can see with the anime and comics? Ray: Hmm. So with the anime, I did feel that it was more action oriented versus that of the comics not to say the comics didn't have its action. In fact, the books that had Talabugsao so had a lot of, of, of action thing with the. comics though, is that it highlights more of Trese detective skills rather than her fighting skills. Also in the comics, Trese uses implements to cast her spells rather than just you know, casting it in thin air. She used less magic and fighting and more with her physical combat, I would say. Let's see what other differences again, there are some crackers with some twists. Just to let you know, Hank the bartender in the diabolical, in the comics? He definitely wouldn't try to dress up to impress a girl. No, he he's not like that. So that's one, that's one thing maybe be with the art style? Well, I would say because in the comics it's really trying, it's say more Filipino. In fact Alexandra Trese looks more Chinese Filipino into comics. And the anime, I get it, that she is drawn that way because we are trying to reach a wider audience. And secondly it's marketed as an anime, right. And in anime wider eyes mean I would say friendlier has a friendlier tone, whereas a smaller eyes is a little bit more shows a little bit more hostility. Glee: Mm. Yes. Yes. And good. That you've mentioned that because I wanted to say as well, the costume of Trese, if this was set in the Philippines, it would be too warm. Ray: Right, right. So I've never thought about it that way, but from Glee: Okay. Ray: Yeah, from my research, she would say, or just soft reading. Sir Budj and Sir Kadjo, did decide that Trese is to wear that kind of trench coat with that kind of Chinese style buttons or whatnot. I know it might seem a bit too hot, but again, it does look cool. So maybe that's the Glee: Yeah, it is. It is cool. It is cool. It's just, I'm just trying to be nitpicky here. So yeah. And then also I feel that since I haven't really read the comics. How big the eyes or something. But when I saw Trese as someone who has not read, the comics has no clue and is Filipino. I feel that she's not Filipino looking. That's what I felt when I first saw it. So, and she's also lighter skinned than everyone else there. I feel Ray: Right. That's you could say that, that Glee: I'm nitpicking. So. Ray: No, that's all right. I mean personally, I don't know. I guess I look at Filipinos and we're a mix from dark skin to really light skin that you can't believe that they're, that they're Filipinos. So for me, the way Trese was depicted could be viewed as the modern Filipino. Like, can you truly say that? Right now, as, as a Filipina, you're a hundred percent Filipino, very few can say that. Personally me I'm, I'm Chinese Filipino looking at you I'm I'm thinking already she has Chinese blood, or might even have a bit of Spanish, you Glee: Yeah, my great grandma is Spanish. So. Ray: there we go. So see, there's already that mixture. And Alex, I do feel that she is a bit on the. Upper strata in terms of a class. So definitely if you notice, if you, if you look at the stereotype upperclassmen in the Philippines, they're usually fair skin, usually. All right. So I think that they were trying to and with a house, like what Trese had, you can definitely see that she's part of upper strata, you know? So Glee: Okay. Yeah. Yeah. Great, great point there. Yeah. I totally agree. So it's just like try and find a nitpick, take something, you know. Also. was, it explained in the comics about being six child of the sixth child. And because I felt that Trese is 13. Why not 13th child of the 13th child? Ray: Okay. So my mistake so to be honest, it wasn't explained what the mysticism is there on being a six child of a six child is, or maybe it was, and I just forgot about it, Glee: Or maybe a theory. What is your theory? Ray: There have been. Western stories about a seventh child of a seventh child. If I'm not mistaken, there was even a movie about that. And there's some mysticism, there's some story behind that. And I think we might have been bringing that here because certainly I haven't heard about our mythology talking about our six child of a six child. Maybe we just borrowed that element from outside. Glee: Because I was thinking like, oh, her surname is Theresa. Why not 13th child of the 13th child. Yeah. Ray: Good. Yeah. I know now that I, now that I think of it, well, why not? Right. Glee: Right. And so what are your overall thoughts on this? Ray: Yep. So my overall thoughts is that it's an amazing anime, especially if you're a fan of Filipino mythology. Yes. It's, it's not perfect. I will admit to that, but for a first time for a fully Filipino story, it does represent us well. And I really do hope that it translate to more sales for, out for Sir Budj and Sir Kadjo's Trese books. And of course, other books as well, we do have other great authors who do represent us nicely in that, space. And. I do hope it, it revitalizes that interest in ourselves, our interest in our own culture. Now as a Filipino living in New Zealand, I get to see firsthand how the, Maori, the local people of New Zealand are very connected to their past are very connected to who they are. And I feel that in the Philippines, we've somehow lost a lot of that connection. Our stories our myths connect us back to that past, connect us back to the greatness that was, you know, not to say that we're not great Philippines, they're doing very well where we are Australia, New Glee: Hmm. Ray: and wherever. But again things that are our own things that we can be proud of, things that we can look back and pass on to the next generation. These are things that that are valuable and Trese again, I'm hoping, and our authors I'm hoping could revitalize, you know, that interest. Glee: And then what mythology authors or Filipino authors that you could recommend to our Zesties? Ray: Right. So I have prepared a bit of a list, but I'll Glee: Great. We're excited. Ray: Yep. So you might want to have a look at the works of Mervin Ignatio. He's a writer for Sky World. It is actually set in a still in the Trese universe. It's a spinoff, but it goes to a different track. You can think of it. That's another universe, So it's like, you know how in Marvel, they have multiple universes? you can consider it that way now. There's David Hontiveros . And he does have quite a few stories like Parman, Craving, Seroks and Takod. Now thing with this is his books are written. He has a unique style of writing, which sometimes does not work for me, but the kind of stories he presents are. Not your typical bash the enemy in the head kind of thing. There's actually a, he tries to go beyond the common themes and he tries to present stories outside of the mainstream Filipino stories that we know of Craving. For example, is a story about a woman who's part owl that's set in the Philippines. There's Karen. Another author that I, I did like her, her book called Nearmyth. She's Karen Francisco. So it's like a post-apocalyptic Philippines where our mythological creatures have taken over there's. Another one, Eliza, Victoria. And of course here's something that I dredged up from my closet over there. And one of the books that I actually brought from the Philippines, it's called the A Time for Dragons. It's an anthology of Philippine draconic fiction. So it's a good way to introduce yourselves to our Filipino authors at the same time it's dragons and who doesn't like dragons, you know, and a lot of it is set in Philippine setting. Glee: Hmm. Yeah. Great. Thank you for it that Ray. And where can we find, like on the internet these books Ray: In the internet to be fair. I think Lord Google provides. Glee: uh, Ray: a quick Google search would say would really show that a lot of this books that I, mentioned or, authors that I mentioned. You can go to, if you're in the Philippines, you can go to a national bookstore. You can go to other big chain bookstores and just go to the Filipino fiction section. And to be fair, a lot of this books are in English. So if you're like me, you struggle with, you struggle with Tagalog. Then you can get the English versions. If you like to like Tagalog stories, we actually do have good ones. And there was actually one book that I didn't mention. It's called Tabi Po and it was done by Mervin Monzo. And it's like this. Imagine Noli Me Tangere , that's one of a, that's a Filipino book done by our national hero, but the setting it, but a lot of the characters are actually mythological creatures or to be fair, no one character is in an Aswang. There we go. Glee: Great. Thank you for, yeah. your insights for you. And it was really a very enjoyable conversation. I felt like I'm the, you know, like I'm bad cop, good cop kind of conversation. Yeah. would you like to promote anything where can I are Zesties find you? Ray: For starters, I'm just your regular Joe. So I don't have any sort of platforms or whatnot. I've just lived life accordingly, but I'm in Auckland, New Zealand. Basically you'll find me on Facebook. Just search my name, Ray Donn Masangkay Lim, if you're not talk about these stuff or just have a. Conversation. I'm cool with it. But I will promote again, our authors I'll promote that book. I just shown a time for dragons Trese. I will promote that to the high heavens. Again, these are our stories. These are this is our past, this is who we are as Filipinos. And for your international audience, have a look at what we have to offer. See the similarities that we have to the rest of the world. And you will see that world. Kind of close, in on just how similar All of us can be. Right. Glee: Okay. Great. Thank you so much Ray Ray: thank you as well.
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Association of Filipino-Australian in Sydney (AFAS) created opportunities for fun and lasting Christmas memories while helping to raise much needed funds for the typhoon victims in Cagayan and Bicol region in the Philippines - Idinaan sa masayang salu-salo at raffle ng Association of Filipino-Australian in Sydney (AFAS) ang kanilang pag-iipon ng pondo para sa mga nasalanta ng bagyo sa Pilipinas
Australian Awards scholar Zarah Zamora-Arroyo recounts what people in Albay went through after several typhoons hit the Bicol region. - Hindi pa nga nakakabangon mula sa hagupit ng Super typhoon Rolly, ang rehiyon ng Bicol ang isa sa pinaka-sinalanta ng bagyong Ulysses nitong Nobyembre. Kung kaya't sa layunin na makatulong sa pagbangon ng mga taga-Albay, sinimulan ng isang dating Australia Awards iskolar ang inisyatiba na Spark of Hope.
Here are your news on web: - Typhoon 'Rolly' intensifies as it moves toward Luzon - Palace warns vs. COVID-19 vaccines being sold without FDA approval - PH in top 50 list of countries with good peace and order - RFID sticker caravan to be held in Manila from Oct. 31 to Nov. 1. - No sialing policy up in Bicol region due to approaching typhoon. - Trump and Biden, converge on a key battleground state of Florida - BTS praises Filipina singer who covered 'Boy with Luv' - PBA suspends games amid COVID-19 scare For more news and details, visit our website www.mb.com.ph and get a copy of Manila Bulletin newspaper tomorrow. You may also subscribe to our newsletter at https://mb.com.ph/newsletter-subscription/ to have the day's latest news delivered to your inbox.
The #BicolBubble came to light with the training of the UST Growling Tigers in Southern Luzon. We tackle the different elements brought forward from food, potential repercussions, and the prospects of collegiate sports resuming. Next stop is the ongoing operation of the NBA Campus in Orlando, Florida. Beyond conversing on gameplay there was also its brief halt as players fought for social change. The implications of stoppage were analyzed and we also highlighted player vlogs which continue to give a glimpse of the bubble life. Professional teams in the Philippines have also been given the green light to resume training. Due to the situation within the Metro the league has looked into different venues beyond the usual suspects. Join us as we talk through the potential of this idea done locally.
Hey Podcast Party People! It's a Saturday night and GTWM is all up in your face with another episode to get your heart and head involved with some of the drama and challenges in people's lives. We have another balanced show tonight so let's check out who the stars of the show are: Caller #1 is Claire who is 35yrs old from Manila. Claire met her younger boyfriend when she was married -- and after leaving her husband, she is now living in with the new guy and they just had a baby. Both her and BF have spent most of their adult life in the U.K., but theyre now in the Philippines trying to get used to the new surroundings, the new baby, a new job, and her 22 yr old boyfriend, theres a lot of adjustments she's making. Caller #2 is Wendell who is 22yrs old from Bicol. Wendell is trying to review for his upcoming boards but ECQ has turned his father into a filthy pig at home. Wendell is trying to not let it distract him but the chores at home are piling up and it's affecting the quality of his life. Caller #3 is Anne who is 31yrs old from Dallas, Texas. Anne feels like her boss is undressing her with his eyes when he looks at her. The attraction is so obvious that others in the office have started to notice. She is also not getting any good projects and she is worried it has something to do with her boss. Caller #4 is Josh who is 26yrs old from Melbourne. Josh, like many, has some Covid-19 challenges that are affecting his young relationship with his LDR girlfriend who is in Vietnam. Restricted travel due to the pandemic has them struggling to stay together. GTWM The Podcast Season 7 is brought to you by the great people at Sharp Philippines! Get yourself an Ultra-High Definition TV from Sharp, you certainly deserve it! Powered by Anchor.fm , we will see you on another episode of GTWM tomorrow. Thanks for the download and please support the podcast by donating as little as $0.99 cents via Anchor at: anchor.fm/gtwmpodcast --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gtwmpodcast/support
A new week of the Podcast is upon and you're listening to that crybaby Mo Twister here for GTWM Season 7 Episode 56! We have a very interesting set of calls tonights and I really do hope you enjoy it. Chopper makes a cameo appearance for the first time since the engagement and Mo tackles some interesting topics, so let's check them out: Caller #1 is Joyce who is 25yrs old from Albay, Bicol. Joyce is a young law student that is trying her best to get by through life considering she suffers from depression and anxiety that she is taking medication for. To make things even harder, she has a boyfriend that can be very demeaning at times and she wants to know how can she juggle all these challenges when her BF puts her down. Just a side note: Mo gets REALLY emotional on this call and it's worth finding out why. Caller #2 is Eve who is 28yrs old from Manila. Eve wants to ask about body counts. It's a topic that will never get old on this show and will always be an issue. Is it a mistake to tell your partner how many people you've had sex with? Here's the easy answer: YES! Caller #3 is Karla who is 31yrs old from Cologne, Germany. Karla and her husband are not having sex and it's really bothering her. They are somewhat newlyweds and she has moved all the way to Germany to be with him, only for her to be sexually frustrated. Caller #4 is John who is 31yrs old from Makati. John likes this girl he has been trying to get with during ECQ. Oddly enough, she agreed to have sex with him after telling him he isn't very good at sex. So she admitted to wanted to date other guys and when John heard that, he tried to impregnate her without her knowledge and now shes late for her period. Yeah, what a dick. GTWM The Podcast Season 7 is brought to you by the great people at Sharp Philippines! Get yourself an Ultra-High Definition TV from Sharp, you certainly deserve it! Powered by Anchor.fm , we will see you on another episode of GTWM tomorrow. Thanks for the download and please support the podcast by donating as little as $0.99 cents via Anchor at: anchor.fm/gtwmpodcast --- This episode is sponsored by · Couple Things with Shawn and Andrew: Former Olympic Gymnast Shawn Johnson and NFL player Andrew East sit down to share their most vulnerable sides and open up like they never have before. https://open.spotify.com/show/7aGLm9HYn9mEyVr1FDzrpa?si=bgb4jh_nTyGiIabdk8BD8g Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gtwmpodcast/support
奉上一份海梨亲测的菲律宾美食购物清单嘉宾：海梨主播：Amanda配乐： Kung Di Rin Lang Ikaw (If its not only you)Davao达沃，靠近渔港，必尝金枪鱼刺身（日料）和各种美味做法的螃蟹。1对猪肉的热爱体现在丰富的菜式上： Sinigang baboy：酸汤五花肉的组合，酸汤很好解除了肥肉的腻，又让肉质更加软嫩。 Tokuwa baboy：炸豆腐和猪肉 Dinuguan：猪血和下水杂碎的一道菜，酸酸的黑黑的，非常下饭。 Sisig: 铁板碎猪肉（猪脸+猪脑）。 Chicharon：家常小吃炸猪皮，适合沾醋佐酒。 Lechon：阖家出行必点菜式菲律宾烤乳猪，真外酥里嫩。 2.其他推荐菜式： Tinola：鸡汤 Ginisang Mongo：绿豆煮苦瓜、番茄、猪肉、熏鱼干等。 Bicol express：辣味椰汁煮芋头叶子。 Lumpia Shanghai：春卷 Pancit Canton：“广式炒面”，加了猪肉和海鲜 3.素食： Choisui：素菜杂烩，但里面还是有肉 Sigadillas：一种星形叶子蔬菜，用椰汁煮。 Crispy Kangkong：油炸空心菜叶子 4.饮品： San Miguel's 啤酒，Red Horse 啤酒 Tuba：天然椰子酒，上午从椰子树上新鲜摘下来时是甜甜的酒，特别容易醉，下午就酸化成了椰子醋。 Halo-halo：一道混合甜品/饮品。 Mango Shake 芒果奶昔，Banana Shake 香蕉奶昔，Buko Shake 椰子奶昔
奉上一份海梨亲测的菲律宾美食购物清单嘉宾：海梨主播：Amanda配乐： Kung Di Rin Lang Ikaw (If its not only you)Davao达沃，靠近渔港，必尝金枪鱼刺身（日料）和各种美味做法的螃蟹。1对猪肉的热爱体现在丰富的菜式上： Sinigang baboy：酸汤五花肉的组合，酸汤很好解除了肥肉的腻，又让肉质更加软嫩。 Tokuwa baboy：炸豆腐和猪肉 Dinuguan：猪血和下水杂碎的一道菜，酸酸的黑黑的，非常下饭。 Sisig: 铁板碎猪肉（猪脸+猪脑）。 Chicharon：家常小吃炸猪皮，适合沾醋佐酒。 Lechon：阖家出行必点菜式菲律宾烤乳猪，真外酥里嫩。 2.其他推荐菜式： Tinola：鸡汤 Ginisang Mongo：绿豆煮苦瓜、番茄、猪肉、熏鱼干等。 Bicol express：辣味椰汁煮芋头叶子。 Lumpia Shanghai：春卷 Pancit Canton：“广式炒面”，加了猪肉和海鲜 3.素食： Choisui：素菜杂烩，但里面还是有肉 Sigadillas：一种星形叶子蔬菜，用椰汁煮。 Crispy Kangkong：油炸空心菜叶子 4.饮品： San Miguel's 啤酒，Red Horse 啤酒 Tuba：天然椰子酒，上午从椰子树上新鲜摘下来时是甜甜的酒，特别容易醉，下午就酸化成了椰子醋。 Halo-halo：一道混合甜品/饮品。 Mango Shake 芒果奶昔，Banana Shake 香蕉奶昔，Buko Shake 椰子奶昔
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嘉宾：海梨主播：Amanda配乐：Anak 孩子在Pagasinan的Bolinao看到的落日余晖，东边下雨西边晴，层云犹如巨龙冲出海面蜿蜒入空，迎着夕阳悠悠浅吟，而雨水仿佛顺着它的身体簌簌落回大海在Bicol旅游的时候，刚好赶上Fiesta，当地的一个节日。民众会游行庆祝，大吃大喝，彻夜狂欢在Bicol住进一栋百年老屋改造的旅馆Casa Simeon。只要不下雨，在二楼的露台可以随时看见远处的马荣火山。清晨时，鸟儿啁啾中，人间烟火气与火山青烟齐飞；夜幕低垂时，粉霞蓝调描绘的火山更添一丝魅惑。吕宋岛的Calaguas islands，靠近Bicol地区，坐落在一小时船行之外的太平洋上。只有当地人才知道的小众岛屿。不同的岛，有不同风景。图片文字提供：海梨
嘉宾：海梨主播：Amanda配乐：Anak 孩子在Pagasinan的Bolinao看到的落日余晖，东边下雨西边晴，层云犹如巨龙冲出海面蜿蜒入空，迎着夕阳悠悠浅吟，而雨水仿佛顺着它的身体簌簌落回大海在Bicol旅游的时候，刚好赶上Fiesta，当地的一个节日。民众会游行庆祝，大吃大喝，彻夜狂欢在Bicol住进一栋百年老屋改造的旅馆Casa Simeon。只要不下雨，在二楼的露台可以随时看见远处的马荣火山。清晨时，鸟儿啁啾中，人间烟火气与火山青烟齐飞；夜幕低垂时，粉霞蓝调描绘的火山更添一丝魅惑。吕宋岛的Calaguas islands，靠近Bicol地区，坐落在一小时船行之外的太平洋上。只有当地人才知道的小众岛屿。不同的岛，有不同风景。图片文字提供：海梨
In this episode, we’re talking about how innovative technologies in the financial sector are helping to bank those that are unbanked.Our guest Ramon Duarte, Head of Platform and Transactions of UnionBank of the Philippines joins us to discuss UnionBank’s exciting initiatives involving blockchain and data monetisation.UnionBank has been one of the leading banking institutions to adopt blockchain, understanding its role as a mitigator of trust in trade between different parties. In the Philippines, there is no unified identity system. Through blockchain solutions, UnionBank is driving financial inclusion by providing financial services such as loans to people who don’t exist in the system. One of the most progressive banks in the world, UnionBank sees the value of blockchain in enabling solutions that make a difference whilst still making commercial sense.Together TX, UnionBank, WWF and Streamr are developing the blockchain-enabled Tracey application that enables fisherfolk to access micro-financing in return for traceability and trade data in Bicol and Mindoro, Philippines.Follow TX - Tomorrow Explored LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tx-company/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TxExploredFacebook https://www.facebook.com/TxExplored
It's officially the first day of winter today! So we think it's very timely to talk about weather - ang lagay ng panahon! We talk about the things you need to know about the weather in Australia and New Zealand. Together with our guests, we share all our realizations, misadventures, and tips on coping with four seasons in ANZ! (Cue music: Boyz II Men). Thanks to our guests for joining us today! Super fun episode with: Jeric Lemuel, a dear friend of Jay-R's since he moved to Auckland. Jeric is originally from Bicol in the Philippines and has been working as a nurse in NZ for 10 years now. Ryan Bird is from Cape Town, South Africa. An accountant by profession and based in Wellington, Ryan has been in NZ for four years now. Grab your jacket or reach out for your abaniko, and listen to all things about Aussie and Kiwi weather!
菲律宾的海岛和其他东南亚有什么不同？在五星级国家风景区作水上人家，住船屋徜徉碧波徜徉是什么感觉？珊瑚的天敌是谁？火山有几种远观近观的方式？除了白色、粉色沙滩，菲律宾还有什么颜色的沙滩？嘉宾与水母又有什么恐怖邂逅？本期来聊以海岛闻名的东南亚国度菲律宾嘉宾：海梨主播：Amanda配乐：coffee (beabadoobee)在Palawan的Coron住在飘在Blue Lagoon 舄湖上的船屋 Paolyn's Houseboat，建议在airbnb预定。免费提供kayak和stand-up board可以供你尽情戏水世界上最对称的活火山——马荣火山。传说某个部落的美丽公主被另外一个部落的男人看中，但公主已有恋人，拒绝了求爱，对方强抢下双双死于这个地方。之后地面开始升高，形成火山。据说火山是少女的化身，而天上云就是她的爱人的化身。每一次云层掩住火山，都是他们在拥抱彼此。吕宋岛的Bicol地区以吃辣著称，但这个辣度对我们来说完全是毛毛雨。图片提供 拍摄 海梨嘉宾：海梨
菲律宾的海岛和其他东南亚有什么不同？在五星级国家风景区作水上人家，住船屋徜徉碧波徜徉是什么感觉？珊瑚的天敌是谁？火山有几种远观近观的方式？除了白色、粉色沙滩，菲律宾还有什么颜色的沙滩？嘉宾与水母又有什么恐怖邂逅？本期来聊以海岛闻名的东南亚国度菲律宾嘉宾：海梨主播：Amanda配乐：coffee (beabadoobee)在Palawan的Coron住在飘在Blue Lagoon 舄湖上的船屋 Paolyn's Houseboat，建议在airbnb预定。免费提供kayak和stand-up board可以供你尽情戏水世界上最对称的活火山——马荣火山。传说某个部落的美丽公主被另外一个部落的男人看中，但公主已有恋人，拒绝了求爱，对方强抢下双双死于这个地方。之后地面开始升高，形成火山。据说火山是少女的化身，而天上云就是她的爱人的化身。每一次云层掩住火山，都是他们在拥抱彼此。吕宋岛的Bicol地区以吃辣著称，但这个辣度对我们来说完全是毛毛雨。图片提供 拍摄 海梨嘉宾：海梨
菲律宾的海岛和其他东南亚有什么不同？在五星级国家风景区作水上人家，住船屋徜徉碧波徜徉是什么感觉？珊瑚的天敌是谁？火山有几种远观近观的方式？除了白色、粉色沙滩，菲律宾还有什么颜色的沙滩？嘉宾与水母又有什么恐怖邂逅？本期来聊以海岛闻名的东南亚国度菲律宾嘉宾：海梨主播：Amanda配乐：coffee (beabadoobee)在Palawan的Coron住在飘在Blue Lagoon 舄湖上的船屋 Paolyn's Houseboat，建议在airbnb预定。免费提供kayak和stand-up board可以供你尽情戏水世界上最对称的活火山——马荣火山。传说某个部落的美丽公主被另外一个部落的男人看中，但公主已有恋人，拒绝了求爱，对方强抢下双双死于这个地方。之后地面开始升高，形成火山。据说火山是少女的化身，而天上云就是她的爱人的化身。每一次云层掩住火山，都是他们在拥抱彼此。吕宋岛的Bicol地区以吃辣著称，但这个辣度对我们来说完全是毛毛雨。图片提供 拍摄 海梨嘉宾：海梨
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Typhoon Tisoy to make landfall over Bicol region Monday night or Tuesday morningOmbudsman dismisses last plunder complaint vs. former PH Pres. ArroyoPromulgation of judgment in Maguindanao massacre case set for December 19thPH maintains no.1 ranking in 30th SEA Games medal standings
For Charles, Bitcoin will not be the currency of the future. Rather, it's going to be the technology of the future. Blockchain in particular. Bitcoin is not perfect. The currency system worldwide has its flaws and has gone through several major changes. Long ago, gold was the standard. Now it's technically oil, and it seems as if data is going to be the next contender. Oil is most likely the currency of the present, but it's slowly losing its influence because of people like Elon Musk. Charles idolizes Elon. Especially when it comes to his ideas and resolve to change the world no matter what the cost. Going back to bitcoin, Charles was one of the few people that I know that invested in Bitcoin early on. What made you invest early in bitcoin? Charles wanted to believe that there was something better than the currency system before. He got the idea to invest as he was reading through an I.T. forum. What he read led to him researching thoroughly about bitcoin. Although there was barely enough data during that time, Charles was willing to take the risk and invest in this new concept. At the time, the most convenient way to collect bitcoin is to use a miner. Again, through his meticulous research, Charles found a secondhand miner from Bicol. The original owner was kind enough to teach him how to operate the heavy machine. In the end, Charles was able to mine enough bitcoin to fund the establishment of a building. He took advantage of the early years of bitcoin and stopped in 2015 when other countries built mining factories which led to small-time miners losing their relevance, During his three years of mining bitcoin, Charles was able to sell his bitcoin to a company that sells it overseas. Today, Charles doesn't dabble in bitcoin anymore, but his inclination to blockchain remains. He wants to create his own blockchain technology within the cloud. Charles wants to create a decentralized cloud. The concept of a decentralized cloud lets people register their personal computers to the cloud so that other people can share their RAM, storage, and processing power. This lets people earn by sharing what they already have. Aside from that, it will also increase the security of your data since it will be dispersed and encrypted within multiple storage units. What drives you to do these innovations? Charles sees himself like Elon Musk. He is willing to bring change and go against the status quo to achieve something better. He is a true innovator inside and out. Support the show (https://tribe.leadershipstack.com/)
Siya na ba talaga? Paano malalaman kung siya na ang the one? Pakinggan ito upang huwag kayo magsisi sa huli. Hey HUGs! This is our first episode sa Hugot Radio na bagong show sa Care 104.3 The Way FM Legazpi City. This is a weekly show! Kaya abangan niyo ako every Sunday at 12 noon 'til 1 pm. :) How to listen? Since FM broadcast ito, hindi ito aabot sa malalayo sa labas ng sakop ng signal ng transmitter (Bicol) unless nakatunein kayo sa app nila na FEBCPh mobile app na mada-download sa Google play store
Hey HUGs! This is our first episode sa Hugot Radio na bagong show sa Care 104.3 The Way FM Legazpi City. This is a weekly show! Kaya abangan niyo ako every Sunday at 12 noon 'til 1 pm. :) How to listen? Since FM broadcast ito, hindi ito aabot sa malalayo sa labas ng sakop ng signal ng transmitter (Bicol) unless nakatunein kayo sa app nila na FEBCPh mobile app na mada-download sa Google play store
It's a Tuesday night and lucky 8 of the month of OCTO-ber, weird right? But we are here bringing you the good stuff, another GTWM episode as we hit E79 of this S6! You are all in store for some quality calls and life lessons, so lets get to the calls: Caller #1 is CJ who is 24yrs old from BGC. CJ is NBSB and she tried a dating app last week and it yielded some returns -- fuccbois, to be exact. She's never kissed a boy, never been intimate. Until yesterday. In one big go, she crossed everything off the list and she wants to share the details. Caller #2 is Miguel who is 27yrs old from Makati. Miguel is a situation that many young people find themselves in -- wanting the right career for them and finding a way to make ends to meet to achieve the ideal job. I love this call. Caller #3 is Chloe who is 27yrs old from Bicol. Chloe is the girl who cut her wrists from the E75 call with the guy named Price. She reached out to Mo to share her side of the story and the details of the attempted suicide. Caller #4 is Anthony who is 22yrs old from Barcelona. We have seen Anthony grow on this show from his first call back in 2011. Tonight, he is high on weed and big on life and he checks in to ask a question about girls. Lol GTWM The Podcast Season 6 is brought to you by the great people at Sharp Philippines! Get yourself an Ultra-High Definition TV from Sharp, you certainly deserve it! From the Kumu Podcast Studio, we will see you on another episode of GTWM tomorrow. Thanks for the download and please support the podcast by donating as little as $0.99 cents via Anchor at: anchor.fm/gtwmpodcast --- This episode is sponsored by · Couple Things with Shawn and Andrew: Former Olympic Gymnast Shawn Johnson and NFL player Andrew East sit down to share their most vulnerable sides and open up like they never have before. https://open.spotify.com/show/7aGLm9HYn9mEyVr1FDzrpa?si=bgb4jh_nTyGiIabdk8BD8g Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gtwmpodcast/support
Its the third episode of this week and I hope you all have had a great time listening to the past few GTWM Podcast episodes! The poll for Caller of of the Month is up on Mo's Twitter account, so vote for your favorite. Winner gets gadgets from Sharp Philippines! Let's take a look at the caller lineup for this episode: Caller #1 is Eri who is a 32yr old female from QC. Eri has never had a boyfriend and has never been on a date. From all the years of listening to the podcast, she has been able to conclude that men only want hot chicks. She says she's a 5 on the hot scale and wonders if she will ever be attractive and desirable enough for men to pursue her. Caller #2 is May who is 31yrs old from Bicol. May is married to a great guy and she wants to make the marriage work. There's a slight problem. For many years, May has had feelings for a female friend of hers and she feels guilty in that as great as her husband is, she continues to feel strongly about her friend. Mo tells her if she wants to move on and concentrate fully on her marriage, she might need to break off the friendship she has with the other girl. Caller #3 is J, 24yrs old from Manila. J cheated on his GF with a crazy ass girl he met. Shortly after the affair, he started to see posts on her FB of an ultra-sound and she said it was his baby. Unfortunately, she lost the pregnancy and J is now in the process of ghosting her. Is that the right move? Caller #4 is Layla who is 30 from Newcastle, Australia. She's got a HUGE problem. Her neighbor is loud and she wants to know how to confront her about all the noise that keep Layla awake during sleep hours. GTWM The Podcast Season 6 is brought to you by the great people at Sharp Philippines! Get yourself an Ultra-High Definition TV from Sharp, you certainly deserve it! From the Kumu Podcast Studio, we will see you on another episode of GTWM tomorrow. Thanks for the download and please support the podcast by donating as little as $0.99 cents via Anchor at: anchor.fm/gtwmpodcast --- This episode is sponsored by · Couple Things with Shawn and Andrew: Former Olympic Gymnast Shawn Johnson and NFL player Andrew East sit down to share their most vulnerable sides and open up like they never have before. https://open.spotify.com/show/7aGLm9HYn9mEyVr1FDzrpa?si=bgb4jh_nTyGiIabdk8BD8g Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gtwmpodcast/support
Na estreia do Varados de Fome, dois endereços coreanos estão na pauta: uma novidade em Pinheiros e um clássico da Aclimação.
Bicol Express Radio Show with #KuyaYo and #KuyaJay of PHLVRadioSports talked to Neil John Tabanao about his April 5 Sin City Showdown in Las Vegas from Mayweather Promotions. #KuyaGilbert joined in. Also featured are Engr. Jelson Basang of MB Sports Promotions (Philippines) and Coach Sonny Dollente.
Bicol Express Radio Show with #KuyaYo and #KuyaJay of PHLVRadioSports talked to Neil John Tabanao about his April 5 Sin City Showdown in Las Vegas from Mayweather Promotions. #KuyaGilbert joined in. Also featured are Engr. Jelson Basang of MB Sports Promotions (Philippines) and Coach Sonny Dollente.
*Sad news, 4 soldiers na naman ang napatay sa pagtatanggol sa bayan laban sa Maute-ISIS. *Topics namin sa radio program sa www.radyolaverdad.com
This Show: Shawn Porter (29-2-1, 17 KOs) vs Yordenis Ugas (23-3, 11 KOs) -WBC Welterweight Title Andrzej Fonfara vs Edwin Rodriguez-Cruiserweight Efe Ajagba vs Amir Mansour {FOX} Dmitry Bivol (15-0, 11 KOs) vs Joe Smith Jr. (24-2, 20 KOs) - WBA Light Heavyweight Title Maurice Hooker (25-0, 17 KOs) vs Mikkel LesPierre (21-0-1, 10 KOs) - WBO Junior Welterweight title {DAZN} Dillion Whyte to Top Rank / ESPN WBC orders Wilder vs Breazeale Fury rejected 50/50 Split? Steel Hammer coming back? MayPac 2? And other boxing talk....!
Karamihan pala ng Top Stories ngayon are from Bicol.
After 1 week of holiday vacation sa Bicol, I'm on-air again sa www.radyolaverdad.com
Kahit binabagyo, tuloy pa rin ang bakasyon ko sa Bicol ☹
Tonight's special guest is Lyn Pacificar, a lineage traditional healer descending from a long line of Filipino healers and mystics. Her father’s side of the family, came from the Eastern Visayan islands of Leyte and Samar, Philippines. On the other hand, her mother’s family hails from the Islands of Mindanao, Panay, and Bicol--all within the Western Visayan region of the Philippines. Growing up, Lyn used to observe her dad practice old methods of healing that were passed down to him energetically and through shared knowledge. People would come to their house and enter the room he designated as his healing room. And when those people left, they were either feeling better or were completely well. He was referred to as a "manghihilot," a traditional Filipino energy healer. Lyn's dad would introduce her to the different types of oils and balms he brought back with him from the homeland. Some of which had different objects in the bottles of coconut oil such as plants, moss, ground minerals, corals, and herbs. Others had camphor and menthols for pain. All of these tools he used in his healing practice, and all very much a part of Filipino cultural medicine. Having been a serious shamanic practitioner and healer over the past decade, Lyn realized that her clients needed energetic support after a session with her. So she created scrubs made with essential oils and energetic intention to help them with their healing process. Many of her clients felt the scrubs were extremely instrumental in their energetic maintenance and cleanliness, which also turned out to be great skin care products. People using her products experienced significant improvement in their skin and overall well-being, which was no surprise since physical manifestations of the body are tied into the spiritual condition of the person. Consequently, she continued to expand her products into creating intention oils such as the powerful and effective Moldavite Solstice Oil, and Tagumpay (a Tagalog word meaning “success”) Intention Oil. Lyn is driven and passionate about Herbalaria and its great potential for healing on both the physical and spiritual realms. The need for such products now in our time is more important than ever, and Herbalaria will serve to fulfill those needs. We also discussed the effects of colonization and how it has almost made Traditional Filipino healing medicine disappear. The influence and dependence on Western medicine makes it difficult to bring about true healing. Herbalaria's mission is to bring value and recognition to Filipino plant and energy medicine. More info can be found on www.Herbalaria.com Social Media: IG: @Iamherbalaria FB: herbalariaintl Twitter: @Iamherbalaria --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/iamenoughhealing/support
RECENTLY ON PHLV RADIO, LIVE: What does "Oragon" mean? ...ever been to Bicol? Learn a Bicolano word or two as Marlon Borja Multo takes you to the spicy region at Bicol Express Radio Show today (Mon-Fri 5-7pm). Marlon is the President of the Bikolnon Association of Las Vegas.He was a guest at Las Vegas Filipino Resource Guide's "Talk With Gilbert at PHLV Radio" today. We snatched him to guest on the Bicol Express Show too:-)
RECENTLY ON PHLV RADIO, LIVE: What does "Oragon" mean? ...ever been to Bicol? Learn a Bicolano word or two as Marlon Borja Multo takes you to the spicy region at Bicol Express Radio Show today (Mon-Fri 5-7pm). Marlon is the President of the Bikolnon Association of Las Vegas.He was a guest at Las Vegas Filipino Resource Guide's "Talk With Gilbert at PHLV Radio" today. We snatched him to guest on the Bicol Express Show too:-)
Recently on Bicol Express Radio Show: AK Media Entertainment's Jennifer Kho invites Vegas Pinoys to Music is Us featuring Joey G., Morissette Amon and Ice Seguerra Oct 19 at Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall in Las Vegas.
Recently on Bicol Express Radio Show: AK Media Entertainment's Jennifer Kho invites Vegas Pinoys to Music is Us featuring Joey G., Morissette Amon and Ice Seguerra Oct 19 at Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall in Las Vegas.
Listen to Kuya Yo's conversation with Marlon Borja Multo, the energetic and multi-talented President of the Bikolnon Association of Las Vegas. Aired on Bicol Express Radio show on August 3, 2018.
Listen to Kuya Yo's conversation with Marlon Borja Multo, the energetic and multi-talented President of the Bikolnon Association of Las Vegas. Aired on Bicol Express Radio show on August 3, 2018.
Chef Ouita interviews co-host Rona about the fantastic foods of the Bicol region of the Philippines, a distinctive cuisine of pungent, sour, coconut-creamy, rice-y vegetables and seafood, with fantastic seasonal tropical fruits. The foods that grow in the Bicol region make its cuisine extraordinary, just as the foods that grow in Kentucky form Kentucky cuisine. The two co-hosts make plenty of Kentucky-Bicol comparisons as they go.
Bicol Express Radio Show | Have you been to the extraterrestrial highway in Nevada? We talked about it recently at PHLV Radio.
Bicol Express Radio Show | Have you been to the extraterrestrial highway in Nevada? We talked about it recently at PHLV Radio.
Bakasyon in Bicol & Top Stories Today | June 4, 2018
LCHF Family 019: Filipino Foods to Add to Your Meal Rotation Released: October 19, 2017 Many people are at a loss when they switch to low-carb, high-fat eating because they can no longer make many of the meals their family loved to eat! Taking the time to look beyond the "obvious" examples of various ethnic foods to the lesser known stars of different cultural cuisines can be a book help in boosting our list of "go to" recipes. In the first of an ongoing, occasional series about ethnic foods, Anne and Adam share some of their favorite LCHF Filipino foods. These have all been family favorites in their household for years now. Meals they recommended were lumpia, adobo, sinigang, Bicol express, crispy pata, and tinola. All are either already LCHF, or can be made LCHF with simple modifications mentioned in the episode. Rather than linking directly to specific recipes, we encourage you to look through the examples of these recipes on the following sites. You may find a recipe on one site better suited to your family's taste than the example on another site. Also, while you poke around, you may be inspired to try a recipe not mentioned on the show! Filipino Recipes seems to have covered all the basics of Pinoy cookery, with a picture by each food listed. It's a great place to start! My Filipino Recipes has a photo paired with every listing, so you can get a sense of the food before you click through. Very convenient for first timers! Panlasang Pinoy has lovely photos accompanying the recipes, as well as an index on the "recipes" tab that allows you to click through to recipes grouped by ingredient or type of food. Also, this site includes many options beyond the basics, if you are feeling adventurous! You may have a hard time finding a few of the ingredients in some of the recipes in your local supermarket. Try your nearest Asian market, or check out these links: Tamarind paste. (This may seem pricey, but a little goes a long way!) Coconut aminos. (For those avoiding soy.) Calamansi juice. (Not required, but it's pretty common to squeeze a teaspoon or so over many Filipino foods, especially grilled meats. One bottle will last a long time! Store it in the freezer to make it last!) Many thanks to Lee Rosevere at Free Music Archive for the music we use in the podcast! Be sure to subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or your podcatcher of choice so new episodes arrive automatically. For more support, like and follow the community on Facebook, and check out our website! Assume any links in the show notes that go to business sites are affiliate links. Purchasing things you find at those links helps us pay for hosting fees and equipment for the podcast. You can see a list of our partners on the Support the Show page.
Laguna Hardcore Radio / Podcast (Episode005) With our special guest: Spike Dela Cruz (frontman of Skrewheds) Check it out!! February 21, 2017 at 4023 Clothing & Lifestyle Hub Playlists: 1. Skrewheds - Kasangre (Laguna) 2. Skrewheds - Cain (Laguna) 3. xFortressx - Strength Of Conviction (Batangas) 4. Denied - These Words (Iligan City) 5. Putang-Inas - Girlfriend "ADA Cover" (Manila) 6. Anak Dalita - Digmaan (Cavite) 7. Left Of Center - Pressure Stock (Cebu City) 8. Defiant - Trial By Fire (Baguio City) 9. Settle Down - Running From Me (Batangas) 10. Zone 32 - Trouble (Manila) 11. Skrewheds - Gunshot (Laguna) 12. Monthly Red - Crazy Cutud (Pampanga) 13. Give Chance To Run - The General (Manila) 14. Value Lasts - Toxic Rape (Manila) 15. Skrewheds - South City Hardcore 16. Caudal Fin - Mr. Know It All (Batangas) 17. Palmera - Rise And Defend (Laguna) 18. Limitless - Mirrors (Naga City, Bicol) 19. Standing Firm - ICHC Represent (Iligan City) 20. Skrewheds - Salot Sa Lipunan (Laguna) Feel free to stream/download. Enjoy! Submit your songs: lagunahardcoreradio@gmail.com
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