Filipino TikToker, 19, Draws Hate For Trying To Be Japanese And Being ‘Racist Against Her Own Race’

Umi Chii has since addressed the controversy, and while some netizens called for the cyberbullying to stop, others aren’t buying her explanations. Filipino TikToker Umi Chii has come under fire from netizens for a whole list of reasons, including being racist against her own race, trying to appear Japanese, and acting like a child to ‘bait pedophiles’, amongst other things. The...

Filipino beauty queens: A new weapon in war on communism

Actress Arci Munoz is also a member of the Philippine air force reserves.Internet For millions of young girls living in poverty in the Philippines, becoming a beauty queen is the rags-to-riches fantasy of choice when it comes to plotting a way out of the shanties. They dream of becoming the next Catriona Gray or Pia Wurtzbach, much...

Coronavirus: Filipinos go hungry amid rising pork prices, inflation and job losses

A family is seen in a shanty home in Tondo, Manila. The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic are especially severe in emerging parts of Southeast Asia.Reuters Jen Armado, a 32-year-old mother of two, was supposed to mark her 10th year as a secretary in a private school in Tanza, Cavite, a coastal town south of Metro...