Poverty Living in the Philippines | Q Adventures

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Philippines with Ai

Poverty is indiscriminatory and rampant in the Philippines. Amongst other things I am doing on my channel, I am also investing some time to understand the local culture and livelihood in hopes of formulating a course of action to contribute to those with hope.

[lawfulshepard]

The crazy thing is that she smiles more than anyAmerican woman I’ve ever met. Such a sweet girl.

[danilolabrador]

We may dont have much in our pocket, but we are abundant in our heart.

[Ephesians-xtxc]

You can clearly see the humble, respectful, unspoiled beauty of her attitude and demeanor. Although these people have very little in material wealth, they're always smiling and have a great attitude. The western world, which has become spoiled rotten with consumerism, can learn alot from the people of the philippines

[lannyg]

great job Q! My Filipina's brother once told me. "We Philipinos don't have much money or many posessions, but we always have a smile on our faces". It's proved to be very true. The people are incredibly resilient and friendly!

[tomdailey]

I went to the Philippines a couple months ago and boy was it a culture shock... But after spending time with the locals I was amazed at how happy they are.. The lives are very simple.. The poverty back there is very sad But they do the best they can It's an amazing country to visit

[avid]

I was in Manila for a couple of months and all I saw was the BIG number of high rises and WEALTH. I hopped over to Bohol and Cebu and saw high rise development after development. Like any country, the cities are where a majority of the populations live WHILE the countryside are where farmers stay. According to a quick search, the Philippines has a 13.2% poverty index. This is like looking at West Virginia, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Mississipi, etc. and saying the U.S.A. is an extremely poor country. Having said that, I'm amazed at the amount of progress the Philippines has made over the past couple of decades. The people are happy because they have food to eat, jobs to go to, and families surrounding them. Mabuhay Philippines!

[davidalder]

She is an Amazing young lady! Very humble and grateful. She is very deserving of the best life has to offer. God bless her and her family. Thank you for sharing her story and helping her and her family!

[americanedokko]

Most Filipinos and Filipinas are FANTASTIC people. 💯

[damanibaraka]

I grew up poor down south in the USA. We were happy and we didn't even know we were poor because everyone we knew live like us. We thought everyone live that way because we never left our neighborhood.

[jameslenaghan]

Thanks for showing us another side of life in the Philippines with dignity and empathy. Life is hard for many Filipinos, but the resilience and friendliness of the people is inspirational.

[RandyRhode-yqhq]

Very insightful. My attention was drawn to the construction of the living quarters and the severity of problems that would be caused by a severe storm. Problems a westerner won't have at home.

[WHODA_]

Poverty is obviously very difficult, but considering their economic situation, this community looks great imo. People are smiling, children are taken care and fed, and I bet everyone tries their best to lookout for each other. I'd take this situation over the zombified street homeless communities of some countries I've seen any day.

Edit: Hey Derek, could we get a direct link to your airbnb tho?

[klouism]

Such very lovely people. My heart goes out to them. Life is not easy for them and for many there isn't much opportunity. Wishing them blessings. ❤

[steveturansky]

I worked in the PI for 7years in the 80's on Luzon.
Something I'll always remember is after one of the big typhoons that came through, I was driving to work. I passed by a family of 7-8 dragging pieces of their house back along the road. Each person was dragging something: metal roofing, plywood, cardboard, plastic, etc. When I drove by, they all waved and smiled real big. I was thinking this family just got their house destroyed and yet they are still very happy. In the states, people through a fit over nothing, as if the world is ending.

[skatingeezer]

newly subscribed.. I've visited PH twice.. I'm fascinated about the Filipino durability and happy demeanor.. I believe they do also have a strong immune system and guts of iron.. I'm 7 months into selling most of my stuff to move there at the end of the year... thanks for filming and posting..

[donaldandmijung]

As someone who grew up in poverty this brought back a lot of memories. Often those with the least are the nicest, happiest, most caring, and move giving.

[RLIUI]

I have tried explaining to family and friends that have never been outside of the states how truly blessed many of us are; and just because I have seen it, I cannot fully appreciate their experience. Thank you, for posting this, so that others can catch a small glimpse of what life means.

[endeavouring]

Very insightful video, Q. As a westerner, it's easy to take simple things for granted. From the tightly packed living space to seeing her father weave that furniture by hand, it felt good seeing all the smiles from such hardworking and humble people.

[ShinLeeChan]

It's incredible how they can still smile despite their situation.
Thanks for the insight in your video, it helps a lot to open our eyes on how lucky we are in the west and we still not capable to smile like these people.

[R.S.]

This is a perfect example of why I intend to spend a large amount of time in an area like the Philippines when I retire shortly, I would rather spend money there and help those people by doing so, thanks for sharing.