Yup. We’re going there.

Part 1 of my poverty saga. From rising star to broke nation—how history, politics, and a few “oops” moments changed everything.

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philampong@gmail.com

SOURCES:

https://bti-project.org/en/reports/country-report/PHL

https://www.ibon.org/golden-years-the-real-long-lasting-economic-damage-wrought-by-marcos/?tztc=1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty_in_the_Philippines

In this official pilot episode, we’re belting our hearts out in karaoke nights and uncovering why music is basically our national love language.

Why is it that everywhere you go, there’s a Pinoy ready to hit the high notes? Is it in our DNA? Is it nature… or nurture?

Maybe it’s time we go back in time and find out what our ancestors’ relationship with music really was. Who knows—maybe then it’ll all start to make sense.

Reach out:

philampong@gmail.com

SOURCES:

https://nextshark.com/why-filipinos-are-so-good-at-singing

https://adobochronicles.com/2014/04/23/stanford-university-researchers-discover-music-gene-among-filipinos/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9136123/

https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/hudhud-chants-of-the-ifugao-00015#

https://www.aswangproject.com/sugidanon/

https://sulugardenfoundation.org/music/

This is an introduction episode (not the pilot technically...)

Your warm welcome into The Pinoy Code! This is me—Phil Andrew—sharing who I am, why I started this podcast, and what you can expect. It’s a mix of my personal story, my dreams, and some very real Pinoy chika.

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philampong@gmail.com