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Old 02-25-2015, 11:34 AM
 
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Pacquiao 'insult' leads to American basketball player losing job in Philippines

"Daniel Orton, a former University of Kentucky and NBA basketball player, has been released from his latest team in the Philippines after "insulting" the basketball legitimacy of one Manny Pacquiao, boxing superstar, Congressman, karaoke idol, and occasionally "professional basketball player"
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Old 07-30-2020, 11:56 PM
 
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It is not the first case foreigners in Asia and elsewhere lose jobs and visas after making insulting comments.
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Old 07-31-2020, 05:39 PM
 
Location: San Diego CA
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Insulting Philippine Pride is a big no no for foreigners. Guess the guy learned his lesson.
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Old 07-31-2020, 06:16 PM
 
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Insulting Philippine Pride is a big no no for foreigners. Guess the guy learned his lesson.

pinoy pride was lost the moment they named their country after king phillip of spain, forgot the ways of garuda, adopted the roman psy, the foreign bedoiun idealogy, and communism.



Plus food sucks.


bowing to the CCP and PLA navy is another loss of face.
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Old 08-03-2020, 08:58 AM
 
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And this happened in a country known for being very friendly to westerners.
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Old 08-03-2020, 10:29 AM
 
Location: La Muy Noble Leal Ciudad de Iloilo
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Pacquiao is powerful. Unfortunately, the Philippines is more feudal than the liberal west.
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