Elections In The Philippines | Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj | Netflix 

This dude named Bong Revilla, recently bailed out of jail from embezzlement and has multiple cases of graft, got a seat in the senate through the power of dancing. Bamboozled the whole nation, literally memed himself but still won.

Watch Filipinos make fun of others but then get extremely offended when something of their own is made fun of. Also I'm a Filipino, so I'd know.

The fact we put someone who didn't even finished education instead of a human rights lawyer is just💀

Welcome to the Philippines, where politicians focus on their interests instead of the people that they are serving, where Politicians quarrel make issues about each other, instead of unifying the government. Where people vote because the candidate gives money, or is very popular. Where candidates defame other candidates for the sake of winning. How can you unify your country when the government itself isn't united? I don't get why people who have been thrown into jail and proven guilty still gets a seat in the senate? I don't get why being so popular can bring you to power instead of looking at other people who are sincere to help the nation. I don't get why the same old faces and same old people get elected over and over again? Aren't we tired that our nation is still the same like it used to? Aren't we tired that we elect the people just based of their number of terms served in the government, but didn't even do anything to help the country? The same old issues are still the same. Since in time immemorial. When the USA gave us independence on the 4th of July, our country has been unstable. We people must be unified, we should not be divided because of just disagreement regarding political opinions. We should think about ourselves, and for the future of the Republic of the Philippines, we should bring ourselves closer together, we should be patriotic, singing the national anthem or raising our flag isn't enough to describe and praise ourselves that we are proud to be Filipinos, and we are proud of our motherland. We must unite under one voice and one goal, we must not let other Filipinos go down. We must unite to give the politicians a wake-up call that we are Filipinos, without us you are nothing. Without us, there is no Philippines.

I'm Filipino and I live in the Philippines. Applying for a job in Mcdonald's here requires certain clearance such as a criminal record, meanwhile running for a president post only requires you to be a citizen. F*CKING RIDICULOUS, RIGHT?! Officials and Politicians in other countries step down from their positions when they had been allegedly involved in a controversy, in my country? After being convicted and spending time in jail, they run to even higher positions in the government. So to wrap it up, it's the people here who are the problem, not the elites. But are we? Besides, the Philippines has always been a ground for psychological warfare which the U.S government had been using against us ever since they set foot here.

some of the things you said are true. as much as it pains me to admit, elections in the Philippines is usually just popularity contest. No good or bad publicity, that's why alot of celebrities joins politics, they already have a fan base for support. in small towns people will vote for you if you buy them drinks etc while campaigning. I am a proud Filipino, but it doesn't mean i am blind to my country's faults.

Yes, politics in our country is a big joke. The most it can do is make me laugh HAHAHA

Please make a new one for the 2022 elections, someone's scared of showing up on a Zoom hearing.

I'm a Filipino this is funny af idk why my fellow people getting offended by this yet we are known also to make fun with other foreign people

Hasan Minhaj saying “shabu” in an American accent just added 20 years to my lifespan

Tbf, even the ones opposing Duterte aren't really innocent either, at the end of the day, it's just a bunch of clowns barking at each other for like 5 decades at this point

This is true, but in my case, I still could say that Duterte still affected my community in a good way. Since he became the president, besides the free education, kids in my area stopped using drugs and men stopped drinking outside their premises and I feel safer when I get off to work at night. And yes, there are bad things and good things that happened but I am satisfied with what he has done. (except the so-called collateral damages) ...so what's your opinion about BBM?

This comment section is kinda scary. Everyone is like "your opinion is invalid because you don't live here" but everyone seems to have plenty of opinions of other places without living there. Furthermore, it's an opinion. You don't have to agree with it for it to be valid.

i thought i’d come here seeing Filipinos agree with a lot of what you said, because i know a lot of people around me who are against Duterte’s administration. but this made me realize how small of a percentage we really are compared to his followers.

i love how he's wearing pink

filos take offense in truths man. that’s the trend now.

The change in Hasan's voice tone when he's telling a joke to when he's talking about something serious is pure bliss.

thank you. this is really spot on. funny how an "outsider" can see whats really happening in the Philippines while a lot of Filipinos turn a blind eye, justify and rationalize all the killings.

Well uh, this aged VERY well.

Hahaha... This aged... Well.

LMAO! People commenting "If you don't/didn't live in the PH you don't really know what you're talking about..." I too didn't live during the Holocaust... but I'm pretty sure it didn't go well for the Jewish people... 😀😀😀

that 81% stat is very apparent in the comments

Watching this after the shitshow that was the elections is so timely and relevant. Di ko talaga maiintindihan kung bakit sinusuportahan ng mga Pinoy yung pagpatay sa sarili nilang kababayan. Ang sagot lang ba ay karahasan? Pero bakit walang pagbabago?

He's not making fun of Filipinos or the President they elected. He's appalled and making people in the audience appalled that Filipino's out of 100M to choose from had elected such one. Politically, I don't give a damn. He has given the Filipinos what they were deprived off for almost 2 decades... A decent and peaceful life. Democracy and freedom of speech will always invite argument.

How to win an argument Filipino style: AD HOMINEM

I hated going back to this. The 3 senate candidates he mentioned did get elected, only one senator from the opposition slate got elected. As of writing, we're 3 months in on quarantine with, no decline in the rate of COVID-19 cases, AND deliberating an "Anti-Terrorism" Bill makes critics even more prone to unlawful arrests.

What makes this even funnier is Rappler being the source.

I am a Filipino. When Duterte became President i am studying in Cebu(first year college) i felt safe. Never experience harassments. Crime rates drop by 50%! I love him because he kills the criminals. Our jails are too small. No room for more so yeah. DUTERTE FOREVER!!

I want him to react to the election results

It was suppose to be funny...but all I felt was dismay and shame. It's actually depressing to know that there are a lot of Filipinos supporting this Administration. Please Pray for the Philippines this coming election.

still breaks my heart about what happened to leila de lima, shes fighting for the very same people voting and hollering to keep her imprisoned

Wait. You said drug war is ineffective? Wrong.. Yes 5k died but 700k addicts and dealers surrendered. How was that ineffective??

I'm a first generation Filipino-Canadian, and I'm not well versed in Philippine politics because I grew up more in Canada. I'm well aware though of the complicated politics in the Philippines, and i'm really glad that someone is bringing these types of topics up for discussion in a comedic way for the public to understand. But there's still so much that needs to be addressed as to why Filipinos approve of Duterte despite what he's done.

I'm a Filipino. And I almost died from choking while laughing from this video

This aged really well. especially now. RIP 🇵🇭

Rewatching this episode for this year's election

Hearing him say "Dooh-tur-tey" and "sha-boo" just made my day. LOL

Here in America we don't kill our drug dealers we have the decency to name museums after them. That was awesome

Can we get a part 2 since its election again here?

Hasan, hope you create update abt our election

I kinda remembered this being in a news here in the Philippines. It is said there that the people in Malacañang didn’t like this segment for it will be election soon then. But then, whatever... Politics in the Philippines has always been attached to killings and corruption. I can’t even count how many died near our place because one just wants to win the seat. It is indeed position is equal to power. I think that one of the biggest problem in the country is political dynasty. Because families kept on trying to get a hold of the positions their father/mother got into, they want to do everything they could to remain seated even it cost blood. Because of poverty, a lot Filipinos are being tempted to sell their votes to the highest bidder. And because of the low quality of education and spread of facts, rampant misinformation came to other people. Many came yo believe that it is their salvation and whatever the social media or a celebrity idol tells them is rather the truth. Just take the case of Bong Revilla. He is a senator who already been jailed for corruption but denied this case and ran again in the senate with no particular platform and simply just danced Budots and he won. I was like looking at the news and saw that he really has a lot supporters just being a former TV icon and won even him being a criminal. That was the time I wanna shout at people of the Philippines if they are dumb. But then, I realized that I might not be too understanding how other people get their information. In reality, I really want to say so many things about this particular election. From all the cheating and all the candidates ran for an office. But ai think that my comment might need a lot space just to say everything. I think what can summarize my feelings about this government is “it sucks”. Seriously, it does.

As a Filipino, I am really concerned for country. Like *really* concerned. Alarmingly.

Will you do this again with the current situation and events as of now.

throwback thursday lmao

I asked you once, and I will ask you again and I'll keep asking you till you make it! episode about Syria 😭 please 😭 please 😭

We are nearing the next elections and I'm glad to say that there is hope for the Philippines... But I'm also scared because a certain someone is running for president.

People go batshit crazy when condemning the drug war, but where was this energy when the drug problem was out of control? Man I tell you, I've witnessed the drug problem and its effects on society first hand. At the height of the drug problem, drugs were so rampant and no one dared to challenge drug traffickers since they were untouchable. The drug problem perpetrated every level & demography of society: Poor, working class, upper-class, mothers, brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, students, police, nurses, doctors, businessmen, etc. Some even exaggerate that if Duterte didn't become President, their dogs and cats would be influenced with meth. All throughout the years, traditional politicians and the church turned a blind on the drug problem while the rest of society are left to fend for themselves against drug lords & traffickers. DUTERTE is the symbol that the Filipino people HAVE HAD ENOUGH. And ever since Pres. Duterte took office, we have seen radical change in our neighborhoods, once emboldened drug traffickers were now in hiding or have gone rehabilitation to avert dire consequences. And I've also noticed that most anti-drug war activists are sheltered privileged individuals who live in posh neighbourhoods and being driven around by personal vehicles. Their testimony hold no weight to me. People are quick to point out the statistics about the damages of this drug war, but can anyone point out the damages done by the drug problem? Pres. Duterte's drug war wasn't perfect, but he did provide a necessary shock to the system.

I hope the next president will help the poor, poverty is really one of the biggest problem of the country.

That is how liberty dies, with thunderous applause...

I love how Hasan disses the Philippines while making it entertaining at the same time HAHAHAHA

It is funny how the World still knew what happened to Philippines but Filipinos never knew.

couldn't agree more

I've been to the Philippines and while I love the place sooo much I am also very aware of the struggles of the people there and how poverty genuinely harms the majority of people. People don't even have the money to rebuild houses after natural disasters, and yet they are some of the nicest and high spirited people I have ever met.

This was a topic on NPR too today. They had some interviews of Filipinos, particularly women, who claim they feel safer walking on the streets and in their own neighborhoods than before. This war is brutal, and obviously Hasan points out it’s not as effective as it seems. But somehow, despite the fact that poorer people are collateral damage, it seems that since their issues are actually being addressed by a president instead of swept under a rug, they are willing to support him until the end.

Those who criticized president Duterte and called Filipinos stupid by voting him. So did you bother yourself to check what he have done to Philippines and praise him? Because now it's more fun to go in Philippines because it's more safe. Drug addict became a responsible father now and have innocent job. I can't say he accomplished his mission but al least there's lots of changes and many lives restored

The fact that no drug lord was arrested is something we cannot be proud of.

DDS and Dilawans are on full swing here

Thanks for reuploading and talking about this. Our country is in need of saving.

Idk why i only found this today, when the national elections is 4 months away but this is hilarious af. I'm rotflmao literally.

I think he need to do an update cause it gets worst after 3 yrs

I want to give props to hasan's pinoy “buc u”

I'm a Filipino and I didn't even know that they also fought in the basketball court...

This is sooo funny af. I am Filipino. Is there an episode about our 2022 election?

This guy know nothing, drug war made out streets way more safer and it was very evident. It was pretty successful actually to lessen brutal drug related crimes.

The more dislikes on this series videos, the more I know they're covering the right topics

I don’t got Netflix. So after months of waiting , got to see Hasan’s new episode ( short videos before doesn’t count ) , made my heart filled with pure joy. Ramadan Kareem my brown brother. Love from Bangladesh and China 🇨🇳

And now, this year is election time again. Goodluck na lang saatin, Philippines.

Yass someone related to the Queen of rap talking about the Philippines😍😍

This comment section is a testament to the intellectual caliber of the Philippines. One may speculate that this is one of the reasons as to why we have Duterte as our head of state. It is humorous to an extent but mostly depressing.

When I go back at this, it kinda breaks me down. - The three candidates mentioned here are elected and...they were as expected, - Bong Go ends up running for the Presidential seat in 2022, - Duterte's daughter, Sara, is running for the Vice-Presidential seat in 2022, with Rodrigo running for a Senate seat, - His daughter ends up teaming up with Imee Marcos' brother, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., and - Journalists are still actively under fire, with the recent major activity being ABS-CBN's closure, citing "failure to pay taxes" as the reason when 1.) the court proved that ABS-CBN is paying their taxes, and 2.) Duterte made his stance long before the closure that ABS-CBN will be closed, later retracting his statements.

The problem is you can easily accuse a person of so many wrong doings but you can not prove one in the court of law.

Can't see it in my netflix account.

Oh how I've missed your intellectual banter.

He doesn't cut the tax, Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Law was passed 2 years ago, imposing added taxes on almost all of the basic commodities here.

I need one of this for this coming Presidential election !

It's better now in the Philippines less drugs less user and pushers...

this is so funny and as a filipino its sad, also i hope they make a more updated version of this! presidential elections is wayy messier today

Im from the Philippines. He is somewhat right about the politicians, some of them are even convicted of money laundering and fraud. From my perspective, this so called "Politicians" are getting elected because of lack of knowledge of some filipinos. Which is government is trying to provide while some of the politicians won't favor it because they won't get what they desire if they provide wisdom to filipinos.

I'm a Filipino. This is inaccurate. It's worse than he think. Hahaha

Great! Also for this coming elections.

Heres an actual constructive comment : i love how this documentary makes us travel across the world and get international information on super interesting countries❗️❗️ you guys should definitely put out more episodes about other countries’ election

I'm filipino too but the looney toones part is funny af lmao

I agree a lot

i hope Hasan could once again do this for this yrs elections it's gonna be so fun! 😢

speaking out the reality often times hurt

As a Filipino who has been bingeing your content, I honestly was WAITING for you to do a piece on Duterte. A lot of what you said here is true, but some are distorted based on what came out. I voted in the Midterm Elections last year for the first time, and I was kind of just expecting the disappointment of seeing Duterte's buddies get more power. Not going to indulge in more, because there is more, but thank you for shining light on this even though it was short :)

War is a war.

Brilliant Hassan!

As a Filipino... Well, basically it's like talking to loyal Trump supporters, ain't it? Same thing, diff country.

I don’t really have a problem with Duterte but I do agree with a lot of what you have said, the source of the drug problem and a lot of other problems in our country comes from poverty. I’m somewhat of a duterte supporter but I’ve got to face the truth that human rights are being violated and that the drug killing spree isn’t effective.

You stated it like de Lima doesn’t deserve to go to jail.

When there's a lot of dislikes you know it's true

He should do another one right now with how Filipinos is trying to elect a person who steals money and has no college diploma.

1:14 Is anybody else reading the subtitles? I mean, just look at it...

Foreigners breaking down election in the Philippines just too 🤣😂🤣😂

Makes me miss your show more. Sheesh.

Thanks for the coverage, Hasan. Things aren't looking good for tomorrow's elections. I've tried stopping myself from thinking about what will happen after and am just trying to stay hopeful. May justice return to my land.

Kudos for pointing out that many innocent lives were lost because of this drug war and thats not a good thing. But i think they missed of a lot of topics on why PRD became popular. That fact that many people surrendered and stoped using drugs is one of them.

We never really learned because of disinformation sadly 😞 But that poverty part is true- it’s the reason why we never really seem to get out of this loop

Been to phillipines before and after durterte. Quite happy with what durterte has done thanks