As someone from Hong Kong, the typhoons we get are usually severely weakened because they get smashed at Luzon

@maikotter9945

7 күн бұрын

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@skybluskyblueify

7 күн бұрын

The Philippines are the Jupiter of asia?

@PineappleOnPizza69

7 күн бұрын

@@skybluskyblueify yep

@RR52517

6 күн бұрын

For the last 5 years, the number of typhoons that hit the country are less than 15 in a year. They are not so strong also. Most of the strong typhoons hit China. You still believe the old story.

@Liz-sc3np

6 күн бұрын

@@skybluskyblueifyAlso the Florida of Asia

You just covered 5 months of Philippine Geography class within the first 4.5 minutes of your video.

@zacnewzealand

8 күн бұрын

Ikr. 😊

@timmillan6701

8 күн бұрын

Just the facts - a smooth stream of information- no hyperbole. Subscribed

@juliusnepos6013

7 күн бұрын

Yes

@andilouis8770

Күн бұрын

Our geography class meant to be slow and steady as possible but our teachers tend to limit and be negligible.

@beashemmad.sayson545

Күн бұрын

@@andilouis8770 not all😭😭

Fun Fact: During the Pinatubo eruption, a category 3 Typhoon struck Luzon at the same time as the pyroclastic eruption. These guys literally can't get a break.

@batboyhood3

3 күн бұрын

😭

@vonisidro9116

2 күн бұрын

As a filipino category 3 is just a normal storm category 5 is just the strong

@drewkastelajara3812

Күн бұрын

As a Filipino, I highly disappointed.

@asterborealis1417

Күн бұрын

​@@drewkastelajara3812I am* sorry i had to

@rongiefaustino8867

Күн бұрын

@@ks_ig2728 I am too young to remember that. But JFC… There was also an earthquake days before a signal no. 4 typhoon somewhere there. And a volcanic eruption that required evacuations just before the COVID lockdowns.

Philippines is a typhoon magnet the way Florida is a hurricane magnet.

@davedave3520

7 күн бұрын

Florida doesn't get hit as much as Philippines

@aron1332

6 күн бұрын

Florida is not even close to Philippines at all though in terms of landfalls

@franzgamerz6358

5 күн бұрын

Typhoon in the philippine can recked the roof. Unlike in Florida hurricane it can wipe out the whole houses

@montemasterson9588

5 күн бұрын

@@franzgamerz6358 I think if you saw what cat 5 hurricanes like Michael can do in Florida you'd know that houses in the Sunshine State can and do get demolished. True that US building codes are better but with 130 mph plus sustained winds even the best structures won't hold up.

@aron1332

5 күн бұрын

@@franzgamerz6358 what?

They say the Philippines is Asia's welcome mat to typhoons.

@edwardlee1497

Күн бұрын

@@JimJones-kj8jk I hate how true this is 😂

@Pearloryx

Күн бұрын

It’s funny that no matter how damaged the Philippine cities by typhoons, they’re instantly rebuilt in weeks to months. While a modern city New Orleans got so much bad after Katrina obliterated it, the population got declined badly and the society had screwed up.

As a Filipino, ya this video is 100% truee 😅

@T1MB05L1C3

7 күн бұрын

F

@juliusnepos6013

7 күн бұрын

For the landslide part, there is actually much deadlier, recent and infamous landslide which was Guinsaugon on 2006, around 1200+ deaths which completely buried the village

@RR52517

6 күн бұрын

This is fake news. For the earthquakes, it's not PH that's on top of the list. Google is free.

Geoff learning that KZreadrs use Philippines in their titles to boost views 1000%

@zethcao11

Күн бұрын

Anyway it has truth in it so that others may learn on how to be resilient

@beashemmad.sayson545

Күн бұрын

@@zethcao11realness

2:03 Basically, the Central Panay (puh-NIGH) Mountain Range is mostly covered by the Province of Antique (ahn-TEE-keh)

@raynorchavez3500

6 күн бұрын

Btw, it is pronounced at Pah-Nai, not with a “Puh”

@revinhatol

6 күн бұрын

@@raynorchavez3500 ikr

When Mt. Pinatubo blew up in the 90s there was also a typhoon happening at the same time.

@pabz7874

5 күн бұрын

It also happens last 2013, 2 weeks before the typhoon haiyan(yolanda), there was magnitude 7.2 earthquake happen in visayas

@OfflineDisconnects

5 күн бұрын

​@@pabz7874So in Cebu some buildings were destroyed but because of Typhoon Yolanda their construction is ruined?

@pabz7874

Күн бұрын

@@OfflineDisconnects both but majority caused by the earthquake itself. Typhoon haiyan(yolanda) didnt hit much the province but still devastating since it was under signal 3

Finally, I've been looking forward to a video about _MY_ home country right from the start! Now that I've seen this, I would like to say "MARAMI PONG SALAMAT (MANY THANKS)"!

@nanook6620

8 күн бұрын

I am curious, are you guys thriving by your standards? if so, what is the basis of this success? if not, is it just because of the frequent natural disasters?

@MYSTERY3377

6 сағат бұрын

​@@nanook6620 I'm also a Filipino since he didn't reply here is my perspective on your comments As a Filipino, I can share some insights. Our country faces many challenges, including natural disasters like typhoons, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions. Despite these hardships, Filipinos are known for their resilience and strong sense of community.In terms of success, it's a mixed picture. Economically, the Philippines has seen growth and development in recent years, with improvements in infrastructure and a growing middle class. However, there are still significant issues such as poverty, corruption, and inequality that need to be addressed.Our spirit of "bayanihan" (communal unity) helps us overcome adversities, and while we may not always be thriving by all standards, our ability to come together and support each other is something we're very proud of.

It's one of the most unique areas in the entire world. Put the natural disasters aside. It can basically be considered a sort of natural paradise. There's such a rich diversity to it's geographic landscapes. More islands than anyone can count. Biodiversity on a level pretty much not seen anywhere else in the world. I could see someone using it's geographic footprint to base an alien sci-fi show. Getting creative with the biology and ways settlements built to adapt to it's unique landscape in order to bring the most out of their environment.

Thanks for the content. Keep up the great work.

Corruption is also a disaster...

That is why we have slow economic development because natural disasters erase all our gains in a year. Yet, you see smile in every Filipinos face despite these adversities. Resiliency became our survival tool.

Thanks to philippines, malaysia became safe.

Thanks for the great video.

This set you have in the background of this video is my favorite out of all of your videos and your lighting is great. I've been watching you tweak your setup for a long time now I love this camera angle.

Absolutely love this content, thank you .

I have relatives who live in the Philippines--particularly in Manila & the Mindanao city of Cotabato City. They really can't catch a break. Some even rely on descendants living & working aborad to send them remittances.

@migspeculates

5 күн бұрын

They need those dollars for their bertdey partis and karaoke seshons

thank you Geoff for featuring my country! Watching from Augusta, GA!

Most Filipinos keep saying that the number one reason why the Philippines is so poor is because of corruption from the government, but they do not notice that the largest wasted expenses, especially among poor Filipinos, are from natural disasters and bad geography (even much worse than Japan as mentioned from this video), not corruption.

@e-tanking7578

6 күн бұрын

don't waste your time on people who don't have any amount of common sense in the comment section, they are spreading toxicity in a topic specific channel like Geography by Geoff because their only purpose in this world is to become toxic keyboard warriors.

@carlomalabanan

6 күн бұрын

@@e-tanking7578 hahaha I agree with you

@migspeculates

5 күн бұрын

Corruption from the government adds unnecessary damage though. Many people in the Philippines don't understand the word "priority" and don't think long term

@j134679

2 күн бұрын

Corruption is still number one. Aside from volcanos, the disasters shouldn't be much of an impact if the annual budget isn't being pilfered for decades on end. This video even directly states that the unplanned urban growth is a huge reason why even the most minor of weather phenomenon became a major problem. Barely any urban planning, barely any disaster risk planning. Endless news of missing government funds every single year.

@carlomalabanan

Күн бұрын

@@j134679 I disagree with you. Did you know how much would urban planning cost? Assuming that the country dont have that much corruption, that would still cost in billions of dollars given that our geography is really bad. The national government should cut other budgets from other departments (that would result to complaints and chaos) to place them in urban planning (like DILG, Housing, DOT, etc) and so private sectors are the ones who fund urban planning, but that is not enough. As part of urban planning, how would you convince people from the provinces (like 51% which is way below compared to developed countries) to live in sustainable cities without becoming squatters? That would be way expensive. Did you know how many people from the provinces want to move to Manila, Cebu or Davao so badly? Like A LOT OF THEM especially the young ones. But that would be hard to do because as migration demand grows to cities, living there would raise the prices up and become unsustainable and expensive for them to live (and that is why squatter exist). You would say we should get fiscal budgets from business taxes, but how can we attract local and foreign businesses and be at par with other developed countries if the geography is bad? Especially foreign investors they would rather choose developed cities where access to almost everything is easier and cheaper. In my opinion the Philippines should concentrate more on getting money from outside the country (FDI abroad, remittances, BPO, Import goods, foreign investments to Maharlika Funds) just like what Japan is doing, and there is nothing wrong with that.

3:08 Not to be confused with the Cagayan (cug-ah-YAHN, CA-guh-yahn) de Oro River in Northern Mindanao.

Tim Hortons might just be the biggest supporter of the Philippines. I love my coffee and I love these people.

I see that subscription number going up and up each week. Thanks for your contents.

The Taal Lake is the actual caldera of the volcano. So it’s actually one of the largest in the planet. It’s a super-volcano just like Yellowstone.

@animesenpai1163

5 күн бұрын

It isn't... It's largest eruption is only up to VEI 7... Also I'm pretty sure Yellow Stone as a whole is bigger than Mindoro Island

@OfflineDisconnects

5 күн бұрын

​@@animesenpai1163And yes, you are correct, largest eruption id VEI 7. I think it was 144.0km³ tephra

@thelastvulcano8821

2 күн бұрын

no no, Mount Taal is not a super volcano.. Supervolcanoes at least have eruptions that reach 1000 km³, Mount Taal has never experienced an eruption like that.. Mount Taal's largest eruption was only at VEI 7 which reached 145 km³.

Thank you Geoff for taking the time to do your research in pronunciation of the areas in the Philippines, it shows. One thing that drives Filipinos crazy is when a non-native speaker butchers the names and words in Tagalog. It makes a lot of people cringe. Although pronunciation is not perfect, it is some of the best non native pronunciation I have ever heard! Good job dude! Keep it going

as always, a good video

i think your graphic depiction of pacific ring of fire is wrong.. you use the other tectonic plate but the ring of fire should include Philippines, taiwan and japan.. three countries that is excluded when all of these countries just experience one of the worst disasters this year.. earthquake in japan in january 1, earthquake in taiwan a couple of months ago and volcanic eruption in Philippines this month..

@yyy-zn6xu

6 күн бұрын

i checked it just to be sure.. yes, you used the marianas trench instead of Philippine trench thats why Philippines, taiwan and japan are not included in the ring of fire you depicted on this video...

Important video.

It was Philippines Day just last week.

@fjp3305

8 күн бұрын

They have it wrong, it should be on 4 July

@revinhatol

8 күн бұрын

@@fjp3305 Fil-Am Frensdhip?

@TaLeng2023

6 күн бұрын

​@@revinhatolAmerica originally released The Philippines on a July 4 but eventually the Philippines moved the Independence Day to Jun 12 coz they don't want to be celebrating 4th of July with America.

As a filipino myself, not once have i experienced a severe natural disaster, not an earthquake or volcanic eruption, now i have expetienced typhoons but it never really bothered me since i was indoors

filipino here, don't worry, we find a way to survive (and a way to have fun too)

As a Filipino, imagine a Typhoon like Haikui in 2012 who just doesn't want to hit Philippines but China...... Typhoon Haikui is such an unforgettable experience for people in the western parts of the Philippines because In the 72 hour rain accumulation in August metro manila, it reached 1000 mm. Typhoon enhancing

11:30 I was in Okinawa when that earthquake and tsunami happened.

Lupang hinirang, kasi kami ang laging nahihirang na magdusa sa kung anu-anong sakuna.

I remember around covid when Taal was blowing ash to warn of an eruption, my friends online seemed concerned for me and i told them i was fine but then i told them that the ash fall made my garden bloom uncontrollably for 6 months straight after and that the volcano that would erupt was a 2 hour drive from where i live and that the specific volcano erupts all the time so it's just another day. Then they worried more. I still dont understand why they were. I'm in my mid20s and how many times have i heard of news about Taal erupting in my life? It seems to happen almost every other year :/

@Tester69mapping

Күн бұрын

@@mikku54432 how old are u when the taal volcano eruption in 2020 occured

The biggest problems would be typhoons and flooding during La Niña season. Volcanoes don't always go off, just rarely, but it happens, and usually under safety parameters, that goes for earthquakes too, and Japan has lots of them. Landslides? China has loads of them!

and now we Filipinos are suffering from bullies from other countries, corruption,small county but not united. i still believe one day pilipino will unite..

Pacific Ring of fire is a gift and a curse for the country of the Philippines.

As a Filipino, this is one, or maybe the best video about the Philippines’ Geography, to add, we are currently struggling too with regards to territorial dispute, well, i hope that one day everything will be okay soon. Subscribed sir!

@dukeon

5 күн бұрын

Who is the territorial dispute with? Is it Indonesia?

@theweekdayrider1501

4 күн бұрын

@dukeon China

My watching this in a typhoon/thunderstorm right now Btw my from the Philippines

when I was young, I really thought typhoons and earthquakes are common to every country

Video repeats itself for 10 minutes, with the content.

Only the most virgin Pacific Ocean 🌊 water 💦 that enters the Philippines and exits to various Asian countries due to the rotation of the earth 🌎🌍. Love the Philippine beaches! Same is true about air.

You should have listed Brownouts. The power goes out often.

I remember last 2013, before the landfall of the strongest typhoon haiyan. Just a week before there was a strong magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck our place. Year 2013 was the worst year so far since a lot of disaster happens including war in zamboanga and sabah standoff

@florroma805

3 күн бұрын

Rightly so.

We're so used to it that expecting at least one Super Typhoon a year is usual. We can manage as usual though. The archipelago is like a sea wall protecting the rest of Mainland Southeast Asia and some areas on east asia.

not so fun fact: the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in Luzon occurred while Typhoon Yunya was making a landfall in Luzon. what's crazier is that Yunya's eye literally passed directly above Mount Pinatubo. I have no idea how my parents survived that day

@dukeon

5 күн бұрын

I was at university when that happened. A good friend of mine was Filipino. I remember it like it was yesterday… I’m happy your parents survived!

The fact that the Philippines can still manage to run still surprises me. Most other countries would just die and ran out of funds from all those yearly storms.

Typhoon Amy also made landfall when Hibok hibok was erupting.

I was waiting for you to mention the Typhoon Belt which led to the creation of the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). When an internationally named tropical storm enters the PAR, it is given its own local Philippine name to indicate that it sideswiped or directly hit the archipelago.

Video on typhoons v. Monsoons

This video is 💯 accurate 👌

Life on the Ring of Fire is both paradise and hell in equal measures. They just did an update on the Cascadia fault line and it's much angrier and overdue for a huge mega-thrust than first thought so look out anyone from Northern California to the end of Vancouver Island! You might want to be extra prepared just in case... ;-)

@benmcreynolds8581

8 күн бұрын

Born and raised in Oregon. I'm interested in whenever that event is going to happen and how strong it's going to be? One thing we are lucky about here is that a good portion of our coastline consists of rocky cliffs. Then we have the Coastal mountain range before the Willamette valley. Luckily there isn't much high rise buildings here. I'm curious if flooding will be the biggest part of the event? I wonder if it could cause a influx of water to be pushed down into the Willamette valley area? I'm sure we will see a ton of bridge damage making travel a huge huge issue in different areas

@rizkyadiyanto7922

8 күн бұрын

looking at the past record, its probably only happen once every hundreds of years. compare it to sumatran tsunami which happen once every decades.

Nothing we can do so we adapt like mahoraga

Just to put this into perspective, the way Hurricanes are tracked, named and categorized are broken down by continent.... And the philippines gets ITS OWN CATEGORY.

One of a handful of channels that I honestly look forward to every time a new video is posted. I always learn something from you. Also great job on your pronunciations. I think I only caught one that gave you a little bit of difficulty. Keep up the great work!!!

@j134679

2 күн бұрын

Laguna de Bay's "Bay" is actually read as "Bye"

Pinatubo my 1st fav volcano in history

we cried in a moment yet laugh after, , death is the rebirth in other side , ,

So what's the next video's about?

G’day! Jim Jefferies brought me here! Looking forward to watching your stuff!

If not because of natural disasters and corrupt politicians, the Philippines would be one of the leading nations in Asia. The amount of natural disasters that hit us annually and their damage cost are no joke.

Bagyo lang yan, Pinoy kami!!!🇵🇭😃🤟✌️🕊️🌍

I wouldn't swap places with Japan, the floods of Bangladesh or any state in the Midwest Tornado Alley.

It is an archipelago that has no coastal barriers on the eastern islands where most typhoons move east to west. It is also in the "Ring of Fire," where earthquakes caused by plate tectonics are highly active, and some of the most active volcanoes in the world are here.

@PineappleOnPizza69

7 күн бұрын

and we also have the most corrupt people both from public and private sectors

Most of the reasons that make the Philippines (and most of southwest Asia) so vulnerable also make it so populous--the fertile soils from the volcanos combined with equatorial year-round warm weather and heavy rain make it a rich supplier of rice and other nutrient dense foods. Of course, the volcanoes also bring eruptions, landslides, earthquakes, and tsunamis, but not nearly enough to offset the benefits provided by constant agriculture for thousands of years, hence the dense populations.

@revinhatol

8 күн бұрын

*southeast

Malakas kami dito gar! Pilipins numbah 1

Let’s Talk About The Rapture… from More Watchman River brought me here. He talked about rain. And there is a lot of raining that goes on in the Philippines.

Thank you, you are what I love about the internet. I was gonna say KZread.😊

Short answer: With a smile on our faces.

Islang Pantropiko

We used to it that's why fall and rise multiple times

Isn't that my home? I don't normally experience that many....natural disasters.

We don't get many earthquakes as Japan. But the rest is true. It's really a miracle were still alive😊

The Philippines is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. Located along the Pacific ring of fire, the Philippines is highly susceptible to seismic and volcanic risks. The country is also subject to the world record of typhoons every year

I've been a lurker on this channel for quite som time now. Even though I'm a 60+ years old fart, I'm still curious about many things. Geography being one of them. I love the content that you create! You have earned a new Patreon.

Philippines and Indonesia taking the hit of natural disasters: 😭🤯😱☹️🥺☺️🧟🦹🏻 Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Borneo Indonesia: 🥰☺️😁🤩🥳😋💃🏻🕺🏻

Don't forget that the Philippines is geopolitically vulnerable to a military Chinese invasion because China can exploit our fragmented geography and ethnolinguistic diversity to their own benefit, so there is a need for us to have a neutral common language like English or Spanish because Tagalog isn't doing its jobs in unifying Filipinos. Our geography dictates that we should have an open-door economic policy, especially for foreign investments, however, the Philippine constitution scares any legitimate foreign investor from investing in our country by requiring them to partner with a Filipino investor where 60% equity must be invested by the Filipino investor partner in a domestic corporation and private land.

@dukeon

5 күн бұрын

Yeah the corruption, protectionism, and fragmentation have always been a problem. You’re right, it could easily be an “Asian Tiger” like some of the other countries in the region with its dense population and diverse geography. Hopefully the government sees positive reforms in the future, somewhat like how Taiwan went from a fairly brutal one-party system under the Kuomintang and now there is genuine competition from more liberal parties and more international trade (obviously). But China will dominate the entire region unless they suffer a decline or begin to stagnate as Japan did in the 90s. They will probably always be a powerhouse in the region, though.

@j134679

2 күн бұрын

@@dukeon the Philippines is an oligarchy in truth, there is barely any real political party. Just business interests that align with whoever rubs your back the best.

Watching this while its raining and lightning in ph lol

I came here for tornados, but...😢

6:25 I still remember about Tacloban City from Leyte their Yoland of typhoon last Nov 2013 was had a 5 signal very strongly first time history after few days all destroyed and die 1000+ but they people have complaints not have supplied need for foods, clothes and medicine but been very selfish from ex President Ninoy Aquino II

Archipelago - I've heard it pronounced "Archie Pelago", as if it was someone's name.

Not only natural disasters but also government corruptions.

This is true and sad. Natural disasters make the philippine economy’s growth so sluggish. Billions of dollars are spent just for humanitarian aid, relief and major repairs.

This description case can be applied to each Southeast Asian country, Southeast Asian countries have the same environmental problems, their main cities sink, they have a very high population density, Luzon, Java, the Mekong River Delta, Red River Delta, in turn this causes more pollution and urban heat islands are formed

We are just built different...

High temperature, high humidity, abundant rainfall...aka Tara, Kape Tayo weather.

They consider as toughest people in the world.

Minus earthquake Palawan no faultline

@florroma805

3 күн бұрын

No faultline but Chinese ship is seen lingering, lurking, waiting for I don't know what...

1 minute of a powerful earthquake is scarier than 3 days of a typhoon

@OfflineDisconnects

5 күн бұрын

I agree with you, an earthquake killed 500,000 people less than 10 minutes but Typhoon Haiyan only killed less than 100,000 people while in the Tacloban to Panay

115 million people have been summoned

When SPAIN left, they only took the S. Because the PAIN remains.

@CrimsonMey

4 күн бұрын

Nah. They also left the S but they left it for last...so it became PAINS😂

As a Filipino, I highly disappointed.

the world needs to know that we are build different. 😅

add tidal wave (tsunami)

Please, add metric measurements

I wonder what percent of the average persons income is spent on insurance in the Philippines?

That's how God's protect his land,no one dare to build a nuclear power there, volcanoes is like a landmines, natural disasters makes us renew and strong, Philippines is a real gems that people hard to get, because we're setting in the ring of fire,my opinion only, peace ✌️😊

Unfortunately, DEFORESTATION aggravates the disasters where the Philippines is prone to. Include the excruciating heat the country now suffers from among the disasters

Natural disaster is both a blessing & curse on Philippines. Because of the natural disasters such as typhoons things such as El Niño or too much heat can be fought & this might also be useful if any country should threaten the Philippines it's like snow of Russia. The reason Russia wasn't conquered by the nazis apart from their determination to not get conquered is that the snow slowed the nazis down.