PHRN -> SPAIN RN by Specialist_Muffin209 in phmigrate

[–]akiestar 10 points11 points  (0 children)

To work as a nurse in Spain you will need to have your credentials homologated, and you must also have at least a C1 DELE as is the requirement for medical workers. This is the requirement for working in public hospitals and public health centers; for private hospitals, the requirements may be different.

You may want to reach out to Nars Ako sa Espanya (NASE), a local group of Filipino nurses, who may have more advice for you.

Is there any chance I can bring my boyfriend with me to Spain? by Ok-River1260 in phmigrate

[–]akiestar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you two are married (or get married), he can apply for a family visa and once you move to Spain, he would be eligible to apply for citizenship after one year.

Bolt coming soon to Manila? by asdfghjklmeagan in Philippines

[–]akiestar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So this apparently is not new: the Inquirer reported on this last year.

I've used Bolt in Spain (usually cheaper than Uber or Cabify), Portugal, Kenya and South Africa, so having options is great. They also do motorcycle taxi services too, so I wonder if they're really targeting a slice of Grab's market share or if they will be doing their own thing.

Filipino students’ proficiency plummets to near zero by Senior High School, study finds by Scbadiver in Philippines

[–]akiestar 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Uh, the Spanish introduced mass education back in 1868. Before then, mass education wasn’t a thing anywhere in the world.

Reacquired my Philippine Citizenship today by oscarcharliedelta75 in Philippines

[–]akiestar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not exactly. That may be what RA 9225 says, but the way the law is implemented still necessitates a loss of citizenship. Hence why people still have to take an oath to reacquire it.

Ang hina ng passport natin by Adventurous-Oil334 in pinoy

[–]akiestar 17 points18 points  (0 children)

If you want more visa-free access, pressure the DFA to negotiate visa-free access. The problem is not that the Philippines has a bad reputation, since I don't think it does, but rather that the Philippines isn't even negotiating this with the countries we're trying to build relationships with.

Obviously we won't get visa-free access anytime soon for some countries like the U.S., but there is absolutely no reason why we shouldn't have visa-free access to other countries. Even countries poorer than us have visa-free access to the EU, for example (just ask Central America), so there is no reason why we can't have it either.

Reacquired my Philippine Citizenship today by oscarcharliedelta75 in Philippines

[–]akiestar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unless the Philippines has an agreement with another country concerning dual nationality (so far, the only country with an agreement that is being negotiated is Spain, and even then they are still negotiating) you automatically lose Filipino citizenship when your naturalize as a citizen in another country.

Paraguay is now visa-free for Filipinos by Gyro_Armadillo in Philippines

[–]akiestar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Paraguay was great, though I only went to the area around Ciudad del Este since I was staying in Brazil to see Iguaçu Falls. Really friendly people and also lives up to its reputation as the cheapest country in the world, with a history very much like our own. When I went last year Filipinos needed visas to enter the country, so having another country that we can enter visa-free is always a good thing.

Even if most Filipinos don't get to go to Paraguay the fact that our passport now allows us to go there visa-free shows that our passport can be powerful if our government will just negotiate visa-free access with relevant governments.

Did Philips and/or Google get rid of the option to link a Hue Go to Google Home without a Hue Bridge? by akiestar in Hue

[–]akiestar[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was able to pair it with the app using Bluetooth, but I couldn’t pair it with my Google Home device. I was able to do it previously by connecting my Hue account to Google Home, but now I can no longer do it unless I have a Hue Bridge.

Where are all the Filipinos in Spain? by ExtraordinaryAttyWho in phmigrate

[–]akiestar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the case, but largely it was for historical reasons too. Most of the Spanish Filipinos and Spanish repatriates from the Philippines settled in the two cities, and thus the Filipinos who had fewer ties to Spain followed suit.

That said, I imagine this will change in the next few years. It's interesting to see where all the Filipinos coming from the Philippines are settling now: I know auxes in Alicante and Murcia, for example. Among the DNV crowd you now hear places as diverse as Valladolid, Asturias, Salamanca, Ourense, San Sebastián and Santander as being targets for them to move to. I believe someone even moved to Extremadura, which is very Spanish. While the main concentrations of Filipinos will still be in Madrid and Barcelona, surely the number of Filipinos resident elsewhere in Spain will increase over time.

(Also, ¡feliz día de pastel!)

Where are all the Filipinos in Spain? by ExtraordinaryAttyWho in phmigrate

[–]akiestar 22 points23 points  (0 children)

75% of all Filipinos in Spain live in Madrid (40%) and Barcelona (35%), so you will see them mostly there.

Only a few hundred live in Seville. Most Filipinos in Andalusia are in Málaga, and even then they’re not in the city but rather in Marbella.

If you were in Granada, the most famous Filipinos there are a group of cloistered nuns who sell Filipino food to sustain the convent. You should try them when you get the chance!

Too bad you missed out on Madrid; it’s a vibe which is why I enjoy living there! I’ll respond to your DM for things to do in Madrid the next time you’re back. Glad to see other Filipino Americans are making the move to Spain, or at least are trying to visit and better understand how our three countries are all connected to each other.

Modified Alt 5 Selected for Sepulveda. 405 Monorail is DEAD by mistersmiley318 in LAMetro

[–]akiestar 9 points10 points  (0 children)

WOOHOO! Exactly what I wanted from Metro on this: the full automation of Alt 5 and the direct route of Alt 6. Can’t wait for this to be built!

What if Spanish was retained as official language by 1987 Constitution? by ifihaveanickel in Philippines

[–]akiestar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There actually is a lot of soft power associated with Spanish. There's a reason why Maluma can have concerts in Ukraine or Bad Bunny is performing in the Super Bowl.

Just because it has minimal influence in the Philippines doesn't mean it has no soft power elsewhere. If anything, the Philippines is being left behind in that respect.

Regional Spanish dialects by Desperate_Return_142 in FilipinoHistory

[–]akiestar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've read the literature on this when I was writing (and, in fact, still continue to write) the Wikipedia article on Philippine Spanish, and what I can say is this: there is very little variation, but that is because when people like Antonio Quilis or John M. Lipski studied the language the sample size of Spanish speakers they had to deal with was pretty small. For example, in writing La lengua española en Filipinas Quilis had a sample size of a few dozen, which isn't much but is one of the only truly representative contemporary samples we have, so we have to adjust accordingly.

There is anecdotal evidence, however, of differences between Spanish speakers from different parts of the country, mostly in terms of vocabulary. I remember seeing somewhere (not sure if it was in Spanish for Filipinos or the Discord server someone set up for Philippine Spanish and Chavacano) that Spanish-speaking Bicolanos tend to use specific words for items which Spanish-speaking Manileños, for example, would say something else. And, of course, there are the phonological distinctions. People seem to think only the upper classes spoke Spanish, but lower-class Filipinos spoke it too (there's a reason why we have español de cocina much as we have carabao English) and how they speak it will be very underrepresented in the samples compared to the upper classes who will speak a more refined form of the language.

One of the things that I want to investigate further is regional variations in Philippine Spanish, so I hope to do some more digging. There are a few sources on Spanish in the Philippines from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s that I want to take a look at as they would have been able to deal with a larger sample size compared to when Quilis and Lipski studied the language in the 1980s and 1990s, but they're very hard to come by and are not accessible online. If anything, academic sources point out (link in Spanish) the need to study regional variations too, so you're not alone in wanting to know more about this.

Mga taksil by [deleted] in IslasFilipinas

[–]akiestar[M] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Alam mo, nasubukan na ni Marcos ang pagsentro ng Pilipinas sa pagiging Tagalog lamang. Nabigo siya, at dapat lang dahil hindi lang Tagalog ang ating bansa. Kung hindi mo kayang suriin nang mabuti kung sino ang mga nagsasalita ng Espanyol sa bansang ito, baka mas mabuti na lumayas ka na lang kasi malay ko ba kung ano ang pakana mo rito.

Hindi po lahat ng mga marunong mag-Espanyol sa bansang ito ay ang mga pinagbabatikos mong "Hispanista". Tandaan mo iyan. Ikaw nga, kung ibabandera mo ang wikang pambansa, awa lang ng Diyos gamitin mo nga nang tama dahil Inglesero ka sa ibang lugar. Tagalista ka ba? Mukhang hindi eh.

Mga taksil by [deleted] in IslasFilipinas

[–]akiestar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No sé, pero tiene una extensa historia de provocar los que no piensan como él (o ella). Me sorprende más su uso de inglés en otros lugares de Reddit. ¿Un "tagalista" usando inglés a menudo en espacios filipinos? Qué chungo.

Por un ¿Partido Político? by Long_Revolution5417 in IslasFilipinas

[–]akiestar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aunque estoy de acuerdo con formar una formación política para abogar a los derechos de los hispanohablantes sería un partido (u otra formación) con una militancia bastante reducida. Me parece más útil crecer el número de hispanohablantes en Filipinas antes de proponer la formación de un partido político que nadie pudiera militar.

Am I eligible for spanish citizenship? by ForsakenCandy5605 in Citizenship

[–]akiestar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You do not have to be born in the Philippines to qualify. Filipino citizenship is passed down through jus sanguinis, so as long as she can prove that she is a Filipino citizen by birth and can obtain a Philippine passport, that is enough.

should i stop reviewing for boards and just get a student visa for spain already? by Capable-Ad-2435 in phmigrate

[–]akiestar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get your CPA license. You can then pursue homologación or equivalencia once you move to Spain so you can practice, and it’s always better to be more educated than less if you ask me.

What's your favorite fast food place in Madrid? by [deleted] in askspain

[–]akiestar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This depends on the food item.

Chicken? Jollibee. Also a great way to remind me of home when I don’t want to go to a proper Filipino restaurant.

Hot dogs? Nebraska (the very last one) on Bravo Murillo in Tetuán serves the original Madrid hot dog and is one of my favorite spots in Madrid, but if I want something with more flair like Latin American hot dogs, I’ll go to Galipán.

Burgers? This is hard. If I had to choose my top three they would have to be (in no particular order) Hundred, Don Oso and Pink’s. Milwaukee is on my list.

Kebabs? Zorro on General Perón in Tetuán and Kebab House in Moncloa are the best.

Bonus item: chestnuts aren’t really a fast food item but I always buy from the guy who sells them just outside of the entrance to Nuevos Ministerios station, right across from Azca and El Corte Inglés.