Hey! amigos filipinos!! HOW POPULAR IS SOCCER IN THE PRETTY ISLANDS?

Question

I am mexican live in mexico...... I have always wondered that????? porque yo considero a su cultura tan "latina " como la nuestra........saludos

Answer 1

english translation below:

hola amigo. soy filipino de manila pero ahora vivo en los angleles. a responder tu pregunta, bueno, soccer o futbol no es popular en filipinas, lo que es mas famoso es baloncesto o basketball. la "masa" o la mayoria de la poblacion juegan baloncesto y cada esquina de las calles en manila, hay medio corte (half court) de baloncesto donde las jovenes lo juegan durante las tardes o fines de semana. y en las pequeñas aldeas of pueblos en las provincias, hay un corte de baloncesto cerca de la plaza mayor de cada barrio o pueblo.

futbol no es tan popular como baloncesto pero sí, tambien lo juegan pero no de manera popular. solamente los jovenes ricos con "recursos" lo juegan en las escuelas privadas y universidades prestigiosas. es que les parece como un deporte muy europeo y para jugarlo, hay que gastar dinero para mantener las facilidades. acuerdate que filipinas es todavía un pais de tercer mundo.

English:

hey dude! i'm filipino from manila but now u live in los angeles. to respond to your question, well, soccer or football is not popular in the philippines, what is more popular is basketball. the massess or the majority of the people play basketball and each street corner in manila, there is a basketball half court where the youth play basketball and they play in during the afternoon or weekends. and also, in small villages and towns in the provinces, there are basketball courts near the main plazas of each town or barrio.

football is not as popular as baskteball but yes, it is still played. only rich young people with the "means" play it in private schools and prestigious universities. it is because to them, it seems like a very european sports and for it to be played, you have to spend money for the maintenance of the football facilities. remember that the philippines is still a third world country.

Answer 2

It is not, however, basketball is a very popular sport in the Philippines.