<p>The beauty of the Surat Inawa alphabet writing system is that it's strictly phonetic. Consider the following:<br><br>- 필리핀싀 (Philippines; aspirated P)<br>- 필리핀싀 (Pilipins; unaspirated P)<br>- 필리피낫 (Pilipinas; unaspirated P)<br><br><a href="/tags/suratinawa/" rel="tag">#SuratInawa</a> <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a> <a href="/tags/filipino/" rel="tag">#Filipino</a> <a href="/tags/languages/" rel="tag">#Languages</a> <a href="/tags/필리핀싀/" rel="tag">#필리핀싀</a></p>
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<p>Check out my new article 〈Why Tagalog and Filipino Are Two Distinct Languages〉 <a href="/tags/offprint/" rel="tag">#offprint</a></p><p><a href="https://dalisay.offprint.app/a/3mkoebgenqj23-why-tagalog-and-filipino-are-two-distinct-languages" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="dalisay.offprint.app/a/3mkoebgenqj23-why-tagalog-and-filipino-are-two-distinct-languages"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dalisay.offprint.app/a/3mkoebg</span><span class="invisible">enqj23-why-tagalog-and-filipino-are-two-distinct-languages</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/filipino/" rel="tag">#Filipino</a> vs <a href="/tags/tagalog/" rel="tag">#Tagalog</a> <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a> <a href="/tags/languages/" rel="tag">#Languages</a></p>
<p>In the Filipino language (n.b. All Philippine languages!), a change in pronunciation changes the meaning of a word. Here's an example which is ambigous in written form without proper Filipino diacritics.</p><p>「Labi ng labi ang labi sa labi.」</p><p><a href="/tags/languages/" rel="tag">#Languages</a> <a href="/tags/filipino/" rel="tag">#Filipino</a> <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a></p>
<p>Wow! It _IS_ raining in Makati City, Philippines even though it feels like 34℃ (actual temp is 23℃). 😆</p><p>This is a good break from the constant dry heat that makes you sweat slowly. We can breathe for a few hours until it goes back up to 44℃ (feels like).</p><p><a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@pilipinas" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pilipinas</span></a></span></p>
<p><a href="/tags/gunshots/" rel="tag">#Gunshots</a> heard in <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a> <a href="/tags/senate/" rel="tag">#Senate</a>, where a senator wanted by the International Criminal Court [<a href="/tags/icc/" rel="tag">#ICC</a>] has been resisting arrest</p><p>A burst of gunfire rang out Wednesday night in the Philippine Senate, where authorities have tried to arrest a senator who is wanted by the ICC for a charge of <a href="/tags/crimesagainsthumanity/" rel="tag">#CrimesAgainstHumanity</a>, an AP journalist & other witnesses said.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/internationallaw/" rel="tag">#InternationalLaw</a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/philippines-gunfire-senate-dela-rosa-icc-fdaeba231d80a51f191b06ce25057f40" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="apnews.com/article/philippines-gunfire-senate-dela-rosa-icc-fdaeba231d80a51f191b06ce25057f40"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/philippines</span><span class="invisible">-gunfire-senate-dela-rosa-icc-fdaeba231d80a51f191b06ce25057f40</span></a></p>
<p>The 4-hour long blackout in a very wide area of the National Capital Region, and other Luzon regions in the <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a> last night, officially signals we once again have an energy crisis like in the 90s.The difference is we depend on electricity far more today. Gadgets, work-from-home, and more.</p>
<p>You can now go to our profile <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:dndcvaqmzkxqoio7zmrvkmqk" rel="nofollow">@verified.eurosky.social@bsky.brid.gy</a> and go to the "Lists" tab to see who we have verified (and cannot verify) and the methods accepted or used.<br><br><a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a> <a href="/tags/filipino/" rel="tag">#Filipino</a></p>
<p>Moving to a new instance is a sly excuse to write an <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#introduction</a> post (I never did one before). </p><p>I'm Drew, pleased to meet you. I'm male, middle aged, child-free, a Brit but don't feel like one, living in 🇵🇭 for the last few years. I'm <a href="/tags/neurodivergent/" rel="tag">#neurodivergent</a> with quite severe <a href="/tags/cptsd/" rel="tag">#CPTSD</a>. You can ask me about it, I'm trying to get better at discussing it. I'm married, I work in <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> and I love animals and nature.</p><p>I post about (takes deep breath): <a href="/tags/dogsofmastodon/" rel="tag">#DogsOfMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/webdev/" rel="tag">#WebDev</a> <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#Linux</a> <a href="/tags/fedora/" rel="tag">#Fedora</a> <a href="/tags/raspberrypi/" rel="tag">#RaspberryPi</a> <a href="/tags/apple/" rel="tag">#Apple</a> <a href="/tags/noai/" rel="tag">#NoAI</a> <a href="/tags/fuckai/" rel="tag">#FuckAI</a> <a href="/tags/banai/" rel="tag">#BanAI</a> <a href="/tags/enshittification/" rel="tag">#Enshittification</a> <a href="/tags/autism/" rel="tag">#Autism</a> <a href="/tags/actuallyautistic/" rel="tag">#ActuallyAutistic</a> <a href="/tags/audhd/" rel="tag">#AuDHD</a> <a href="/tags/adhd/" rel="tag">#ADHD</a> <a href="/tags/childhoodtrauma/" rel="tag">#ChildhoodTrauma</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#MentalHealth</a> <a href="/tags/stroke/" rel="tag">#Stroke</a> <a href="/tags/ptsd/" rel="tag">#PTSD</a> <a href="/tags/modelrailway/" rel="tag">#ModelRailway</a> <a href="/tags/ngauge/" rel="tag">#NGauge</a> <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a> <a href="/tags/silentsunday/" rel="tag">#SilentSunday</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#Music</a></p><p>Almost forgot! I have a single-page personal profile website at <a href="https://drewtowler.me" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>drewtowler.me</a> which expands on all this.</p>
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<p>The Rainy Season is just around the corner in the <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a>.Did you know that the prevailing winds marking this season is called the South-West Monsoon or "Habágat" (/hɑːˈbɑːɡət/ or ha·BA·gat)?The SW Monsoon actually originates from the Indian Ocean!</p>
<p>In the Filipino language (n.b. All Philippine languages!), a change in pronunciation changes the meaning of a word. Here's an example which is ambigous in written form without proper Filipino diacritics.「Labi ng labi ang labi sa labi.」<a href="/tags/languages/" rel="tag">#Languages</a> <a href="/tags/filipino/" rel="tag">#Filipino</a> <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a></p>
<p>I decided to create a blog for "Surat Inawa" (수랕 이나와), this way I have a channel for a more personal or human-to-human approach, instead of speaking like a textbook. 😆Here's the intro: surat.youronly.one/about-surat-...<a href="/tags/suratinawa/" rel="tag">#SuratInawa</a> <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a> <a href="/tags/필리핀싀/" rel="tag">#필리핀싀</a> <a href="/tags/수랕이나와/" rel="tag">#수랕이나와</a><br><br><a href="https://surat.youronly.one/about-surat-inawa" rel="nofollow">What is Surat Inawa?</a></p>
<p>Everyone's celebrating Gat Jose Rizal's birthday. I hope future Filipinos will as well with mine because of Surat Inawa (수랕 이나와). 🇵🇭🤝🏽🇰🇷inawa.youronly.one#SuratInawa <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a><br><br><a href="https://inawa.youronly.one" rel="nofollow">수랕 이나와 (Surat Inawa)</a></p>
<p>I decided to create a blog for "Surat Inawa" (수랕 이나와), this way I have a channel for a more personal or human-to-human approach, instead of speaking like a textbook. 😆</p><p>Here's the intro:</p><p><a href="https://surat.youronly.one/about-surat-inawa" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="surat.youronly.one/about-surat-inawa"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">surat.youronly.one/about-surat</span><span class="invisible">-inawa</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/suratinawa/" rel="tag">#SuratInawa</a> <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a> <a href="/tags/필리핀싀/" rel="tag">#필리핀싀</a> <a href="/tags/수랕이나와/" rel="tag">#수랕이나와</a></p>
<p>Yeah. The thunderstorm last night was sudden and very strong. Very strong winds. Very strong rains. Very strong lightnings.<br><br>Even here in Makati, our power tripped 10 times, before it permanently shutdown. After the thunderstorm, it took 2 hours to get it restored.<br><br><a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a></p>
<p>Good morning <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a>! May kuryente na ba kayo? Don't forget to always fully charge your gadgets! <a href="/tags/filipino/" rel="tag">#Filipino</a></p><p>굳 모릐닝 <a href="/tags/필리핀싀/" rel="tag">#필리핀싀</a>! 매 쿠련터 나 바 카요? 돈틔 뽀릐겉 토 올워잇 뿔리 차릗싀 요릐 갇젙싀! <a href="/tags/suratinawa/" rel="tag">#SuratInawa</a></p><p>Surat Inawa is phonetic. You can write any Austronesian Philippine languages and dialects, including Philippine English.</p><p>Learn more here: <a href="https://inawa.youronly.one" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>inawa.youronly.one</a></p>
<p>Good morning <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a>! May kuryente na ba kayo? Don't forget to always fully charge your gadgets! <a href="/tags/filipino굳/" rel="tag">#Filipino굳</a> 모릐닝 <a href="/tags/필리핀싀/" rel="tag">#필리핀싀</a>! 매 쿠련터 나 바 카요? 돈틔 뽀릐겉 토 올워잇 뿔리 차릗싀 요릐 갇젙싀! <a href="/tags/suratinawasurat/" rel="tag">#SuratInawaSurat</a> Inawa is phonetic. Write Austronesian Philippine languages & English.Learn: <a href="https://inawa.youronly.one" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>inawa.youronly.one</a> <br><br><a href="https://inawa.youronly.one" rel="nofollow">수랕 이나와 (Surat Inawa)</a></p>
<p>Did you know that <a href="/tags/kdrama/" rel="tag">#Kdrama</a> always exaggerate school violence?<br><br>According to Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), and other official reports, only 10% or less Korean students experienced bullying.<br><br>In the <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a>, 67% of Filipino students experienced bullying.<br><br><a href="/tags/teachyoualesson/" rel="tag">#TeachYouALesson</a></p>
<p>In less than an hour from now, the <a href="/tags/heatindex/" rel="tag">#HeatIndex</a> or <a href="/tags/feelslike/" rel="tag">#FeelsLike</a> here in the National Capital Region will reach 44℃. 🥵🥵♨️</p><p><a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a> <a href="/tags/dryseason/" rel="tag">#DrySeason</a></p>
<p>🔝 Update: Reliefgoods/Aid is still poorly distributed💔<br>Need <a href="/tags/mutualaid/" rel="tag">#MutualAid</a> for survival essentials & Crate 4 my cat—Goal stilll at [ $66/$125 ]<br>Even $1-$5 from people who can spare something truly bridges the gap on this hard times<br>URGENT NEED: <br>Non-Perishable FoodSupply, Drinking Water<br>Emergencykit (Candle/Matches/FirstAid)<br>If you can't donate,Plls <a href="/tags/boost/" rel="tag">#boost</a> this message, Sharing save lives too🫂</p><p>— paypal: jinnxshinn@gmail.com ✅</p><p><a href="/tags/earthquake/" rel="tag">#Earthquake</a> <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a> <a href="/tags/disasterrelief/" rel="tag">#DisasterRelief</a> <a href="/tags/cats/" rel="tag">#Cats</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a></p>
<p>With the resurgence of the popularity of ube, we hear frequently about how ube is supposedly made from the 「Taiwanese taro」 or from the 「Okinawa purple sweet potato」. But are these true?</p><p>Short answer: No.</p><p><a href="https://austronesian.youronly.one/ube-taro-purple-sweet-potato-same" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="austronesian.youronly.one/ube-taro-purple-sweet-potato-same"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">austronesian.youronly.one/ube-</span><span class="invisible">taro-purple-sweet-potato-same</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/ube/" rel="tag">#Ube</a> <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a> <a href="/tags/trueube/" rel="tag">#TrueUbe</a> <a href="/tags/food/" rel="tag">#Food</a></p>
<p>What better way to start the blog than singing 《Lupang Hinirang》 first?</p><p>Here is〈The Philippine National Anthem in Surat Inawa〉 lyrics:</p><p><a href="https://surat.youronly.one/philippines-national-anthem-surat-inawa-lyrics" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="surat.youronly.one/philippines-national-anthem-surat-inawa-lyrics"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">surat.youronly.one/philippines</span><span class="invisible">-national-anthem-surat-inawa-lyrics</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/suratinawa/" rel="tag">#SuratInawa</a> <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a> <a href="/tags/filipino/" rel="tag">#Filipino</a></p>
<p>〈Understand the Culture and Context〉 when visiting another country. Bringing your own sensitivities will cause frustrations and misunderstandings, to you most especially.</p><p><a href="https://austronesian.youronly.one/understand-culture-context" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="austronesian.youronly.one/understand-culture-context"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">austronesian.youronly.one/unde</span><span class="invisible">rstand-culture-context</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/culture/" rel="tag">#Culture</a> <a href="/tags/tourism/" rel="tag">#Tourism</a> <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a> <a href="/tags/mochott/" rel="tag">#mochott</a></p>
<p>Do you know how politicians and the sitting government hides their incompetence? They deflect the issue away, like blaming <a href="/tags/games/" rel="tag">#games</a> for school violence or shooting.</p><p>A kid was bullied in school.<br>Got fed up years after.<br>Shot their bullies.</p><p>Government blames the video games the bully victim played.</p><p>This is how the sitting government is bullshitting us. They shifted the discussion away from the real issues that exposed their incompetence:</p><p>1. School bullying<br>2. Gun underground market</p><p><a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a></p>
<p>What better way to start the blog than singing 《Lupang Hinirang》 first?<br><br>Here is 〈The Philippine National Anthem in Surat Inawa〉 lyrics:<br><br><a href="https://surat.youronly.one/philippines-national-anthem-surat-inawa-lyrics" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="surat.youronly.one/philippines-national-anthem-surat-inawa-lyrics"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">surat.youronly.one/philippines</span><span class="invisible">-national-anthem-surat-inawa-lyrics</span></a><br><br><a href="/tags/suratinawa/" rel="tag">#SuratInawa</a> <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a> <a href="/tags/filipino/" rel="tag">#Filipino</a><br><br><a href="https://surat.youronly.one/philippines-national-anthem-surat-inawa-lyrics" rel="nofollow">The Philippine National Anthem...</a></p>
<p>And it begins. <a href="/tags/philippines/" rel="tag">#Philippines</a><br><br>This was a poorly written article. What's the context about? What happened? How was AI misused? What did the "content creator" spread about another "content creator"? What kind of online gender-based harassment? Why "stricter", do we even have one in the first place?</p>