HiyoriTokisada

This is the Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas. It is a country of sunny weather and sweet smiles, where life is relatively simple (unless you are into politics) and where people are friendly and warm. However, it is not without flaws.

For instance, Philippines suffer corruption in the government like other developing countries as well as decades of insurrection. The rich only gets richer and the poor gets poorer, while since time immemorial the country's denizens have this habit of hating their presidents and loving foreigners more than their own countrymen. It seems nothing has changed much since the famed EDSA Revolution of 1987.

The year is 2042. Philippines has reached economic growth comparable to South Korea in 2022. Still, elite families control the government and social justice remains dismal. The younger population became increasingly materialistic while their parents are becoming more and more irresponsible. The problem has shifted from "how to decrease population" to "how to make spoiled kids' and parents' ass off to work".

In terms of military power, the country has acquired considerate amount of firepower but remained one of the weakest in the ASEAN region thanks to politics. Worse, China and the USA has declared war against each other after a diplomatic blunder thanks to the incompetence of their respective new presidents. The world is doomed to a world war 3 while the Philippines was caught unprepared for war. Instead of finding solutions, politicians in the Philippines continued to blame their political enemies while the CBCP called everyone to prayer, hoping that God would make a miracle that make Philippines somewhat immune to nuclear weapons. Ironically, the prayer got answered in a way that is unimaginable....

Philippines in Another World (Because Japan is too OP. Please Nerf)

"Konno Yūki, my waifu! Finally we shall meet in Valhalla!!! Goodbye, cruel world!!!"


A young teenager attempted to commit suicide by jumping from third floor of Gaisano Cabantian Mall. However, his plan was foiled by the bystanders who grabbed him from the railings.


"Release me!!! I don't want to live in this lonely world without Yūki my love!"


Ricardo shook his head. He recognized the youth as a player of the World famous fiction-turned-reality VRMMORPG Sword Art Online. Unlike the one in fiction, the real world SAO is no way a death game. However, the game was so good that people would rather live in such virtual world than to stay alive in the real world (and spend PHP 10,000 or roughly $200 worth of data per month for the sake of fighting alongside their NPC waifus in game).


"Konno Yūki will reject the likes of you, dastard," Ricardo commented under his breath as he passed by while going to a nearby stall.


"Miss, I'd like to buy that one Belgian chocolate waffle. How much is it?"


"What!? That's like 100% increase from the price three days ago!"


"It can't be helped. The purchasing power of Peso decreased since we got stucked in this new world. No free trade. Limited gold supply. No oil importation. Philippines is left on its own. Worse, our oilfields in Cebu, Palawan and Ligwasan marsh may not be enough to support our petroleum demand. The government should quickly do something before it's too late."


"Terrible, I see. Wait, why? You should be an accountant or an economist! You know alot of these things and, yet, why the hell are you stuck in this job?"


"I was an accountant of Convergys until it went bankrupt three days ago."


Ricardo and the salesgirl laughed bitterly as they contemplated the nation's predicament. Everything is soon going to be downhill.


Chapter 4: Goodbye, Online Games!