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Gary Valenciano laments over the negative connotation of ‘Philippine time,’ hopes Filipinos can still change that

Gary Valenciano, aired his frustration over the seemingly prevailing negative connotation behind the term ‘Philippine time. Given his reputation for being very professional at work, his recent tweet about the dreaded ‘Filipino time’ is not at all surprising.

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The multi-talented and award-winning Kapamilya singer-performer pleaded for Filipinos to find a way to change the ‘negative’ impression associated with ‘Filipino’ or Philippine time.

Gary Valenciano, aired his frustration over the seemingly prevailing negative connotation behind the term ‘Philippine time. Given his reputation for being very professional at work, his recent tweet about the dreaded ‘Filipino time’ is not at all surprising.

“Friends? I feel bad when the term “Philippine time” is mentioned and is used on a person who simply doesn’t arrive on time, ” he said in a tweet on January 22. He then expressed his hope for Filipinos to find a way to become punctual at their respective workplaces.

“Sad no? Guys? Even when traffic is bad…we can still find a way to arrive on time. Kaya natin ‘to,” he added.

The singer’s tweet, however, did not receive uniform responses, as some netizens beg to disagree. 

That said, many of his followers agreed with Valenciano’s argument.

Twitter user, @MineIsSe7en believes that the change must come from the leaders or ‘bosses’ in workplaces, noting that discipline and respect are a must.

“Arriving on time for an appointment or commitment boils down to discipline and yes, respect. Hindi lahat meron. Minsan mismong mga Boss ayaw galangin ang oras ng subordinates. Sad. Really sad, ” his tweet reads.

While Philip nods on @MineIsSe7en’s argument about respect, he still believes it is important to evaluate the reasons behind someone’s being late. 

“For me it’s always about respect. Respecting your time and theirs. If they don’t arrive on time w/o reason, they think their time is more valuable than yours, consciously or not.

“On the other hand, if you are late, you don’t respect yourself enough to be true to your word.”

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Wayne agrees that  road‘traffic’ is often used as an excuse by those who habitually come late for their appointments. “Traffic ang isa sa pinaka common palusot ng mga late,” he tweeted.

“Same, Tito Gary. I can relate because I value mine and other people’s time a lot that whenever there’s a call time for sumthn, I make sure to arrive on or before such time that’s why I hate it when someone is always or really really super late,”  said Babu.

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Can you relate to Gary Valenciano’s frustration? Do not forget to drop by the comment section to share what you think.

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Written by JE C.C.

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