Snowbirds Living in the Philippines : One of My Favorite Vlogger about the Philippines

Monday, November 27, 2023

One of My Favorite Vlogger about the Philippines

Kyle Douglas Jennermann, better known as Kulas is a Canadian-Filipino travel vlogger. I am one of his of more than a million subscribers to his You-Tube Channel Becoming Filipino. His Becoming Filipino as of today has more than 385 million views. As of today, he has travelled to all of the 82 provinces of the Philippines. He is an inspiration for the younger generation. My favorite episode was his first travel to Marinduque -my second home. I am reposting some of his photos taken at that trip that lasted for 3 days. Here are some of the photos for your viewing pleasure.

Drone View of the Boac Cathedral-Boac, Capital of Marinduque Province

Inside the Cathedral with Kumar and his Camera

Kulas in his Morion Out fit as a Roman Soldier

Inside of one of the Caves in the Province

Blue worm inside the underground river in one of the caves

Aerial View of Marker of the Geographical Center of the Philippines

Kulas and Kumar in Marinduque's small airport

Coconut Shells Chandelier-one of the many handicrafts projects in the Island

Kulas -Snorkeling? or just swimming in one of the Hot Springs in the Island?

One of the numerous vintage Houses in Downtown Boac at Night Time

Purple rice cakes made of be yam- delicious and ibos ( sweet rice wrapped in coconut leaves) below

Kulas honored and crown King of the Day with Putong Ceremony-only in Marinduque

Butterfly Pupae getting Ready for Packing and Export-Butterfly Industry in Marinduque

Kulas admiring the Newly Hatch Butterfly for the Putong Ceremony and Other Events

Hand- Carve Wooden Artifacts for Home Decor For Sale to Tourists
Kulas Inside Bagumbayan Cave in Santa Cruz

Here's a short bio of Kulas from Wikipedia:

Kyle Jennermann has traveled to multiple countries (29 countries in Europe and Southeast Asia) prior to settling in the Philippines. His last stop would be in Hong Kong. He went to the city in 2012 to work as an outdoor recreation educator. He would befriend his Filipino colleagues and learn about the Philippines.

BecomingFilipino is the name of Kulas' vlogging project which features his activities across the Philippines. He runs a YouTube channel and an Instagram account for this. He has previously maintained a standalone blog website where his followers can suggest activities for him. Kulas would feature in his own television show titled Becoming Filipino Your Travel Blog which first aired at ANC in August 2016.

Kulas' would first visit the Philippines in January 2013. He was still employed in Hong Kong at the time so his visits remain sporadic for a while. One noted visit was in November 2013, when he assisted in relief efforts for victims of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda). He would commit more to his project when he quit his job in Hong Kong by around 2015, deciding to live in Cagayan de Oro which serves as his hub for his travels.

Kulas' content on his vlog features his experiences in visiting different parts of the Philippines as well as the culture of the relevant localities. One of his most viewed videos featured the lantaka weapon.

Kulas has helped in relief operations for victims of various other typhoons that impacted the Philippines like he did for Haiyan back in 2013.

By February 2023, he has visited 81 out of 82 provinces with Sulu the only unvisited province.

Kulas is a native of Comox Valley in British Columbia, Canada. Having been born around 1987 or 1988 in Vancouver Island, he has Canadian citizenship.

He received Filipino citizenship through an Act of Congress, specifically through Republic Act No. 11955 in 2023

His naturalization process began when Senate Bill No. 1509 was filed on November 14, 2022 by Senator Joel Villanueva in the Senate. This was followed by House Bill No. 1764, the House of Representatives counterpart of the proposed measure which was approved in February 2023. This bill was authored by Biñan Representative Marlyn Alonte. The two bills were consolidated in May 2023 and eventually was signed into law by President Bongbong Marcos in August 4, 2023.

He formalized his Filipino citizenship when he took his oath allegiance on September 13, 2023.

My blog Becoming American was inspired by His vlog Becoming Filipino. Here is the list of the top ten foreign vloggers promoting the Philippines. Kulas is #2 in the list.

top 10 foreign vloggers in the philippines

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