About

If It Was in the Philippines is a video remix series which dubs various clips with the Filipino song "Wag Ka Ng Umiyak" ("Don't Cry Anymore" in English) to highlight a dramatic or cheesy moment.

Origin

On September 28, 2015, the Philippine television show "Ang Probinsyano" ("The Provincial Man" in English) had premiered on ABS-CBN. The show used "Wag Ka Ng Umiyak" ("Don't Cry Anymore" in English) as it's opening theme and also uses it in dramatic parts of the show.

On September 11, 2016, Facebook user Mr. Putotoy uploaded a clip from the 2002 super hero film Spider-Man with the song "Wag Ka Ng Umiyak" playing as he struggles to stop a train. The video accumulated a total of 783k views and 12,521 shares over the next week.

Spread

On September 10th, YouTuber Xymon Viktor uploaded a clip from the show Stranger Things with the Filipino song playing in the background (shown below, left). The same day, YouTube Max Yoo uploaded a similar video using footage from the show Game of Thrones (shown below, right).

On September 11th, the Filipino Dubs Facebook page posted an edited version of the truck chase from Finding Dory accumulating a total of 701,454 views in five days (shown below).

Various Examples

Search Interest

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External References