SUBCULTURE:

FLIPTOP AND
IN THE
PHILIPPINES
REPORTERS: DOMINGO, ANTHONY
DUMAPIAS, ALMIRA
PEDRIGAL, MAE KAITLIN
FLIPTOP
In music, which refers to anything related to the
actual genre or form “battle rap” or local hiphop.

- has amassed a significant online following, with

its YouTube channel presence of 4.7M subscribers
and its Facebook page with more than 2.6 million
likes.
In the
Philippines
Founder of Fliptop,
Alaric Riam Yuson (A.K.A. Anygma)
in 2010
Inspired from:
Grand Time Now(US)

King of the Dot (Canada)

Don't Flop (UK),

Fliptop was banned in some
regions. WHY?
Filipino Rap Battle
League
- February 6, 2010 at Makati
- Rap artists/MCs: Fuego, Datu, and
Cameltoe fought onstage.
Format of Fliptop:
1. Written – standard format
2. Freestyle – common in
fliptop tournaments
3. Old School – commonly
used in tryouts
Variations of rap battle within
the FlipTop tournament:
1. Dos por Dos
2. Five on Five
3. Femcee Battle
4. Intergender Battle
5. Royal Rumble
6. Secret Battle
7. Won Minutes
8. Promo Battle
Famous MCs:
Raymond Abracosa

Abra
Famous MCs:
Marlon Peroramas

Dello
Famous MCs:
Joseph Martin Cagasan

Sinio
 “
“rap battle can only be appreciated when
they know the context of the community in
which they belong.” –BLKD, UP
Diliman
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Wattpad
• is an Internet community for readers and writers to
publish new user-generated stories in different genres,
including classics, general fiction, historical fiction, non-
fiction, poetry, fan-fiction, spiritual, humor, and teen
fiction

•Wattpad was launched in December 11th, 2006.

• Originated in 2006, as the result of a collaboration

between Allen Lau and Ivan Yuen. Their current
• In March 2014, Wattpad signed a contract with Pop
Fiction, an imprint of Summit Media, to print Filipino
Wattpad stories in the Philippines. Other publishers from the
Philippines also publish stories from Wattpad.
• It aims to create social communities around stories for
both amateur and established writers.
• It is the world’s LARGEST community of readers and
writers.
• “Go Green Policy” one of the advocacy of wattpad
community.
 SOME OF THE FAMOUS

WRITERS IN THE PHILIPPINES

Jonah Mae Panen Pacala

• also known as “Jonaxx”.

• The genre of her stories
are romance.
• Her famous works are
the Costa Leona series.
Aly Almario

• also known as “alyloony”.

• Her story’s genre are Young
Adult Romance, contemporary.
• Her famous work is Operation:
Break the Casanova's Heart
Tina Lata

• Also known as
“Blue_maiden”
• Her story are mostly
Gangster, Comedy, Action,
School, Non-teen fiction.
• One of her famous work
is the Four Bad Boys and
Me
Thanks!