Nas Daily remains committed to opening office in Philippines, clarifies allegations via FB video

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Shortly after Nas Daily founder Nuseir Yassin issued statements about allegations he disrespected Filipino culture, in true Nas Daily blue style, Yassin (pictured) has posted a video on Facebook to clarify the issue. He was recently accused by Louise Mabulo, founder of The Cacao Project, of mimicking and mocking the local accent and only wanting searchable, clickable content. According to Mabulo, Yassin also said he would be able to rack up millions of views just by putting the Philippines on the front page.

There is no click bait here, putting Philippines in the title is crap, Yassin said, explaining that he has been making videos about Filipino nature, inspiring people and underprivileged people in Tondo ever since. 2017. We showed the good and the bad, the beautiful. and the ugly, and together we told the story of the Philippines, he said. The video also showed clips of Yassin and his team working with locals on the ground to show viewers what the country is like.

Responding to Mabulos’ claims, Yassin said: Anytime we make a video, there’s a chance it’s fake. The team must therefore carry out research, fact-checking with individuals in the field, as well as on the Internet. On paper, Mabulos The Cacao Project positioned itself as a non-profit organization. However, Yassin said it is a for-profit entity that exploits farmers and the team cannot show viewers stories they are unsure of.

Everyone who has been on the trip agrees that this story may not be real. We refused to do this episode even though it was going viral. This decision pissed off a lot of people, Yassin said in the video.

Yassin also responded to allegations that he capitalized on Filipino culture by claiming to have established an academy with well-known tattoo artist Whang-Od. Whang-Ods’ granddaughter Grace Palicas said last week in a public Facebook group titled “Tattooed by Apo Whang-Od” that her grandmother had not signed any contracts with Yassin and that some people were taking advantage of the culture of the Butbut tribes.

Yassin previously clarified in a statement that Whang-Od had consented to the academy and in the latest Facebook video he said: In everything we do, we get permission. We worked with the family and got their agreement. According to him, the team also made sure to support them during these difficult times.

We did all of this as an act of support, not of exploitation. We have suspended the Nas Academy to work with the National Commission of Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) to make sure everything is legal and correct because we care about ourselves, he explained. Yassin and his team are also working with lawyers to set the record straight.

Nonetheless, he reaffirmed his commitment to the Philippines and plans to open a local office within the next two years and create hundreds of jobs.

Recent allegations have caused Yassin to lose an estimated 514,000 followers on Facebook, Filipino digital media company Rappler said. Citing statistics from CrowdTangle, Rappler reported that most churns came from August 5 at around 275k.

Meanwhile, statistics sent to MARKETING-INTERACTIVE by Meltwater on demand showed that 32% of online feelings towards the issue were negative while 62% remained neutral between August 3 and 5. A total of 19.6,000 conversations were observed online during this period, peaking on August 4 with nearly 12.5,000 conversations. The majority of them were from Twitter, followed by news sites.

Yassin added: When there was a natural disaster, we started a fundraiser. When there was a war, we went to the war zone to show you inspiring stories from the Philippines in the city of Marawi. minute video.

When making up your own mind, you shouldn’t be making it based on fake news. You should see the truth and nothing but the truth, Yassine added.

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