RED ALERT: Netflix Has Officially Arrived In The Philippines

    Are you ready for the local version: Orange is The New Black Nazarene?

    Matt Ortile
    by Matt Ortile

    BuzzFeed Staff

    This week, Netflix announced that it is FINALLY streaming in the Philippines.

    Netflix / Via netflix.com

    The video-streaming service announced it's expanding its streaming service to 130 countries and the Philippines is on the list. Other new markets include Azerbaijan, Vietnam, India, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, and Indonesia.

    CONFIRMED.

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    You can sign up for a subscription at their Philippine website, and monthly plans start at PHP370.

    Netflix / Via netflix.com

    You can stream on multiple devices if you get Standard (PHP460 per month) and you can get HD when you do Premium (PHP550 per month).

    And despite the notoriously slow internet connection in the country, Filipinos are pretty hyped about the big news.

    Twitter: @hashtag

    Naturally, everyone began pitching their own ideas for original Netflix shows with Filipino twists, such as:

    This gripping drama.

    Twitter: @icofania

    This feel-good show.

    Twitter: @phasesofdepth

    This holiday special.

    Twitter: @OhEmGIL

    This sooooo relatable series.

    Twitter: @madkidinside

    And this intrepid news coverage.

    Twitter: @charlesdarrell_

    Basically, Filipino fuccbois now speak this universal language:

    BuzzFeed Philippines @BuzzFeedPH

    netflix and hotel sogo #NetflixPH

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    Welcome to the Philippines, Netflix! And enjoy streaming/buffering, Filipinos!

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