How blondes speak Filipino language

It is always funny to listen to foreigners pronouncing Filipino names of cities and islands. The most funny ones are the French. You cannot understand where they want to go.
But also English speaking people do have their problems. The Blonde Traveler website has published a pronunciation aid:
http://blondetraveler.com/philippines/how-to/how-to-pronounce-filipino-region-city-names.html
Some samples:
Negros – NEIGH-gross
Bacolod – Ba-COLE-odd
Tagbilaran – TAG-bee-LA-ran
Dumaguete – Doo-ma-GE-tay
Siquijor – See-key-HORE
IloIlo – Eelo-eelo
Bohol – BOe-hole
Photo courtesy of forum.philboxing.com
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