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| Birth Name: | Kyle Douglas Jennerman | ||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Vancouver Island, Canada | ||||||||||||||||
| Other Names: | Kulas | ||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship: | Canadian / Filipino | ||||||||||||||||
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Kyle Douglas Jennermann, better known as Kulas is a Canadian-Filipino travel vlogger.
Kyle Jennermann has traveled to multiple countries (29 countries in Europe and Southeast Asia) prior to settling in the Philippines.[1]
His last stop would be in Hong Kong. He went to the city in 2012 to work as an outdoor recreation educator. He would befriend his Filipino colleagues and learn about the Philippines.[1]
BecomingFilipino is the name of Kulas' vlogging project which features his activities across the Philippines. He runs a YouTube channel and an Instagram account for this.[2] He has previously maintained a standalone blog website where his followers can suggest activities for him.[3]
Kulas would feature in his own television show titled Becoming Filipino Your Travel Blog which first aired at ANC in August 2016.[4]
Kulas' would first visit the Philippines in January 2013. He was still employed in Hong Kong at the time so his visits remain sporadic for a while. One noted visit was in November 2013, when he assisted in relief efforts for victims of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda).[1] He would commit more to his project when he quit his job in Hong Kong by around 2015, deciding to live in Cagayan de Oro which serves as his hub for his travels.[4]
Kulas' content on his vlog features his experiences in visiting different parts of the Philippines as well as the culture of the relevant localities.[5] One of his most viewed videos featured the lantaka weapon.[6]
Kulas has helped in relief operations for victims of various other typhoons that impacted the Philippines like he did for Haiyan back in 2013.[5]
By February 2023, he has visited 81 out of 82 provinces with Sulu the only unvisited province.[6] In March 2024, he made his final visit to Sulu.
Kulas is a native of Comox Valley in British Columbia, Canada.[7] Having been born around in Vancouver Island, he has Canadian citizenship.[8]
He received Filipino citizenship through an Act of Congress, specifically through Republic Act No. 11955 in 2023.[9]
His naturalization process began when Senate Bill No. 1509 was filed on November 14, 2022 by Senator Joel Villanueva in the Senate.[10] This was followed by House Bill No. 1764, the House of Representatives counterpart of the proposed measure which was approved in February 2023. This bill was authored by Biñan Representative Marlyn Alonte.[6] The two bills were consolidated in May 2023[10] and eventually was signed into law by President Bongbong Marcos in August 4, 2023.[9]
He formalized his Filipino citizenship when he took his oath allegiance on September 13, 2023.[11]