Post by: AngelOfThyNight on September 06, 2016, 07:08:05 PM
It's not uncommon for Filipinos to have nicknames: sometimes holdovers from childhood; sometimes affectionately acquired as young adults.
Source: The police chief behind the Philippines' war on drugs (http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/uzvhwxeN3L0/index.html)