But I wouldn't use Bitcoin to pay for anything that fiat can pay with unless it's very necessary, if I were you. Bitcoin is a provably scarce resource, don't waste it. HODL.

Maybe what the OP is trying to say is that in the Philippines, you can spend your bitcoins just like what others may have wanted it to be, for micro payment transactions.
I'm sure that with the OP's rank, he knows a thing or two with the word, HODL. He/she may have experimented paying monthly bills with his bitcoins, but for sure he/she may have stash some of it for the purpose of HODLing.

Yeah I never tried paying bills with my Bitcoin even if I could use it,
I am just proud to share that in the Philippines we support bitcoin and could use it as a regular currency to pay almost anything evan our taxi fare
But I wouldn't use Bitcoin to pay for anything that fiat can pay with unless it's very necessary, if I were you. Bitcoin is a provably scarce resource, don't waste it. HODL.

yeah, but HODL to what end?
we all talk about wanting or hoping for price rise and adoption but when it comes down to ourselves it seems like some of us forget everything and are still clinging tight to the fiat that we were criticizing right before that.
it is great to HODL bitcoin but we should also not lose sight of the fact that bitcoin is meant to be used as a currency not something you HODL to eventually dump and get a large amount of "fiat"!
Yep we should also learn when to quit holding it,
Sometimes it's better to quit than to continue hurting yourself😂,
I have some friends who believe in their alt-coins and ended up having nothing.