Enzyte Bob
American expat in the Philippines
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American
Lives in Pasig City, Metro Manila
Registration: 26 October 2018
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E travel Ph by drumtones
hello, Â Â Â Â Â Â does anyone know if you can just do this online and print it out & whether this is acceptable to enter the Philippines? I can't get any sense out the people assigned to help with this in the ...
mugtech said . . . . Noticed a lot of Canadians who have a history of visiting or snow birding in the USA are no longer showing up. Do not think how they were treated by US immigration officers has anything to do with ... Read More
E travel Ph by drumtones
hello, Â Â Â Â Â Â does anyone know if you can just do this online and print it out & whether this is acceptable to enter the Philippines? I can't get any sense out the people assigned to help with this in the ...
danfinn said . . . . Â In the sixties from my home at UW Madison Wisconsin we would cross the Canadian border for fishing and camping trips, just showing our driver's license and saying we had no Cuban cigars (into USA) when asked. ... Read More
Managing retirement savings in the Philippines by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Saving for retirement as an expat in the Philippines can be challenging. With different options, rules or even taxation, expats have to understand how it works to make informed decisions. We invite you to share your insights in ...
Andy_1963 said . . . . Use your credit card for all purchases which can be bought by credit card. Using your credit cards can raise your eyebrows when your monthly statement comes due. The merchants credit card ... Read More
Australian Immigration Marches by danfinn
Australia learns what MAGA ...
bigpearl said . . . .Australia put a stop to illegal immigration decades ago Here comes another food fight.(1) Who would want to come to Australia anyways?(2) It's location is a stopper for illegals being an island in ... Read More
Moral turpitude by Paulamcconville
Hello everyone. I have a few charges on my record one being manufacturing of Marijuana, another petty theft, another criminal damaging and a telecommunications fraud along with a d.u.i. I was in a really bad place during this time and have not been ...
From watching Youtube videos. (bigpearl please don't ask me for proof)People facing multiple charges have some dismissed through plea bargaining or have them reduced, from felonies to a misdemeanor to expedite the court proceedings.On the other ... Read More
Moral turpitude by Paulamcconville
Hello everyone. I have a few charges on my record one being manufacturing of Marijuana, another petty theft, another criminal damaging and a telecommunications fraud along with a d.u.i. I was in a really bad place during this time and have not been ...
The accumulation of many confrontations with the law is not someone worthy of investing a future, considering the track record.We never truly know the truthfulness of anything anonymously posted on this forum even among outstanding ... Read More
Moral turpitude by Paulamcconville
Hello everyone. I have a few charges on my record one being manufacturing of Marijuana, another petty theft, another criminal damaging and a telecommunications fraud along with a d.u.i. I was in a really bad place during this time and have not been ...
Lotus Eater said to . . . .Paulamcconville: I would start by changing your name.***& buy trip insurance. Read More
Philippines overall tariff's reduced to 6.3 on exports to USA??? by Enzyte Bob
I saw Youtube videos that claim Marcos has made a deal with Trump administration that will reduces the overall tariffs to 6.3% on Philippine exports.They further claim some countries within the SEA with higher tariffs will move their manufacturing ...
bigpearl said . . . . Bob? Posting unsubstantiated rhetoric is typical while meat pies are delicious and a fact that all that try and have ventured that path h,ave found. The validity of your claims is hypothetical and not backed up with a source so ... Read More
Philippines overall tariff's reduced to 6.3 on exports to USA??? by Enzyte Bob
I saw Youtube videos that claim Marcos has made a deal with Trump administration that will reduces the overall tariffs to 6.3% on Philippine exports.They further claim some countries within the SEA with higher tariffs will move their manufacturing ...
bigpearl said . . . .As you are the OP Bob perhaps do us members the curtesy of posting the link to your claims so we can make up our own minds instead of here say. I'm sure most here have not seen these claimed videos. ****(1) I ... Read More
Philippines overall tariff's reduced to 6.3 on exports to USA??? by Enzyte Bob
I saw Youtube videos that claim Marcos has made a deal with Trump administration that will reduces the overall tariffs to 6.3% on Philippine exports.They further claim some countries within the SEA with higher tariffs will move their manufacturing ...
Phil Lloyd said . . . . No link to any of the videos? I saw videos claiming bigfoot is actually an alien who crashed here millions of years ago and evolved. They also claim he is so shy because there were no humans to talk to back ... Read More
US-Japan-Australia-Philippines defence pact? by PalawOne
`US-Japan-Australia-Philippines defence pact vs China? Ex-official urges allianceFormer US defence official Ely Ratner says it’s time for the ‘viable and essential’ four-way defence pact. Security experts aren’t so sureBy Sam ...
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We got scammed on Shoppee by Jackson4
My wife had our property manager in the Philippines order bunk beds for our student rental units on Shoppee. I do not know how it happened but the vendor in Shoppee sent a message on Shoppee site to DM-Direct Message the vendor. Long story short, my ...
Jackson4 asked . . . . Does anyone know/experience scam on Shoppee? ****How it happened is:Â The seller on Shopee sent a message to your wife asking to communicate off site.(1) That's a big mistake to communicate & ... Read More
Managing retirement savings in the Philippines by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Saving for retirement as an expat in the Philippines can be challenging. With different options, rules or even taxation, expats have to understand how it works to make informed decisions. We invite you to share your insights in ...
bigpearl said . . . .All I can add to this is not to retire here unless you have a wise retirement fund/s based in your home country, been coming here for 14 years and like most countries the living costs keep rising so plenty of back up is or can ... Read More
US-Japan-Australia-Philippines defence pact? by PalawOne
`US-Japan-Australia-Philippines defence pact vs China? Ex-official urges allianceFormer US defence official Ely Ratner says it’s time for the ‘viable and essential’ four-way defence pact. Security experts aren’t so sureBy Sam ...
Anyone remember S.E.A.T.O . . . . . Yup reinvent the wheel or should we say the flat tire. Read More
Best 170/200 liter water drum set up? by Moab762
I have a very large standard blue water tank in the dirty kitchen outside my apartment. Fed by well onsite. But want to set up a backup water supply. Which include some 5 liter(?) water jugs. They appear to sell nice ones in various colors on ...
Bigpearl said . . . . I don't quite follow and depends on what you are trying to achieve. Is the water supplied by a pump to your apartment or gravity fed? The size of the blue tank you describe sounds like around 2,000 litres and sounds like it's ... Read More