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Many times this has been done in broad daylight, usually to women on bikes, with bag over their shoulder. A notable example a few years ago happened on the corner in front of Silliman computer facility, the grabber took off down towards the harbor (road with Kamalig restobar at the bottom). Fortunately, a civic minded gentleman heard/saw the incident and kicked the w*nker off his bike onto the road, citizen's arrest etc. I personally know the cop(now retired, who first arrived on the scene), he took the suspect to hospital in a pedicab and kicked the living sh*t out of him on the way. Knowing the cop, I completely believe the story( reported in the Visayan Daily Star, though not the pedicab episode afterwards), the bag & cell phone safely returned to the woman of course.

 

Dumaguete has a very nice brick walking path along the water now extending I am told 2.4 kilometres from the tourist police/press club building on the south and now open almost all the way to the harbor on the north, adjacent to the boulevard. Only a couple of local regulars walk around 8:15am and now I am the only foreigner (a European guy used to walk very fast but I haven't seen him for a month or so) . Walk way is normally very clean, dog poo maybe once every two weeks as the locals let their dogs go on the grass above, of course no pooper scooper. The city has planted large planters along the way and it is surprisingly pleasant, except for the sun, if there are no clouds. Works for me.

 

Some of these problems you'll get anywhere. I have heard lots of bad about Foodnet though.

I know people here who only eat from their own cooking or from highly trusted places. If they leave the city, they go on a fast.

Check out True Love. It's a one of a kind place. I have never seen anything like it. Talk to the owner, get to know him. There are large windows into the kitchen. You could watch him prepare his meals and the kitchen is spotless.

Change your diet to remove all bullshit. You shouldn't be eating at Foodnet in the first place. They could drop the food on the ground and it wouldn't look any less appetizing than I already find it. Eat at home and at places in which the food is prepared by a true craftsman and professional, like the owner of True Love.

 

Visited there today, yes lovely spot. Met owner whom was very friendly and very accommodating. Nice guy, the place is organized and super friendly staff.

Unfortunately we had already eaten but enjoyed a nice drink, no entrance fee was charged. Apparently there are ex pats around whom think they can just hang out there for free, use the wi fi and facilities without paying....I fully understand why management charge a fee.

We organized a return to spend the whole afternoon swimming eating, it's really a little oasis.

 

There are basically two types of AVR.
One is a static/transistor controlled AVR. These respond quickly to a voltage change but seem to have a very limited ability to correct the voltage. I think around +/- 15 volts. @DavyL200 this may be why your 1000 VA unit has trouble. Still leaving you short on voltage.

The other type is a motorized transformer (electro-mechanical) that uses an iron core/ copper winding and a motorized arm that moves to correct the voltage, they make noise during adjustments. This type takes about 1-2 seconds to correct a voltage drop/rise.
The motorized version I had could control over a range of about +/- 50 volts (very good). The brand was Hossoni and bought at Polaris.

Most computers/laptops/TVs etc have a built in switching power supply and will tolerate a voltage range from 100 to 250 volts (check the label or manual).
Floor fans really do not care about low voltage, they just slow down and speed up with the supply voltage.

Rice cookers/Ovens/coffee pot/water heaters do not die from low voltage but they do operate slowly. The heating element produces power as the square of the voltage, eg. 90% voltage will only give 81% heat, 80% voltage will only give 64% heat. High voltage can be a killer for these device as 110% volts gives 121% heat and the appliance demise will be imminent.

Microwaves I have no clue.

Refrigerators (and most air conditioners) have a motor that is matched to the attached compressor. The motor torque must be sufficient to start/run the compressor or it will stall.
A stalled motor draws a lot of current, something close to 4 times rated current.
Motor torque is sensitive to voltage, torque drops off as the square of the voltage sort of like rice cooker power dropping off with voltage.
A 1000 VA AVR should be big enough for most refrigerators.
Air conditioners no idea. I suspect that some air cons unload the compressor while starting. If any air con guys know about that I would be curious. I'll ask JRAS one day.

hope this helps

 

Totally correct.

It is quite possible that the fellow with the huge compound sized his solar arrays to cover his bill on good days then tied to the grid so that on bad days he could draw from it.

It is totally conceivable that such a huge compound could consume 40K PHP per month in electric usage so a system that produced that amount on sunny days would likely only produce 1/2 on the cloudy and rainy days. If so then a bill of 20K a month on bad months is still in the Plus column.

 

In my experience (2 years now), for the average household that depends on city water rather than pumping it up themselves, a simple setup with storage tank, waterpump and pressure tank works quite well to beat the sadly very underwhelming water pressure from Metro (formerly Dumaguete water district).
If you pick a storage tank that holds two to three days of water use (say 750 liters), a trustworthy pump (Pedrollo is a good Italian brand), and a fair sized pressure tank (say 150 liters, to limit the number of times to pump needs to run), and a good installer, then you end up with something like below and no more worries about water pressure. Obviously, you do need to spend some money, I would guess around 50,000 peso now.

 

Part of the problem with mail in this country generally is obviously that just about nobody has a proper address.
Many roads/streets have no name, many houses have no house number.
Every time regular mail actually gets delivered I am surprised. How the couriers manage to find where to deliver documents/a package shall remain a mystery to me.