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  1. Rye83

    Rye83 with pastrami Admin Secured Account Highly Rated Poster SC Connoisseur Veteran Army

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    Everywhere I have been in the Philippines has had bad traffic, no matter the size or number of people on the road. Driving is just something Asians suck at.
     
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  2. Dave_Hounddriver

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    I would suggest trying another LTO office like Bais where the small town atmosphere is more friendly to foreigner$
     
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  3. DaveD

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    Happy Armistace day Jack and all peoples from Commonwealth countries. To Americans today is called Veterans Day. Happy Veterans day to all Americans!

    Background:
    In Flanders Fields
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    by John McCrae, May 1915

    In Flanders fields the poppies blow
    Between the crosses, row on row,
    That mark our place; and in the sky
    The larks, still bravely singing, fly
    Scarce heard amid the guns below.

    We are the Dead. Short days ago
    We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
    Loved and were loved, and now we lie
    In Flanders fields.

    Take up our quarrel with the foe:
    To you from failing hands we throw
    The torch; be yours to hold it high.
    If ye break faith with us who die
    We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
    In Flanders fields.

    Inspiration for “In Flanders Fields”
    Lieutenant Alexis Helmer, 1st Brigade Canadian Field Artillery. (1)
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    During the early days of the Second Battle of Ypres a young Canadian artillery officer, Lieutenant Alexis Helmer, was killed on 2nd May, 1915 in the gun positions near Ypres. An exploding German artillery shell landed near him. He was serving in the same Canadian artillery unit as a friend of his, the Canadian military doctor and artillery commander Major John McCrae.

    As the brigade doctor, John McCrae was asked to conduct the burial service for Alexis because the chaplain had been called away somewhere else on duty that evening. It is believed that later that evening, after the burial, John began the draft for his now famous poem “In Flanders Fields”.

    For the story behind the inspiration for “In Flanders Fields”, see our page at:

    Inspiration for In Flanders Fields
     
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  4. Jack Peterson

    Jack Peterson DI Forum Luminary Highly Rated Poster SC Connoisseur Veteran Air Force

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    You are allowed $10.000 in cash, or another denomination to that equivalent. anything over has to be certified by bank Certificate, if you are caught with excess it will be confiscated. Period!
    My Friend for me I would not take the Chance, there is no need for Large amounts of cash to be carried, banks and ATM's on every Corner. Said with tongue in cheek here but if it's hooky money, that's what they are looking for. Carrying very Large amounts to me is just too silly.

    Just saying.
    Jack :bag:
     
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  5. Jack Peterson

    Jack Peterson DI Forum Luminary Highly Rated Poster SC Connoisseur Veteran Air Force

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    Fees for amendment of 13(a) visa from probationary to permanent resident:
    1.Upon filing

    Application fee
    P1,010.00
    *Express lane fee P 500.00

    2.Upon approval / implementation

    Passport visa fee
    P 200.00
    Amendment fee P 500.00
    Immigration Certificate of Registration
    (ICR) and form

    P1,450.00
    Implementation fee P 500.00
    Legal research fee P 40.00
    Express lane fee P 500.00


    **taken fro BI Website 1 month ago.
     
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    I have a pedicab I had made for our family. The bike was purchased separately then had a pedicab made and attached to the bike. The bike is a Honda TMX 125. The pedicab shop is on south Highway across the Dumaguete border in Bacong. They make custom sidecars as well.
     
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  7. Rye83

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    I'd leave the Philippines long before I was forced to work on a local's salary.
     
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    AT LEAST 36 people were killed after a passenger ferry with 173 on board capsized in rough waters off Ormoc City in Leyte past noon on Thursday, just a few minutes after leaving the port there, a disaster monitoring official said.

    Rescue boats picked up dozens of survivors who clung to the overturned hull of the Kim Nirvana, one kilometer (about half a mile) from Ormoc port, Ciriaco Tolibao from the city’s disaster risk reduction and management office told AFP.

    Divers were scouring the murky waters searching for survivors from the inside of the ship, he said.

    At least 36 dead as banca capsizes off Ormoc City | Inquirer News
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    had this forum recommended to me by Jack Petersen, that is a good enough thumbs up for me. Living in Thailand with Filipino gf, would rather be there. But Phils is our ultimate destination.
    Dumageute has been recommended as a good place to hang up the sign.
     
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