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Hello Justice55!
I am one of the Filipinos living abroad for so long who appreciates the things discussed in this forum.

 

I would agree with Shawn.

We have too Maligators, the youngest of which came from Shawn I think (my wife got him while I was crawling around the wilds of another country). They're great dogs..... Hardworking, fun, playful and VERY protective. Never had a problem with shedding either and don't ever get trick or treaters, carol singers or hawkers.

Observing mode:



Then playful mode:

 

And the "unnamed" politician, official, or crime lord that ordered the hit is still free and might never be brought to justice.

 

You want real italian with an Italian chef ?? Go to Richie and Iris' new Esturya, Marco's work is fantastic (like the raviolis) and check the specials, omg. If you like al dente, go. If you like ur pasta mushy and tasteless try elsewhere. Best in Duma by far... (dinner only so far)..

On Hibbard just up from Tres Bistro between Bianco and Aldecoa....

 

Tourists spend their money on hotels and restaurants, which are places the rich park their money for diversification (but low returns in a commodity services market). Regular Joe's don't have the savvy to offer premium services to tourists, so they get the same crap rates which is expected from this economy and provides a poverty lifestyle. There's little trickle-down here.

The Philippines just needs to open this place up to foreign ownership to invite as much investment as the country can entice. It's an international competition and the Philippines doesn't even have the door open. If nothing else, this would at least create some chaos into the system which could provide an opening to outsiders (locals which aren't in the ruling dynasties).

Emerging economies are already facing a world of hurt because the agricultural -> manufacturing -> services paths to prosperity (the same path the US took) are going to be closing off as automation increasingly eats jobs.

Though right now the economy is growing at a decent rate and we can see this with the transformation of Dumaguete and increased traffic. Still, there is a long way to go and I don't know how much of this is reaching the bottom. The increased number of SUV's on the road looks impressive, but it doesn't take many of those things to create a traffic problem. Maybe they aren't as many as there appears to be.

Duterte is trying to fight corruption, maybe another way to do this is to make the dynasties face foreign competition. There's nothing like huge business losses from competitive @ss kicking to drain the coffers of the elites.

 

And persons are inquiring about starting a business here.......Foreigners, keep your heads down, and just enjoy what is good here. Avoid rubbing locals up the wrong way. it's not like "Home".