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  1. shakey

    shakey DI Member Veteran Navy

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    I had an old friend several years ago that Silliman had given up on. He got an appointment with one of the cebu hospitals that had an arrangement to transport patients.

    Silliman reluctlently discharged him and the local service mentioned above transported him to Santander to meetup with the cebu ambulance. The old friend is still an old friend fully recovered thanks to the cebu hospital that knew what to do. From my experience Silliman and Holy Child are good places to die if your sickness is out of the ordinary.

    I'm frequently wrong....but seldom in doubt! :smile:

    Shakey
     
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  2. danbandanna

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    Agree 100 percent, a zero sum game, but would be nice if OP would elaborate for those of us who need dental in the future...
     
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  3. keith2020

    keith2020 DI New Member

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    Hi there. We have just used Atty Nathan Ramacho for one land settlement and found him and his staff excellent. Yes he ìs busy, but efficient and a good communicator. I spoke to several so call Lawyers before selecting Atty Nathan. The other were no better than fee collecting paper shufflers. Thank you Nathan for a job well done. BTW we are using Atty Nathan for another property acquisition and another complex commerical theft matter
     
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    grandpainak DI Forum Patron Showcase Reviewer

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    I had a good experience with a solar company on the south highway but he has sense died and so did his company.
    I signed a contract with "The Solar Guy" Jeff Davis in Jan. 2017 he quit our solar install in Jan. 2018 UNFINISHED! My wife and my handy man, with my assistance, finished the "Turn Key" install. Jeff is a very good sale person and also an even better lier.
    He stated that: He had an experienced install crew, A Lie! His crew had all the tools and equipment to do the install. A Lie! He had a licensed electoral engineer. I did not check but should have ask to see his license. This electoral engineer could not understand why a mag. starter would not work. I immediately knew that it would not work because they installed it backwards and it was not needed in the first place. The last time they installed it backwards they did NOT tighten the hot wire from the solar panels and FRIED the mag. starter! Even after I ask Jeff three times about the roof leaking (a new roof) his reply was "that there would be no leeks". A Lie! The first good storm and we had water leaking through the ceiling in three places! This install should not have taken more than a couple of days. It was more than THIRTEEN MONTHS and that was only because we finish it ourselves!
    My advice is to avoid Jeff Davis "The Solar Guy" like he was the Black Plague!
     
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  5. Plainspoken

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    I moved from Bacong to Valencia the third week of April and these folks did a great job. Nestor, the driver, (not sure of the name spelling), and Jim came to the house after we called them to discuss the move. We made plans and got the rates. They have a printed rate sheet. Nestor texted the day before the move to confirm. They came on time, carefully loaded my things, were serious and hard working. They made two trips and both times were very careful with my things and worked quickly. I would recommend them highly to anyone. They told me they have done moves to other islands some even overnight moves. Good Job and Thanks WEDO.
     
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  6. SkipJack

    SkipJack DI Senior Member

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    With all the low cost college educated teachers here, parents have the option of forming their own home schools. Use the home schooling curriculum from your home country and hire a local college grad to teach it.

    Groups of parents with students in the same grade can get together and pool their resources. This would require collaboration which many find challenging.
     
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    Smally DI Member Showcase Reviewer

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  8. Notmyrealname

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    My asawa ordered a number of items from Shopee and received about 8 in one delivery - she did not check them until back in the house. She discovered that a computer table (cost about 400 pesos) had been substituted with a bag/pouch 'thing' (value about 15 pesos). The seller was not interested even to reply to her complaint. Shopee told my asawa she first had to return the wrong item at her cost (no return label offered) before they would consider a refund. The return cost was 199 pesos (Shopee insisted it was via LBC) ... for a 15 pesos 'thing'!

    Then Shopee returned the original 400 pesos. So who lost? The seller? NO - she got her 'thing' sent back for free. Shopee? Maybe a little in admin costs - but it is THEIR business and that is part of it. My asawa? YES - she was 199 pesos out of pocket for zero benefit.

    So, I agree, Shopee is far from perfect and their return system is hopeless. If that was Amazon they would have paid to get the item returned.

    From then on every item from Shopee was checked at the gate and returned to the courier immediately if incorrect or damaged. It was essential to do this. My asawa just updated me that she was told by a courier Shopee no longer allows this and the buyer must be the one to return it via a courier service.

    I told her I think this now makes Shopee nonviable for online ordering. They are penalising the customer but not the sellers.
     
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  9. Dave_Hounddriver

    Dave_Hounddriver DI Forum Luminary Highly Rated Poster

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    That is an interesting spin on the slow Internet.

    I use PLDT DSL line at the moment. I am supposed to get "up to" 5 Mbps speeds. At this moment, speedtest.net is showing a speed of 2.29 Mbps between my computer and Cebu City's PLDT server. Wonder how the lines under the ocean in HongKong can possibly be responsible for that?

    I changed the test server to Hong Kong and the speed was reduced to 0.94

    I changed the test server to Los Angeles (at the speedtest.net main server) and the speed went back up to 2.10 Mbps. Wow, almost the same as Dumaguete to Cebu. So now I disbelieve their excuse. It only affects specific spots like Hong Kong. Sure, cut cables affect the speed. But how do they explain Duma to Los Angeles getting pretty much the same download speeds as Duma to Cebu on a Saturday afternoon?

    My explanation? I believe they have oversold their product and if double the people are on line than the lines can handle then everyone gets half the speed. Or it may be a ratio that is more dependent on how much money the customer is spending. Either way is more about profit taking than cut cables.
     
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  10. Dutchie

    Dutchie DI Senior Member Showcase Reviewer Veteran Army

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    1. LTO has issued a directive that says all drivers licenses that are up for renewal in July, August and September will remain valid until October 31, 2023 because of the continuing lack of supply of plastic license cards. ( link )

    2. LTO has announced that they will start to issue e-Drivers licenses instead ( link )

    3. For renewal of your drivers license there's no need anymore to go to an LTO office, applications for renewal are handled through an online platform now ( link )

    4. The yearly "smoketest", insurance and re-registration procedure for motorized vehicles has been changed substantially. The smoketest itself has been extended to include a whole bunch of other tests/checks, the results are automatically uploaded to LTO (same when you get insurance), and the registration process is now also online, at the same platform as the link under 3.

    Not sure yet how well it works, will try to re-register our car shortly, and try to renew my drivers license also.

    Obviously the expanded "smoketest" is a good thing, even if the costs have doubled. Hopefully it will mean owners of vehicles with defects will be forced to make repairs.

    [Edit:] Unfortunately for me none of the online stuff works. In order to register at the LTO portal online you need to put in valid ACRI card details, and mine expired somewhere last year. And no, that doesn't mean I did something wrong, I'm in the country on a 1 year BB stamp, which is a "visa-exempt" stamp that you can get when you enter the Philippines together with your pinay spouse. A BB stamp "holder" isn't required to have an ACRI card, under the BI rules, but the LTO portal doesn't know about that apparently.
     
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