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I work along side with about 5 Muslims and 2 are also great friends of mine that even attended my wedding 19+ years ago. They are as great of people as any i have discovered . I submit in all factions within different cultures there are wackos. The term (Muslim extremist) is best suited in describing the radical, or (radical Muslim extremist). Having said that....in all religion you have extremists, it's just the Muslim extremist that seem to capture the most prevalent Media attention in these times, and of coarse with reason!

 

No mistake, I think it is a great thread, examining the pros and cons of bringing aging parents to retire in the Philippines. I have asked my mother to come here and I would help her in her octagenarian years but she doesn't like the Philippines as a place to live.

I think it could be done with a decent standard of living at a better cost than other parts of the world. It's not for everyone though. One big concern would be protection. Octagenarian, foreign retirees would be seen as a juicy target for criminals.

 

Which just shows, its not about saving a child or getting a low life off the street. Its about money. They couldn't care less about the kids. Not really justice or law enforcement, just a joke.

 

I wonder how much of that water is being lost to crappy infrastructure or user negligence. I remember meeting a Peace Corp worker on Panglao Island. He had a PhD in Engineering and was doing some volunteer work setting up water systems for people in the hills. He said they needed to charge for the water, otherwise the people would just leave the water running all the time.

 

Nothing to be terribly concerned about now, but could be a problem for anyone planning to travel next weekend. We'll know more in the next few days.
Westernpacificweather.com | Typhoon Maysak Moves over Chuuk, Impact in the Philippines later this week

 

“This is just for the identification of every individual, of every Muslim. If we have the ID system, we will know who the residents are and who the visitors are in a place,” Aquino said, as cited by SunStar.

Hmm reminds me of

“This is just for the identification of every individual, of every Jew. If we have the ID system, we will know who the residents are and who the visitors are in a place,” Nazi leaders said.

 

There is an American aid organization still working in Tacloban building schools. They learned that unless they came here and spent the money themselves it would never get done. They are 100% funded by American donations and give the 2o room schools to the locals when they are finished. The schools are super typhoon and flood proof so the LGU's are designating them as typhoon shelters. They come fully furnished and stocked with school supplies.