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    <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 20:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>The Nuclear Deterrent</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 01:35:24 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dumagueteinfo.com/board/threads/the-nuclear-deterrent.75968/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (john boy)</author>
      <dc:creator>john boy</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[There are nine countries known to have Nuclear Weapons, often referred to as a Nuclear Deterrent. Obviously that is intended to act as a deterrent to any threats by another hostile country. So if Iran had no capability to create such a weapon, especially after America colluded with Israel, to destroy any such facilities prior to the present situation in Middle East, why did Trump decide a second conflict was necessary?<br />
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It was initially said that the brutal Regime in Iran had cracked down on...<br />
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      <title>The rise of Racism in the UK</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 15:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dumagueteinfo.com/board/threads/the-rise-of-racism-in-the-uk.75866/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (john boy)</author>
      <dc:creator>john boy</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Last evening my wife on her return from work, showed me a video of a couple, who<br />
out in the park walking, were abused verbally by an older couple.<br />
As things got out of hand, the gentleman managed to video his wife defending herself as the older lady grabbed her arm. These things which are happening more often these days, in part are due to the number of illegal immigrants crossings the channel and claiming asylum, some are genuinely fleeing persecution, while others are looking for a better...<br />
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      <title>79 years ago.</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:06:22 +0000</pubDate>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Garcia)</author>
      <dc:creator>Garcia</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[79 years ago]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Former Maga loyalists question Trump’s sanity and lead calls for removal</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dumagueteinfo.com/board/threads/former-maga-loyalists-question-trumps-sanity-and-lead-calls-for-removal.75965/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Garcia)</author>
      <dc:creator>Garcia</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<span style="font-size: 22px"><b>Former Maga loyalists question Trump’s sanity and lead calls for removal</b><br />
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President’s past allies consider invoking 25th Amendment after president makes genocidal threats.<br />
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It&#039;s pretty obvious that he&#039;s insane, a complete narcissist and full on F crazy. Grandiose delusional ideas, he&#039;s lost completely the unnecessary Iran war which he started having been lied and mugged up by the Israelis. With attacking the pope he&#039;ll probably with good fortune have a stroke or heart...<br />
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      <title>Everybody Knows (music)</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Garcia)</author>
      <dc:creator>Garcia</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="https://x.com/i/status/2044805772421312757" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">https://x.com/i/status/2044805772421312757</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>When I grow up.......</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:27:01 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dumagueteinfo.com/board/threads/when-i-grow-up.75960/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (john boy)</author>
      <dc:creator>john boy</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A question often asked is; what would you like to be when you grow up?<br />
Well having just had a Central heating engineer reset my boiler, I have decided to be either a Dentist or a CH engineer!<br />
My last trip to the Dentist cost me £25, for less than three minutes, to tell me my teeth were OK.<br />
This morning having tried many times yesterday to reset the EPH control, the Engineer arrived and it took all of one minute to reset it, and two minutes longer for the paperwork! at a cost with VAT, £90!<br />
I...<br />
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      <title>Secretive Bilderberg group just met – but who knows what global elite said?</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:36:49 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dumagueteinfo.com/board/threads/secretive-bilderberg-group-just-met-but-who-knows-what-global-elite-said.75959/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Garcia)</author>
      <dc:creator>Garcia</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Secretive Bilderberg group just met – but who knows what global elite said?<br />
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<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/14/politicians-bilderberg-meeting" target="_blank" class="externalLink" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/14/politicians-bilderberg-meeting</a><br />
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I&#039;ll assume no one here was there, guest or otherwise. Seriously though WTF do they think they are?]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Not AI generated</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 23:51:04 +0000</pubDate>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Garcia)</author>
      <dc:creator>Garcia</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Maybe only Epstein knew her?]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Guess who 1961</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Garcia)</author>
      <dc:creator>Garcia</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Guess who?]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>War- Compassion- Charity</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:24:15 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dumagueteinfo.com/board/threads/war-compassion-charity.75945/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (john boy)</author>
      <dc:creator>john boy</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The UK &quot;Red Nose Day is this Friday also known as Comic Relief<br />
So this has had me thinking about how many other Charitable Organisations are there in the UK and around the world. The answer to my surprise was over 10 million!<br />
Obviously Charity&#039;s sometimes run out of funds from time to time and especially when people, due to inflation and high costs of living, cannot offer charitable amounts, for the benefit of less fortunate people.<br />
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The War in Iran has so far cost the USA $1 billion per...<br />
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      <title>Can the USA regain the lost trust</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:12:19 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dumagueteinfo.com/board/threads/can-the-usa-regain-the-lost-trust.75934/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Dutchie)</author>
      <dc:creator>Dutchie</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Arguably, the USA under president Trump has lost a lot of trust from the rest of the planet in different areas.<br />
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<li>The trust in the USA as a reliable ally has been shaken to the core, in the aftermath of <br />
a) wavering support for Ukraine in its defensive war with Russia,<br />
b) threats to the territory of allies like Denmark and Canada,<br />
c) the publication last December of the new US National Security Strategy<br />
    which made clear that the USA has lost its interest in and commitment to...</li>
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<a href="https://dumagueteinfo.com/board/threads/can-the-usa-regain-the-lost-trust.75934/" class="internalLink">Can the USA regain the lost trust</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!</title>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 08:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dumagueteinfo.com/board/threads/happy-birthday.75927/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Notmyrealname)</author>
      <dc:creator>Notmyrealname</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[On February 2nd 1946 a baby came into the world and today he is <b><span style="color: #ff0000">EIGHTY</span></b>!<br />
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He offers us, in frequent postings here, a set of Spiritual values that we appreciate and are thankful for.<br />
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He is called John Boy (<a href="https://dumagueteinfo.com/board/members/409/" class="username" data-user="409, @john boy">@john boy</a>) and I am sure we all hope he has a <span style="color: #ff0000"><b>Very Special Day</b></span> today on this his <span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="color: #660066"><b>80th Birthday</b></span></span>. <img src="/board/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/animated/band.gif" class="mceSmilie" alt=":band:" title="Band    :band:" /><img src="/board/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/animated/band.gif" class="mceSmilie" alt=":band:" title="Band    :band:" /><img src="/board/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/animated/band.gif" class="mceSmilie" alt=":band:" title="Band    :band:" />]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>I never knew that........</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (john boy)</author>
      <dc:creator>john boy</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We are never to old to learn.<br />
A couple of years ago we visited my wifes sister and her husband in Philadelphia, my first time in America, apart from a day trip over the Canada- American border.<br />
Just prior to our return from JFK, my sister in law showed us around the New York tourist sight&#039;s ( or is that sites?) for a couple of days.<br />
One of the places we visited was Brooklyn Bridge, it was part of a pleasant sunny day and plenty of visiters, like ourselves walking the bridge.<br />
Not realizing...<br />
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      <title>What if I died tomorrow?</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 02:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (john boy)</author>
      <dc:creator>john boy</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It might be a strange question, but it&#039;s one that came up in a family conversation yesterday. My late wifes death at an early age left me with problems I  had never forseen or thought of at that time.<br />
My youngest daughter and myself were discussing her future plans, having had her second child 7 months ago.<br />
With my own experience in mind, I asked her had they as a couple, taken out sufficient life insurance in case anything might happen to one or the other of them. Thankfully she replied...<br />
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      <title>Solar R.O.i.</title>
      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 01:32:42 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dumagueteinfo.com/board/threads/solar-r-o-i.75838/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (PatO)</author>
      <dc:creator>PatO</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[My wife wants to install solar.   I haven&#039;t looked at the expected cost but I don&#039;t believe solar gives an acceptable return on investment.  If that is the case, why are people installing solar?]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>What type of world will our grandchildren  inherit</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 13:31:23 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dumagueteinfo.com/board/threads/what-type-of-world-will-our-grandchildren-inherit.75909/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (john boy)</author>
      <dc:creator>john boy</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In light of the current world situation, Natural disasters, wars and unrest that holds the media attention, it begs the question, what&#039;s the future looking like for our children and our grandchildren.<br />
Can we really offer them hope for a better world to live in.<br />
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I search for answers to the hatred and non forgiveness that exists, the greed of the rich and powerful who put no value on human life.<br />
Egotistical attitudes of some world leaders who stand back while innocent people  suffer, at the...<br />
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      <title>The cost of Living in a Nursing home in old age, UK</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 14:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dumagueteinfo.com/board/threads/the-cost-of-living-in-a-nursing-home-in-old-age-uk.75893/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (john boy)</author>
      <dc:creator>john boy</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Having recently loss my sister, her funeral was last Wednesday, not only does it remind one of your own mortality, but it throws up the financial cost of living in a Nursing home for any length of time. Some people might find the subject taboo, to even talk about such things, however we all have to face the prospect of old age, at some point.<br />
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With that in mind, here are a few facts;<br />
The average price of care in the UK per week is between £900-£1200 per week depending in which part of the UK...<br />
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      <title>Leaving family behind</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 21:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dumagueteinfo.com/board/threads/leaving-family-behind.75476/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (cabb)</author>
      <dc:creator>cabb</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I&#039;m curious how tough moving to the Philippines was for those that have children and grand children in their home country.  In particular, if the children are just starting their adult life.  I realize you have facetime and other ways to connect, but I don&#039;t think that is the same as seeing them in person on occasion.  Do you travel once every year to two to see them or just rely on facetime?]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Fresh cream</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 08:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (Aotearoa)</author>
      <dc:creator>Aotearoa</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi there,<br />
<br />
Anyone know where to get fresh cream, not the UHT stuff? <br />
<br />
Thanks]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Stroke Recovery</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 09:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>https://dumagueteinfo.com/board/threads/stroke-recovery.11346/</link>
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      <author>invalid@example.com (PatO)</author>
      <dc:creator>PatO</dc:creator>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[So 15 months ago today I went in an ambulance to Silliman Hospital with a stroke.  Having talked to 3 friends here who have had strokes, they say mine was unfortunately a bad one.  I covered in earlier posts why I think I had a stroke and the first 12 months recovery, so I will update from today.<br />
I still have partial paralysis on my right leg, arm, and face, and my good side -left-  is numb.  I can wobbly walk on my own for about a kilometre, if my BIL is assisting me in case I start falling...<br />
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<a href="https://dumagueteinfo.com/board/threads/stroke-recovery.11346/" class="internalLink">Stroke Recovery</a>]]></content:encoded>
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