Is the Forbes article about Dumaguete really making a difference?

And they are serious about that. There is a line up of them on the boulevard most evenings waiting to get their picture taken with the sign that says Duma-Get-Me and the explanation on the back of the sign explains the origins of the name Dumaguete came from the old days when girls would get snatched off the beach by foreign pirates (Yes I am paraphrasing as I cannot remember the exact wording of the sign but the girls like the idea and its probably good for sex tourism). I guess they want to go back to the good old days.

 

Nothing has changed. Girls are STILL getting snatched off the beach by foreigners. The girls just have to run a little slower because canes and walkers are clumsy in sand.

 

Depends on the location in the Philippines. Most metro regions I would agree and even city regulations about phasing out all suboptimal maintained vehicles to decongest the traffic or planning oneway systems are turning into the opposite. In many municipalities are the traffic and the pollution low. This counts also for several small cities like Bais, Bayawan, Tanjay and so on. In the Philippines it is like clean air, low traffic and few amenities versus lots of amenities, high traffic and high pollution.

 

Well then, expats, please be turtle-like in investing in those sprouting condos so that we can slow the downward life quality a bit.