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  1. Crystalhead

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    Submit you take the loss as lesson learned, get someone else. As this is the Phils, no Foreigner would be advised to raise some issue with A Filipino. It will not end well in most cases and it can be years until some unfortunate consequence can rear up to bite your butt. along with some serious regrets. When the Locals start the gossip and you become the focus of it that's when it becomes "It's no fun in the Philippines anymore"

    Option 2 is find where he lives, show up with a long neck Tanduay, sing some Karaoke, bring some snacks for his Family, shake everyone's hand , chances are he will show up the following Monday to correct the issue.
     
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    Crystalhead, 29 mei 2022
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  2. charlyB

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    My builder is not from our Barangay so going there is not an option.
    I see the captain doing F'all in your case as another example of foreigner racism as you could be sure that if you owed the carpenter 10 peso the captain would be on it straight away.
    The way i look at it my builder is taking advantage of the fact that he is dealing with a foreigner and knows i cannot or would not take the kind of action that one of his own would i.e. chop him up with a bolo.
     
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    charlyB, 31 mei 2022
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  3. jimeve

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    Good luck with that. I took a so called carpenter to a barangay captain did F' all. My wife paid the guy in full before the work was completed and he never showed up after that. I could have filed a case against him and risked getting a hit man shooting me.
     
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    jimeve, 29 mei 2022
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    danbandanna DI Forum Patron Highly Rated Poster Showcase Reviewer Veteran Marines

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    Is your builder living in the Barangay, if so you can file a complaint with the Barangay Captain and he will be brought to arbitration
     
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    danbandanna, 29 mei 2022
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