U.S official refuses to help u.s citizen

There is a lot more to the story than is being told, I know a few bits and pieces I can share and a few rumors I will not share. In my opinion rumors have less creditably than a newspaper article. I would have conversations with Robert Oest in the past. He told me over 6 months ago he got evicted from where he was living in Dauin, and had found a boarding house situation in Dumaguete. He became very keen on moving to Vietnam and told me all about it, the food and environment especially. His physical appearance and attire seemed to acceptable previously to going to Vietnam. He disappear for a while, 2 to 6 weeks, and then I saw him again. Asking about Vietnam, he replied he "went there but ran out of money in a couple of weeks". Upon his return his physical appearance state seem to deteriorate. He would also hit me up to 50 P at Robinson Mall to go back to Dumaguete. I had been told he was also hitting up a lot of the expats for money, some successfully and other not so successfully (rumor). The last I saw him was less than two weeks ago at the new McDonalds, and it appeared he was trying to beg some money from a Filipina and her children.

So this economic lifestyle situation has been going on for many months, and he never mentioned to me about not being able to get funds from the US. I had not spoken to him in over a month.

There obviously is a lot more to the story than is being told currently in the press, but I certainly do not have anywhere near a full story. It is disappointing that the US Government did not offer some simple solution such as a free call home or to his bank, but I can not make a judgement based on the information I know, or have read at this time. Frankly there is too much conflicting information for a good assessment of the situation in my opinion. I wish him the best and would offer my help but he seems sort of confused on finding a good solution for himself.

 

Or as the leader of this forum why don't you contact him?

 

Please

Please read again. He has a pension but no atm.

 

Assuming the the role doesn't change by country, which would make sense. Seem like the text book case for them to get involved. Have any American's used him?

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I agree with @Dave&Imp Robert have some mental health issues he was ban from the old Macdonalds because he started yelling at the staff and almost becoming violent, he really was not a good image for expats I hope he gets back home and gets some psych help

 

Don't tell me Social Security cut him off because they did not receive a form from him....

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