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  1. alex

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    LOOK: Davao City Provides Shelter For The Homeless Foreigners
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    Minda Silvano, Action Officer of the City Social Services and Development Office in the Davao City (CSSDO), provided a temporary shelter to a German and 2 Americans who went through a lot of awful experiences while staying here in the Philippines.

    A 52-year-old German national Peter Muhamburg was rescued by the authorities after he was found roaming around the city for days. He claimed that he had a break up with his girlfriend who's a resident of Samal Island in Davao Del Norte.

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    Meanwhile, Ronal Kennedy, a 51-year-old American, stated that he was robbed upon arriving in Manila on his way to Davao City to meet his girlfriend.
    Unfortunately, their relationship turned into something miserable after his girlfriend reported him to police for allegedly beating her up. After that, the American national was sent to jail. Later on, the police referred him to the CSSDO for shelter.

    The other American is Hoyll Caldwell, a 66-year-old and bedridden who was kicked out from an inn he was staying for months now. He said that he could no longer afford to pay after the American government suspended his pension.

    “Although these type of clients are not the usual people that we provide services to, the city government could not just turn its back on them,” said Silvano.

    Silvano’s office has already been coordinating with the embassies of the foreigners to facilitate with their repatriation, through the help of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
     
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  2. Dave & Imp

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    Obviously potential Expats need better preparation financially, physically, mentally and emotionally before coming here. A realistic plan of financial survival here is necessary. There are few governmental safety nets here in the Philippines. Coming to Philippines expecting to have some form of income from within the country, is not valid thinking with the present laws (you can only own 40%, consequently you have no control over "your own" company , and you partners will come from a culture where corruption is rampart. There are many partners available that will be happy to assume ownership of the other 60%our your company with out any investment of their own). There are both natives and expats that are opportunists when it come to your finances. Permits for working here are difficult. Physically you need to know your health issues and the services available here to care for your present health issues, and potential health issues in your family background. Mentally you have to be ready for the challenge of being a minority with few rights, this is an experience most of us have not previously had to deal with in life. Expecting the same right as your mother company is unreasonable. Flexibility of thinking, and acceptance of situations you have not previously experienced is important. Emotionally the Filipino culture is much different from western cultures. If you come her as a single man, and expect to find "sleeping beauty" (or some other fairly tale character) ( or already have found her on the internet) you better open you eyes wide. Read, experience and learn as much as you can from others mistakes. The ladies here may be slight in physical form but do not under estimate their ability to out scam you, out lie you and generally out maneuver you in the world of romance (They love to use the laws here that are definitely written for protecting them, and leaving you vulnerable to having to buy your way out of a situations.) For those happily married members here, congratulations, but not all may married friend are totally happy here. Realize that coming here for romance that you are very vulnerable, while the innocent sweet young ladies you meet are not as naive as you think, and probably on top of the game in romance. At minimum the rules of relationship are definitely different from the Expat cultures and the native cultures.
    You have to be strong to survive in the Philippines. You will not arrive with the typical "networks" that you looked to for support in your mother country. If you do not realize that before you come here, with both a solid living plan and escape plan of your own you may find yourself in the position of the other noted in the article above. You need to be strong financially with a plan, mentally strong with perseverance and flexibility in thinking because you have never experience some of the challenges you will come up against here. You need to be mentally strong and capable with emotional stability necessary to navigate the "romance life culture" the Philippines. As Benjamin Franklin said a few centuries ago — 'If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!' The Philippines can be great if you have a plan, and know your intentions in being here .:smile:
     
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  3. robert k

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    Some people need a close and active support group around them, they just weren't meant to go it alone or never learned to live without a backstop. The guy whose "pension" was stopped? Probably social security and he probably missed the proof of life demand. One should have a few thousand USD (or equivalent) that you can lay your hands on at all times and when that is all you have left, it's time to go back from whence you came because you weren't making it in the Philippines, or wherever.

    I knew someone who had a nice nest egg, enough with his Social Security to last him the rest of his life if he husbanded it carefully. He blew through it in 20 months and if he sold everything he had to show for it, it might bring 400k pesos. It's all Social Security now. If he misses the proof of life, he will have extremely limited amount of time to get it straightened out before he will need help to last until he can get it straightened out. I don't think he has cash for a plane ticket out.
     
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    Dave that is a excellent read and i agree with every word you wrote.
     
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    You people might as well be lecturing your kids on the virtue of a clean room and then expecting that they'll get right to work cleaning after you close with your brilliant wisdom.

    Good of these guys in Davao to do what they can in creating this path for help with the resources they have. Thanks to all involved in getting this going.
     
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    I don't care if they keep their room or the toilet clean. I don't care if they pay their rent on time. They can even not bathe if they stay a full arms length away from me and down wind. This is more akin to keeping your air line unsnarled. Ensure you always have a path back to safety and you can always decide from that place if you want to dive back in.
     
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    I learned at an early age, "you made the bed, now lay in it."

    John Wayne said, "Life is tough and if you are stupid it is really tough."

    Where is personal responsibility in these cases? Each one of them had the money to pay for an airline ticket with an onward ticket and now they want someone else to take care of them.

    Forest Gump said, "Stupid is as stupid does."
     
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    Some things happen that you cannot planned for. Running out or not taking certain medications, being robbed and so on. It happens back in our country too. Stop being so bloody condescending and showing that you are better than everyone else. We don't know exactly what happened to all of these guys. It could happen to me. I know a raggedy American that walks around Dumaguete with empty pockets and is one step away from being homeless. Some foreigners arrive here with pockets half empty and survive quite nicely. You can explain some behavior away but you cannot explain all behavior away. Just my two cents.
     
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