Secular vs. religious I agree with all of this. This law places the Philippines in a rather embarrasing company with certain islamic states,...
??? I think there is some kind of misunderstanding here. Where did I write, that somebody should lie? What I did was outline the two...
Human trafficking The solution to the problem of human trafficking can never be to make it illigal for people to leave their own country. This...
A friend of mine has a girlfriend from Cebu, who has managed to secure herself a contract with a danish family, that is interested in having her...
Places to go There is a newly opened Joes Chicken Enata by the sea next to Sea Forest and Dream Park. This is north of Sibulan, so perhaps not...
Paving of road Hi Monsoonhunter It is great to hear, that the last piece of road on the national highway around the island will finally be...
Dumaguete by day/night I agree with Rhoody. In general Dumaguete is more interesting to visit in the evening than in the daytime, although its...
A day of from diving in Dauin Which market are you talking about? There is a public market in Dumaguete, and this is open every day. It is...
Taking advantage of others Without having any chance of knowing for sure, isn`t that what this case is all about in the first place? The...
Dmgt. - Sipalay transport There are two ways to get from Dumaguete to Sipalay: The highway along the southern coast (Bayawan) or the inland...
Why am I here I still have my fiancee and my daughter in the country thats why. My self, I am in Denmark most of the time to earn money and...
I think you are right on this one. And we don`t have to go that far to find examples either. It is not more than a year or so ago, that a security...
The point of the thread That is exactly the point in my opinion. The Philippines has a lot of laws, most of them completely ridiculous like...
Sport activities There is a tennis court in Motong Road about 2½ km from the city center. You can rent courts here pr. hour, but I have no idea...
I agree, that the development on Phuket has had a cost in the form of environmental damage. However, is that not true for all kinds of economic...
Banks and visas Not really. I know foreign nationals, who are happy to use China Bank. Personally I am a satisfied customer of Bank of...
Gentle robbers / crime all over the world On the first one, I agree. These robbers were indeed gentle, or maybe the better describtion is,...
Mass turism and economic development "so e mega foreign owned resort never has been and never will be a route out of poverty, it merely...
Rent vs. own As mentioned in another thread, there does not really seem to be any relation between rental rates and advertised sales prices in...
Spend some more money and be happy in the long run! I agree with 415GEM. You CAN buy a used car for 50.000 peso in the Philippines, but for...
