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The time has come the Walrus said to speak of many things...
Of Roosters, pigs and hens, and all the Yokelling
Once you found, your great escape from the daily grudge and grime,
you lelt old Englands shores, away from immigrants and crime
The grass for you was greener then, in the land of sun and smiles
Now wishing for the city life, along with all its trial's

 

Filipino people generally are very reluctant to complain, ever. Whether it is noise, corruption, long waiting lines, political scandals, minimum wage increases barely compensating inflation, bad schools, whatever, they don't complain.
Obviously part of the reason for accepting whatever negative experiences is that a life is rather cheap here. Live and let live, literally.
Sadly the lack of protest is also a big part of why nothing really changes here, keeping the country backward.
With the right policies and an engaged population this country could move to become a developed nation within two decades, but I doubt it will happen.

 

They don't want a conflict with their neighbors.

 

I must be the luckiest guy in Dumaguete, living in a subdivision that I often compare to an oasis of quiet with no streetdogs, no neighbours with loud dogs either, no roosters nearby, no pigs or chicken farm, main road just far enough away that we only hear the occasional big bike with a rider that wants his presence to be known far and wide.
Of course there is the occasional karaoke party, but even those are rather modest in both duration and volume.
Anyone interested to buy a place here, there's currently several houses for sale here (not very cheap though).
The one below is not for sale.

 

It's more fun in the Philippines, Coronation Street/ Eastenders eat you heart out !

 

I thought I would share my first experience with talking to a Barangay Captain. The outcome wasn't unexpected based on 15 years of DI experience. I have neighbor who built behind where I already had a house. Of course, he had to have 4 dogs, that look like death warmed over, and a couple of roosters. Now mind you these are 300 sqm lots, so we are back to back and live in a subdivision. Against the advice of my wife, but out of curiousity, I went to the Barangay Captain to understand my rights (or lack thereof). I did not open a grievance. This was a meeting to understand things a little better. I'm well aware, whose country this is and that the Rooster is the national bird, but there has to be some limits to rooster habitats. The rooster infestation was a non-starter, but the smell from the rooster was something that could be addressed. It also appears that mistreating your own dogs could be an issue. After some back and forth with comparing rooster noise to thunder, we got to the smell part. It was suggested that I put in AC so the windows could be closed. When I brought up the cost of AC, it was suggested I pay for solar to reduce the electricity cost. At this point, I could see that there was much option other than to put out a contract on the rooster. I haven't investigated the consequences of this. Just kidding. It did come out that if there were HOA documents, then you might have a leg to stand on. I'm still working that angle. My advice is if you move into a subdivision get a copy of the CC&R (rules and regulations) to make sure your quiet existence doesn't get trampled on by a rooster. Peace out.