Haha [emoji23]. Right, I don’t think the cruise line industry would survive 1 week with alcohol free cruises. But at the same time, there has been talk of denying tourist visa waivers for Americans in the recent past, signaling to us that income from that source is no longer much concern to the country. Without the 30 day visa upon arrival and having to go to an embassy at home, US tourist travel would be 99.9% stopped.

Things are different here now.

Agree, hard drugs are a problem; the Negros FB page is full of buy and bust shabu operations that occur so close to where I live as to become very disconcerting. And the people arrested look quite normal, not appearing like the dirtbag drug pushers you might see in the movies.

Also on another page (not NO) there are pictures of a liquor bust; illegal Emperador was being illegally transported in high quantities on a motorbike.

Shocking.

And the coconut trees have continued their production of tuba sap throughout the quarantines.

I recently found that one person I know, in Cebu, is making ginger beer at home. I will not mention the ingredients, everyone of which is commonly available here at local stores. He claims it tastes very good.

Take that, liquor ban.

Townsend has a simple ginger beer recipe on the Internet that began in the USA in the 18th century, courtesy of our British colonizers of the time. George Washington probably drank it lol. People have been making it to this day. The only reason I point this one out is because it is ready so quickly, 12-16 hours. Usually you see 48 hours min or even 2 weeks. Barley, malts and hop recipes all take longer.

This colonial brew just takes 12 hours from start to “bottling”, into empty but very clean 1.5l Pepsi bottles.

Warning: Having posted this, it is always the responsibility of the reader to observe all local laws and EOs for any activity performed in the pursuit of beer.


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My guess is a lot of people with no work to go to and a bunch of relief money in hand will party until they are broke.
In my home town every month the welfare cheques are paid. For about a week after cheque day the number of drug overdoses skyrockets. DUIs and drunken bar brawls and asaults are high. After the party is over the welfare people line up at food bank until the next cheque arrived.