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@PalawOne I only have a very simple observation: As with NATO which I am no longer a fan of treaties where my country, the USA, is not a part of the region being "defended". True, we do have an interest in keeping the shipping lanes open but so does ... Read More

@stevenkirchner2 Your welcome. Read More

i saw the following on the internet: Like many countries, the Philippines will tax you based on whether or not you are considered a resident. To be a resident in the Philippines, you will have to stay longer than 180 days in a calendar year. Do US ... Read More

@bigpearl Hoping for your fast recovery Steve. You seem very resilient yourself. Read More

@mati_steveThe VAWA violence against women act is pretty ominous. Any woman you are having sex with could jail you on the basis of a serious argument. It applies to everybody, not just °µÍø½ûÇøs but that does not say it is "fair". Foreigners are more ... Read More

Been chatting with Grab drivers whenever I use Grab Car in the Philippines. They said that any collision between scooters/motorcycles (aka two-wheels) and any 4-wheeled vehicles, it will always be the fault on the 4-wheeled vehicle. Sounds very ... Read More

Why go to China to buy counterfeit goods, you can stay home and do it. - @Enzyte BobI have been to Shenzhen and Beijing a number of times on my previous job. For tourism it really isn't that great. I guess you can see the great wall and the small ... Read More

@Moon Dog A similar thing happened to my Filipina GF last week. She transferred P9000 to her GCash account in the morning and was going to go to pay her electric later that afternoon with it. When she went to pay, the money was gone. I don't have ... Read More

@swt90alum I've purchased many items off of Amazon and had them sent to the Philippines, but Amazon finds local delivery services to deliver the parcels, and that's where sometimes that Quality service you're accustomed to gets lost in the shuffle. ... Read More

@Moab762 I will simply say, it will definitely be a tricky one. I wanted to bring my vehicle here to Cebu, since it was only 1 yr old, but the Duties and Tariff charges were nearly twice the cost of the vehicle. I opted to leave it in the US. I was ... Read More

There is only one thing I use here in the US that comes from Australia, loin of lamb. I get it from Costco. So in exchange for loin of lamb, US exports nuclear subs to Oz? - @Jackson4I love the Australian lamb; the Aussies got that one right. Their ... Read More

@Enzyte Bob 14K. Included packing and unpacking and 3 months storage before shipping - @gregparker6201 In 2017 we paid 14K for a 40 foot container shipped from Cary NC to Dumaguete door to door. Including packing all items in the house and loading ... Read More

@bigpearl...but to force the hands of fair trade agreements smacks of dictatorship...Wow. Anybody who forces trade partners to begin trading fairly is a dictator. So, for China, EU and Canada to insist on UNfair trade practices is democracy in ... Read More

@bigpearl Yes Dan the cute little Penguins and an obviously well researched stuff up, bit like the well researched tariffs that are up and down like a seesaw, off now, on now but doubled. 2 weeks, 90 days, not very well thought out.You cover many ... Read More