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The law goes into effect today I believe, and SIM card holders have until the end of June to register. For post-paid accounts with Smart, the process was easy. We got text messages from Smart, and...

Not as good as it might first appear. The peso is at almost $1: Php55 true, but inflation is running at about 5% and for some goods up to 8%, so many commodities have started it rise in price rather...

Thanks for responding to his even more asinine that usual post. Your rebuttal reminded me to put him on my "ignore" list, which I did promptly after reading your post. I had been meaning to do that...

I don't know your location in the country, but your generalization should not include Davao as I've never been asked for my vaccination cards, and most of the places I frequent no longer bother with...

Thanks DD for pointing out that "upscale Filipina career girls" are not synonymous with the P4 P variety most guys on this board appear to seek. Filipina doctors, lawyers, nurses and business...

This might be of interest to some planning travel here: https://philippineslifestyle.com/iatf-updates-protocols-for-arriving-foreign-nationals/.

It appears that the borders are open and actually...

Let's add to that the uncertainty about whether the 30 day tourist visa can be extended. According to some, at this point, there's no intention to extend it beyond 30 days, but I've no idea if that's...

I should not have posted the link above without having first checked the date, which I failed to do. The date of the article was 14 January, which preceded the date of the announcement of a couple of...

I think that anyone offering clear predictions is doing so on the basis of hunches. As you rightly pointed out, rules changes and "mandatory" checks may actually be true or may be ignored totally,...

Yesterday, I posted a link to a news article quoting a government official that the country would open again for tourists on or about 10 February. Today, another newspaper claims that the decision...

https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1919432/manila/local-news/ph-to-accept-tourists-from-non-visa-required-countries-by-feb-10

Effective on or about 10 February foreigners are going to be welcome...

For whatever this is worth, the Government of the Philippines released a statement today saying that, effective 16 February, all foreigners entering the country will be required to show proof of full...

The Philippines has just announced that it will begin to allow fully vaccinated foreigners back into the country beginning on February 18. Here’s the link:...

I have worked with and for USAID in more than 30 countries, over approximately 4 decades, and never did I witness any behavior analogous to that of a "a criminal mafia," which is a tautological term....

https://youtu.be/g5STK9K9IjU

This is a video of less than 2 minutes in length, that describes the nightmare aftermath of the typhoon.

GE.

I do't have enough facts to form an opinion, and I'm mystified. Perhaps the rest of the world is too focused on dealing with the succeeding waves of COVID crises to divert attention and funds for...

The number of regions and localities affected by the recent typhoon is greater than it was for Yolanda, though the latter was a stronger storm. The problem here appears to be getting sufficient...

Guinness,

If you don't plan to travel with any antibiotics (and the Z-Pack is a good suggestion) you can hit any doctor's office in just about any city and get a prescription for same without...

I think all of us who live here suspected that this would happen. On the good news side of the ledger, the government is now undertaking a massive effort to vaccinated up to 3 million people a day,...

I thought about pasting a few links here to the government reports that seem to proliferate daily on various local websites, but I decided against it since doing so might add to the confusion of...

Per WC's recent post, it's a mistake to look for any sort of consistency in Covid response here, as the situation on the ground varies so dramatically both from city to city and, within cities, from...

Manila, Cebu and CDO are all going into the most stringent quarantine conditions on 1 August, and I don't think the police are going to take any crap about ignoring curfew. My guess is that any...

I understand the cynicism, but here in Davao at least, it's not warranted. The government has been running a consistent, ever more pervasive campaign to get as many people vaccinated as possible and...

The first 1. 6 million doses of J&J arrived two days ago, though the article I read did not indicate where they would ultimately be used in the country.

GE.

On the other hand, there is free software that allows you to enter information into PDF files. But, you're right, it's a hassle and one of the small inconveniences of living here I suppose. I've been...