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[WestCoast1]

Another report on the PI opening but unfortunately specifically referencing Tourist Visas still not being issued.

https://www.thenationalnews.com/trav...from-february/

Sorry, no direct reference to sex tourists. 😁.

Well then, I take back the celebratory pic. Don't look.

[Goferring]

Good catch. Even more important, there's no specific mention of sex tourists. If they really wanted tourists back, surely they would have made reference to sex tourists. I guess we're back on hold.

Another report on the PI opening but unfortunately specifically referencing Tourist Visas still not being issued.

https://www.thenationalnews.com/trav...from-february/

Sorry, no direct reference to sex tourists. 😁.

[Soapy Smith]

There are still no Tourists allowed!

And this link is also not saying that. There is not an single word about Tourists, because Tourists are still not allowed to enter the Country. Read it again. There is no word about Tourists.

Still no Tourists! When you have an source with the Information that PH will open to Tourists (and not foreign travelleres, which does not mean tourists) please post it here and not these fake news.

Good catch. Even more important, there's no specific mention of sex tourists. If they really wanted tourists back, surely they would have made reference to sex tourists. I guess we're back on hold.

[WestCoast1]

Posted 08-07-20.

Boy that post didn't age well!

Two things about that:

1) Its 17 months later.

2) For about 8 months into the lockdown, even SRRV holders weren't allowed back in.

[Rick Rock]

Here's to Group 2! I'll be applying for SRRV next year when all this bullshit blows over.

Posted 08-07-20.

Boy that post didn't age well!

[WestCoast1]

The Philippines has just announced that it will begin to allow fully vaccinated foreigners back into the country beginning on February 18. Heres the link: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1165425?fbclid=IwAR1JoJczKiKIM3hgpU0_XQDw0Yy8KCZv1Rr55oLb3xXxwQpkAH5Cs-gILoo

GE.

The floodgates are about to open! Good work GE.

Well then, another celebratory pic.

[DzikaBomba]

The Philippines has just announced that it will begin to allow fully vaccinated foreigners back into the country beginning on February 18. Heres the link: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1165425?fbclid=IwAR1JoJczKiKIM3hgpU0_XQDw0Yy8KCZv1Rr55oLb3xXxwQpkAH5Cs-gILoo.

There are still no Tourists allowed!

And this link is also not saying that. There is not an single word about Tourists, because Tourists are still not allowed to enter the Country. Read it again. There is no word about Tourists.

The link is only about foreign nationals entering the PH. That means Visa Holders, Family, Business visas and so on.

Still no Tourists! When you have an source with the Information that PH will open to Tourists (and not foreign travelleres, which does not mean tourists) please post it here and not these fake news.

[Mdemde]

The Philippines has just announced that it will begin to allow fully vaccinated foreigners back into the country beginning on February 18. Heres the link: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1165425?fbclid=IwAR1JoJczKiKIM3hgpU0_XQDw0Yy8KCZv1Rr55oLb3xXxwQpkAH5Cs-gILoo

GE.

Meanwhile, here in Cebu City, the Authorities have just tightened down on the hours for the overnight curfew. Curfew hours were 12 midnight to 3 am, now it's from 11 pm to 4 am, meaning all restaurants and pubs have to close before 11 pm.

And 3 days ago Cebu City went to Alert Level 3, so visitors are no longer allowed into my condo building. As far as I am aware, the s / t hotels are still allowed to open. I went to one in Consolacion yesterday with a couple of my regulars and it was open.

After the storm of December 16, many s/t hotels had to close because they lost their electricity and water supply during the storm. A few of them managed to get hold of generators so were able to open.

[GoodEnough]

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: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1165425?fbclid=IwAR1JoJczKiKIM3hgpU0_XQDw0Yy8KCZv1Rr55oLb3xXxwQpkAH5Cs-gILoo

GE.

[Albert9989]

Unimaginable hard times now and to come for months if not years. If you can do something to help do it.

I am doing, small help, but needs are huge.

[Dg8787]

Seems that things are not improving a lot.

Some chat from inabanga Bohol.

Unimaginable hard times now and to come for months if not years. If you can do something to help do it.

[MamaGuevos]

I read the article....For example this excerpt:

[I]"///o put it simply, Gayle Smith is one of the top spooks in the United States///[/B]..

That is hilarious. If it is true, it would explain the lack of intelligence coming from the CIA. For the record, my daughter works for USAID in Asia. She would be an even less believable intelligence officer than Gayle Smith. USAID is not an arm of the CIA. That is completely absurd paranoid nonsense.

[Albert9989]

Seems that things are not improving a lot.

Some chat from inabanga Bohol.

[WestCoast1]

Here is a link on USAID, the CIA's bandaid on their crimes. There are thousands more https://www.telesurenglish.net/opini...0919-0013.html.

I looked up your source. TeleSUR is an "alternative" "news" outlet hosted by the Venezuelan government and initially created by Hugo Chavez in 2007. I think it's helpful to consider the possible bias--or legitimacy--of online sources before advancing them as factual.

I read the article. Its very short, only about 3 paragraphs. Its filled with innuendo, offers no sources, and offers proof of nothing. For example this excerpt:

"Today, the USAID is headed by Gayle Smith, formerly the Special Advisor to President Barack Obama and Senior Director of the National Security Council. To put it simply, Gayle Smith is one of the top spooks in the United States, someone who told the CIA what to do.

Today, this former spook is running a multi-billion dollar aid agency with thousands of employees or contractors operating world wide. Who knows who is an agent and who is a real aid worker when it comes to USAID."

That is my boldface. Its possible that Gayle Smith is a top "spook" in the US. But the author provides no background or proof of such. Is the reader expected to do the author's work and start googling every point in the article? Not exactly hard-hitting journalism, and it would be hard to believe anything from Telesource after reading that. And for those interested in PM's post, I would suggest reading the entire short article and judge for yourself.

Here are a few more doozies that I just made up:

"Who knows who is an agent and who is a real parishioner at my church".

"Who knows who is an agent and who is a real student in my son's third grade class".

You get the idea. Its more an opinion piece than journalism.

[Soapy Smith]

USAID is generally regarded as a CIA front. No doubt you were well paid. How about one single field report? Just link to one actual report you gave. All I know is when I reported from Angeles, you objected to my English that I called putas skanks. Here is a link on USAID, the CIA's bandaid on their crimes. There are thousands more https://www.telesurenglish.net/opini...0919-0013.html.

I looked up your source. TeleSUR is an "alternative" "news" outlet hosted by the Venezuelan government and initially created by Hugo Chavez in 2007. I think it's helpful to consider the possible bias--or legitimacy--of online sources before advancing them as factual.