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[Col Law]

Asked the long term prospect to go on the pill, her response was, can you buy it (embarrassed) maybe, so my question is, can it be purchased over the counter, or is a prescription required as the uk

[Fast Buck Artist]

HIV-AIDS epidemic looms in Phl

By Marvin Sy (The Philippine Star)

MANILA, Philippines. All of the necessary ingredients for an AIDS epidemic are present in the country. 'With the current infection rate, around 1, 500 Filipinos need to get into anti-retroviral treatment (ART). This means that the country has to spend at least P45 million each year for the purchase of anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs for their life span, ' Sen. Santiago said.

She said that by 2015, the number of those who would need ART could reach 6, 900, costing the government P207 million to support the treatments annually. A full-blown epidemic would entail an annual cost of P50 million.

Santiago has filed Senate Resolution 658 calling for an inquiry into the alarming increase in HIV infections and the necessity of funding HIV prevention programs that include the provision of services to populations most at risk of being infected.

HIV prevention programs include HIV education, counseling and testing, diagnostic and treatment of other sexually transmitted infections, and access to commodities that promote safe sex such as lubricants.

Santiago noted that condom use in the country remains low while having multiple sexual partners is common.

The Philippines is now one of seven countries in the world with increasing numbers of new cases. The others are Armenia, Bangladesh, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan.

Santiago is also one of the principal authors and sponsors of the Reproductive Health bill in the Senate.

200 new cases.



The number of new HIV / AIDS cases in the country is nearing the 8, 000 mark as 200 new cases were recorded in a month.

The Philippine HIV / AIDS registry showed that from January 1984 to October 2011, a total of 7, 884 cases have been recorded; 937 of them had progressed into AIDS, while 339 had died.

In October, the number of cases recorded was 92 percent higher than 104 cases in October 2010.

Public health records showed that 97 percent of the cases were males. The median age was 27 years but ranged from 15 to 65. The 20 to 29 age group had the most number of cases. Fifty four percent of the new cases were from the National Capital Region.

The males having sex with males sector (MSM) is still the leading contributor of new cases, accounting for 85 percent of the new cases. Seventeen injecting drug users (IDU) contracted the virus by sharing contaminated needles.

Of the 200 new cases, only one case, that of a 27-year-old male, had progressed to AIDS. He was infected through bisexual contact. No AIDS-related death was recorded in October.

This year. 1,869 new HIV cases were recorded. 72 of which had progressed to AIDS.

[Stroker Ace88]

Stroker. The link I pasted to the BoI website says it all.

http://immigration.gov.ph/index.php?...1432&Itemid=78

There is not much more to say except that the so-called Annual Report is simply a need for all persons holding an Immigrant Visa (ACR or ICR Card) to report to the BoI within the first 60 days of each year so that they can be documented and the ACR or ICR Card can be checked against the holder. Cost is 310 php, and they have a special line and desk at BOI in Manila to handle it. There is no need to fill up any forms. Just hand over the ACR card and 310 php and you are done. As I said in my original post. It took me exactly 4 minutes because I asked a few questions.

I have done it meticulously each year so there have been no hassles. [SNIP]

RK,

Thanks for the link and the explanation. Personally I like the last line on the link. It states,"As for aliens who are below 14 years of age or 65 years old and above, it shall be the duty of their parents or legal guardians or representatives to make the report on their behalf".

That made me LOL. I guess it gives the 65+ group the option of having a rep do the paperwork for them, making things easier. I wonder if they get free entry at the movies on Sundays like the local 65+ do? JK.

[Red Kilt]

RK,

Can you post more info on the annual BoI report and how it all works? I do not currently reside in the Philippines but plan to in the near future and I am very interested in your thoughts and over-all experience on this subject.

Stroker

Stroker. The link I pasted to the BoI website says it all.

http://immigration.gov.ph/index.php?...1432&Itemid=78

There is not much more to say except that the so-called Annual Report is simply a need for all persons holding an Immigrant Visa (ACR or ICR Card) to report to the BoI within the first 60 days of each year so that they can be documented and the ACR or ICR Card can be checked against the holder. Cost is 310 php, and they have a special line and desk at BOI in Manila to handle it. There is no need to fill up any forms. Just hand over the ACR card and 310 php and you are done. As I said in my original post - it took me exactly 4 minutes because I asked a few questions.

I have done it meticulously each year so there have been no hassles. A colleague who forgot to do it last year and just rocked up this year thinking he would pay the fine etc ended up spending around half a day as he needed to pay not only the 2 years of fee (620 php) but ALSO a 5000 php fine and needed to go to a special line and also needed to pay at the regular cashier booth which had the usual 50 persons in front of him.

I don't know if they check whether the Report has been completed when an ACR holder leaves the country and if not whether it causes any hassles at departure because I have always paid mine. The woman on the desk told me that my report was documented onto the microchip on my card so I imagine thay can check it at Immigration when you leave.
In your case Stroker, if you are not in the country then you cannot pay it because it is due only between that first 60 days.

In all respects it seems to me to be another revenue-raising activity as there must be many people who don't know about it and carry on blissfully unaware despite Commissioner David warning "that those who fail to make the annual report will be meted administrative fines or face deportation proceedings".

[Stroker Ace88]

Remember guys that March 2 is deadline if you have to do an Annual Report.

Cost is 310 php. Takes about 3 minutes.

http://immigration.gov.ph/index.php?...1432&Itemid=78

RK,

Can you post more info on the annual BoI report and how it all works? I do not currently reside in the Philippines but plan to in the near future and I am very interested in your thoughts and over-all experience on this subject.

Stroker

[Gangles]

Fellow mongers,

I am staying in a hotel which is specifically set up for mongers, including a sports bar with bargirls. Bf is 1500, long time.

Hotel is the Arizona, in Barrio Baretto, Olongapo.

G

[GregLondon]

Police have got very short attention spans. Think of National Geographic and the hyenas. They don't stay long when theres fresh meat to follow. If he skips town for a month or so maybe would be ok. Unless of course police have told security staff in his condo to give them a call if they see him. Either way, he should keep a few open tickets ready and handy.

This situation is now (hopefully) resolved. The other girls informed the cuprit that my friend has left for BKK. After a day or two she called them to say that she had not really wanted to deport him just to frighten him and that she had now told the police she didn't wish to pursue, It also seems that the pics she took were less compromising than thought as they were old photos of girls she doesn't know rather than the new ones including her and the others. I am guessing she wants to mend her fences with the other girls now that the chance for blackmail has gone. Anyhow one of the girls recorded this admission on her phone so its difficult for her to mount a case.

What is clear to me is that naughty pics can be a real hostage to fortune with huge downside so if you realy need to take them ensure they are highly secure. As others have said having girls staying in an apartment can have serious downsides as they can be difficult to get out without making a bitter and potentially dangerous ememy.

[Red Kilt]

Remember guys that March 2 is deadline if you have to do an Annual Report.

Cost is 310 php. Takes about 3 minutes.

http://immigration.gov.ph/index.php?...1432&Itemid=78

[Econo Tech]

Are you kidding me? Seems like you just described one of my Pinay in Thailand. Grown ass woman 31 years old with a hell of an imagination. Even when the gig is up she still swears by her lies.

No kidding.

Talk about a Pinay in Thailand.

I met one, and she insisted that she is a Muay Thai instructor there in Bangkok and every time she wins a fight, she is put up in Sheraton Sukhomvit to recuperate, by the bookies it seems.

Oh, she said she is from Mindanao and cannot go home, as she killed a girl in a fight-to-finish kick boxing contest. And while she had won 50, 000 $, the dead girls family decided to kill the winner and had shot up her 'convoy' and when she managed to get to Manila, she had been told that she must leave Philippines and never come back or she will be 'eliminated'

And apparently she is doing facial reconstruction, with the money she is earning teaching in Bangkok. Etc. Etc.

Or so she used to say, when she was in Singapore.

[Red Kilt]

Just wondering what smart phone or tablet you used to post your report. It has hard returns throughout and a few guys here have been trying to figure out if the cause is a specific brand of electronics or maybe you are 'return happy'.

Very informative post Stroker.

Re these funny "hard return" posts. Guys need to realise that you just type out your post as normal and ignore the words that seem to be split at the end of sentences. The software auto corrects that.

It just reinforces my opinion that very few guys preview their post before uploading. Even DS is guilty of that on his own forum.

If you preview it you will see the way it appears when you post it. (Guys would also see that when I D is posted it comes out as I'd)

[Sammon]

Has anyone had any experience with girls with police connections?

A friend has a problem derived from living with a number of Phil GFs in a condo in Phils with other girls visiting regularly. Two of them were becoming difficult and so he asked them to leave. This was probably not done as diplomatically as it could have been and one of them claims to have gone to the police and shown them a folder of raunchy pics inc 3 somes. All the girls living in the Condo were in their 20s but a couple of those visiting were 18 and looked rather young.

She texted the other girls to leave the condo immediately and they did along with my friend. Of course this could all be bluff, but worryingly he found that the previous day the relevant folder on his computer had been tampered with by the girl in question and she had also synched her iphone contacts with his laptop and that there were now half a dozen police contacts on his laptop. The other girl in question confirmed that this girl has several close police friends including one who was supporting her through school and she met them that night to tell them of the situation in the condo. When one of the girls used my friends phone to call the girl it was answered by a male who spoke good English and asked who she was, there was an immediate call back to ask whether he could speak to my friend but the girl reponded that he wasnt there.

Anyone with any experience of this type of situation and assessment of how serious the situation is and recommended courses of action?

Obviously there are many lessons to be learned from this story both for my friend and others but would appreciate any constructive advice and shared experience to the board or via PM.

There are pitfalls in living with girl or girls. These girls obviously have nothing to fall back on. If the foreigner takes care of all bills they do not want to find a job. Once they start living with you cannot kick them out easily for any reason. Maybe best way is saying you are going back to your country because of an emergency and not sure when will be back. Once outside send some friend to advice the girls to leave since owner decded to rent the place.

Always be on the guard with even the girl who professes love. Scorned girls are dangerous in their own countries. Always can hire a real estate agent to sell or rent your place who will tell the girls to leave.

[Stroker Ace88]

Some advise from the regulars please. I am planning to finally make my first trip to Manila and Cebu.

I have mongered in several different countries. But after a few trips to KL, Malaysia I ended up with one trip Where it was so hot and humid during the day That I spent every day in my room under the ac fan just trying to survive.

The cost of the trip to the Philippines is a lot for me (I just don't earn what many regulars earn) So I want to be sure that the time that I spend there is used to the maximum. Please advise on the best time of year to monger based on temperature.

If you want to visit the Philippines at a time of the year when the temperature is cooler my advice would be to visit September through December. Generally cooler with more rain and clouds. The temperature varies according to what part of the Philippines you will visit, but keep in mind the Philippines has a tropical climate and heat and high humidity are possible year round. Summer months in the Philippines are March-May, rainy season June-November.

And availabilty of lower priced girls. Is there a time of year when there is less competition from other mongers.

Or is this not an issue at any time of the year.

WTF do you mean by "lower priced girls"? Bars and freelance girls do not reduce prices at any time just because there might be less guys around. Just doesn't happen so no cheap charlie sales for you. Full price all year round. If you can spend the money for airfare and a hotel room you can afford the girls. If you come to the Philippines and expect to get free p*ssy better stay home with your dick in your hand, problem solved. The rates for girls are generally cheaper than in some other places but certainly not free. Sorry to burst your cheap charlie bubble, but there are no coupons in mongering.

And is there a time of year when room prices and flights are lower.

Room prices are always expensive (over priced) in the Philippines with some increased prices during festivals, Chinese New Year and during the supposed foreigner 'high season' which is roughly the middle of December to the end of March when colder weather moves into North America and parts of Europe.

Flights are always expensive and you neglected to post your location (North America, Europe, other SEA country). If you are flying to the Philippines from NA there are two softer shoulder seasons, mid-March to late May and another September to early December when some lower airfare prices can be had.

Just wondering what smart phone or tablet you used to post your report. It has hard returns throughout and a few guys here have been trying to figure out if the cause is a specific brand of electronics or maybe you are 'return happy'.

[Mr Enternational]

Are you kidding me? Seems like you just described one of my Pinay in Thailand. Grown ass woman 31 years old with a hell of an imagination. Even when the gig is up she still swears by her lies.

And not to rub it in too, Pinays are famously known to hyper multiply their imaginations. Including one who claimed that she sleeps with the President's head bodyguard and all. All the while when she is living in a shanty town in Tondo!

Oh, I have also heard and started to believe a lot of Pinay fantasies. Like how they make people disappear, and that they can destroy people. Of course, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, but not to the extent that a pinay make believes.

Oh wait, don't bother asking them, they believe their own crap so much they can pass lie detectors!

[Fast Buck Artist]

Obviously there are many lessons to be learned from this story both for my friend and others but would appreciate any constructive advice and shared experience to the board or via PM.

I did meet a jailbaiter once, who showed up to our date with a surprise "friend" who looked about 14 year old. Within 5 minutes of meeting she was very insistent that I should invite this minor to my house cause "she was interested in poriners". She brought a digicam for the occasion, as well as the cam in her phone. How much more obvious can it get?

Don't bring riffraff to your house, especially one that is your property!

[Dodger1308]

Some advise from the regulars please.

I am planning to finally make my first trip to Manila and Cebu.

Firstly let me thank all the regulars for their contributions. You paint an amazing picture.

I have mongered in several different countries.

But after a few trips to KL, Malaysia I ended up with one trip.

Where it was so hot and humid during the day.

That I spent every day in my room under the ac fan just trying to survive.

The cost of the trip to the Philippines is a lot for me (I just don't earn what many regulars earn)

So I want to be sure that the time that I spend there is used to the maximum.

Please advise on the best time of year to monger based on temperature.

And availabilty of lower priced girls. Is there a time of year when there is less competition from other mongers.

Or is this not an issue at any time of the year.

And is there a time of year when room prices and flights are lower.

Thanking you in advance