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I just watched a move on NetFlix called "Metro Manila. " Very realistic and illuminating, and shot onsite in Manila. Check it out.

RG.

[QUOTE=RadicalGuy;1637010]I just watched a move on NetFlix called "Metro Manila. " Very realistic and illuminating, and shot onsite in Manila. Check it out.

RG.[/QUOTE]Can't get Netflix here in Metro Manila to watch Metro Manila.

[QUOTE=Slippery;1637132]Can't get Netflix here in Metro Manila to watch Metro Manila.[/QUOTE]Not surprising. Very vew people there have internet fast enough for Netflix.

[QUOTE=EconoTech;1636468]You may learn your sea legs by working of Filipinas in HK on DIA, to get a feel. LOL.[/QUOTE]Got my sea legs many moons ago LOL.

Any other suggestions though?

PC out.

[QUOTE=Pcpc1688;1636377]Hello all,

Never been to Phillo, <snip> any suggestions of where to stay, eat, monger?
[/QUOTE]Too broad. Skim through the forum posts for info keeping in mind your taste / budget / intended destination (Angeles, Manila, Cebu or other) then get back to us with more focused questions.

Regards.

AV.

[QUOTE=SkipKost;1636475]And set up an IP address at the home of an acquaintance who lives in the slums and use it for your travel shopping.[/QUOTE]The take home message from the study was: 1) use the worlds most expensive phone (iPhone) & 2) Be in an high socio economic zip code (or have an IP address originating from one). No, not slum address at all Skip!

AV.

[QUOTE=JpSlicky;1636101]Is there anyone that has a good safe reliable mail order Vitamin see and or V site?

I take off in about 2 weeks from now.[/QUOTE]Buy Viagra cheap on the street when you get here, its the real generic drug courtesy of Indian factory pharmacies. Or walk into a Watsons 'Drug Store' as Americans like to call it and buy over the counter. Mercury drug Stores can be a little pernicitky about asking for a script. Cialis has supply problems so is not available. YMMV.

AV.

For most of us who live here, the government has imposed a new requirement requiring long-staying foreigners to register their fingerprints with the BOI, and then to carry a new identity card, presumably with additional information embedded in the chip. My attorney, who handles all of our corporate as well as my personal affairs, arranged for me to meet a specific person at the Davao BOI and, though I more or less dreaded the experience, the whole thing was quite pleasant, took less than 30 minutes and was rather efficient. I think the deadline for compliance is sometime in mid-November.

GE.

[QUOTE=Amavida;1637437]Buy Viagra cheap on the street when you get here, its the real generic drug courtesy of Indian factory pharmacies. Or walk into a Watsons 'Drug Store' as Americans like to call it and buy over the counter. Mercury drug Stores can be a little pernicitky about asking for a script. Cialis has supply problems so is not available. YMMV.

AV.[/QUOTE]I ignore much of what my mother taught me, but "Don't put that in your mouth," still holds true for me in this case. The street V may be the real deal, and it may not be. Plenty of counterfeit goods make their way here. Hopefully the worst one gets is sawdust coloured blue and bonded with glue, but one could find something much more toxic. Is the possibility of poisoning oneself really worth it?

To the OP, there are dozens if not hundreds of posts in the forum that cover this in much detail.

This subject really ought to have a sticky. edit: And now it does - http://www.internationalsexguide.info/forum/showthread.php?3632-The-Viagra-Dialogue-Buying-medicine-for-your-cock&p=1637500#post1637500

[QUOTE=GoodEnough;1637480]For most of us who live here, the government has imposed a new requirement requiring long-staying foreigners to register their fingerprints with the BOI, and then to carry a new identity card, presumably with additional information embedded in the chip. My attorney, who handles all of our corporate as well as my personal affairs, arranged for me to meet a specific person at the Davao BOI and, though I more or less dreaded the experience, the whole thing was quite pleasant, took less than 30 minutes and was rather efficient. I think the deadline for compliance is sometime in mid-November.

GE.[/QUOTE]Good post. Every visit I've made at the Makati BOI has been pleasant and efficient.

[QUOTE=Hutsori;1637483]I ignore much of what my mother taught me, but "Don't put that in your mouth," still holds true for me in this case. The street V may be the real deal, and it may not be. Plenty of counterfeit goods make their way here. Hopefully the worst one gets is sawdust coloured blue and bonded with glue, but one could find something much more toxic. Is the possibility of poisoning oneself really worth it?

To the OP, there are dozens if not hundreds of posts in the forum that cover this in much detail.

This subject really ought to have a sticky. edit: And now it does - http://www.internationalsexguide.info/forum/showthread.php?3632-The-Viagra-Dialogue-Buying-medicine-for-your-cock&p=1637500#post1637500[/QUOTE]!myself & countless thousands of customers say it is the generic drug brought in from Indian factory pharmacies. It has always been the real deal over nearly 10 years in my experience.

Then there are the guys who don't buy it but insist its fake.

I'll let others be the judge on whose word to take.

Cheers mate.

AV.

[QUOTE=GoodEnough;1637480]For most of us who live here, the government has imposed a new requirement requiring long-staying foreigners to register their fingerprints with the BOI, and then to carry a new identity card, presumably with additional information embedded in the chip. My attorney, who handles all of our corporate as well as my personal affairs, arranged for me to meet a specific person at the Davao BOI and, though I more or less dreaded the experience, the whole thing was quite pleasant, took less than 30 minutes and was rather efficient. I think the deadline for compliance is sometime in mid-November.

GE.[/QUOTE]GE, Clark field office is efficient also. Not comfortable with this. I know it has been brought on by all the Mumbai & ROK overstsyers grossly abusing the system but it feels like a noose slowly tightening. Not a friendly feeling to be required to be fingerprinted. Its kind of laughable because they don't check the veracity of your info anyway.

AV.

[QUOTE=GoodEnough;1637480]For most of us who live here, the government has imposed a new requirement requiring long-staying foreigners to register their fingerprints with the BOI, and then to carry a new identity card, presumably with additional information embedded in the chip. My attorney, who handles all of our corporate as well as my personal affairs, arranged for me to meet a specific person at the Davao BOI and, though I more or less dreaded the experience, the whole thing was quite pleasant, took less than 30 minutes and was rather efficient. I think the deadline for compliance is sometime in mid-November.

GE.[/QUOTE]GE, Clark field office is efficient also. Not comfortable with this. I know it has been brought on by all the Mumbai & ROK over stayers grossly abusing the system but it feels like a noose slowly tightening. Not a friendly feeling to be required to be fingerprinted. Its kind of laughable because they don't check the veracity of your info anyway.

AV.

[QUOTE=Amavida;1637512]!myself & countless thousands of customers say it is the generic drug brought in from Indian factory pharmacies. It has always been the real deal over nearly 10 years in my experience.

Then there are the guys who don't buy it but insist its fake.

I'll let others be the judge on whose word to take.

Cheers mate.

AV.[/QUOTE]I look at this from the economics viewpoint. Why do black markets arise? Most commonly because things are very restricted / forbidden or they are priced prohibitively. Is sildenafil citrate difficult to obtain in the Philippines? No. Absolutely not. Even though a prescription is required I have never, ever have produced one. And this holds true for all types of pharmaceuticals here. So, is sildenafil expensive? A 50 MG tablet is less than p60 at Generics. I can be tight, sometimes Cheap Charlie tight, but even I will concede $1.50 isn't a bad value. So, if sildenafil is easy to obtain and cheap, what sustains the black market? I suspect it's ignorance or impulse or both.

Since most potential customers are from countries where drugs are more difficult to obtain these guys assume the rest of the world works that way. Human nature, I guess. I know it was a revelation to me when I found that chemists in many Asian countries didn't require a scrip at all - this was years ago, and things aren't so permissive anymore. Perhaps these sellers satisfy impulse buyers, guys who really don't need sildenafil back home but who are curious. The hawker in the street in AC or Burgos is more convenient than going to a pharmacy. Does this convenience cost less than $1.50 per 50 MG tablet? I don't know. How well one bazaar haggles may determine this. For me whatever savings I may find at less than $1.50 don't outweigh the risk. And since the pharmacy (many of them actually) is much closer to my condo than the hawker in the street I find it more convenient too.

One of the reasons I'm wary is because these Indian-made generics sold in the street are packaged in Viagra or Cialis boxes. Now, one thing I know is legit generics can't infringe on a trademark. The Indian-made sildenafil sold at Generics Pharmacy is branded Tigerfil. Somehow or another the black market boxes purportedly legit sidenafil in counterfeit packaging. Amazingly this packing is much nicer (convincingly nicer) than that of the legit sildenafil sold in bona fide chemists. Since the packagers of this fake "Viagra" are already involved in selling a product that is partially counterfeit, what's to stop them from taking the next step by putting counterfeit sildenafil in counterfeit boxes? This seems more likely when the target market is impulsive or ignorant. And often drunk. Good sellers know their buyers'... weaknesses. We all know that fake sildenafil exists, [URL]http://www.forbes.com/sites/melaniehaiken/2013/09/12/buying-viagra-online-its-very-likely-fake-and-possibly-dangerous-new-data-say/[/URL] .

I'm glad to hear the nameless, faceless thousands you know haven't been harmed. That's a good thing. Since all you need is merely that to assure you of the black-market sildenafil's legitimacy and efficacy I reckon we ought to eliminate the MHRA, FDA and other regulatory bodies. If one reads it on the Internet then that's all the guarantee one needs.

I agree a consumer ought to exercise good judgment when deciding whose word to take. The relevant regulatory officials, many of whom are doctors and scientists? Or some Juan in the street? Up to you.

Don't stop believing.

[QUOTE=Hutsori;1637542]One of the reasons I'm wary is because these Indian-made generics sold in the street are packaged in Viagra or Cialis boxes. [/QUOTE]And if you look closely you find that they often have crude misspellings within the instruction sheets and even on the outside of the box. Even the manufacturer's name: "Eli Lily and Company. ".