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[QUOTE=Hutzesq;1780497] Haven't read much about Boracay on the Board, other than the recommendation to bring a girl with you. For those who have gone, is it worth going if I am looking for a good beach vacation or are other spots better? Any recommendations on where to stay? Are all the tourists there from China / Korea or do English speakers go there?

Thanks in advance for your thoughts. I greatly appreciate ISG and I try to give back when I can.[/QUOTE]I've been 3 times to Boracay (Oct 14, Jan 15 and Feb 15). 2 times each time with different regular pinay and 1 time with my norwegian GF. Since I use phils as a pukie paradise it felt only weird bringing a GF here, hehe.

With the pinays I stayed at Uptown resort(quite big room with huge terrace)located at station 2 and its d'Mall. It was on the beachfront. Atleast living close to the d'Mall you have loads of shopping/resto options and atleast girls tend to appreciate this greatly and it means you can get a little me time. I need activity so just do sunbathing is not my cup of tea so I do all activity possible at a beach. Some of them mentioned here by previous poster. On one occation I rented a speedboat for a whole day and that was fun driving like crazy. Had to have a guide with us but since I know how to handle speedboats and as he soon realized this, he just sat in the back sleeping and ofcourse corrected me when I tried to be a bit to adventerous and tried going into restricted areas. If I remember correctly I paid 10000 or 15000 piso for a whole day (more than enough to get tired from it). Second time i rented a speedboat for only a few hours and it was 5 or 7000piso. It takes you faster around the small island than the boring catamarans (I think them are boring). Jetski is normaly fun but on boracay you have to drive around in circle on a very restricted area so it is fun the first ten lapses maybe. The Uptown resort was US150 or 200 a night (something in that area) and slow wifi on both occations.

With my norwegian GF I stayed at Shangri-la resort. This is pure luxury and located a bit offskirts from the rest of the boracay action. On the other hand everything you possible can think of is located within the resort and its got its own private beach. They have incl transports to and from the "city" and also have one private port so you get picked up at Catlican and boated all the way to Shangri-la. For a private house of some size (1 bdr pool villa, 250 sqm) on this resort expect to pay around US1100 a night. I played a lot of tabletennis with the staff here while my GF rested out in the sun.

More general stralling around within the the'Mall I saw inside some bars ladies sitting and nursing their san miguels. Atleast they looked like they could be available for rent. The bar outside Red Coconut Hotel seemed also to get a few seedy ladies during nighttime (located at the beachfront not far from the'Mall). A few beauties to be seen but my general impression from what I saw and conclusion based from that would be: bring your own package to Boracay.

But in general I did like Boracay even if, as stated from a previous poster earlier, the never ending firedanceshows quickly gets old. It can also be a hazzle bcs every resto / bar of some size has its own liveband. This does not prevent you from also having to listen to the neighbouring live bands. It soon becomes confusing when you hear Bony M, U2 and "Living like a prayer" all in one time.

[QUOTE=PdxMonger;1779380]If cost is not an issue, which town has the most attractive girls. Angeles? Cebu? Manila?[/QUOTE]IMHO in the mongering world you just have to follow the money. Money money means better looking women, all other environmental conditions remaining the same. For instance, there is a ton of money here in Singapore but the LE makes availability harder than say. BKK.

[QUOTE=Skogis;1780594]Thanks for the heads up Mr Wooly. Gave me a nice chuckle. And your advice would be taken up if I've ever met such a young girl again. Still I am curious when guys say they take these girls and some even spend many days / week together, how is that possible? What they do? We all know no one can fuck 24 hrs in a row (atleast not without breaks and it is the breaks which would worrie me sick). In the real world this is a non excisting problem and maybe even just a problem I've created in my head. Even so we know that the mongerworld works different from the outside world (atleast in my case, hehe) Puh finaly home for some needed rest time.[/QUOTE]Here's my best serious answer to the problem:

With Pinays who are just hot with no intellectual interests. I take them to movies, zip lines, bowling, swimming, Enchanted Kingdom, lazer tag, cart racing or sporting events. All of these things entertain me without intellectual demands.

For finding hot Pinays who can offer both sex and adult intellectual conversation, I've only found success with students and grads of the better colleges. Below are my experiences by college. My advice is to gradually shift your FB contacts in the direction of better colleges. IMHO your biggest challenge is keeping your world-class schedule efficiency. Your posts describe staying mostly in a small area of Makati. Most of the best colleges and college girls are elsewhere.

Most of my experience with the smarter girls required at least one or two non-sex meetings outside the hotel. Typical date stuff: food, drinks, whatever. They also react better to good, intelligent conversations online. That takes more time too, but if you're always working on 5-10 new ones the sex schedule fills up easily. At least for me and normal guys who can survive on only 2 or 3 pops per day. Note: I have no idea if my experiences are typical. My generalizations may be worthless. I'm curious how other experienced members would describe. Anybody who disagrees with me can ignore.

My observations in Metro Manila:

UP Diliman (Quezon City) - Very smart. Public university so lots of needy girls, but can be proud. If you're nerdy or your politics are leftist or you can pretend, you can get what you want by keeping communication over time. Eventually many apples drop from the tree. Good place for long-term friends who will be available over the years for occasional fun if that's what you want. Not a high percentage of hotties, but there are some.

FEU (Manila) - Very large number of sexy girls from humble families trying to live more glamorous lifestyles and find a sugar daddy or two. They get addicted to spending more than they have. Happiest hunting grounds for a guy who likes to sponsor a girl while getting connections to more college girls than he'll ever be able to bang. Except of course Mr Skogis. Not intellectual, but at least know current events.

JRU (Mandaluyong) - Earnest intelligent girls, but lots from the local Mandaluyong area. They'll often see people they know at the nearby malls (Marketplace Kalentong, Robinson Forum, etc) and be very conservative in public there, but if you persuade them to cross the river into Makati most should be ready to play on the second or third date. One I knew was conservative but persuadable if she thinks you're "serious" and you spend time and pretend it's only her. Another was very smart and after establishing a real acquaintanceship will admit she needs a sponsor. She was not good looking but one of the best cowgirls I've ever met.

UMak (Makati) - Dirt-cheap education for girls with no money. I've never met a girl from UMak who didn't want a sugar daddy, and most could be talked into sex. For your preferred hotel location I recommend starting here, although it's closer to the Fort. Lots of needy hotties, but not geniuses. They try to postpone sex until after the first date. Depends how much brain effort you want to spend persuading.

University of Perpetual Help System (Las Pinas) - Lots of beautiful girls, but higher rate of virgins. I detect a peer pressure of shame against especially foreigner BF and sex in general. Definitely recommend protecting her privacy to have a chance. Much better chance to succeed after they graduate and go into the real world. They're horny, are unemployed or working entry-level jobs, and don't have their college buddies hanging around to be embarrassed. They just need lots of nonsense words and time to pass before play.

University of Caloocan City. Similar to UMak cheap education but even poorer. When they start they are conservative and terrified of "chismis" (rumors), but by the time they graduate they are desperate for "a stable guy" and will play whatever you want if you protect them from "chismis". Last year students and recent grads are most ready.

My experiences outside of Metro Manila are restricted to a couple cities, but PM if interested. Hope this helps, and good luck!

I'll be posting this in the Bangkok General Info site as well. Here's my situation: love Pinays and spend a good bit of time in PI but need to be in Bangkok for the next several months.

This question is for pan-Asian monger travelers / workers who may share the same Pinay Predilection: Where is the best hunting grounds for Pinays in Bangkok?. Is Bangkok much of a destination for the OFW domestic helper troops?

I'm NOT looking for bar girls who just make the BKK loop to snag johns. Am looking for more of a "normal" girl who could use a little companionship, help, and a friendly monger to ease her day.

Thanks, guys.

BTW, am in Hong Kong right now. No shortage of Pinays working Wan Chi and TST here, at prices leagues above PI. Was talking to one last night and she informed me Pinays can only come to HK about twice a year, visa-wise, and they make the most of the earning opportunities. Prices at about 1000 HKD ($130 USD) for short-time.

Skogis, Wicked Roger & SaltyPete. Thanks for your thoughts on Cebu and Boracay. Seems like my plan is a reasonable one. SaltyPete. Not sure why you said getting to Boracay is an adventure. It looks like there are lots of Cebu Pacific flights from Cebu to Catlican and I can fly direct from Kalibo to Taipei to catch a flight back home to the States. I thought the main problem with air travel in the Phils was Manila airport. Are these airports also a mess or is the problem in getting to and from the airports?

Wicked Roger. I will also post my questions in the Cebu forum. Since I was asking about several places, I went with the general forum.

Thanks

[QUOTE=MrWoolyBooly;1780862]Here's my best serious answer to the problem:

With Pinays who are just hot with no intellectual interests. I take them to movies, zip lines, bowling, swimming, Enchanted Kingdom, lazer tag, cart racing or sporting events. All of these things entertain me without intellectual demands.

For finding hot Pinays who can offer both sex and adult intellectual conversation, I've only found success with students and grads of the better colleges. Below are my experiences by college. My advice is to gradually shift your FB contacts in the direction of better colleges. IMHO your biggest challenge is keeping your world-class schedule efficiency. Your posts describe staying mostly in a small area of Makati. Most of the best colleges and college girls are elsewhere.
[/QUOTE]Of course girls vary widely, but this is an excellent, if general report. The UP girls I've met are wonderful, fully conversant in English, very world aware, tend to do charity work, and even have an understanding about food once they leave school and find good employment. They're very aspirational, but not greedy. They're keen to travel overseas and once employed many do so independently. These girls are doers. Polytechnic University of the Philippines is for the poor kids who are aren't smart enough to enter UP, but they're still smart. Ateneo and DLSU girls tend to be upper crust, privileged, more fashion and consumer oriented, generally smart but not socially aware unless it's a social-event charity. These two schools get tagged unfairly of being arrogant, but I haven't found that in my case. Could be they are uppity around Filipinos. Their big concern is rumours and scandal, so they are good for fubus with foreigners because we don't run in their social circles. UST girls are a notch lower than DLSU and Ateneo. Mapua girls are the engineers and scientists. They're pretty bright, not super attractive, and Mapua has a small presence in Makati. FEU also has a presence in Makati across the street from RCBC at corner of Ayala Ave and Buendia. There's a Starbucks at the Columns Condos next to the school; the DLSU runs some MBA courses inside RCBC, and there is a Starbucks inside RCBC. The University of the City of Manila (not the University of Manila) is a tuition-free school that attracts the very bright but poor. Girls from provincial state schools who have moved to Manila after completing their studies are OK. Their English can be a bit shaky but they tend to be keen. Often they're away from home for the first time, have a bit of money in their pockets, and they're eager to embrace their freedom and experiences, but they're not earning much and have obligations to send money home. These girls are more reactors than initiators, but will happily follow along in just about anything.

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Be cautioned during security check.

By shavy.

Sep 24,2015.

Earlier this year in 2015, this kind of tricks at Manila Airport has been reported by a few travellers. At the security check control if your not the lucky one you will be confronted with this horrible situation.

During security control while your luggage passing through X-ray scanner, they will pick you up to set aside. You'll be ask to open your luggage. One of security staff is wearing gloves, will go into your bags and suddenly they'll found a bullets inside.

Surely, nobody travel with bullet in their luggage. The interrogation start here. They will take you to an office where you will be ask to pay an amount and they'll let you go. If you don't want to pay you will be hold as long as they want till you've change your mind to pay the certain amount, the asked amount is about 30.000 peso.

Lately this incident is getting worse, one of our friend has been a victim. This happen at terminal 4, he was travelling to Palawan with his father and stepmother when they were stopped at the X-ray scanner area of NAIA Terminal 4.

They said a security guard pulled out a 22 caliber bullet from the pocket of his luggage after repeatedly scanning it on the X-ray machine. He denied that the bullet belonged to him. He told the security staff he was not aware how it got inside the luggage.

During their conversation, our friend alleged that a male security staff told him that his problem will be settled for P30,000. He refused to settle with the NAIA staff and instead insisted that he is innocent.

Our friend was detained for five days by airport police at the Manila International Airport for allegedly concealing a bullet in his checked-in baggage. He's already hired a lawyer to answer the charges against him. He is contemplating on pressing civil and criminal charges against the people who attempted to extort money from him, himself is a lawyer he know he's right.

Fellow travellers be very careful when traveling to Manila. I'll be travelling to Manila soon. Some travellers advice to wrap a plastic to your luggage before check-in. Locked your hand luggage and your small bag, so they can't get with their hands during X-ray scan. If you need to open your luggage be alert and keep an eye to officer's hand. Recommended taking your cell phone to film any search of your bags.

[QUOTE=Hutzesq;1780932]SaltyPete. Not sure why you said getting to Boracay is an adventure. It looks like there are lots of Cebu Pacific flights from Cebu to Catlican and I can fly direct from Kalibo to Taipei to catch a flight back home to the States. I thought the main problem with air travel in the Phils was Manila airport. Are these airports also a mess or is the problem in getting to and from the airports?
Thanks[/QUOTE]The air travel was fine. I've had 4 flights on Cebu Pacific and each time I've checked in, I've been told that my flight is delayed 2 hours, but the previous delayed flight still has open seats, and departs at my flights departure time. Would I like a seat on it? So it pays to get to the airport a bit early if you want to arrive at your destination on time. Cebu Pacific has a partnership with Southwest, a company that provides transportation from Catlican to Boracay via bus, ferry, then bus, and they sell passes on the flight. My original plan was to just trike it to the dock, catch a public ferry, then a trike to the hotel but the Southwest pass seemed a lot less stressful so I bought a couple for my girl and me. Unfortunately, once we landed, Southwest required a printout of my Cebu Pacific listing which I did not have (boarding passes were not acceptable). But the passengers that did have their printouts had to stand in a line to get their docs checked, stand in another line to get a ticket, wait for the next private bus to the docks, wait for the next private ferry, then wait for the next private bus to take them to their hotel, which stopped at multiple other hotels en route.

I was eventually able to get a printout of the listing from the airline's office at the airport, then did the line-up-and-wait routine myself. All in all, it would have been cheaper and much faster for me to stick with my original plan. Since I arrived with jet lag, I was not in a good mood to deal with this non-sense so I started the trip in a bad mood. I should have done better research on ground transportation but it was a spontaneous trip.

This post should be a sticky.

[QUOTE=MrWoolyBooly;1780862]Here's my best serious answer to the problem:

With Pinays who are just hot with no intellectual interests. I take them to movies, zip lines, bowling, swimming, Enchanted Kingdom, lazer tag, cart racing or sporting events. All of these things entertain me without intellectual demands.

For finding hot Pinays who can offer both sex and adult intellectual conversation, I've only found success with students and grads of the better colleges. Below are my experiences by college. My advice is to gradually shift your FB contacts in the direction of better colleges. IMHO your biggest challenge is keeping your world-class schedule efficiency. Your posts describe staying mostly in a small area of Makati. Most of the best colleges and college girls are elsewhere.

Most of my experience with the smarter girls required at least one or two non-sex meetings outside the hotel. Typical date stuff: food, drinks, whatever. They also react better to good, intelligent conversations online. That takes more time too, but if you're always working on 5-10 new ones the sex schedule fills up easily. At least for me and normal guys who can survive on only 2 or 3 pops per day. Note: I have no idea if my experiences are typical. My generalizations may be worthless. I'm curious how other experienced members would describe. Anybody who disagrees with me can ignore.

My observations in Metro Manila:

UP Diliman (Quezon City) - Very smart. Public university so lots of needy girls, but can be proud. If you're nerdy or your politics are leftist or you can pretend, you can get what you want by keeping communication over time. Eventually many apples drop from the tree. Good place for long-term friends who will be available over the years for occasional fun if that's what you want. Not a high percentage of hotties, but there are some.

FEU (Manila) - Very large number of sexy girls from humble families trying to live more glamorous lifestyles and find a sugar daddy or two. They get addicted to spending more than they have. Happiest hunting grounds for a guy who likes to sponsor a girl while getting connections to more college girls than he'll ever be able to bang. Except of course Mr Skogis. Not intellectual, but at least know current events.

JRU (Mandaluyong) - Earnest intelligent girls, but lots from the local Mandaluyong area. They'll often see people they know at the nearby malls (Marketplace Kalentong, Robinson Forum, etc) and be very conservative in public there, but if you persuade them to cross the river into Makati most should be ready to play on the second or third date. One I knew was conservative but persuadable if she thinks you're "serious" and you spend time and pretend it's only her. Another was very smart and after establishing a real acquaintanceship will admit she needs a sponsor. She was not good looking but one of the best cowgirls I've ever met.

UMak (Makati) - Dirt-cheap education for girls with no money. I've never met a girl from UMak who didn't want a sugar daddy, and most could be talked into sex. For your preferred hotel location I recommend starting here, although it's closer to the Fort. Lots of needy hotties, but not geniuses. They try to postpone sex until after the first date. Depends how much brain effort you want to spend persuading.

University of Perpetual Help System (Las Pinas) - Lots of beautiful girls, but higher rate of virgins. I detect a peer pressure of shame against especially foreigner BF and sex in general. Definitely recommend protecting her privacy to have a chance. Much better chance to succeed after they graduate and go into the real world. They're horny, are unemployed or working entry-level jobs, and don't have their college buddies hanging around to be embarrassed. They just need lots of nonsense words and time to pass before play.

University of Caloocan City. Similar to UMak cheap education but even poorer. When they start they are conservative and terrified of "chismis" (rumors), but by the time they graduate they are desperate for "a stable guy" and will play whatever you want if you protect them from "chismis". Last year students and recent grads are most ready.

My experiences outside of Metro Manila are restricted to a couple cities, but PM if interested. Hope this helps, and good luck![/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Worf1972;1781088]..............................Be cautioned during security check.

Sep 24,2015.

Earlier this year in 2015, this kind of tricks at Manila Airport has been reported by a few travellers. At the security check control if your not the lucky one you will be confronted with this horrible situation. ..................................................[/QUOTE]Bullet scam:

Thanks for that important info. Only suggestion I can make is land at Cebu or Clark airports to avoid the Manila scam. Taking pic. You would have to be close up to his hand, they could say taking pics inside airport not allowed etc. We need some response from smart travellers, there might be a way around it. Paying legal fees, being held at Airport for five days, is not an option. Thanks pal.

The Philippine Government spent P1. 2-billion in advertising trying to convince foreigners that "It's More Fun in the Philippines" and reported that international tourists spent $12 billion visiting the Philippines last year. However, as usual Filipinos always find a way to kill the Golden Goose. The scam where airport security plant bullets in the luggage of unsuspecting travelers then offer them the choice of paying P30,000 extortion money on the spot for their freedom or refuse and pay P80,000 bail after a few nights in a Third World jail has gone viral on social media. The fact that one of their victims is an American Christian missionary and do-gooder unafraid of being martyred to prove his innocence is really causing the news to spread faster and further than it would have had they framed the average aging sex tourist on his way home with a bag full of dildos, dog collars and other perverted sexual knickknacks.

President Aquino is a shrewd politician. He realizes that while Filipinos are generally unsympathetic to the misfortune of foreign tourists, they would rather not be known as the country that persecutes Christian missionaries who refuse to cooperate in extortion attempts by security personnel supposedly there to protect the welfare of citizen and foreign travelers. In an uncharacteristic turn of events he has ordered an immediate investigation into the extortion of travelers at NAIA. Probably the latest kidnapping of foreigners and subsequent evasion of a Philippine naval blockade by local terrorists also added pressure on Malacañang to do something.

It certainly is not more fun in the Philippines for tourists in 2015, so the slogan "Visit the Philippines Again" in 2016 seems like dark twisted humor. Sex tourists are no strangers to extortion schemes like a sweet innocent Filipina planting crystal meth in their room after nice shag followed by a surprise visit from friendly Filipino policemen who seem to be more adept at homing in on the hidden narcotics than most drug canines. Sex tourists are also hardly surprised when they're frantically pumping away at Lucifer's cradle only to be interrupted by a quick knock, the opening of the door by the hotel manager, and the swift entry of friendly policemen who declare that the Filipina entertaining the foreigner is uncertain of her age. These tourists consider such misfortunes par for the course when hunting the gaping dragon in the Philippines.

What they don't expect is being accosted by security personnel at the airport for a P30,000 "poriner departure tax" after they expended their last peso on Gretchin's grabber in Angeles, Cebu, Malate, or Makati for the more well-heeled sex tourist. This surprise P30,000 exit tax may be enough for some mongers to consider Thailand a cheaper and safer alternative. The prospect of some Filipino security official grinning like Lolong the crocodile saying, "Visit the Philippines again!" after extorting P30,000 is enough to make already skittish aspiring visitors consider alternative tourist destinations.

Of course, regulars and entrenched expats will continue to monger on as they have in the past in spite of ever growing dangers. That, however, will not grow tourism or fill the ever expanding inventory of condos and hotel rooms built in anticipation of more foreign tourist dollars. OFWs may be in a poor position to pick up the slack as remittances have recently sagged in tandem with slowing economies abroad.

CM well written post. I think the way to counter this, is for all of us to place a dozen or more rubber play bullets in our bags packed so tight that when they open it, the rubber bullets fly out and scatter all over the place. Better yet place confetti in there. Then we would all be in a position to demand a payment! Let's have some fun at it.

If we all did this I could see an end to the P30 k departure tax pretty quickly.

[QUOTE=Sxxxx;1781282]Bullet scam:

Thanks for that important info. Only suggestion I can make is land at Cebu or Clark airports to avoid the Manila scam. Taking pic. You would have to be close up to his hand, they could say taking pics inside airport not allowed etc. We need some response from smart travellers, there might be a way around it. Paying legal fees, being held at Airport for five days, is not an option. Thanks pal.[/QUOTE]Like RK and WR and other residents here, I (unfortunately) use NAIA frequently as I have no alternative. My only recourse, as I see it, is to buy a new carry-on bag with no outside pockets, and as always to make sure the bag is locked. Of course, as always, keep a vigilant eye in your bag from the moment it leaves your hand, and, in the case of being asked to step over for a quiet conversation, respond by saying:"Sure, just let me get my bag. " Things do appear to be getting worse here for locals and expats alike. If I were a newbie, or even an experienced traveler looking to spend some quality time with nubile young things with as few hassles as possible, I'd sure as hell choose Thailand.

I spent one night this week in Angeles, at ABC as always. I was talking to the owner of the hotel and he told me that business is down somewhat from last year. He attributes the decline to the growing disgust with the airport and the hassles of coping with Manila traffic. He thinks that foreigners are simply fed up and don't want to deal with the horrors of NAIA or the traffic. As a case in point, the distance between the Fairmont in Makati and Angeles is about 92 kms. Yesterday, the trip took approximately 90 minutes, leaving the hotel at about 11 AM. Today, leaving the hotel at 8 AM, we were just in time to catch the paralyzing traffic on EDSA, and the final few kilometers took more than an hour, making the trip about two and a half hours. Who needs the hassle?

GE.

Another intriguing report from CM, which somehow touches on politics, tourism, money, expat, sex, advertising, monger, aging sex tourist (ouch), crime, drugs, Lucifer, danger, corruption, religion, missionaries, taxes, airport security, police, Thailand, crocodiles, sex toys, naval blockades and remittances. Oh, don't forget fun!

What is a "Gretchin's grabber"?

[QUOTE=ChochaMonger;1781308]The Philippine Government spent P1. 2-billion in advertising trying to convince foreigners that "It's More Fun in the Philippines" and reported that international tourists spent $12 billion visiting the Philippines last year. However, as usual Filipinos always find a way to kill the Golden Goose. The scam where airport security plant bullets in the luggage of unsuspecting travelers then offer them the choice of paying P30,000 extortion money on the spot for their freedom or refuse and pay P80,000 bail after a few nights in a Third World jail has gone viral on social media. The fact that one of their victims is an American Christian missionary and do-gooder unafraid of being martyred to prove his innocence is really causing the news to spread faster and further than it would have had they framed the average aging sex tourist on his way home with a bag full of dildos, dog collars and other perverted sexual knickknacks.

President Aquino is a shrewd politician. He realizes that while Filipinos are generally unsympathetic to the misfortune of foreign tourists, they would rather not be known as the country that persecutes Christian missionaries who refuse to cooperate in extortion attempts by security personnel supposedly there to protect the welfare of citizen and foreign travelers. In an uncharacteristic turn of events he has ordered an immediate investigation into the extortion of travelers at NAIA. Probably the latest kidnapping of foreigners and subsequent evasion of a Philippine naval blockade by local terrorists also added pressure on Malacaang to do something.

It certainly is not more fun in the Philippines for tourists in 2015, so the slogan "Visit the Philippines Again" in 2016 seems like dark twisted humor. Sex tourists are no strangers to extortion schemes like a sweet innocent Filipina planting crystal meth in their room after nice shag followed by a surprise visit from friendly Filipino policemen who seem to be more adept at homing in on the hidden narcotics than most drug canines. Sex tourists are also hardly surprised when they're frantically pumping away at Lucifer's cradle only to be interrupted by a quick knock, the opening of the door by the hotel manager, and the swift entry of friendly policemen who declare that the Filipina entertaining the foreigner is uncertain of her age. These tourists consider such misfortunes par for the course when hunting the gaping dragon in the Philippines.

What they don't expect is being accosted by security personnel at the airport for a P30,000 "poriner departure tax" after they expended their last peso on Gretchin's grabber in Angeles, Cebu, Malate, or Makati for the more well-heeled sex tourist. This surprise P30,000 exit tax may be enough for some mongers to consider Thailand a cheaper and safer alternative. The prospect of some Filipino security official grinning like Lolong the crocodile saying, "Visit the Philippines again!" after extorting P30,000 is enough to make already skittish aspiring visitors consider alternative tourist destinations.

Of course, regulars and entrenched expats will continue to monger on as they have in the past in spite of ever growing dangers. That, however, will not grow tourism or fill the ever expanding inventory of condos and hotel rooms built in anticipation of more foreign tourist dollars. OFWs may be in a poor position to pick up the slack as remittances have recently sagged in tandem with slowing economies abroad.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=ChochaMonger;1781308]The Philippine Government spent P1. 2-billion in advertising trying to convince foreigners that "It's More Fun in the Philippines" and reported that international tourists spent $12 billion visiting the Philippines last year. However, as usual Filipinos always find a way to kill the Golden Goose. The scam where airport security plant bullets in the luggage of unsuspecting travelers then offer them the choice of paying P30,000 extortion money on the spot for their fre
Of course, regulars and entrenched expats will continue to monger on as they have in the past in spite of ever growing dangers. That, however, will not grow tourism or fill the ever expanding inventory of condos and hotel rooms built in anticipation of more foreign tourist dollars. OFWs may be in a poor position to pick up the slack as remittances have recently sagged in tandem with slowing economies abroad.[/QUOTE]It is very unfortunate to see how tourism and tourist handled in Philippines by the government.

Malaysia: Population 30 M / 2014 Tourist: 28.5 M.

Thailand: Population 67 M / 2014 Tourist: 23 M.

Philippines: Population: 99 M / 2014 Tourist: 5 M.

They have no clue of bringing tourist money into the country and host them.