Manila

I think that the surprise is that it took Lim so long to get around to LA Café. The miserable, old anhedonist has a long track record of being anti-nightlife which is why he targeted Ermita bars in the early nineties and closed down Baywalk a couple of years ago. I wouldn’t mind but the promised gentrification programme for the area is just a distant pipedream and the place will remain a dirty, third world, crime riddled shit hole.

I guess if LA Café closes, then Amazonia, G Point and other local bars will take on the load. Or are they also threatened?

G Point can't handle the load due to size constraints and I also question whether they really want those skanks in there. The G Point girls seem to generally be a level up.

Found my hotel was right next to LA Cafe...not intentional but a nice surprise. Went down on Monday for my first ever visit, still quite crowded.
LA Cafe is not as bad as many rumors I have heard. Quite like Beach Club in KL. Normal looking bar, nothing fancy, but nothing overly seedy either. Plenty of girls in ground floor, but no stunners, mostly 6-7s, or lower. Maybe 2-3 8's. But good thing they are all polite, not too pushy, so you can take your time and enjoy.
DON'T order a pizza, it is the worst pizza I have ever had!
Ordered a small barrel of beer 518PHP and you get your own barell, not sure how many mugs inside but must be 15 or more! Enough to last you the night so good bang for bucks.

Later went upstairs to the "club" and live-band which was pretty quiet. But ended up finding a girl - Cathy.

Girl: Cathy (Phils)
Age: 23
Face: 8/10
Height: 163cm(assume)
Weight: 50 (assume)
Whole Look: 7/10 (with clothes)
Breasts: B Cup
Pussy: Very, very wet
Butt: Flat
Body: 6/10 a lot of stretchmarks on lower tummy and thighs/ass. But slim.
BBBJJ: 7/10 normal
Anal: Didn't ask
Catbath: No
Moan: Natural
DATY: Didn't try
GFE: 8/10
WIR: maybe
Damage: 2000PHP, mummy tip 500PHP (was later told that 100PHP mummy tip would have been enough)

Note, not all girls in LA Cafe have mummy, maybe only the ones upstairs...
LA Cafe is worth a vist. Still haven't tried many of the other places.

Manila Day 3:

Had been in touch with a girl in DIA, she wasn't able to see me, but suggested a friend for me. I accepted for a dinner, when calling the girl and setting it up she asks if she can bring two friends. I agree, so we are going to meet at a mall, I will pay the taxi. They arrive and it is a girl I would rate face 3/10 and she has brought an old couple I later learn is the uncle and aunt of the first girl! They are in their 50's/60's! I am happy I agreed to meet them at a mall where I can dump them fast. Go for a pizza dinner, they order and I have to pay of course...pissed off. Give them money for taxi after and say good bye. They suggested we would go to bars together...my ass!

Anyway, plan b was another DIA girl.
This one was much better. Met her and had a lot of fun, went to bar, disco and ktv before ending up at my room (wanted to try and see more of Manila before we jumped in the sack)

Girl: Kate (phils)
Age: 23
Face: 7/10
Height: 150cm(assume)
Weight: 35-40kg (assume)
Whole Look: 7/10 (with clothes)
Breasts: A/B Cup
Pussy: Tight
Butt: Normal
Body: 7/10 slim, also had a baby, but could not really see it on her body much
BBBJJ: 8/10 very good, dt
AR: yes
Anal: Didn't ask
Moan: Natural
DATY: Didn't try
GFE: 8/10
WIR: maybe
Damage: 2000PHP, not sure about this, when I handed her the money she asked "what is this for", I said it was for her time and transport and she accepted of course. Quite sure she was a FL though, maybe just trying to see if I was BF material...which I am not! :)

The stories told here about how long it takes to open an account is typical PI bullshit.

I walked into the HSBC bank in Manila, 30 minutes later my account was opened, my 30,000 dollars deposited, and 2 or 3 days later I collected my ATM card from the bank.

It is called customer focus.

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Anti-[url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord908][CodeWord908][/url] agency rescues 200 women from Malate

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Posted at 06/18/2010 11:02 AM | Updated as of 06/18/2010 11:02 AM

[quote]MANILA, Philippines - The government's anti-[url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord908][CodeWord908][/url] task force on Thursday night rescued at least 200 women from a girlie bar in Malate district in Manila.

Retired military officer Jesus Kabigting of the government's Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking said the raid was conducted in response to the US State Department's report on [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord908][CodeWord908][/url] in the Philippines.

The US State Department said the Philippines remains in the Tier 2 list of countries whose governments have failed to show improved efforts to curb [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord908][CodeWord908][/url].

Representatives from the Manila Police District, Department of Social Welfare and Development and Department of Labor of Employment raided the LA Cafe at the corner of M.H. Del Pilar and R. Salas streets in Malate around 10:30 p.m.

Kabigting said majority of the women are being peddled to to foreigners in Malate district. He said some of those rescued were only waitresses, but are also considered as victims of forced labor and [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord908][CodeWord908][/url].

He said the women, particularly the prostitutes, will be "rehabilitated" and provided with alternative livelihood.

"Anti-[url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord908][CodeWord908][/url] operations ito... Iyon ang dahilan kaya nagsagawa tayo ng walang humpay na operation against [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord908][CodeWord908][/url] (This ia an anti-[url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord908][CodeWord908][/url] operation... That is the reason why we are conducting operations against [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord908][CodeWord908][/url])," Kabigting told reporters referring to the US State Department's report.

He said similar raids will also be conducted nationwide.

Kabigting assured that charges will be filed against the owner of the bar.

"Whether they have a permit to operate or not, they are committing acts in violation of the anti-[url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord908][CodeWord908][/url] law. We will investigate them," he said.

The US State Department was critical of the Philippine performance in all three benchmarks (prevention, protection and prosecution).

It said that despite several labor trafficking cases were filed, the Philippine government never convicted any offenders.

"Despite overall efforts, the government did not show evidence of significant progress in convicting trafficking offenders, particularly those responsible for labor trafficking," the US State Department said in its report. -- Report from Francis Faulve, ABS-CBN News[/quote]

Sex workers rescued

[quote]By Nestor Etolle (The Philippine Star) Updated June 19, 2010 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - Combined operatives of the Manila Police District and the Department of Justice rescued Thursday night 251 women, including 18 minors, from a suspected prostitution house fronting as a restaurant in Ermita, Manila.

The operation was ordered by Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim following reports of alleged sex trafficking, exploitation and abuse of minor women at the LA Café, an inexpensive restaurant at M.H. del Pilar, corner Salas streets in Ermita frequented by foreigners looking for cheap sex. Surveillance operation showed that prostitution is rampant in LA Café wherein female employees of the restaurant openly pimp women guest relations officers (GROs) for sex on the second floor, according to MPD director Chief Superintendent Rodolfo Magtibay. GROs in the place can be sex partners for a fee ranging from P2,500 to P4,000 depending on their age, Magtibay said. Pimps receive a percentage of the sex fee which increases if the foreigner takes the girl out of the restaurant.

LA Café reportedly serves only soft drinks, beer and cheap foods with no girlie shows, thus escaping police arrest.

However, Undersecretary Jose Vicente Salazar, chairman of the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) of the Department of Justice, received reports that trafficking and exploitation of women is rampant at the cafe, prompting the agency to coordinate with the MPD to stop the illegal activities at the place. Retired Col. Jess Kabigting, who serves as consultant of IACAT-DOJ, was present during in the entire operation.

The agency has vowed to conduct sustained anti-[url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord908][CodeWord908][/url] operations nationwide following reports released by the US State Department that the Philippines has shown no significant improvement in its record of combating [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord908][CodeWord908][/url] and has remained on the tier 2 watchlist of problem nations.

Inspector Albert San Jose, chief of the MPD's Special Task Group, identified the arrested LA Café personnel as Emelinda Viray, 34, manager; Grace Perez, 34, operations manager; Rodalyn Taja, 34; Geraldine Ronquillo, 24, supervisor; Lilia Montanilla, 24, waitress; Carla Serrano, 51; manager; and Nora Jabelosa, 34.

Eighteen GROs were verified to be minors based on dental ageing conducted by dentists of the Office of the Mayor, according to Chief Inspector Anita Araullo who heads the MPD's Women and Children Desk.

One of the minors, 17-year-old Jenny, told The STAR that she and the other minors were recruited by a certain \u201cRandy Panganiban,\u201d who promised to send them abroad after undergoing training on customer relations at the LA Café. She admitted going out with foreigners for P2,500.

The seven personnel, including the owner, Anselmo Candado who escaped arrest, will be charged with qualified trafficking and violation of the anti-child abuse law, according to Araullo.

Lim ordered yesterday the immediate closure and revocation of permit to operate of the LA Café.[/quote]

Lim orders closure of Manila bar

[quote]By Tina Santos
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 21:17:00 06/21/2010

Filed Under: Women, Crime, Youth

MANILA, Philippines - Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim has ordered the immediate closure of a bar in Malate where over 200 women, including minors, were rounded up Thursday night following reports that the establishment was used as a front for prostitution.

Ordered closed down was L.A. Café located at the corner of M.H. Del Pilar and Salas Streets in Malate, including its annex just across the street.

Lim's order was based on a recommendation made by Manila social welfare chief Jay dela Fuente, who said that several minors were found working in the establishment.

Dela Fuente said that charges of qualified [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord908][CodeWord908][/url] and child abuse were filed against the managers of the bar identified as Emelinda Viray, Rodalyn Taja and Grace Perez; supervisor Lilia Montanilla; and Carla Serrano and Nora Abellosa, who allegedly served as pimps.

Prior to last Thursday's raid, the International Justice Mission wrote Lim to complain about the operations of the L.A. Café which it claimed was engaged in prostitution, catering mainly to foreign customers and employing even minors.

Following surveillance operations, the raid was conducted by teams of city and police officials, the Department of Justice.[/quote]

[QUOTE=Gangles]The stories told here about how long it takes to open an account is typical PI bullshit.

I walked into the HSBC bank in Manila, 30 minutes later my account was opened, my 30,000 dollars deposited, and 2 or 3 days later I collected my ATM card from the bank.

It is called customer focus.

G[/QUOTE]30 large? Of course they will open the account. They will wipe your arse, too.

Found that article on the net. It's full of bullshit and if we were April 1st I would suspect a joke. Human traficking at LA Café? "Rescue"? "Rehabilitation"? Meanwhile, the big business at Angeles goes on, cause there's the big money, they won't stop it. More silly and stupid you die. If that article is true, which I don't know...

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Anti-[url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord908][CodeWord908][/url] agency rescues 200 women from Malate
abs-cbnNEWS.com
Posted at 06/18/2010 11:02 AM | Updated as of 06/18/2010 11:02 AM

MANILA, Philippines - The government's anti-[url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord908][CodeWord908][/url] task force on Thursday night rescued at least 200 women from a girlie bar in Malate district in Manila.

Retired military officer Jesus Kabigting of the government's Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking said the raid was conducted in response to the US State Department's report on [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord908][CodeWord908][/url] in the Philippines.

The US State Department said the Philippines remains in the Tier 2 list of countries whose governments have failed to show improved efforts to curb [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord908][CodeWord908][/url].

Representatives from the Manila Police District, Department of Social Welfare and Development and Department of Labor of Employment raided the LA Cafe at the corner of M.H. Del Pilar and R. Salas streets in Malate around 10:30 p.m..

Kabigting said majority of the women are being peddled to to foreigners in Malate district. He said some of those rescued were only waitresses, but are also considered as victims of forced labor and [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord908][CodeWord908][/url].

He said the women, particularly the prostitutes, will be "rehabilitated" and provided with alternative livelihood.

"Anti-[url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord908][CodeWord908][/url] operations ito... Iyon ang dahilan kaya nagsagawa tayo ng walang humpay na operation against [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord908][CodeWord908][/url] (This ia an anti-[url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord908][CodeWord908][/url] operation... That is the reason why we are conducting operations against [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord908][CodeWord908][/url])," Kabigting told reporters referring to the US State Department's report.

He said similar raids will also be conducted nationwide.

Kabigting assured that charges will be filed against the owner of the bar.

"Whether they have a permit to operate or not, they are committing acts in violation of the anti-[url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord908][CodeWord908][/url] law. We will investigate them," he said.

The US State Department was critical of the Philippine performance in all three benchmarks (prevention, protection and prosecution).

It said that despite several labor trafficking cases were filed, the Philippine government never convicted any offenders.

"Despite overall efforts, the government did not show evidence of significant progress in convicting trafficking offenders, particularly those responsible for labor trafficking,” the US State Department said in its report. -- Report from Francis Faulve, ABS-CBN News

[QUOTE=Red Kilt]Hang in there WR.
It took a while for me too despite having all the foreign expat / embassy-based IDs. My company was using HSBC as the preferred bank too.

But once it was done then it has been smooth sailing now for around 8 years. They have also waived all of my deposit/withdrawal fees too because I direct-deposit my salary cheques into the account.

The great thing too is they have the HSBC ATMS in Cebu, your happy hunting-ground, and you can pull out 50,000 there no worries.[/QUOTE]

Am always hanging in RK...and Cebu is where the account is opened...how did you guess that. If it is still not done soon, I will be back in PI and will pop into the bank myself. It is customer focused as Gangles said just takes time when you dont need to deposit any cash so I am patient (dont bite the hand that feeds so to speak)

OK - I see am late in the case. I've been away and only catching up. I see that news has already been posted. Unfortunately, the detestable Lim won the election again against lovely bright color shirt Atienza, so now I guess he feels free to make as much damage as possible. Reminds me of Bush - but where's our Obama?

[quote=red kilt]i spoke to one of my contacts in the police.

it is the under-age element they were concerned about. he said that almost half the girls they took away were under-age. cause for some caution eh guys.[/quote]that's always the excuse they use, but it's absolutely not true. if anything, the girls at lac where overaged. they would not allow in girls below 21yo. i have a friend, 26, who was denied entry because she looked too young. and why in the world would the boss of lac risk trouble by hiring ****d waitresses? it's all absolute non-sense.

my feeling is that pi just wanted to show off and please big brother us. at the same time, they do their usual racket and get their regular commission. good operation, kill two birds with one stone. if they were really serious about it they would go after business in angeles city - but the whole town and luxury hotels and resorts and all the rest live out of pure "[url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord908][CodeWord908][/url]", only this one benefit the big hat themselves so they won't touch it, and instead take it on an independent business where in fact next to zero [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord908][CodeWord908][/url] take places at all...

[quote=denom]that's always the excuse they use, but it's absolutely not true. if anything, the girls at lac where overaged. they would not allow in girls below 21yo. i have a friend, 26, who was denied entry because she looked too young. and why in the world would the boss of lac risk trouble by hiring ****d waitresses? it's all absolute non-sense.

my feeling is that pi just wanted to show off and please big brother us. at the same time, they do their usual racket and get their regular commission. good operation, kill two birds with one stone. if they were really serious about it they would go after business in angeles city. but the whole town and luxury hotels and resorts and all the rest live out of pure "[url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord908][CodeWord908][/url]", only this one benefit the big hat themselves so they won't touch it, and instead take it on an independent business where in fact next to zero [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord908][CodeWord908][/url] take places at all.[/quote]denom,

i always check the girl id from la cafe before i take them back make sure they are legal and i like las plamas hotel security there also check and take the girl id for my safetly, i agree most girl at la are over 21 but if you go there during the day i do see some are very young.

fast eddei 48

[QUOTE=Cunning Stunt]Must say that I have banked with Metrobank for several years and have never had a problem with them. Now if you want a really crap bank, take a look at Landbank:).[/QUOTE]Well, their online internet service is bad, and they are way too strict (no remitances for a long while) and charge a lot for operation. I wanted to close my account with them but they did it themselves. Since they were so bad I hardly ever used the account, so it became "dormant". This means you can't access it anymore unless you go to a branch sign a lot of stuff, and they start deducing a fee every month until nothing is left on the account, after which they close it. In my experience, only Union bank is worst than Metro bank. But OK - over the counter Metrobank is not that bad. If you want to use the account over the internet, though, I would recommend Bdo and BPI.