Enzyte Bob
American expat in the Philippines
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Lives in Pasig City, Metro Manila
Registration: 26 October 2018
Medicare reimbursement by Salazarmonroy
Medicare is not accepted in the Philippines but if you go to a JHACO certified hospital like St Luke’s and have a Medicare advantage plan, they might reimburse for hospital and doctor expenses. These are anecdotes from my patients in Houston. ...
Salazarmonroy said . . . . Medicare is not accepted in the Philippines but if you go to a JHACO certified hospital like St Luke’s and have a Medicare advantage plan, they might reimburse for hospital and doctor expenses. These are anecdotes ... Read More
"The major problems facing Phils Expats in next 2 years?" by PalawOne
For interest .. "What will be the major problems facing Philippine Expats within the next 2 years?" Asked of https://gemini.google.com & Gemini response:"The challenges facing expats in the Philippines over the next two years center around a ...
Let artificial Intelligence run the country, better yet just intelligence. Read More
Fraud-like actions at SnR Part 2 by Calif-Native
SnR… With past issues of false CC charges on new US bank-issued CC…..more issues with processing charges (even using local cards)I recently returned from California and made the mistake of shopping at SnR Nuvali on May 5, paying for my ...
bizwizard said . . . .I'm happy at my Dau branch. It's not huge, but I get what I need (unlike Costco, where I'd regularly leave with a lot of stuff I hadn't realized I needed).**********************My cranium reacted to that.Lately I've done all my ... Read More
US Congress Reps intro 600-page veterans benefits package June 10 by PalawOne
"We Are The Mighty" https://www.facebook.com/themighty "The Department of Veterans Affairs projects Section 108 would reduce disability compensation payments by up to $57 billion over 10 years and affect up to 1.5 million veterans."Congressional ...
@PalawOne You disappoint me by not cut & pasting all 600 pages. Read More
Where can I find qualified pet groomers in the Philippines? by kristens23
Hello everyone,I am trying to learn more about the pet grooming industry in the Philippines and would appreciate some guidance.Where would you recommend looking for qualified and experienced dog groomers in the Philippines? Are there particular ...
In some parts in the Philippines a dog could be groomed in the morning and served as dinner in the evening. Read More
Philippines .. Love, Tell, Defend and Correct by PalawOne
By Joel Valdez, Philippines Citizen, via Philippines Expat Facebook GroupLove the country. Tell the truth about it. Defend it from enemies. Correct it from within.That should not be controversial. But apparently, in 2026, basic citizenship now needs ...
BuffetsSince I've lived in the land of Buffets Las Vegas for 13 years, maybe I've been to 400 to 500 buffets. It was quite easy when Casinos would send out mailers of buy one get one. Sam's Town had an insert in Wednesdays newspaper with ... Read More
Available Logins
On my desktop I can see available networks to login including my own, all of them are password protected. I don't know if it is a prank or joke but one of them is: House Arrest of Us_Guest. Read More
Siargao area safety advisary by PalawOne
Regal OlivaPhilippines Lawyer, Advocate 𝐒𝐈𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐀𝐎 𝐈𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 ...
Aidan in HCMC & Lotus EaterYour comments peaked my interest so I asked Bard (Google AI) : The complaints about Israeli's in Vietnam & Thailand.I suggest everyone seek out a more balanced opinion. Check out Bard AI. Read More
Fraud-like actions at SnR Part 2 by Calif-Native
SnR… With past issues of false CC charges on new US bank-issued CC…..more issues with processing charges (even using local cards)I recently returned from California and made the mistake of shopping at SnR Nuvali on May 5, paying for my ...
Calif-Native said . . . . Management appears to have handed control over to the merchandisers (i.e, aka "dizzers") and seems unavailable/incapabble to address out-of-stock conditions other than "shipment has not arrived." The business concept of ... Read More
Fraud-like actions at SnR Part 2 by Calif-Native
SnR… With past issues of false CC charges on new US bank-issued CC…..more issues with processing charges (even using local cards)I recently returned from California and made the mistake of shopping at SnR Nuvali on May 5, paying for my ...
I've had my problems with S&R also. I'm now doing my purchases online. Online S&R does not allow c.o.d. purchases. On my last direct online purchase they put a hold on my BDO debit card for P1500 more than the actual purchase.About a month ... Read More
USA SS Proof of life by vehicross100
Seen this topic before but couldn’t locate it, so inquiring if anyone has any experience in receiving this notice. I am 1 month out from my first year on SS and just wondering what to look for when it’s time for this form to be sent to ...
mati_steve asked . . . . I'm curious if anyone has sold their US home before moving to the Philippines and still use it as a physical address for financial institutions only? I know this is technically not legal, but I'm not sure how they will find ... Read More
USA SS Proof of life by vehicross100
Seen this topic before but couldn’t locate it, so inquiring if anyone has any experience in receiving this notice. I am 1 month out from my first year on SS and just wondering what to look for when it’s time for this form to be sent to ...
vehicross100 asked . . . .Seen this topic before but couldn’t locate it, so inquiring if anyone has any experience in receiving this notice. I am 1 month out from my first year on SS and just wondering what to look for when it’s time for ... Read More
Renewal of 13A by Enzyte Bob
Sometime ago I ask if anyone used an agency for renewal of the 13A, the reason is because I had a major obstacle which I did not disclose on this forum when I asked for help.As you know the 13A grants you permanent status if married to a Filipino. ...
alltojah said . . . I’d like a copy of the provision. **************************Private message me with your email address and I'll send you the actual documents from BI Read More
My First Philippine Funeral by Moon Dog
This is my first experience with a Philippine funeral and I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy. Tatay passed on 3/27 so today is the 9th day but since the priest doesn’t work on Sunday it turned into a 10 day ordeal. Tatay’s ...
Moon Dog said . . . . .Tatay passed on March 27 and it's not over yet. A bunch of women come every afternoon about 3 pm. We hired Cousin Dexter to cook dinner for the group and boy can they eat. Dexter cooks up a big bait and there are no leftovers. ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
Fred posted . . . . BYD sales are down 30%. BYD the new Evergrande Group. Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports[B]OT by Enzyte Bob
Minipearl said . . . . Seems little has changed aside from another endless war *************************Examples of endless wars:Korean war 3 yearsVietnam war 12 yearsAfghanistan war 20 yearsIraq war 8 yearsEpic Fury is 54 days old.
minipearl said . . . .Go back to bed Bob. Told you already it ain't over yet and your mouth said 4 weeks, then 6 weeks and now? Near 8 weeks and while only my humble opinion, the party has just begun. You foolishly stated that the straight was open, ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports[B]OT by Enzyte Bob
Minipearl said . . . . Seems little has changed aside from another endless war *************************Examples of endless wars:Korean war 3 yearsVietnam war 12 yearsAfghanistan war 20 yearsIraq war 8 yearsEpic Fury is 54 days old.
@Fred Sorry Fred the only war was the cold war. Direct military conflict didn't start till 2025 and that was for 12 days. Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports
Minipearl said . . . . Seems little has changed aside from another endless war *************************Examples of endless wars:Korean war 3 yearsVietnam war 12 yearsAfghanistan war 20 yearsIraq war 8 yearsEpic Fury is 54 days old. Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
The reason Trump has switch to "no time frame" because the war has shifted to an economic war. Iran is mostly economically isolated with their ports being shut down. Soon they will not be able to fund the IRGC, Army and Public Servants.The waiting ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
P.O. said . . . . . And at a time when the US Navy is a key part of the campaign against Iran, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday that the navy’s top civil official, John Phelan, was leaving his job – the latest departure of a top ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
P. O. -------"Iran latest: Trump has ‘no time frame’ to end war as world waits for peace talks" Iranian president says blockade, threats ‘main obstacles’ to negotiations; and Iran reopens its airspace with some China flights ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
In February 2026 negotiations in Oman to curtail Iran's nuclear ambitions collapsed.It was concluded that Iran was stalling. The US & Israel realized that diplomacy was exhausted with the Iranians.Then the US & Israel decided to ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
mini pearl said . . . . Get over your loses Bob, worry about your stairs and a thieving family, your new move and not putting faith in a fool.************************There you go again with your personal insults. So, I'm happy and you are gay (not ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
mini pearl said . . . .Nice to actually see you posting your thoughts P1. I personally have come to the realisation that this TDS B/S is actually a poor excuse to blame others for there own inability to think for themselves, can't or refuse to look ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
P.O. said . . . the gullible dribble that other people sprout. Bob, you mean the rest of this world?************************P.O. you with so many degrees, you simply failed to grasp, I said mini pearl believes that dribble. As mention before I ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
Mini pearl said . . . . Bob he hasn't accomplished defanging as you call it because it ain't over yet. Your king though has succeeded in killing the innocent and destroying the world economy. How can you elect a fool that calls fallen soldiers ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
mini pearl said . . . . Your fool king started a war without any consultation with NATO nor aligned nations And like week 3 calls for help? Not very well thought out, never even consulted his own congress, typical rip tear bust that he does. When ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
Mini Fred said . . . I don't recall the timeline for me, but his comments about fussy grabbing, shagging his own daughter, and that little girl on the escalator were plenty for me. One politican with access to the raw Epstein files is saying Trump ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
minipearl said . . . .Bob your king failed my liking over 40 years ago, he is constant crook and delusional and has an ego as big as a pregnant cow. Some times I wonder about the fools followers. Did you ever think he is manipulating the markets? ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
P.O. said . . . .Ok Bob .. Anthony Albanese Prime Minister of Australia 5 hours ago · "Overnight, I joined a virtual Leaders' Summit on the Strait of Hormuz co-hosted by President Macron and Prime Minister Starmer. Australia has ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
Minipearl said . . . . So yes it's still closed, by a king that says it's open. All the kings horses and all the kings men? What an expensive mess and all the needlessly lost lives. Months more of fuel shortages and high prices. Thank the powers ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
Again P.O. . . . . . .BP, the BBC TV News at Ten just said, "The Iranian government says that it's completely open to all ships", but also the BBC said that ship owners are not yet game to use it. There are still mines, with unknown locations." And ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
big beautiful pearl said . . . .Bitter and twisted. Brainwashed to boot. Perhaps don't believe your lying king and watch the news. Your king is blocking shipping, turning them back. To me that's not open. The big shipping companies are not game to ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
PalawOne . . . . Trump closing the Straights, which mainly supply South-East Asia only, has hit Australia like a bomb. T'will totally transform our solar/wind/car ideas and directions. We've got the minerals etc, so this will rapidly re-direct much ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
https://www.autonews.com/canada/anc-for … facturing/Fred said . . . .Ford CEO Jim Farley says Chinese automakers, EVs should be kept out of U.S.Of course he does. That way Ford can stay expensive and crap because there's no competition. It's ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
Big Beautiful Pearl . . . .HAHAHA. What is your ROI on your stairs? ***************************Is that the best you can do? Get your Jollies on my handicap do to my old age? Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
bigpearl said. . . .And Bob? If you learnt to read and remember I have posted on this multiple times but I'll refresh your ailing memory. Range from experience is 120 to 140 Kms. more than enough for our local running around, plug it in every few ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
bigpearl said . . . Yes King dump, if you learnt to read our car is PHEV. I'm sure that is beyond your brain to comprehend.***************************All your braggadocious about EV's, yet you own a BYD PHEV. That car can only go about 60 miles on a ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
bigpearl said . . . on 18.4 Kw of batteries.****************************Is this the capacity of your EV's batteries? Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
big beautiful pearl said . . . . And reflected in world wide take up of EV's, home solar generation, Fred many countries are thinking the same as Indonesia and moving away from stupidity. Some of us thinking people would like to be in control and ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
I said . . . .The straight will be opened soon for oil exports as long as it's not Iranian oil. ********************Fred replied . . . . Perhaps you can explain why Iranian oil is so bad.********************** Fred try to concentrate: I did not say ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
big beautiful pearl said . . . .LMAO. I well knew my turn was coming with your little tantrums.****************************LM"A"O does that thingamajig laugh? Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
bigpearl said . . . .I hear Marcos has given P 5K to all Jeepney and tricycle drivers that are registered and 4 of Ben's cousins that have tricycles have received the money to help with price hikes.***********************You're a little late with ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
@PalawOne You miss the big picture . . . . The US embargo no in and no out. That chokes the source of income of Iran. China will be derived of oil, they were buying heavy discounted oil from Iran & Venezuela. Several weeks ago I posted no in and ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
https://www.marineinsight.com/indian-na … sian-gulf/Oops!The Indian navy is on the way to break the blockade, but the blockading force is the US Navy.* Will Trump's blind stupidity start a wider war between the US and India, possibly Asia? ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
Fred said . . . . That leaves the US limping home to lick their wounds, and Iran in total control of The Straits of Hormuz. ****************************I said . . . . .Really?Two US destroyers transverse The Straight of ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
Fred said . . . . That leaves the US limping home to lick their wounds, and Iran in total control of The Straits of Hormuz. ****************************Really?Two US destroyers transverse The Straight of Hormuz, Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
Fred said . . . . I would like to take a guess baees on snippets I have read over the past few weeks.There will be no renewed attack on Iran regardless of what they do. 2 weeks is enough for Iran to replace the vast majority of their cheap to build ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
PalawOne said . . . . Israel talked him into it, and now leading him along. ****************************Fred said . . . . More likely paid him to do it.***************************Boys your TDS is running wild. Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
@PalawOne This is no reflection on you, seems many times a really intelligent person has no common sense. Many times when I was in college some people with good memories was mistaken for intelligence.Unrelated I had an uncle who was a dentist ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
big beautiful pearl said. . . . This I believe is an open forum and we all have opinions like noses and pick them at will. ****************************Let me remind you dog, you can pick your nose, you can pick your friends, but you can't pick your ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
@PalawOne You're a gang of three, you, bigpearl & Fred. Maybe more that are silent. What sets bigpearl & Fred apart from you, they have their sources and they form their opinions and tell us.You have no, nada, none opinions but cut & ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
PalawOne cut & pasted . . . .The Betoota Advocate 7 hours agohttps://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AumbJCQ9y/NO ONE THOUGHT ABOUT WRITING IT DOWN HUH: Less than a day after coming to terms on a historic ceasefire deal, the world is once ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
PalawanOne bumpy trailer said . . . . in the 1950's the US developed ICBM's that achieved Mach 20. That's 75 years ago and over 15,000 mph. - @Enzyte Bob Haha Bob ... AI says: "ICBMs typically reach speeds of approximately Mach 20 to Mach 23 (about ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
Big Beautiful Pearl said . . .Flattery will get you everywhere Bob. You sir would have to be the most thin skinned lid I have ever talked to, no wonder you are brainwashed by the dump. Talk about fickle, just like your king dump and the blind that ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
PalawOne said . . . Anyway, we need to learn new warfare-techniques."Hypersonic Missiles at 1/10th the Cost""Ninety percent cost cut: Chinese civilian firm enters mass production of Mach 7 hypersonic ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
Fred said . . . . It was already open to countries that rejected Trump's war.*****************************Some ham radio operator you are. . . . Don't even know your a LID. Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
Big Beautiful Pearl said . . . .A lid can be turned into a crown, on a brighter note seems imports and exports will start moving again and the share market is certainly reflecting the 2 week truce. Time will tell as always until the next tantrum. An ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
Fred the lid has spoken . . .Trump has chickened out again, but has claimed to have opened the waterway. However, at least for countries that publicly rejected war in favour of peace, it was open anyway.**********************Fred claimed that Trump ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
I said to Fred . . . .Dan & I can copy 200 characters in a row within a minute without pencil & paper. *************************Fred said . . . . You should make your own work, not copy from others ********************Fred your are a lid Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
danfinn said to Big Beautiful Pearl . . . . . Amateur radio operators had passed tests in Morse code proficiency, in both of our cases to 20 wpm and we udually are faster. ********************************To set the record straight about the skill ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
Fred replied to Big Beautiful Pearl . . . . Beethoven 's fifth- quite lovely.***********************It's about time you got something correct, ah a fifth, consumed by Steve.That explains everything. Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
Big Beautiful said . . . . Maybe you can ask your AI buddy how to get you up and down 2 flights of stairs,,,,,,, there are stair lifts you know. Ask your AI buddy how you can move and get out of your obvious problems. ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
bigpearl said . . . .Bob go ask your AI girlfriend the morse code for SOS. You will get what I posted, so much for AI accuracy according to some.*****************************Sorry Big Beautiful Pearl, My AI Girlfriend said to verbalize SOS, the ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by Fred
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[Post under review] - @Enzyte Bob*************************Who is reviewing this post?No bad language was used.At the time of this post only Fred & Palaw One were online.Fred showing your heavy hand? Read More
Type 2 Diabetic. by terryjohnston3
I’m a type 2 diabetic currently preparing my documentation for an SRRV Visa.can I enrol into Philhealth with my condition.if not any other medical insurance I can get that can offer prescriptions.the global ones are too expensive, I just need ...
mugtech asked . . .Wondering if any GLP-1 pills are available and at what price.************************It is sold under the name of Rybelsus $5 to $8 per pill. If you use a injectable pen such as ozempic or wegovy the cost $127 to $141. Pills & ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
PalawOne . . . . We Aussies try hard to be socially unbiased in nature. We are, mostlyFor example, with regards to Trump speaking today of problems with Australia not helping him with battleships, this is one, and a generaly accepted response ... Read More
What is the purpose of an ACR card? by TrevorH
According to the Guidelines for the implementation of ARC cards issued by the Bureau of Immigration in 2004, ACR cards are supposed to contain the following: 1. Personal information such as name, age, date of birth, place of birth address, etc. ...
Headshot1K said . . . True, but the 1000p charge is well worth it because you don't have to mess with the hassle of visiting the Immigration office. Besides, it is likely that you will spend 1000p on transportation and lunch if you visit the office ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
@Aidan in HCMC ************************Wiskey Nine Xray Radio Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
bigpearl . . . .Dear Dorothy, dot dot dot dash dash dash dot dot dot.***************************You have the nomenclature wrong.It's dit dit dit dah dah dah dit dit dit also QRRR Read More
New to Expat.com, but in the Philippines for a decade. by GuestPoster9673
I have been in the Philippines with my wife and our daughter for almost a decade. I am retired (semi). My wife and daughter are both dual citizens of the United States and the Philippines. We bought land on Panay and built a house there. We ...
Headshot1K said to . . . daenr I'm not sure where you get that. If you are talking about public schools, I might agree, but there are private schools here that are better than most schools in the US. My daughter goes to SHS Ateneo de ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
For Fred & bigpearlGo to your AI and ask them: How do you detect false information and correct it. Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
I said . . . . I found AI is getting better and better in a short time. AI has taken on the persona of a person, I'm feeling that instead of asking a question on a search engine, I'm asking a knowledgeable person who sometimes makes ... Read More
What is the purpose of an ACR card? by TrevorH
According to the Guidelines for the implementation of ARC cards issued by the Bureau of Immigration in 2004, ACR cards are supposed to contain the following: 1. Personal information such as name, age, date of birth, place of birth address, etc. ...
Headshot1K said . . . . The ACR- I card is the Philippines' way of keeping track of the foreigners living in the country. Of course, they will always charge you for whatever "services" they provide (even if you would rather not have them). If you ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
@PalawOne I found AI is getting better and better in a short time. AI has taken on the persona of a person, I'm feeling that instead of asking a question on a search engine, I'm asking a knowledgeable person who sometimes makes ... Read More
My First Philippine Funeral by Moon Dog
This is my first experience with a Philippine funeral and I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy. Tatay passed on 3/27 so today is the 9th day but since the priest doesn’t work on Sunday it turned into a 10 day ordeal. Tatay’s ...
Moon Dog . . . To me it was to show the dignity and respect of the passing love one.Forget how you feel about the behavior of those others, show Tatay the dignity and respect he deserves. Sometimes we have to do things we really don't want to do.My ... Read More
My First Philippine Funeral by Moon Dog
This is my first experience with a Philippine funeral and I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy. Tatay passed on 3/27 so today is the 9th day but since the priest doesn’t work on Sunday it turned into a 10 day ordeal. Tatay’s ...
Moon Dog my deepest condolences for your loss.I too recently have gone through a loss. Skipping past the legalese which is profound, thankfully my stepson handled all of it.In the hospital I had a Catholic Priest perform my wife her last ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
Big Beautiful Pearl said . . . . Bob, this is an expat site and thinking expats can afford to go alternatives and has little to do with the local population. Most have no spare Pesos and live day to day.Instead of asking AI your questions do your ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
Big Beautiful PearlI asked AI how much would it cost to have a similar system to yours.(1) Solar panels and mounting P450K (2) Off grid inverters P250K(3) Battery bank P900K(4) Installation, cabling & permits P150K(5) Converting an ICE to EV ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
Big Beautiful PearlYou are repeating yourself over and over, similar when talking to another person who is confused by a language barrier, so the talking person keeps getting louder & louder and starts yelling thinking the other person will ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
bigpearl said . . . . You won't stop progress and many of us are enjoying and not spreading B/S While I'm only one sprouting renewables here there are millions upon millions not on this site and very happy and not ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
bigpearl said . . . And Bob? Big frigging deal, There are complainers, there are dreamers and then the doers. Your constant cynicism and denial won't change the direction we are all headed. Renewables.***********************Getting nasty & ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
bigpearl mentioned hydrocarbons China has over1100 big beautiful coal burning plants and will be adding 85 more in 2026. China has more coal plants than the rest of the world combined.Indonesia, more than 60% their electricity is generated using ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
Fred said . . . I see the Philippines imports far fewer pure EVs than Indonesia, so we are far less vulnerable to war fuel problems. The philippines has riots and people walking, but we have hardly noticed so far.**************************** In ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
bigpearl said . . .. Personally I could never work out the advantages of a Prius as it was all run by ICE and was an overpriced fad.************************Toyota Prius for 25 years has sold almost 7 million cars, that's some fad. Hybrids sales of ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
Fred said . . . . Whilst the US was shoving gas guzzling cars, China developed lightweight EVs, **************************Really Fred?1996 GM EV11997 Toyota Prius Hybrid 19972008 Tesla Roadster . . . (BYD Hybrid came into existence in ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by Enzyte Bob
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Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
mugtech said . . . . Just saw a video showing many pedestrians in the Philippines claiming many people are now walking, cannot afford to buy rides.***********************Ordinary bus fare P15 for first 5km, then P2.49 per km.Air Condition Buses P18 ... Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
There are over 1,000 ships waiting to exit the strait of Hormuz of which three hundred are tankers. On it's busiest day in the past, 153 ships exited. Read More
Philippine Imports & Exports by PalawOne
"Manila asks Iran to ensure safe passage for Philippine-flagged ships, oil shipments"By Bea Cupin April 1st, 2026 7:17 PM https://www.rappler.com/philippines/request-iran-designate-non-hostile-country-passage-strait-hormuz/ Manila asks Iran to ...
This is a temporary band aid, although positive. It remain to see when the straights will be totally open, but who knows in what time frame.There about 100 Philippine flagged vessels worldwide which approximately 15 to 17 are tankers. These ... Read More
Received Renewed 13A Card
Just before my 13A renewal I became a widower which cast some doubt if I would still be eligible for 13A status. I contacted an agency that deals with immigration and their answer was I no longer could be able to retain 13A.My stepson in the states ... Read More
Philippines and the ME War by PalawOne
ME war may jolt electricity bills: Bombing of refineries causes jittersBy Maria Romero, Lisa Marie Apacible 05 Mar 2026The Middle East (ME) crisis could trigger a domino effect, driving up not only fuel prices but also electricity ...
big pearl said . . . . Iv'e been playing with the stock market for over 40 years and my choices are not influenced by others and have done extremely well.*****************************Playing the market for forty years and how many years has Fred ... Read More
Philippines and the ME War by PalawOne
ME war may jolt electricity bills: Bombing of refineries causes jittersBy Maria Romero, Lisa Marie Apacible 05 Mar 2026The Middle East (ME) crisis could trigger a domino effect, driving up not only fuel prices but also electricity ...
bigpearl said . . . .Your foolish king has dropped my share portfolio in Australia by over a quarter of a million bucks, do I look worried? Nope as that market is swings and merry go rounds, our Australian properties and bank accounts keep rising ... Read More
Philippines and the ME War by PalawOne
ME war may jolt electricity bills: Bombing of refineries causes jittersBy Maria Romero, Lisa Marie Apacible 05 Mar 2026The Middle East (ME) crisis could trigger a domino effect, driving up not only fuel prices but also electricity ...
Fred said . . . . . The problem here us easy to see. One side produces logical argument based around news and history, but the other just beats on about Trump being god. It's impossible to win against blind ... Read More
Philippines and the ME War by PalawOne
ME war may jolt electricity bills: Bombing of refineries causes jittersBy Maria Romero, Lisa Marie Apacible 05 Mar 2026The Middle East (ME) crisis could trigger a domino effect, driving up not only fuel prices but also electricity ...
Read Fred's post and then read yours, you've become his lap dog.Mentioning King Trump sets off your hot button, control yourself doggy Read More
Philippines and the ME War by PalawOne
ME war may jolt electricity bills: Bombing of refineries causes jittersBy Maria Romero, Lisa Marie Apacible 05 Mar 2026The Middle East (ME) crisis could trigger a domino effect, driving up not only fuel prices but also electricity ...
bigpearl . . . . It's amazing to watch your transformation to and become Fred's lap dog.Intelligent job Fred, well done, I salute you. You are truly a Schopenhauer genius. Read More
Philippines and the ME War by PalawOne
ME war may jolt electricity bills: Bombing of refineries causes jittersBy Maria Romero, Lisa Marie Apacible 05 Mar 2026The Middle East (ME) crisis could trigger a domino effect, driving up not only fuel prices but also electricity ...
bigpearl said . . . . The time is coming for the removal of your new King and may well be sooner than you think. JD hits the glass after lunch.********************************Your JD does your talking, but how will the King be removed sooner ... Read More
Philippines and the ME War by PalawOne
ME war may jolt electricity bills: Bombing of refineries causes jittersBy Maria Romero, Lisa Marie Apacible 05 Mar 2026The Middle East (ME) crisis could trigger a domino effect, driving up not only fuel prices but also electricity ...
For all you Trump haters . . . . He is King Trump, don't forget that, long live the King. Read More
Philippines and the ME War by PalawOne
ME war may jolt electricity bills: Bombing of refineries causes jittersBy Maria Romero, Lisa Marie Apacible 05 Mar 2026The Middle East (ME) crisis could trigger a domino effect, driving up not only fuel prices but also electricity ...
@bigpearl Steve . . . . Time to Dry Out, you keep repeating and repeating the same bleep over and over. Time to moveback to how your Solar Panels & EV are saving the environment for your grand kids.By the way have you ever spent time with your ... Read More