tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post7167636151936625212..comments2023-08-10T18:06:06.024+10:00Comments on Philippines Phil: Part 3 of "Broken and in Pieces" in Angeles CityPhilippinesPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-26599743124280546462007-07-11T13:29:00.000+10:002007-07-11T13:29:00.000+10:00Hmmm. You guys have got me thinking. I've recently...Hmmm. You guys have got me thinking. I've recently been to Davao and to Cagayan de Oro. I particularly liked Davao, although I was not impressed with the mayor of Davao City's public response to the bogus charges and subsequent wrong guilty verdict against the falsely accused American Marine, Daniel Smith. Obviously, the boy was set up by the local authorities, much like is in play with my PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-83578623592539641252007-07-11T13:14:00.000+10:002007-07-11T13:14:00.000+10:00I agree with Amadeo. Mindanao is entirely differen...I agree with Amadeo. Mindanao is entirely different from Luzon. It has the feel of a new and dynamic place, which indeed it is since a hundred years ago it was nearly all virgin territory. They have wider and cleaner streets, and apparently the government actually does things for the people in many other ways we don't see here in Luzon. <BR/><BR/>Where else in the country will you find clean CRs Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-60324938909497842832007-07-10T22:07:00.000+10:002007-07-10T22:07:00.000+10:00Thanks, I very well might take you up on your offe...Thanks, I very well might take you up on your offer Amadeo...PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-34719046668788966122007-07-10T11:40:00.000+10:002007-07-10T11:40:00.000+10:00Needless to say, what happened to your fellow ex-p...Needless to say, what happened to your fellow ex-pat is very despicable.<BR/><BR/>I am not really privy to the peace and order situation in Angeles City, but if this horrible scheme is typical then it must be a bad place to live in.<BR/><BR/>I cannot think of any similar situation happening in our part of Northern Mindanao, and it shares common experiences in population diversity as in that part Amadeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00040096079637569742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-8735339507454667452007-07-10T02:26:00.000+10:002007-07-10T02:26:00.000+10:00go to the more rural areas.go to the more rural areas.KAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03090582170365523716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-24356196083225736662007-07-09T23:51:00.000+10:002007-07-09T23:51:00.000+10:00Disturbing AND frightening... Tends to bring on pa...Disturbing AND frightening... Tends to bring on paranoia like a big dog. You got to watch your back, your front, your flanks...PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-47282202826414374962007-07-09T23:49:00.000+10:002007-07-09T23:49:00.000+10:00This is very distrubing indeed.This is very distrubing indeed.Duane khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816931509006174925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-13860043838044053212007-07-09T23:44:00.000+10:002007-07-09T23:44:00.000+10:00You're a smart man Ed, and you'll be smarter to av...You're a smart man Ed, and you'll be smarter to avoid this town. Visiting tourists are continuously nabbed here in various ways and no one ever hears about it. It's like an iceberg; all you see is the little tip sticking out of the water.PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-76895010624811551662007-07-09T23:41:00.000+10:002007-07-09T23:41:00.000+10:00I finally got caught up on this incredible story. ...I finally got caught up on this incredible story. Makes me glad that I mostly hire a driver when going somewhere in the RP. Also, though I like the Philippines and it is cheap living, I never have had a desire to do more than just visit. This strengthens that thought.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.com