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@Cherryann01Its funny you bring this up. I went through NAIA on my trip to the Philippines in Feb. The time before that, I flew to Cebu (stayed on plane) and then to Davao City. My Philippine GF told me not to go through NAIA anymore if I can ... Read More

My experience with Google Fi since October 2024 has been very good. I have the flexible plan and I have paused the data plan while here, rather than have them throttle me after 3 mo. In fact, the major reason I have it is for banking SMS codes ... Read More

@danfinnJust curious your experience with GoogleFi in the Philippines? I鈥檓 thinking of getting the Flexible Plan (ie., $20/mo + $10/GB data) and turning data off while there. I doubt I鈥檒l need international calling, except for the ... Read More

Yea, thats concerning - along with those Chinese robots going berzerk and slapping people. I know AI is supposed to formulate responses based on accumulated knowledge, but once it goes beyond that into perceived learning/consciousness we have a ... Read More

@Eanh58 Welcome aboard! I've been through Tagum several times on my way to/from Mati and Davao. Stopped at a mall and the Toyota dealership there. My Filipina GF's brother-in-law is from Carmen, which is not too far away. I plan to head back for ... Read More

Have you asked your financial institutions about this?I do not have a physical US address both my bank and Charles Schwab know I do not live in the US and it causes no issues ask your bank, get a straight answer - @gregparker6201That's very ... Read More

Just a follow-up ...I've asked several expats and even some stateside folks who might know if this is true, but no one seems to have a firm answer.聽 I really don't see much of a difference between doing this and having your US address with a ... Read More

Thinking of setting up an account with one of the above companies, any thoughts or recommendations?Cheers, Steve. - @bigpearlHi Steve ,I have only ever used the Western Union app and have only ever sent under $1k USD with a debit card.聽 Sending ... Read More

BTW, if you go to the main page of that web site (i.e., without entering any information anywhere) there is a dropdown with only those 4 same countries, which also leads me to believe its just something specific for countries that don't have an ... Read More

I'm not entirely sure this is what you want. As a USA citizen, you are automatically able to visit the country without a visa. I'm thinking that this process is for those countries where this is not the case (although, I admit I am not familiar ... Read More

I read this in other places, but is it actually true?The problem with the anti-Trump press is the same as the pro-Trump press.They both lie to suit the angle they want to spin.The report I read last said there was no evidence the outages were down ... Read More

So what's everyone's opinion about emotions escalating and something along the lines of martial law being enacted in the Philippines?I left there a week before the arrest(?) took place after a month-long visit to Davao and Mati Cities. I've spoken ... Read More

The ICC as well as the UN has become nothing more than a politicized farce. I'm glad the USA refused to re-sign. I hope they'll get out of the UN as well. Useful at one time, but they've turned into ideological hacks now. Read More

I started looking into this myself, and it's definitely a pain having to have a US address for financial institutions in order to continue doing business. I have an IRA and brokerage account with Fidelity as well as their Cash Management account. ... Read More