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Forum: Philippines
Jul 5th 2018, 11:31 am
Replies: 32
Views: 5,008
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Ph Postal System

Philpost has surpassed themselves. I posted a letter to my brother in the UK on the 15th March, he received it 2 days ago
Forum: Philippines
Jan 16th 2018, 12:46 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 5,008
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Ph Postal System

Same as the local airlines. When checking in there was a sign saying "Please place all electronic gadgets in hand carry baggage" When I asked the check-in girl why. She said that it will reduce the...
Forum: Philippines
Jan 8th 2018, 2:11 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 5,008
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Ph Postal System

Mainly because if they have to write down contains - credit card, cash and a gold ring, there is no chance it will reach it's destination, regardless if it is registered, recorded or tracked.
Forum: Philippines
Jan 5th 2018, 1:12 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 5,008
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Ph Postal System

Have just found out that some free samples of antiseptic cream that were posted to me in September and arrived in Manila 4 days later have done a disappearing act between Manila and Capiz.
Forum: Philippines
Jan 4th 2018, 11:21 am
Replies: 32
Views: 5,008
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Ph Postal System

I misunderstood, I thought you meant it had been opened in transit.
Forum: Philippines
Jan 3rd 2018, 9:56 am
Replies: 32
Views: 5,008
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Ph Postal System

It is, I was in Nigeria in the mid 70s, post to the UK took a week plus/minus a day, I can't remember any post being opened or lost. Which was good because their phone system was rubbish.
Forum: Philippines
Jan 2nd 2018, 3:14 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 5,008
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Ph Postal System

Can't believe that DHL, or any other courier company, would actually open anything. I would certainly get onto DHL headquarters as I have had 100s ( possibly 1000s ) of documents, cards, contracts...
Forum: Philippines
Dec 27th 2017, 2:38 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 5,008
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Ph Postal System

I take it all back, received the letter today. The envelope had been opened, I assume to check the credit card sized contents, and crudely resealed with sellotape. When I pointed out the resealed...
Forum: Philippines
Dec 24th 2017, 6:39 am
Replies: 32
Views: 5,008
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Ph Postal System

The Royal Mail does not think much of the system here. A friend posted me some documents and a few business cards ( credit card size ). He paid for tracking, which went well until it arrived NAIA...
Forum: Philippines
Dec 19th 2017, 12:01 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 5,008
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Ph Postal System

Service will decrease rapidly if it is anything like my local post office when they tried to charge me Peso112 for a pkt of seeds costing Peso24. I told them they could keep the package. Massive...
Forum: Philippines
Dec 15th 2017, 7:16 am
Replies: 32
Views: 5,008
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Ph Postal System

The problem where I am is that the mail can sit in the village post office for over a week until they have enough letters to make it worth driving to the nearest town and there it can be again over a...
Forum: Philippines
Dec 14th 2017, 1:51 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 5,008
Posted By Stokkevn

Ph Postal System

Recently I sent a letter to the UK and another to a friend in Switzerland ( where I hide my billions ), the one to the UK took nearly 5 weeks and the one to Switzerland took just over 6 weeks.
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