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Forum: Philippines
Oct 4th 2021, 7:22 am
Replies: 5,897
Views: 968,338
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Me and My Family

I think you will find that all assets and debts incurred before the marriage become part of the marriage contract ( or at least seem to round here ), so if she does start to get her debts dumped on...
Forum: Philippines
Oct 2nd 2021, 10:00 am
Replies: 5,897
Views: 968,338
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Me and My Family

I think the speculation regarding payments vs no/dodgy receipts may have come from your comments below which were for college and not house refurbishment

No idea where those receipts went. Cannot...
Forum: Philippines
Sep 28th 2021, 1:05 pm
Replies: 5,897
Views: 968,338
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Me and My Family

Fee is the same as I paid but if you can get away with a $1,500 deposit, that sounds really good, I had to pay $20,000 but my annual fee is $10 and I believe new applicants have to pay $360 a year.
Forum: Philippines
Sep 28th 2021, 12:50 pm
Replies: 5,897
Views: 968,338
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Me and My Family

When I did mine I had been in the country for a year and they asked for both.
Forum: Philippines
Sep 28th 2021, 9:22 am
Replies: 5,897
Views: 968,338
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Me and My Family

Might be worth investigating as the Philippines and the UK have quite a few agreements on tax, pension, trade etc
Forum: Philippines
Sep 28th 2021, 9:19 am
Replies: 5,897
Views: 968,338
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Me and My Family

I know this one to be correct, I went into Watsons and asked if they had a cream, pharmacist went on the computer and then asked how may I wanted, I replied "One", pharmacist "Sorry Sir we don't have...
Forum: Philippines
Sep 26th 2021, 9:58 am
Replies: 5,897
Views: 968,338
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Me and My Family

Just make sure whatever system you use you get a receipt and proof that it was her who collected/received the money, paper as well as electronic. I am mediating between family members on some...
Forum: Philippines
Sep 22nd 2021, 9:46 am
Replies: 5,897
Views: 968,338
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Me and My Family

How has your new squeeze at your local bar taken the news.
Forum: Philippines
Sep 21st 2021, 2:15 pm
Replies: 5,897
Views: 968,338
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Me and My Family

Please not the boiled bananas again
Forum: Philippines
Aug 6th 2021, 2:06 pm
Replies: 5,897
Views: 968,338
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Me and My Family

The good squares come from putting down ground rules from day one and sticking to them, get a proper garden fence and a dog that will eat anyone who puts their hand through the gate to open it. I am...
Forum: Philippines
Jul 21st 2021, 11:32 am
Replies: 5,897
Views: 968,338
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Me and My Family

After Yolanda all the millions of aid and money distribution here was kept on one laptop and in two draws of a filing cabinet. The guy responsible for this died the next year and two days later his...
Forum: Philippines
Jul 21st 2021, 9:50 am
Replies: 5,897
Views: 968,338
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Me and My Family

You did not expect it to be automatic did you. Here paper is king, everything copied 5 times and everything signed in triplicate. If it was done online or automatic how would they get the extra tip...
Forum: Philippines
Jul 20th 2021, 3:17 pm
Replies: 5,897
Views: 968,338
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Me and My Family

They ran out of car "tax disk" stickers here years ago here, but they still charge full price for not providing them.
Forum: Philippines
Jul 20th 2021, 3:14 pm
Replies: 5,897
Views: 968,338
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Me and My Family

Unfortunately a press of a keyboard does not access the filing cabinet with thousands of bits of paper, all signed in triplicate. Fully computerised is just a pipe dream here, our local police rely...
Forum: Philippines
Jul 9th 2021, 12:34 pm
Replies: 5,897
Views: 968,338
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Me and My Family

Not sure if you fall into this bracket, saw it on Philstar.

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/07/09/2111367/immigration-allows-foreigners-expired-visas-apply-renewal-until-nov-30-due-pandemic
Forum: Philippines
Jul 8th 2021, 11:25 am
Replies: 5,897
Views: 968,338
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Me and My Family

Surely WW is between a rock and a hard place. If she contests and wins the bigamy side of things then she drops herself into the adultery category box by living with her Mr Plod.
Forum: Philippines
Jun 21st 2021, 4:31 am
Replies: 5,897
Views: 968,338
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Me and My Family

Surely WW is buggered either way, it is either accept a bigamous marriage or as she was off living with boyfriend before P11 had time to pack his bags, accept adultery which they seem to legally have...
Forum: Philippines
Jun 18th 2021, 12:10 pm
Replies: 5,897
Views: 968,338
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Me and My Family

I would reply agreeing with WW, really say she has come up with a really good idea and she should continue in that vain. Most likely not a good idea ref legal speak but would really put WW in a...
Forum: Philippines
Jun 3rd 2021, 4:55 am
Replies: 5,897
Views: 968,338
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Me and My Family

Don't think so, she was more gutted than I was. We were spotted getting into a taxi by a 3rd cousin, who told his Mum who got on the phone and told everyone else.
Forum: Philippines
Jun 3rd 2021, 4:33 am
Replies: 5,897
Views: 968,338
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Me and My Family

It does not quite work like that here. My wife and I arrived in Manila two days early, telling nobody so we could get a couple of days in the house before the hoards turned up, we then flew to Roxas...
Forum: Philippines
Jun 3rd 2021, 12:42 am
Replies: 5,897
Views: 968,338
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Me and My Family

I saw a National Geographic program a while ago where a Brit was offered the service by a policeman - $400
Forum: Philippines
May 28th 2021, 11:25 am
Replies: 5,897
Views: 968,338
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Me and My Family

Making you wait is an old 3rd world trick of trying to show to you that you are less important than they are. Next meeting with it just show up 3hrs late and just walk straight into their office...
Forum: Philippines
May 8th 2021, 3:11 pm
Replies: 5,897
Views: 968,338
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Me and My Family

But if she is not named as a dependent she can not collect either bereavement or pension percentage. I have state, private and gov pensions ( no military ones though ) and all ask for marital...
Forum: Philippines
Apr 29th 2021, 1:56 am
Replies: 5,897
Views: 968,338
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Me and My Family

Just remove her name from your 'dependents' on your pension.
Forum: Philippines
Apr 22nd 2021, 1:51 pm
Replies: 5,897
Views: 968,338
Posted By Stokkevn

Re: Me and My Family

Always some bugger with a glass half empty view. Mind you it could well be closer to the truth than most of us.
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