

Eccles Bluebottle
Australian looking for information about Philippines
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Some Philippine priorities & progress indicators by PalawOne
Maybe of interest to Philippine expats .."A yardstick for priorities and progress"By The Editorial Board, Manila Times, May 14 2025https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/05/14/opinion/editorial/a-yardstick-for-priorities-and-progress/2112554THE Asian ...

Many thanks @PalawOne - happy to contribute where I can (such as Steve鈥檚 Wise enquiry), but certainly don鈥檛 want to stick my nose in too often on topics I鈥檝e no knowledge/experience of. Very happy to see a range (sometimes wildly ... Read More


Some Philippine priorities & progress indicators by PalawOne
Maybe of interest to Philippine expats .."A yardstick for priorities and progress"By The Editorial Board, Manila Times, May 14 2025https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/05/14/opinion/editorial/a-yardstick-for-priorities-and-progress/2112554THE Asian ...

Thanks for the info @PalawOne - yes, JC's certainly opinionated, but I鈥檓 focussing more on the data than opinions. Providing of course this data is accurate - I don鈥檛 have any evidence to back this up either way.And no, I鈥檝e not ... Read More


Some Philippine priorities & progress indicators by PalawOne
Maybe of interest to Philippine expats .."A yardstick for priorities and progress"By The Editorial Board, Manila Times, May 14 2025https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/05/14/opinion/editorial/a-yardstick-for-priorities-and-progress/2112554THE Asian ...

An interesting article. Here鈥檚 another point of view, written pre-election, focussing more on the economic growth - or lack thereof . .[link under review]Some interesting graphs in the article too.Slowest pre-election economic growth in more ... Read More


Remitly, Wise or? by bigpearl
Thinking of setting up an account with one of the above companies, any thoughts or recommendations?Cheers, Steve.

@bigpearl Hi Steve, I鈥檝e only used Wise, and so far have been pretty happy with it. It鈥檚 linked to my OZ account - international payments, and transfers, are fast and very cheap. You can hold various currencies. And it鈥檚 AU$10 to ... Read More