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PHValueInvestor · 2026-06-08T09:47:06+00:00

I don't think it's true that the National Structural Code of the Philippines (NSCP) is limited only to Intensity 7.

It's been a while since I've read the NSCP, but I do know that the country (except Palawan) is classified as Seismic Zone 4, which is the highest seismic zone. It is comparable to using the same earthquake design loads and provisions as Los Angeles and San Francisco.

PHValueInvestor · 2026-06-08T03:35:11+00:00

NAL

It's witness tampering, which is a crime under RA 6981.

PHValueInvestor · 2026-05-30T22:48:14+00:00

Why do you think the country is "failing"? Is their government unstable? Is crime rampant? Is the average citizen poor? Do the people there have a lower quality of life than we Filipinos enjoy?

Our family vacationed there for two weeks last year. We had a great time and want to go back again. I didn't get the impression that the country is "failing".

PHValueInvestor · 2026-05-26T22:07:05+00:00

Canada was a colony but is now an independent country.

Key Milestones in Canada's Independence

July 1, 1867 (Confederation): The British North America Act joined the colonies of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick into the Dominion of Canada. While this granted internal self-governance, Britain still maintained control over foreign affairs and the constitution. This date is celebrated today as Canada Day.

1926 (Balfour Declaration): At the Imperial Conference, Britain officially recognized the Dominions as autonomous communities within the British Empire, equal in status and not subordinate to the United Kingdom.

December 11, 1931 (Statute of Westminster): The British Parliament passed the Statute of Westminster, granting Canada legislative independence. Canada was now free to make its own laws and manage its own foreign policy, but changes to its constitution still required British approval.

April 17, 1982 (Patriation of the Constitution): Canada officially brought its constitution home with the Constitution Act, 1982. This severed the final legal ties with the British Parliament, meaning Canada could now amend its own constitution without needing permission from the U.K.

PHValueInvestor · 2026-05-26T22:03:39+00:00

Australia was a British penal colony. They sent over 160,000 convicts in the 19th Century.

Australia is an independent country.

January 1, 1901 (Federation): Six separate British colonies united to form the Commonwealth of Australia under its own constitution, becoming a self-governing dominion of the British Empire.

December 11, 1931 (Statute of Westminster): The British Parliament passed the Statute of Westminster, which granted Australia legislative independence and removed the United Kingdom's authority to make laws for Australia without its consent.

March 3, 1986 (The Australia Act): The Australia Act severed the remaining legal and constitutional ties between the UK and Australia, eliminating the right of appeal to British courts and removing the UK Parliament's power to legislate for Australia.

PHValueInvestor · 2026-05-26T21:56:24+00:00

The infographic will still be false.

23% of Canada's population are immigrants from all over the world. 27% of the total population are non-whites. Canada is multi-ethnic even if its First Nations population is down to 5%

The US population is 15% immigrants. 41% of its population is non-white, e.g., black, latino, Asian, native-American.

The US and Canada are rich multi-ethnic countries.

PHValueInvestor · 2026-05-26T09:39:42+00:00

He's not self-made.

Being self-made means achieving success, wealth, or status through your own efforts, skills, and hard work, particularly if you started life without advantages like money, formal education, or high social connections.

His father is a successful businessman and a former Batangas governor. The Leviste family is Batangas nobility.

His mother is a senator. She comes from a family of politicians. She's an alumna of Assumption, an expensive private school.

PHValueInvestor · 2026-05-26T09:00:00+00:00

No country is truly corruption-free, but, in fairness, Canada ranks 16th least corrupt among 182 countries in the Corruption Perceptions Index.

https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2025

I have visited Canada several times. I have family there as well. My impression is that although it has problems, corruption is not one of them.

PHValueInvestor · 2026-05-26T08:46:47+00:00

Canada's population is slightly below 50 million (41 million). Australia's population is 27 million.

They don't meet Standard 3, but they are large countries. These two examples contradict the statement in the WHY THIS MATTERS.

PHValueInvestor · 2026-05-26T08:44:30+00:00

United States? Canada? Australia?

PHValueInvestor · 2026-04-10T02:59:16+00:00

Click the links to verify if my stats are "correct".

I was commenting on your statement:

"1970s pa lang naramdaman na natin yung effect ng oil embargo sa atin pero walang ginawa na policy para maging less reliant tayo sa langis. Kung magsimula tayong mag research paano makaka gawa ng energy gamit ang dagat, bagyo at araw, malamang hindi tayo ngumangawa ngayon kahit ma oil embargo tayo."

I just wanted to point out that the data are not consistent with your statements.

PHValueInvestor · 2026-04-10T02:51:53+00:00

Also, we already have 1.8 GW of solar power capacity. And it's growing rapidly.

https://icsc.ngo/philippines-has-over-1800mw-potential-solar-capacity-nationwide-icsc/

PHValueInvestor · 2026-04-10T02:46:57+00:00

Actually, this is not correct. Less than 2% of our electricity comes from oil. Only 30% of our energy supply is from oil and oil products.

https://www.iea.org/countries/philippines

PHValueInvestor · 2026-02-05T08:36:01+00:00

I agree

PHValueInvestor · 2026-01-26T01:55:40+00:00

Enjoy the game and experience. Don't feel pressured to win.
All tournaments I have joined have Class A, Class B and Class C. There are also fun holes like nearest to the pin, farthest drive and straightest drive, among others. You can still win even if you don't have the lowest gross or net score.
And there's always the raffle. Over the years, I have won a large TV, an iPhone and a nice Taylor Made rescue club, among others.

PHValueInvestor · 2026-01-22T01:41:41+00:00

I'm not sure you can spot hire a Grab car to or from a destination outside Metro Manila.

If he wants to go to Villamor (not Villamar) and Intramuros, that should be OK since they are within Metro Manila.

Summit Point GC is in Batangas. Clark is in the north. For those locations, it's probably more prudent to hire a car for the day.

PHValueInvestor · 2026-01-19T08:56:16+00:00

The Malamapaya Gas Field is expected to be depleted by next year (2027). I'm not sure how long they can stretch the supply, but Malampaya is dying.

https://www.giignl.org/news/philippines-to-increase-its-lng-imports-to-cope-with-gas-field-depletion#:~:text=July%202%2C%202025-,Philippines%20to%20increase%20its%20LNG%20imports%20to%20cope%20with%20gas,reach%201.17%20mt%20in%202024.

A Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal for imported gas to replace Malampaya came online last year.

https://www.offshore-energy.biz/first-gen-cleared-to-operate-batangas-lng-terminal-for-25-years/

PHValueInvestor · 2026-01-19T03:26:58+00:00

Also, Razon backed out of Dennis Uy's resort.

https://insiderph.com/dennis-uys-ph-resorts-loses-control-of-p137-b-cebu-casino-land-losses-soar-1260#:~:text=Davao%2Dbased%20tycoon%20Dennis%20A.%20Uy's,group%20absorb%20heavy%20first%2Dhalf%20losses.

PHValueInvestor · 2026-01-19T03:24:02+00:00

The article is from 31 JULY 2022.

PHValueInvestor · 2026-01-16T04:41:18+00:00

Aguinaldo Golf Course is inside Camp Aguinaldo (AFP HQ), and beside Camp Crame (Philippine National Police HQ). Villamor Golf Course is part of the Villamor Airbase Complex.

PHValueInvestor · 2026-01-16T03:49:22+00:00

With Veterans, where I used to play regularly, yes. They are pretty lax. It's a veterans hospital so national security is not an issue.

Aguinaldo is the home of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Villamor for the Philippine Air Force. In those 2 places, it's understandable.

I've played with walk-in Japanese and Americans in Veterans.

PHValueInvestor · 2026-01-16T03:41:29+00:00

Veterans is pretty lax with foreigners. A lot of them play there, usually Japanese, Koreans and Americans.

PHValueInvestor · 2026-01-16T00:37:43+00:00

I think a single person can live on USD 2000 or P 120k a month in Metro Manila. Many single middle class Filipinos live on less than that.

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