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	<description>A Blog for Expats in Samar, Philippines</description>
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		<title>Alien Certificate of Registration</title>
		<link>http://expat2phils.wordpress.com/2009/04/12/alien-certificate-of-registration/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:08:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin Dale</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Immigration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ACR I-Card]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[balikbayan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[filipina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[filipino spouse]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[residence visa]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you are married to a Filipina and she is out of the country with you, you are supposed to be able to get &#8220;Balikbayan&#8221; visa, upon your return, which is good for 1 year. I tried that in 2008, when my wife and I attended the wedding of my daughter in California. Unfortunately, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buying Land &#8211; Part 1</title>
		<link>http://expat2phils.wordpress.com/2009/01/23/buying-land-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://expat2phils.wordpress.com/2009/01/23/buying-land-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:05:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin Dale</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Calbayog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[condo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreigner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Immigration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[land]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[married]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been getting a lot of questions, lately, about buying land in Samar. Before I proceed, let me remind you that I am not a Real Estate Agent. Any thing I say should not be taken as legal advice.
In the Philippines, there are at least 4 ways a foreigner can buy land.

First, as is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ferry Boat Capsized</title>
		<link>http://expat2phils.wordpress.com/2008/12/17/ferry-boat-capsized/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin Dale</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Boats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disaster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[capsized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Don Dexter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ferry boat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Masbate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[philippines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Princess of the Stars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Samar Sea]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This year has seen it&#8217;s share of boating accidents, in the Philippines. It started with the capsizing of the M/V Princess of the Stars, in June, where many lives were lost.

Then, in November, the ferry boat Don Dexter capsized near Masbate Island, in the Samar Sea.

And now, another ferry boat capsizes. This time the &#8220;wooden-hulled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mail to the Phils</title>
		<link>http://expat2phils.wordpress.com/2008/12/08/mail-to-the-phils/</link>
		<comments>http://expat2phils.wordpress.com/2008/12/08/mail-to-the-phils/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2008 22:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin Dale</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Holidays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cash]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expensive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Express Mail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FedEx]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holiday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LBC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[packages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[philippines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Postal Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[save]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tracking system]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USPS]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://samar.expat2phils.com/?p=187</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Christmas is almost here, and it&#8217;s getting late for sending packages. But I just wanted to share some information that I just recieved.
As many of you already know, the postal system here is not safe! I have heard many stories about people&#8217;s letters and packages never making it to their destination. First, and foremost, NEVER [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Running for water</title>
		<link>http://expat2phils.wordpress.com/2008/12/06/running-for-water/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 08:02:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin Dale</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[National Highway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poverty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Almagro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Calbayog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Catbalogan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fetch water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[filipinos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hand pumps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[luxery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[philippines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[poor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[running water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water containers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://samar.expat2phils.com/?p=179</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Most people, who are not living in poverty, take many things for granted. One of those things is running water. You may have heard, or read, about a time when people used to have to go out and fetch water, but have you ever had to do it yourself? When I was a child, growing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drying fire wood</title>
		<link>http://expat2phils.wordpress.com/2008/12/05/drying-fire-wood/</link>
		<comments>http://expat2phils.wordpress.com/2008/12/05/drying-fire-wood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin Dale</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[National Highway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poverty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[charcoal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coconut]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cooking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fires]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LPG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[philippines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[samar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wood]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While I&#8217;m still on the subject of drying things, let&#8217;s talk about cooking. In the Philippines, and especially in Samar, many people can not afford a nice kitchen. The lucky ones have an oven with stovetop using LPG, a mixture of propane and butane. Next level down doesn&#8217;t have an oven, just an LPG stovetop. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drying Rice on Highway</title>
		<link>http://expat2phils.wordpress.com/2008/12/04/drying-rice-on-highway/</link>
		<comments>http://expat2phils.wordpress.com/2008/12/04/drying-rice-on-highway/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin Dale</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Highway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poverty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[farmers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[philippines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[product]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rice dryers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[samar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tropical]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://samar.expat2phils.com/?p=158</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Rice is an important agricultural product of Samar. It grows very well in this humid, tropical environment. But drying the rice is another story. Every year, too much rice is spoiled before it ever gets dry. Recently the Philippines government gave away many rice dryers to poverty stricken rice farmers, in an attempt to prevent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drying Clothes in Samar</title>
		<link>http://expat2phils.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/drying-clothes-in-samar/</link>
		<comments>http://expat2phils.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/drying-clothes-in-samar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin Dale</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[National Highway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clothes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[philippines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[samar]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://samar.expat2phils.com/?p=146</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Even in America, it is common to see people hanging their clothes out to dry&#8230;when the weather is nice. But when the weather is bad, most people have access to an electric/gas dryer. Either they own one, or there is a self searve laundry mat with one. In the Philippines, things are very different. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Catbalogan &#8211; No Cityhood</title>
		<link>http://expat2phils.wordpress.com/2008/11/24/catbalogan-no-cityhood/</link>
		<comments>http://expat2phils.wordpress.com/2008/11/24/catbalogan-no-cityhood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin Dale</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Calbayog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Catbalogan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Calbayog City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capitol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cityhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GMA News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iloilo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LCP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[League of Cities of the Philippines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mayor Jerry Trenas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mayor Mel Senen Sarmiento]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[philippines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Samar Province]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unconstitutional]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://samar.expat2phils.com/?p=381</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court of the Philippines has ruled that the creation of 16 new cities was unconstitutional. Amongst those 16 is Samar Province&#8217;s Capitol of Catbalogan. This decision was in response to a petition by the League of Cities of the Philippines, who objected to the &#8220;mad rush&#8221; to create cities who did not meet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hello world!</title>
		<link>http://expat2phils.wordpress.com/2008/06/09/hello-world-2/</link>
		<comments>http://expat2phils.wordpress.com/2008/06/09/hello-world-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin Dale</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Welcome]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreigners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[moving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[philippines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[samar]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the brand new Samar.Expat2Phils.Com. I&#8217;m setting up this blog, with the hope that my fellow &#8220;foreigners&#8221; will find this an enjoyable place to interact. And, for those thinking about moving to Samar, we hope you will join in too.
Take care,
Admin Dale

Riding with the kids at the Calbayog Festival
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