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ARE SOME AGENTS HOARDING their secondary market Property Listings? It seems so.... Here is one theory: Many do not want ALL BUYERS (& agents for buyers "controlled by" or close to the agents of Other firms) to see their cheaper properties, because they are hoping an "inhouse buyer" can be found - so they & colleagues can get the "whole" commission (Note: Please tell me, if you think this is wrong.)

From THE OUTLOOK, Lamudi's comprehensive look on Philippines Real Estate ONLINE PORTALS (as reported in 2018) According to a Paypal study, more and more Filipino's shop online. From a total online spending of Php 92.5 billion in 2017, an increase of 32% is expected to Php 122 billion. This may be the same reason why there is growth in the e-commerce industry, including the sprouting of several real estate portals. As a fast-rising platform and a new way of offering land properties to potential buyers, online real estate portals also make presentation, negotiation, and selling easier, as all the information may be accessed with a few clicks. Online real estate platform Lamudi.com.ph helps property seekers enjoy the convenience of window shopping for available properties for rent or for lease, a house and lot, or condo unit, for business or for residential use, in any area they desire. Chat messaging is available as well, assuring assistance and responses to any queries. + Philippines has an internet penetration rate of 63% (67 Million) Filipinos - that was over one year ago, and it will be higher today + Filipinos spend an average of 9 hours and 29 minutes online, second only to Thailand at 9 hours, and 38 minutes + The government has plans to make the internet more accessible, with WIFI to be available in many public places, like government offices, state universities, hospitals and parks. They have set up a Free Public Internet Access Fund to finance this + E-commerce is a particularly big growth area, with over $2 Billion spent on online shopping in 2017, and growing browsing for things like property searches + A challenge is slow internet speeds. The country's average fixed internet speed is just 15.2 MB's per second, well below the global average of 40.7 Mbs. In 4G technology, Philpipines is way behind, and ranks 74th out of 77 countries surveyed. Plans are afoot to improve this. Part of the plan is to bring in a 3rd major internet provider after Globe and SMART, to improve service through greater competition Pricing comparisons, per Lamudi in the First Half of 2018 Location------------- : CONDO price : RENTAL: Yield/ House price Metro Manila----------- : Php 121,821 : Php 832 : 8.20%/ Php 73,178 Visayas, & Mindanao: Php 112,795 : Php 794 : 8.45%/ Php 52,460

On Rollover Watch for OIH, SLB & Oil? OIH etc ... 10d : Daily from 6.19 : XLE: USO: Updated 4/16: $18.01 / prior charts: #1, 2, 3, 4... & SLB: $45.56 - 3.90% Sharp Drop In U.S. Rig Count Marks First Yearly Loss Since 2016 The the number of active oil and gas rigs fell sharply in the United States this week according to Baker Hughes, bringing the overall rig count below year-ago levels in a rare first not seen in years. The total number of active oil and gas drilling rigs in the United States fell by 10 according to the report, with the number of active oil rigs falling by 8 to reach 825 and the number of gas rigs falling by 2 to reach 192. The combined oil and gas rig count is now down year on year for the first time since the end of 2016, with oil seeing just a 5-rig increase year on year and gas rigs down 5 since this time last year. Miscellaneous rigs were at zero this week, a 1-rig loss on the year.

Fast Facts on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators Also known as POGOs Such operations were limited to three provinces north of Manila before Sept. 2016 decision to expand them to the capital region 55 permits for POGOs have been awarded since then 14 of those are engaged in sports betting Revenue from POGOs quintupled to 3.57 billion Philippine pesos ($70 million) in 2017 from a year earlier Source: Philippine Amusement & Gaming Corp. Developers aren’t betting that boom times will last forever. Ayala Land’s President Bobby Dy said the builder will limit offshore gaming leases to 10 percent of its office portfolio. DoubleDragon plans to cap total exposure to such tenants to 30 percent once all its office towers are completed. The firm requires a one-year deposit from offshore gaming operators and post-dated checks for the duration of the five-year contract. Kitt Lapeña, 34, a Makati resident for most of his life, has seen waves of foreign residents come and go before, from Japan and Korea, but never on the scale of the recent Chinese influx. While he welcomes the economic boost, he worries about the motivations of the new arrivals. “In a way, it’s good for business,” Lapeña said. “I hope they become an asset to the community and not just out to make money.” > https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-03/in-china-s-new-gambling-hot-spot-property-prices-are-on-a-tear?fbclid=IwAR1BhXL8HViVp9DvTnix135LKk9B_YNnQ99H57VKPM2PCgtVT_i6Hg_79dY

Chinese Money Triggers a Dizzying Rally in Manila Property In Manila’s main financial district and its fringes, signs of the new inhabitants are everywhere: the restaurants serving steaming Chinese hotpots and dumplings, the Mandarin broadcasts at the Mall of Asia, and the soaring property prices. An estimated 100,000 migrants, mostly Chinese, have flooded into pockets of the Philippines capital since September 2016, and the deluge is rippling through the city’s real estate market in ways that are unique among the world’s urban centers. While Chinese investors have been snapping up big swathes of high-end housing in Hong Kong, London and New York for years to move their money offshore, this new rush is motivated by something different: Manila’s booming gaming industry. More than 50 offshore gambling companies that cater to overseas Chinese punters have received permits to operate in the city since President Rodrigo Duterte’s government began awarding licenses 19 months ago. While bets are placed remotely, the operators need Chinese speakers in Manila to handle everything from marketing and customer queries to payment processing for overseas clients. The resulting migration, while only a fraction of the metropolitan area’s 12.9 million population, is propelling home prices to record levels in neighborhoods favored by Chinese workers. It’s reinvigorating Manila’s commercial property market as owners convert offices and shops into gaming centers with card tables and webcams. And it’s boosting the bottom lines of local developers including Ayala Land Inc. and SM Prime Holdings Inc. . . . The influx promises to boost the nation’s economy and is helping to strengthen ties with China -- a priority for Duterte. Yet it leaves the property market vulnerable in the event of an abrupt shift in online gaming or immigration policies from either country. The perils of relying too heavily on Chinese buyers became painfully obvious last year in the Malaysian enclave of Johor Bahru, which has been grappling with a glut of vacant homes after China imposed controls on investments in overseas property and demand abruptly dried up. “Concentration risk could be a potential concern,” said Emilio Neri, an economist at the Bank of the Philippine Islands in Manila. Fast Facts on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators Also known as POGOs Such operations were limited to three provinces north of Manila before Sept. 2016 decision to expand them to the capital region 55 permits for POGOs have been awarded since then 14 of those are engaged in sports betting Revenue from POGOs quintupled to 3.57 billion Philippine pesos ($70 million) in 2017 from a year earlier Source: Philippine Amusement & Gaming Corp. Chinese Money Triggers a Dizzying Rally in Manila Property About 100,000 migrants, mostly Chinese, have flooded into the Philippine capital since September 2016.

Update: 4/19/19: C$3.22 v.$2.82 +11.8% in 2019 / 2-yr : 1-yr. Vs 200d : 377d.ma : 610d : 987d. : Mkt.Depth : SH-gcm : Vs. GDXJ: $29.55 vs. $30.22 : - 2.22%

OS Debt to Decline by $4.9M. EV will rise by 4.9 / 48.1M = 10 cents Gran Colombia partial redemption of 8.25% gold notes 2019-04-17 20:38 ET - Miscellaneous The Toronto Stock Exchange reports that Gran Colombia Gold Corp. will redeem $4,875,000 (U.S.) of its outstanding 8.25 per cent senior secured gold-linked notes due 2024 on April 30, 2019. According to the TSX, the company will pay approximately 6.01384 U.S. cents per $1 (U.S.) principal amount of the notes, representing an amortization payment of approximately 5.84708 U.S. cents per $1 (U.S.) principal amount and a gold premium of approximately 0.16676 U.S. cent per $1 (U.S.) principal amount. The record date for the redemption is April 23, 2019. The TSX reports that the notes remaining will begin trading at the open on April 22, 2019, on a postredemption basis, under the current symbol, GCM.NT.U, and the current Cusip number, No. 38501D AL 9. For more information, see the company's news release dated April 16, 2019.

GCM warrants-B - versus GCM.t. Trades at about 50% ... Ticker for the warrants in the US is TPRXF. GCM.wt.b vs GCM ... 2-yrs : fr. 4/24/17 : C$2.21 strike price, April 30, 2024 expiry, 12.1m outstanding

U.t was down further, and I bought some URPTF, finally U.T -- : URPTF:$3.22- 0.04, 3.25, 3.25, 3.10 :

lower than my cost Silver is behaving better than Gold today

U.t / Uranium may be putting in an important LOW near C$4.30 x0.75 = USD$3.25 U.t -etc... update / Last: $4.34 = / Urptf: US$3.25 x 7.8 = $25.35, est. U price Urptf: US$3.25

You could be right! GOLD & gold stocks... Is the recent correction near its End? GLD -etc. ... from 2014 : fr. 2016 : fr. 2017 : fr. 2018 : 10d / Last: $121.?? : fr. 2018 : 10d / Last:

Tory Establishment Devise ‘Stop Boris’ Plan as May’s Premiership Draws Down Senior Conservative MPs have launched a ‘Stop Boris’ plan to try and prevent Boris Johnson becoming Prime Minister when Theresa May leaves office. Former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is currently the bookies favourite to take over from Mrs May in the event of a leadership election but several party elites have publicly spoken out against Boris, primarily for his views on Brexit. One senior Conservative MP, Sir Patrick Mcloughlin, said today, “Defining ourselves as the Brexit party, pursuing the hardest form of Brexit with a Parliament that will not deliver it, is a recipe for paralysis in government and suicide with the electorate.”

Fission Uranium, Uranium Assets Provide Clean Energy, CEO Clip Video T.FCU | 1 day ago Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 12, 2019) - Dev Randhawa, CEO of Fission Uranium, speaks on their world class asset and management team. If you cannot view the video above, please visit: https://www.b-tv.com/fission-uranium-ceo-90-sec/ Read more at https://stockhouse.com/news/press-releases/2019/04/12/fission-uranium-uranium-assets-provide-clean-energy-ceo-clip-video#PvbLlJLK3iUSvUTJ.99

Worse & Worse MUX to GDX MUX to GDXJ

Roxgold / ROXG.t ... 10-yrs : 3-yr : 2-yr : 1-yr / 10d : Last c$0.90 x 0.75= us$ 0.675 : 1-yr / If/when ROXG gets to 28% of GCM, it might make sense to consider a switch Here's ROGFF to GDXJ ROGFF might make it back to Resistance near 2.4% of GDXJ - then what? (Currently : GDXJ= $31.13 x 2.4% = $0.747 /0.75 = C$0.00 / at $32, maybe C$0.996 )

OTHER References; Managing Energy Price Risk - Risk Books riskbooks.com/managing-energy-price-risk Introduction Vincent Kaminski, Rice University ENERGY INSTRUMENTS Section Introduction - Vincent Kaminski 1. Energy Swaps Jack Kellett, Standard Bank London Ltd 2. Energy Options Michael Hampton, HDS Shipping 3. Energy Exotic Options Vincent Kaminski, Rice University and Stinson Gibner and Krishnarao Pinnamaneni, Constellation Power Source 4. Commodity Risk Management in Energy Project Finance Lloyd Spencer, PricewaterhouseCoopers (and so on...) The definitive third edition of the best-selling multi-author reference source on global energy and power markets - fully revised, updated and extended to ... Managing Energy Price Risk : Vincent Kaminski : 9781904339199 Apr 15, 2004 - All the main energy areas including natural gas, oil, coal and electricity as well as related markets such as ... Energy Swaps Jack Kellett, Standard Bank London Ltd 2. Energy Options Michael Hampton, HDS Shipping 3. Managing Energy Price Risk: The New Challenges and Solutions ... https://www.amazon.com/Managing-Energy-Price-Risk-Challenges/dp/B00ZY8KISW Managing Energy Price Risk: The New Challenges and Solutions, Third Edition 3rd edition by Kaminski, Vincent (2004) Hardcover on Amazon.com. *FREE* ...

SWITCHING Strategy WM > GCM > WM > GCM ... The latest switch... would have been selling WM to buy GCM @12.5%. I do sell some WM recently, and Bought GCM.wt.B at lower levels (I find it amazing how well some of these Ratios look on charts.)

Great Report - on a Down Day for Gold GLD : $121.95 -$1.58, -1.28% vol. 11.6M GCM.t $ 3.67 +$0.09, +2.51% vol. 73,783 / relative: +3.79% RE: waiting for a down day in gold ? Those are good numbers. Q1 report is going to look very, very good. Once a few others really realize what is going on here, stock will move higer. Read more at https://stockhouse.com/companies/bullboard?symbol=t.gcm&postid=29612313#vwD3lJ2YE607cq3T.99 == PRODUCTION == = Q1 39,008: 52,672 : 60.601: + 15.1% = Q2 46,075: 52,906 : = Q3 37.10K : 57,163 : Oct.: 17.33K : 18,065 : Nov: 17.33K : 18,193 : Dec. 17.33K : 19,002 (aver.18.4k oz in Q4) = Q4 52.00K : 55,260 : —— Prod'17: Prod'18: Prod’19: Jan. 00,000 : 00,000: 17,941 : Feb. 00,000 : 00,000: 21,335 : New monthly record! Mar. 00,000 : 00,000: 21,325 : = Q1 39,008 : 52,672: 60,601 : New Quarterly record! 12m: 000.0k : 000.0k : 225.9k

GOOD NEWS Gran Colombia produces 60,601 oz Au in Q1 2019-04-11 07:19 ET - News Release Mr. Serafino Iacono reports GRAN COLOMBIA GOLD ANNOUNCES NEW QUARTERLY GOLD PRODUCTION RECORD OF 60,601 OUNCES IN FIRST QUARTER OF 2019; SEGOVIA OPERATIONS' TRAILING 12 MONTHS GOLD PRODUCTION SURPASSES 200,000 OUNCES; SIGNS CONTRACT WITH GOLDSPOT DISCOVERIES TO USE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN SEGOVIA'S EXPLORATION Gran Colombia Gold Corp. produced a total of 21,325 ounces of gold in March bringing the total for the first quarter of 2019 to 60,601 ounces, a new quarterly record and up 15 per cent over the first quarter of 2018. This brings the trailing 12-month total gold production at the end of March, 2019, to 225,930 ounces, up 4 per cent over 2018's annual production and at the top end of Gran Colombia's guidance range for 2019 of between 210,000 and 225,000 ounces. Serafino Iacono, executive chairman of Gran Colombia, commenting on the company's latest production results, said: "We are very pleased to begin 2019 with another strong quarter of operating performance. At our flagship Segovia operations, our investment in the expansion of our mines has increased our daily tonnes processed in the first quarter of 2019 from the company-operated areas by 11 per cent compared with the annual average for 2018. The expansion of the Maria Dama plant to 1,500 tonnes per day is on track for completion in the second quarter this year, so we will have additional capacity available to handle our expected near-term growth. Our first quarter 2019 gold production has also benefited from higher grades at both our Providencia and El Silencio mines, reaffirming our confidence in the high-grade nature of our mining title as we proceed to accelerate our exploration campaign for the next two years following the completion of the bought-deal private placement last week. We were also pleased to see an improvement in the mining rate at the Marmato mine in March, raising its monthly production by 22 per cent compared with the average for the first two months of 2019 and getting its quarterly performance back on track with our expectations for this year. We will be reporting our financial results for the first quarter of 2019 on or about May 15, 2019." The Segovia operations had another solid month in March with gold production of 18,970 ounces bringing the total for the first quarter of 2019 to a new quarterly record of 54,386 ounces, up 17 per cent over the first quarter of 2018. Gran Colombia processed an average of 1,112 tonnes per day (tpd) at its Segovia operations in the first quarter of 2019, up 19 per cent from the first quarter last year, with an average head grade of 18.8 g/t, up from 16.1 g/t in the first quarter of 2018. The key driver was a 36-per-cent increase in high-grade material from the company-operated areas at the Providencia mine which contributed 21 per cent of the total tonnes processed in the first quarter of 2019 at an average head grade of 34.8 g/t, up from 25.4 g/t in the first quarter last year. The company's mine development and mechanization in the company-operated areas of the El Silencio mine have also helped to increase both the tonnes mined and the average head grades from this mine in the first quarter of 2019 compared with the first quarter last year. This brings Segovia's trailing 12-month total gold production at the end of March, 2019, to 200,964 ounces, up 4 per cent over 2018's annual production. At the Marmato operations, March's gold production of 2,355 ounces reflected the impact of some recent development work which increased tonnes processed to 1,090 tpd at an average head grade of 2.5 g/t. This brings Marmato's total production for the first quarter of 2019 to 6,215 ounces, on par with the first quarter of 2018, and its trailing 12-month total gold production at the end of March, 2019, to 24,966 ounces, also on par with 2018's annual production. Gran Colombia engages Goldspot Discoveries Corp. to use artificial intelligence in its forthcoming exploration campaign at its Segovia operations Gran Colombia also announced today that it has engaged the team of expert geologists and data scientists at Goldspot Discoveries to use machine learning to identify new drilling targets at its Segovia operations to minimize exploration risk and increase discovery rates. Goldspot will use its geoscience and machine science expertise to clean, unify and analyze Gran Colombia's exploration data at Segovia and then produce both 2-D and 3-D targets for the forthcoming exploration program. Goldspot will also deliver newly constructed lithological and mineralization models, new geophysical products produced through the reprocessing of the raw data and new structural interpretations and models.

GAP Filled WM... 10d :

DBA vs- URPTF, SLV ... from 1/2010 :

GCM is still "in a stall", awaiting a catalyst GCM.t ... update :

SOLD SOME (alot!) at higher levels, including 42 cents and 44 cents WM.t ... update I think I might get a chance to reload at maybe 33-34 cents

SKepticism & Chaos (Thanks to ECB who found this): Why own a condo in the Philippines? Does it make sense? How do you look at the economics of buying a condo? This will explain the condominium buying process in the Philippines, as well as explore a foreigner’s view of the financial benefit of condominium ownership. MEANTIME... If THESE protests spread, it will not bode well from PH property 1,000 Filipinos protest against China 'invasion' Anti-China protesters raising clenched fists and national flags while shouting slogans during a protest in front of the Chinese embassy in the financial district of Manila yesterday, as policemen stand guard. The marchers, numbering about 1,000, dispersed peacefully after the demonstration. They oppose Beijing's growing sway amid South China Sea tensions MANILA • Protesters descended on the Chinese embassy in Manila yesterday to oppose the Asian superpower's growing sway in the Philippines and as tensions rise over Beijing's presence in the disputed South China Sea. Filipino flag-waving marchers chanted "China out" and brandished a banner saying "Defend our sovereign rights", referring to Beijing's expansive claims to the resource-rich waterway. "The government headed by President (Rodrigo) Duterte is not responding. What China is doing is almost an invasion," marcher Alex Legaspi, a 53-year-old teacher, said. Mr Duterte has been criticised at home as being too eager to grow ties with Beijing, and giving up too much leverage on the South China Sea issue. https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/1000-filipinos-protest-against-china-invasion?utm_source=emarsys&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ST_Newsletter_AM&utm_term=1%2C000+Filipinos+protest+against+China+'invasion'&utm_content=10%2F04%2F2019