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EXCERPT from the Bubble thread Filipinos are telling themselves there is NO Property Bubble - but look at this: 80% Balloons? Gasp! And I worry about M-Bay Here's the very big problem with Big Balloons: Banks are getting more cautious, and most are saying that a 60% Loan is the most they are willing to entertain, unless the borrower has excellent credit. So the big crunch is going to come when the buyer discovers in 2-3-4 years time, that he cannot finance the entire balloon, and needs to find maybe 20% or more of the price to make that last payment. He may then try to sell on his contract, and find no buyers - and have to surrender the contract back to the developer - ie walkaway from his "call" option. Up until now, I don't think developers have chased the defaulting buyers for more money - but that may change in the future if developers lose money on these deals The buyer default risk is not going to hit the more conservative developers like Ayala very hard, because they are now structuring their sales with 60% or smaller balloons. Some of the other developers like Megaworld, SM, or Century may prefer to make the (partial?) sale now and get the sale on their books, and then worry about the potential default risk later. Until now, developers have been able offload most of the flats that they get back through buyer default at a higher price - so they may now be complacent about the risk. the problem is, as THE GAP between High prices and Lower rents gets bigger and bigger, it will be much harder for developers to offload those defaulted units at a price that keeps them whole. I am beginning to think that the BIGGEST BUST will come in the Manila bay area (and maybe small pockets like Century city.) In Manila Bay, I think you will find a oonjunction of these three negative factors: Huge incoming supply, lower quality developers offering aggressive finance, and (maybe) low quality buyers availing big balloons. The Supply increases for M-Bay are pretty shocking: UNITS---- : --Stock-- : Estimated completions--------- : Next3yr : + Pct. : Location: End 2016 : -2017- + pct. : -2018 : -2019 : End2019 BGC / Fort : 24,275 // 8,566: +35.3% : 3,858 : 3,022 / 39,721 : + 63.6% Makati CBD: 21,633 // 4,784: +22.1% : 1,072 : 0,598 / 28,087 : + 29.8% Ortigas -----: 16,250 // 1,489: +9.16% : 0,782 : 0,570 / 19,091 : + 17.5% Manila Bay: 8,864 // 5,507: +62.1% : 8,531 : 2,614 / 25,516 : + 188.% Rockwell--- : 4,159 // 0,346: +8.32% : 0,492 : 0,269 / 5,266 : + 26.6% ========= Top5 Areas : 75,181 / 20,694: +27.5%: 14,735: 7,073/ 117,683: + 56.5% Other GrM. : 15,603 // 2,198: +14.1%: 0,824: 0,632 / 19,257 : + 23.4% Gtr. Manila : 90,784 / 22,890: +25.2%: 15,559: 7,705/ 136,940: + 50.0% == > http://www.greenenergyinvestors.com/index.php?showtopic=20877&page=4 . . . Residential Opportunities flagged by Colliers: + 6.6 million foreign visitors (+11% in 2016) are fueling demand for AirBNB spaces + 18 million domestic tourists are driving demand for short term leases of condos + So far, the estimated 1 million OFW's who make short term visits are not big users of AirBNB + Demand for luxury condos remains strong, and some building claim 90-95% vacancies (However, if you observe lights at night, many wealthy "owner occupiers" may spend most of their time in other locations - this confirmed by a friend with a unit in TRAG.) + (Smaller) condos in fringe areas, may be at least 10-15% cheaper (to rent) and can serve as halfway houses for those with long commutes > post#276 : http://www.greenenergyinvestors.com/index.php?showtopic=18811&page=14

Excellent! The presentation I opened first was: Asia Pacific Real Estate Investment Summit - Colliers International Market Overview, March 2017 - xx > https://media.wix.com/ugd/d3b88a_77c598289276488aa6b5953570969f3c.pdf NOTES ====== Source of Intra-Asian Flows : 2012 vs 2016 Asian property + investments in 2012 = USD 36 Bn + investments in 2016 = USD 75 Bn "Hong Kong" remains as the top source / (I presume that includes some China) Mainland Chinese investors have been investing heavily outside Asia (40% of Asia-to-global investments in 2016) but less active within the region (20% of intra-regional flows in 2016) . Chinese interest is set to shift to Asia. Chinese investments accounted for only 11% of Asia-to-Asia capital flow in 2012; this surged to 20% last year. == Metro-manila Office Stock, Vacancies : Location : -Sq.m : change : Vlg : Vsm = vacancies, large & small spaces MakatiCBD: 3.21mn : + 0.3% : 1 % : 1 % / Mak.Fringe: --------- : -------- : 13%: 19% / Ortigas---- : 1.58mn : + 1.0% : 1 % : 1 % / Ort.Fringe : ---------- : -------- : 3 % : 4 % / B.G.C.----- : 1.54mn : + 21 % : 3 % : 1 % / QuezonCity: 854 K : + 12 % : 14% : 18% / Alabang--- : 483 K : + 13 % : 6 % : 8 % / Manila Bay : 331 K : + 20 % : 1 % : 1 % / Mandaluy.- : 304 K : + 0 % : On the Office side, supply rose by just over 5% in 2016, and take-up was just below 7%. The numbers for 2017, are estimated to be : about +9% and 7% What surprised me was how much Office space was vacant on the Makati Fringe, when the Makati.CBD Office vacancy rate was so low Makati's Condo Supply Glut should ease after 2017-18 - UNITS---- : --Stock-- : Estimated completions--------- : Next3yr : + Pct. : Location: End 2016 : -2017- + pct. : -2018 : -2019 : End2019 BGC / Fort : 24,275 // 8,566: +35.3% : 3,858 : 3,022 / 39,721 : + 63.6% Makati CBD: 21,633 // 4,784: +22.1% : 1,072 : 0,598 / 28,087 : + 29.8% Ortigas -----: 16,250 // 1,489: +9.16% : 0,782 : 0,570 / 19,091 : + 17.5% Manila Bay : 8,864 // 5,507: +62.1% : 8,531 : 2,614 / 25,516 : + 188.% Rockwell--- : 4,159 // 0,346: +8.32% : 0,492 : 0,269 / 5,266 : + 26.6% ========= Top5 Areas : 75,181 / 20,694: +27.5%: 14,735: 7,073/ 117,683: + 56.5% Other GrM. : 15,603 // 2,198: +14.1%: 0,824: 0,632 / 19,257 : + 23.4% Gtr. Manila : 90,784 / 22,890: +25.2%: 15,559: 7,705/ 136,940: + 50.0% Those thinking of investing in the Manila Bay, should think carefully about how they will use the property. If they plan live there, fine. But if they plan to rent it out, they may find it challenging to land a good tenant, paying what they expected when they made the investment. An 188% rise in supply in just 3 years may not be easy to absorb. The BGC rise of almost 64% is also big, but BGC landlords will benefit from the big jump in Offices, which will bring new jobs to the area. BGC's biggest challenge may be transportation, since the rush hour traffic jams, which are already bad - taking like one hour from BGC to Makati, may become truly epic. . . . Residential Opportunities flagged by Colliers: + 6.6 million foreign visitors (+11% in 2016) are fueling demand for AirBNB spaces + 18 million domestic tourists are driving demand for short term leases of condos + So far, the estimated 1 million OFW's who make short term visits are not big users of AirBNB + Demand for luxury condos remains strong, and some building claim 90-95% vacancies (However, if you observe lights at night, many wealthy "owner occupiers" may spend most of their time in other locations - this confirmed by a friend with a unit in TRAG.) + (Smaller) condos in fringe areas, may be at least 10-15% cheaper (to rent) and can serve as halfway houses for those with long commutes

Global Gateway Clark: Next world-class economic hub ( Apr 4th, Manila Bulletin) "A modern city is on the rise in Central Luzon to be the country's next world-class economic hub outside Metro Manila" + According to GGDC president said the ultra-modern city is the solution to some of metro-Manila's problems like oevr-population, traffic and airport congestion. + Close to the airport, close to University of Philippines in Clark... space for business and residential expansion + Just a one hour drive from Metro Manila through the North Luzon Expressway, and at crossroad with Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway + An expanded Clark can serve 24 million Filipinos from Zambales, Pampanga, Bulacan + Only 30 minutes from the newly expanded Subic Bay deepwater port === === Clark Green City - " will eventually cater to 500,000 workers" Just north of Manila in Clark Freeport Zone, a new city--Global Gateway Clark--is under construction that will eventually cater to 500,000 workers. Currently, One West and Two West office towers have been pre-certified gold and these buildings, along with a further three office towers, which are scheduled for construction later this year, are targeting a post completion certification of Platinum status. Another major project--the Clark Green City in Tarlac province--will draw on expertise from the private sector to develop key environmentally friendly initiatives. Japanese companies Hitachi Asia and The Power Grid Solution will work with the Bases Conversion and Development Authority to set up an energy management and storage system, a district cooling system, a total energy network system and a private utility company across 23,400 acres which will accommodate over 1 million residents. The appeal of sustainable development Such projects are a part of a bigger government vision to lighten the load on the congested National Capital Region and encourage more international companies to set up bases in the country. Clark, which has an international airport and connectivity to Manila, is emerging as the best location as the country’s new business hub. Green credentials are becoming more important for new and existing developments if they are to gain traction with an increasingly sustainability conscious business community, according to Mark Williams, CEO of Global Gateway Development Corporation (GGDC), which owns and operates Global Gateway Clark. Read more: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/business/2017/04/10/global-gateway-clark-sets-bar-higher-green-building-industry-535878 / 3 / Global Gateway adding more office, retail spaces in Clark posted October 23, 2016 by Othel V. Campos Global Gateway Development Corp., operator of a newly-built logistics center in Clark Freeport, will add 45,000 square meters of office space and 9,000 square meters of retail space once it completes the first two towers in the area. The AeroPark Campus One West and Two West towers, which are nearing completion, represent the first phase of the multi-million dollar hub in the 177-hectare Global Gateway Logistics City in Clark. “With the addition of new high-quality office space located in a well-designed master planned precinct within the Clark Freeport Zone and directly adjacent to the Clark International Airport, we foresee the Clark Freeport Zone emerging as a new office and logistics hub for the Philippines,” Global Gate CEO Mark Williams said during the topping-off ceremony. GGLC expects to generate over 300,000 jobs that will translate into $600 million in annual payroll. It will also reinforce the status of Central Luzon as an emerging economic hotspot of the Philippines and the whole Asia. Williams said the two new buildings were LEED pre-certified gold, with a target to become platinum, as they were constructed to international green standards. LEED refers to the Leadership in Energy and Environment Design international green building rating system. “And it will highlight the potential of the Philippine countryside as a catch-basin of the overflowing vibrancy of Metro Manila,” Williams said. Global Gateway is the same company that built The Medical City Clark’s 173-bed world-class medical center and the first locator in GGLC, a master-planned mixed-use project. About $100 million were invested in the project and an additional $250 million were appropriated for the completion. The project was originally founded by The Port Fund, a private equity fund managed by Kuwait firm KGL Investment Company, whose investors largely consist of the shareholders of government entities of Kuwait and other Gulf Cooperation countries. Three more buildings in 2017 will rise at the Aeropark Campus, located just across The Medical City Clark.

THE NEXT ATTACK? Simon Parkes says he knows where and when the next attack is planned . But he cannot reveal it, because it may land him in jail - then he drops a big hint 2017-04-02 Connecting Consciousness Simon Parkes After talking about the next attack, he changes the subject, and then says: "I will not got to Leiceister on April 29th." Comment: Carl Miranda - 12 hours ago @5:28 David Icke was born in Leicester on the 29th of April...What is the connection? TheTruthFairy - Carl Miranda Yes possibly a hint towards the time and the place. The Addy chap who raised a question towards the end used a veiled reference which I find interesting as Leicester has a connection with shoes, and as someone else on here pointed out, also hosts its very own statue of liberty. I could quite imagine the powers that be or who like to suppose they are, I ought to say (!) would gain some sort of sick pleasure from the detail of Icke's birthplace and birthday being brought into their satanic play's unfoldment! I could be utterly misled but feel it's better to speak in error than to hold silence in vain Other April insights? Remote Viewing April 2017: Farsight Predictions

Ben's Latest: US and Japan are close to civil war as Rockefeller death leaves power vacuum Posted by benjamin April 3, 2017 The power vacuum left by the death of David Rockefeller has created a situation that, if not diffused, will lead to civil war in the USA and Japan, CIA, Pentagon and Japanese military intelligence sources say, The situation has reached the point where US military might march on Washington DC to do battle with the drug dealing faction of the CIA, Federal Reserve Board stooge politicians and their hired guns, the sources say. In Japan, meanwhile, the split is between US controlled forces based around the puppet government in Tokyo and nationalistic plus North Korean linked forces strongest in the Osaka region, Japanese military intelligence sources say. The de-facto abdication of the Japanese Emperor Akihito has created a power struggle over the Japanese throne, right wing sources close to the imperial family say. The Japanese right-wing block has been thrown into turmoil over revelations that Akihito was not the real son of Emperor Hirohito and was a proxy for David Rockefeller, they say. That is why a huge battle is raging over the succession with one group pushing for Crown Prince Naruhito, while other factions are pushing for... == > http://benjaminfulford.net/2017/04/03/us-and-japan-are-close-to-civil-war-as-rockefeller-death-leaves-power-vacuum/

Is Dash now Trash? It seems to have lost half its value in only a few days Dash went from over 0.100 (BTC?) on 3/25, to recent 0.047 ====================== / 1 / Dash Becomes Third-Most Valuable Cryptocurrency Based On Market ...thedashtimes.com › Feature Mar 3, 2017 - At the price of US$46.09 per coin, the total market cap sits at ... However, some people were betting the Dash price would crash and opened ... / 2 / Altcoins Will Burst, Dash Will Crash: Vinny Lingham - CoinTelegraph https://cointelegraph.com/news/altcoins-will-burst-dash-will-crash-vinny-lingham Mar 14, 2017 - Cointelegraph asked him to explain that and he said Dash price is going to crash. March has been an exciting month for Dash with so many ... / 3 / DASH Crash? How far will the price fall? — Steemithttps://steemit.com/dash/@digicrypt/dash-crash-how-far-will-the-price-fall 13 hours ago - The price of DASH had been hovering slightly below or slightly above the $10 mark for several months leading up to the… by digicrypt.

Global Gateway Clark + Billions being spent on rail, and other key infrastructure (as plans proceed) Clark-Freeport-Map $5-B economic hub shapes up in Clark (Apr 3rd, the Philippines Star) "The head of a 1777-hectare mixed use estate in the Clark Freeport Zone said his company will pour in $5-billion into the development of a world-class economic hub in the former US military base." GCDC* President Michael Russell said: + We will see a 7-10 year buildout + We expect a good return on investment, and to generate 300,000 jobs once the economic hub is fully operational + Core part will be called Global Gateway Clark, and will offer office and retail space, accommodating BPO's, healthcare facilities et + Four zones: Aeropark, Business park, Town center, and Logistics Park + Two buildings within the Aeropark are scheduled for completion in July this year - R&D facilities expected there in the future, as will BPO's, and educational and training facilities + The Business park will be the prime area, with retail, pocket parks, and residential areas + Town Centre will have retail establishments Russell sees the future of the PH economies will come in areas just outside Metro Manila, where space and people are available to spur future growth (A thriving airport, and a solid rail link to the heart of Greater Manila will also help greatly.)

+ Chinese tourists and companies spending more in the Philippines Bank of China bringing a new batch of investors to Phl ( Apr 3rd, Philippines Star) "Bank of China (BOC) the fourth largest bank in the world, continues to serve as a bridge between Chinese and Philippine enterprizes" + BOC will bring 150 investors to the 12th ASEAN Finance Ministers Investment Seminar scheduled this month in Mactan, Cebu + Last month, more than 320 SME's from China and 350 from the PH particpated in a matchmaking process at the BOC SME Cross-Border Trade and Investment Conference in Manila + BOC has pledged to open a $3 billion credit facility to aid in the development of Philippines industries and infrastructure

+ Surge in manufacturing (and power) initiatives SMC to invest $34 B for new projects (Apr. 3rd, The Philippines Star) Diversifed conglomerate San Miguel (SMC) has set its sights on new investments in the country of up to $34 billion to build a new refinery, an ocean tide power plant, and steel mill. Along with their plan to join an auction of beer companies in Vietnam, SMC announced big investment plans for PH: + A new 250,000 barrel per day refinery, with petrochemical and aromatic product outpust + 1,300 MW ocean tidal power project + $15 bn to put up an integrated steel mill / 2 / Hyundai bares plans in the PH (Apr. 3rd, Manila Bulletin) Hy. will assemble two models in PH, out of a facility in Santa Rosa, Laguna. Presently this is being done in a leased facility, and Hy. will soon open its own P2 billon factory, (in conjunction with a P1.8 billion Logistcs center in Calumba.) Lower run plan is to manufacture cars in PH, and export them to neighboring contries / 3 / AC Energy, Ayala's arm, may exercise an option to takeover the Tiwi and makiling-banashaw steamfield assets from Chevron Ayala recently announced plans to boost its investments in Renewable Energy

Clark airport, Pampanga, Infrastructure, China ties, etc Global Gateway Clark - may be "the country's next world-class economic hub," if as advertised The Great Leap that may be coming in the Philippines (with tourists & foreign money flying into PH) may be more real, more long-lasting than what China went through in the 1960's -- Maybe be more like the one that China experienced from the 1990's forward. And Pampanga is likely to be the focal point of much rapid growth, especially in and around Clark, and Angeles City Pampanga Regional Area Map > Angeles City : Click to sections of above: http://www.angelesmap.com/angeles-map.html The Big picture seems to be getting brighter in the Philippines. But few people seem to be connecting the dots yet - I will try to do that here Positive points for the Philippines ======= + Surge in manufacturing and power initiatives + Chinese tourists and companies spending more in the Philippines + Billions being spent on rail, and other key infrastructure (as plans proceed) + (added in Nov.17): Development of a major airport at Clark, & the area around it + NAIA at near 90% of capacity, so new tourist arrivals must be brought in thru other airports (Clark, Subic) + A decline in drug related crime, and other corruption + The jump in supply of completed flats will hold down rents for years ( Tax reform is needed & is underway) Ambitious plans are beginning to proceed, and if they keep moving forward it will help to transform the primitive infrastructure of the country, while making it easier for foreigners to visit and invest in PH. As there has been some turning away from the US, te new President seems to be working to improve ties with with China and Japan, two essential trading partners Today is Monday, and there are several stories in the News, supporting my "dots" above

Antarctica : has Hidden secret connection to Atlantis, etc The Nazi expedition to Antarctica was shrouded in secrecy... but one purpose could have been a search for technology (some good images: film clips and other... but not always relevant) JOSEPH FARRELL - ANTARTICA NAZI HERMETICA CONNECTION https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MazHkLA5-VM

PH Property's great divide : Office vs Residential Two sides to the same coin. One article focuses on the positive, while the other acknowledges some negatives Office strong: Strong growth sustains demand for comm'l space (Malaya Business Insight, Apr. 3) "There is strong domestic demand in the country for both residential and commercial properties support by a big base of young and employed people" + "Despite a housing boom, there's still a large shortage of housing units" (okay.. but why are rents falling?) + BSP data on the residential real estate price index (RREPI) was nearly unchanged in the fourth quarter, up from 113.6 to 113.9 yoy, that's 0.3% + The RREPI is a composite index of residential price indices in the NCR (- 1.1%), and outside the NCR (+ 1.7%) + Lending ; 70.5% of property Loans were for the purchase of new property; and 48.1% of the total was for condos, and 43.9% of single detached units; with townhouses at 7.6% + Loan growth was rapid, up 18.1% in the last year to the end of February + Liquidity (M3) grew 12.6% year on year over the same period, and is now at P 9.4 trillion, as of end Feb. 2017 Residential weakening (because of massive supply): Real Estate price growth slows (Business World, Apr. 3rd) "Housing prices stood barely changed by the end of 2016, with lower costs tallied on Metro Manila against minimal upticks recorded in the provinces" + Average for Q4-2016 was up a mere 0.3% from a year earlier - and it was up 5.2% a year earlier + Y-on-Y rise for Q3-2016 was 2.2% + Prices were lower within metro Manila + Duplex prices were the weakest down 12.3%, with a 5.1% decline seen in the previous quarter. In MM, duplex prices were down 8.8% in Q4 + Average Condo prices had not started to fall (yet), with a 1.8% climb overall, and a 1.3% rise in Metro Manila

Exactly! The phenomenon in the current market is interesting: Prices of new properties keep getting pushed higher, but rents are drifting lower. I asked an agent friend, whom I know well enough to expect an honest answer about this disconnect. His response: (i paraphrase): "Many buyers are buying for their own use and do not care about the Rent, or they are not very concerned about yields - and do not research the market enough to know what is happening to rents now. They may just accept their agent's suggestion on what 'you can expect' to rent it for." (ie they are relying on a mere guess, or an imaginary rent estimate, not what you can actually rent it for.) Why the MEG price fall? He speculated that they may have fewer new project launches - but they have quite a few new ones, in places like McKinley - and the numbers are higher if include their affiliate: Empire East Land / PH:ELI ... update Obviously, ELI has been under pressure even longer than MEG. Nearby (strong?) support is P0.60, half of the P1.20 high of early 2013.

The starving Elephant in Venezuela... and other "big" news stories True News: Week In Review - April 2nd, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcdUi3ZKsjo Do people (ie women) care more about pets and animals, than (other people's) children, and starving people? While those people are starving, Rich fat Americans are targeting Truth tellers

WSJ "they Baked the Video" - to destroy Youtube, and independent vloggers WSJ Caught Photoshopping Pics - Their YouTube Story Is A Hoax | Mike Cernovich Periscope Published on Apr 2, 2017 the video from h3h3Productions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM49M...

It gets better, and the information gets richer (as time goes by) But it remains short of "manifest Truth" - stronger evidence is still needed to convince the sleeping masses

Hair on Fire... Madness is a real thing in California THIS is from the LA Times Our Dishonest President By The Times Editorial Board April 2, 2017 It was no secret during the campaign that Donald Trump was a narcissist and a demagogue who used fear and dishonesty to appeal to the worst in American voters. The Times called him unprepared and unsuited for the job he was seeking, and said his election would be a “catastrophe.” Still, nothing prepared us for the magnitude of this train wreck. Like millions of other Americans, we clung to a slim hope that the new president would turn out to be all noise and bluster, or that the people around him in the White House would act as a check on his worst instincts, or that he would be sobered and transformed by the awesome responsibilities of office. Instead, seventy-some days in — and with about 1,400 to go before his term is completed — it is increasingly clear that those hopes were misplaced. In a matter of weeks, President Trump has taken dozens of real-life steps that, if they are not reversed, will rip families apart, foul rivers and pollute the air, intensify the calamitous effects of climate change and profoundly weaken the system of American public education for all. His attempt to de-insure millions of people who had finally received healthcare coverage and, along the way, enact a massive transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich has been put on hold for the moment. But he is proceeding with his efforts to defang the government’s regulatory agencies and bloat the Pentagon’s budget even as he supposedly retreats from the global stage. == > http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-ed-our-dishonest-president/ None of this is based on Fact or Reality. LA Times is another Propaganda-ridden rag, like the NY Slimes or the Washington Compost. May it be dead and buried soon LAT wrote: "Trump’s shocking lack of respect for those fundamental rules and institutions on which our government is based. Since Jan. 20, he has repeatedly disparaged and challenged those entities that have threatened his agenda, stoking public distrust of essential institutions in a way that undermines faith in American democracy. He has questioned the qualifications of judges and the integrity of their decisions" To drain a swamp, you need to "disrespect" some rotten and dangerous creatures (judges are only one type) "His utter lack of regard for truth. Whether it is the easily disprovable boasts about the size of his inauguration crowd or his unsubstantiated assertion that Barack Obama bugged Trump Tower, the new president regularly muddies the waters of fact and fiction..." Now I want to put on my golf spikes and walk on the "face" of the LAT. Some of these stories were correcting outright lies in the Press, like published photos showing the crowds at an earlier time of day before the Inauguration. FACTS: Illegal surveillance happened on Trump, and team obama and team hillary were aware of it, and given reports. We do not know yet if it was ordered by Obama.

New material from Corey Goode's own website Antarctic Ice Shelf Destabilized by Ancient Aliens City Excavation - Corey Goode & Dr. Salla Published on Apr 1, 2017 Antarctic Ice Shelf Destabilized As Race for Ancient Alien Artifacts & New Weapons Heats Up Written by Corey Goode & Dr. Michael Salla / 2 / Secret Space Programs, Aliens, Inner Earth Civilizations & Atlantis - CLE 2017 Corey Goode Comic Disclosure is no-laughing-matter, as the trailer shows

Another April Fool's day? Goody! What will it be: The Republic, OPPT, the Ambassador, or some new fake savior? Let's check in with Ron, and see what he has planned for us: 4-1-17 – ANOTHER APRILS FOOL'S DAY! "All we need is 12% to be awake, and then it will shift... " (But the required number keeps going up.) Hmm. Nothing much new from him. But maybe a new savior will step forward soon Speaking of fools, a-hum, let's check in with Dave Schmidt March 22nd, General Update Golly, is Dave ill? He looks unwell here, and sounds weak - is it merely lack of sleep, or something else? He seems to be singing the same old tune - though he may have given up an a Dinar RV. "They have just printed too many... if you are not in a private exchange, do not expect anything." "That's why I have shift to the Dong." Truly, I do hope that anyone reading here, is aware enough to have avoided these foolish RV scams

Chesapeake Gold Corp. may be a good buy, if it falls back to support at/near C$3.00 CA:CKG ... update

Some terrific picks here - I wish the thread had received more attention > see thread: http://www.greenenergyinvestors.com/index.php?showtopic=20364

The Biggest MEGA projects are mostly Rail ==== $4,250M (P213.0bn) : Mega Metro Manila subway system* $2,674M (P134.1bn) : Tutuban-Los Banos Commuter Line (going to the South of Calamba) $1,900M (P95.28bn) : Malolos-Clark railway, extending Tutuban-Malolos ======= A PH delegation will visit Tokyo at the end of March seeking Yen financing for 14 big projects, including these three The subway project is expected to go from FTI to North EDSA, Trinoma (probably). Construction is expected to start next year and "will take two and a half years to complete" (so quick?) - based on an article in today's Business World

THESE Stocks did very well !! Average gain over 124% Some spectacularly well; ( GZZ, LRA , RRI ) - these were the 3 stocks I liked most. And at their highs, ALL were well above the initial prices Sym.: Company------- : C$price: Low-to-High: ShOS: MktCap: $Cash : BkVal.: Last !! : +%chg : HighC$ : AVU : Avrupa Res------ : $ 0.160 : $0.07-$.400 : 55.48 : $8.88m : $0.29m : $0.040 : $0.090 : - 43.7 % : $ 0.25 AZM : Azimut Explor.-- : $ 0.130 : $0.10-$.285 : 37.64 : $4.89m : $1.44m : $0.180 : $0.310 : +138.5% : $ 0.68 ALS : Altius Minerals*- : $ 13.25 : $9.86-15.47 : 39.93 : $529.m : $15.5m : $8.750 : $12.21 : - 7.85 % : $14.06 CKG : Chesapeake Gd: $ 1.540 : $1.39-$2.90 : 44.42 : $68.4m : $28.7m : $1.950 : $3.570 : +131.8% : $ 6.50 GZZ : Golden Valley--- : $ 0.100 : $.075-$0.21 : 99.20 : $9.74m : $2.37m : $0.200 : $0.350 : +250.0% : $0.495 LRA : Lara Exploration : $ 0.305 : $0.20-$0.55 : 31.21 : $9.50m : $0.81m : $0.080 : $1.010 : +231.1% : $ 1.58 NGE : Nevada Explor.- : $ 0.180 : $0.05-$0.35 : 30.91 : $5.56m : $0.03m : $0.250 : $0.345 : +91.67% : $ 0.72 RRI- : Riverside Res. - : $ 0.155 : $0.15-$0.36 : 37.00 : $5.74m : $5.90m : $0.230 : $0.475 : +206.5% : $ 0.60 ==== Average Gain of these 8 stocks: +124.8% to yesterday's close - to the High, much better I owned only one (GZZ), and did well with that, but could have held on longer

(Not sure where to post this, so I posted it HERE with the other Canadian stocks) The Surge in MGX Minerals* (MGXMF) has helped Zimtu Corp MGXMF ... update : 3yr : old-$1.01 > $1.47 : $0.54-$2.12 - at 1/22/17 MGX was up from US$0.11 to US$1.01 (+818%) has brought a rally in Zimtu, which holds an interesting stake: RE:Financials (Comment: As at November 30, 2016, Zimtu owned 1,731,791 shares of MGX Minerals. On January 14, 2017, Zimtu received 250,000 shares of MGX Mineral in connection with a property deal. The 1,981,791 shares of MGX Minerals are currently worth $2,675,418 millions (C$1.35) or 53% of the market capitalization ($0.33). Are the 50 other stocks and multiple warrants worthless? I don't think so... > http://www.stockhouse.com/companies/bullboard#kSRCXorszcheLSOD.99 Zimtu Corp / ZC.v... 3-yrs : Is up from $0.135 to $0.33 (+144%) ZC.v ... : 3yr : old-$0.33 > $0.26 : $0.19-0.395 - at 1/22/17 ====== * MGXMF recently made a positive news announcement: 03/16/2017: Today, MGX Minerals Inc. announced lithium extraction process optimization results as disclosed by its engineering partner PurLucid Treatment Solutions in a report entitled “Phase-2 Lithium Extraction Technology Development Report“. MGX said to file a technical report on SEDAR within 45 days. PurLucid‘s patent-pending filtration technology has “successfully upgraded“ 2 brine samples from its Sturgeon Lake PetroLithium Project in Fox Creek, Alberta, Canada. Research and development at bench top laboratory testing has resulted in an upgrading of brine from 67 to 1,600 mg/L lithium in the filtration and pre-treatment phase of the lithium extraction process. That‘s a 20-fold increase in lithium concentration in both the first and second trials. However most importantly, high contaminants (typical for oil field brines and one of the reasons why these “resources“ have been considered uneconomic for long time) have been removed effectively from the lithium concentrated brine. This was achieved with a low energy process. It was reported that magnesium (oftentimes a troublemaker in brine processing) has not only been removed effectively but that “substantive mass of magnesium“ has been recovered, i.e. potentially saleable. The next phase of development hopes to validate these initially promising results in order for MGX and PurLucid to advance to commercial test deployment in case an agreement with a major oil company can be accomplished and the extraction of saleable lithium products succeeds at competitive prices. more at http://www.stockhouse.com/news/newswire/2017/03/06/mgx-upgrades-petrolithium-brine-to-1600ppm-li#RcgWEYYrwTyOp4zk.99

Megaworld's stock is breaking down PH:MEG ... update / Last: P 3.39 versus High P 5.51 (- 38.5%) I find it hard to buy the notion that Manila property is still in a Bull market, when I see charts like the one above. These are under pressure too : ALI at P33.85 - 17.5% : SMPH at P28.40 - 9.9% : And Century ( CPG at P0.495 - 75% ) may soon retest the old lows.near 0.40.