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<blockquote data-quote="Scrivener of Doom" data-source="post: 6504139" data-attributes="member: 87576">My description of Manila was also tastefully understated, I am sad to say.Yeah, it's not just the RP time that is missed: it's life. But that's what true hopelessness does. The real unemployment rate here is around 60% - ignore the government lies - and the net result of that is that there are now more Filipinos working overseas than there are Filipinos working here in the Philippines.But a certain area is booming. Two weeks ago it was revealed that Philippine government corruption is the second largest industry in Asia: the Tata Group of India is the largest. The latest World Bank estimates are that 35% of all government expenditure is stolen, up from the previous estimate of 25% a few years ago.Anyway, I'm here because of certain things that I started elsewhere which help, but they don't help enough to tackle that 60%. Of course, to say any more than that is to enter political territory - although this is not party-based here: everyone is a criminal - so I will have to stop there.Oh, and sorry, [MENTION=6668292]JamesonCourage[/MENTION]; just let me know if you want my OT posts deleted. Otherwise consider it flavour text for a chaotic evil kleptocracy in your campaign.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Scrivener of Doom, post: 6504139, member: 87576"] My description of Manila was also tastefully understated, I am sad to say. Yeah, it's not just the RP time that is missed: it's life. But that's what true hopelessness does. The real unemployment rate here is around 60% - ignore the government lies - and the net result of that is that there are now more Filipinos working overseas than there are Filipinos working here in the Philippines. But a certain area is booming. Two weeks ago it was revealed that Philippine government corruption is the second largest industry in Asia: the Tata Group of India is the largest. The latest World Bank estimates are that 35% of all government expenditure is stolen, up from the previous estimate of 25% a few years ago. Anyway, I'm here because of certain things that I started elsewhere which help, but they don't help enough to tackle that 60%. Of course, to say any more than that is to enter political territory - although this is not party-based here: everyone is a criminal - so I will have to stop there. Oh, and sorry, [MENTION=6668292]JamesonCourage[/MENTION]; just let me know if you want my OT posts deleted. Otherwise consider it flavour text for a chaotic evil kleptocracy in your campaign. [/QUOTE]

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