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This is the blog of Ian Rosales Casocot. Filipino writer. Sometime academic. Former backpacker. Twink bait. Hamster lover.

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Friday, September 26, 2025

entry arrow1:06 AM | No Credit Cards Accepted!

SCENE: A famous restaurant in Dumaguete, has been around for years. I’m with friends.

ME: [Grumbling] I don’t get why some restaurants choose not to accept credit cards, only cash. It’s 2025! You’d think they’d find that a good way to make things convenient for customers.

FRIEND: Well, that way, there’s no definite record of sale. It’s just cash. Then they can cook the books.

ME: But isn’t that bad? Then they don’t declare their taxes properly?

FRIEND: I’ve thought about that. Then I realized all our taxes are going to these trapos in government. I’d rather the money remain with our entrepreneurs.

ME: I’ve never thought about that before.

FRIEND: I don’t even bother to ask for receipts anymore.

This is how we are now in Da Pilipins.

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Wednesday, June 29, 2016

entry arrow6:39 PM | A Small Thank You to Good Civil Servants



There are some government officials I know who went for government work knowing they were doing it for love of country -- and knowing that navigating the often corrupt system could be crippling, and knowing that the language of getting things done is compromise. But they braved it anyway, and some of them have truly been outstanding. Today is their last day of work, and tomorrow a new administration starts, with other people waiting to take their place in the bureaucracy. A salute to these good civil servants! Thank you for helping government become accountable to its people.

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