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What should I pay attention to when traveling to the Philippines now?

(Because the Philippine economy and politics are very unstable, the exchange rate changes greatly every day. They prefer the RMB to the US dollar, because the depreciation of the US dollar is very serious. ) Exchange with the tour guide 1 USD =39P, 1 RMB =5P. (Bank of China 1 RMB =5.5P does not accept US dollars. It is recommended to bring more RMB (enough, it is best to give the tour guide as much money as he wants). It is more appropriate to change (local) currency into dollars. But be careful not to be exchanged. They're not real. Sometimes they will give you counterfeit money, or your dollars are fake. In advance, they will confuse the fake with the real, and it is recommended to have a tour guide with them. ) bring as many dollars as possible and change to PISO. Sometimes you need to bring more RMB tour guides. You don't have to spend dollars directly (the same is true for shopping centers). Filipinos: difficult to get along with and often make mistakes. Moreover, although they can maintain law and order (the traffic police's salary is very low-they can earn extra money by solving problems, and the police have guns if they run a red light of 50P), they do a lot of little tricks. They should always pay attention to their bags, especially because they are a tipping country. Be sure to put 20p by your bed every night. If someone helps you with your luggage, you have to pay 20p. If someone helps you, you will spend 20 pence. Otherwise, you win. I don't know what will happen to you. They were so slow that I almost missed my plane, but don't worry. It will take us at least an hour and a half to eat. We're starving. I remember in Boracay, we had to turn off the air conditioner. (It was very cold) I called OPERATIONTOR and he promised to repair it for me. As a result, they came an hour later. I was angry and didn't open the door. One thing is good: you must say hello when you meet, just like in western countries, whether you know it or not. Our tips are like running water. Although we don't want only 20p at a time, it keeps flowing. ) price, 40 years ago, the Philippines ranked second in Asia in economic development, and now it should be the second from the bottom. Their public transportation is very underdeveloped (detailed later). The price is high. In some places, things are twice as expensive as those in Beijing, and you have to pay 15% tax for meals (government tax and service tax are the same as those in Indonesia).