Jim Sibbick first visited the Philippines in September 1994 and immediately fell in love with the culture and the people. He lives in Cebu City for part of the year and Australia for part of the year. While traveling to various areas of the Philippines, he shoots videos to bring a bit of the Philippines to those who have never visited or seen this wonderful country. He has more than 100 short videos of the Philippines currently hosted on two websites and available for you to download for free. Follow this site as he discusses his thoughts on the Philippines, new videos available for download and how some of the videos came into being.
Taxi Reminder
Many people think it is a good idea to get in a taxi in the Philippines and negotiate a price.
It isn’t!
Negotiating a price with the driver will almost always result in you paying more.
So when you get in a taxi, make sure the driver starts the meter. It is illegal if they won’t!
Here is a recent article from the Manila Times regarding this
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2008/nov/15/yehey/metro/20081115met6.html
Take note of the phone numbers in the article! 
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