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Long tine visitors will remember my frequent visits to the Philippines and the ease of buying the most beautiful plastic rainwear here.

Sadly, it appears that this is no longer the case. The previous two governments appear to prioritise Chinese imports over locally-made clothing (despite rhetoric to the contrary). As far as I know, both factories have now closed and i also cannot find any of the soft, smooth Hercules or Spartan rainwear, once sold in markets or hardware stores, that I used to love so much.

It's mostly tacky, ugly and unattractive cheaply-made Chinese shit available now that few people buy unless they have to.

No wonder so few Filipinos wear any kind of plastic rainwear nowadays. Yet the number of storms and typhoons has not decreased at all.

Sorry to hear this, but it is the case across much of the world that small and medium sized manufacturers are going out of business due to largely Chinese manufacturers taking over.

Rainworshipper wrote: July 14th, 2025, 5:21 am Sorry to hear this, but it is the case across much pf the world that small and medium sized manufacturers are going out of business due to largely Chinese manufacturers taking over.

The fucking Ching-Chongese have so much to answer for.

Personally, I think they're selfish, greedy barbarians.

Unfortunately so many of us have been very keen to buy their wares, whatever sort of goods we are seeking. It seems to be the case that Germany, the Scandinavian countries, and to a certain extent the French seem to have kept more of their manufacturing industry.