Overwhelming. We face massive obstacles with the conversion of our AWA land and airstrip in Palawan. There are a multitude of systemic issues brought about by the many layers of governmental rules and processes (aka red tape) as well as years of turnovers which meant the momentum and in some cases the knowledge to convert AWA land is missing. Our forward progress is one step forward and sometimes two steps back as we discover mistakes, omissions and informational gaps by personnel involved in the original transaction and agreement. Bruce and I were awestruck…

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