Just in case anyone is actually considering donating (to Red Cross Philippines) don't bother...
 

This statement (below) is of course absolute and total bullshit.

VDbucks is making wild and unsubstantiated claims and warning people NOT TO DONATE to help the victims of this mega storm that has wiped out much of the Philippines.

Now I know there are a lot of callous and selfish assholes here on GFY but I can't believe anyone with even half a heart would make up such a ridiculous claim to try to STOP AID from going to these people who are suffering so incredibly badly.

I live in Indonesia part time and I witnessed the aftermath of the mega tsunami and I have have stood on a beach where 10,000 people were washed out to sea. I have seen with my own eyes the courageous and selfless acts of the heros of the Red Cross.

VDbucks claims to have experience in the Philippines and I'm sure there is rampant corruption with government officials...but this claim of 90 percent of our Red Cross donations going to line the pockets of corrupt officials is absurd beyond belief. If you know anything about the Red Cross you know that this an outlandish and vicious lie. The real number is probably closer to 3-5 percent.

Anyone doing business with VDbucks may want to think twice next time and realize they are dealing with a delusional and vicious prick.

Many of us in this community have used Filipino Programmers and Designers over the years and have profited greatly from their efforts. Maybe its time to give back a little to these hard working and loyal people who are suffering so greatly.

Red Cross:
http://www.redcross.org.ph

Well I don't know what the actual percentage is but it wouldn't surprise me if a large percentage of relief aid and donation funds did go into the pockets of corrupt government officials. I know first hand just how corrupt it can be there.

I have people there and it is that corrupt.

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Even if it was 50 percent (which is still totally absurd) is that really a reason not to donate?

No and I'm not suggesting it is. And I'd suggest 50% is still conservative.

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Fuck yes I need this boat, how is he doing a wheelie?

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I think the red cross is a pretty good organization. I would imagine that administration costs are more than 5% of donations, but what to do? Send the money to the government is like flushing it in the toilet. I know first hand the waste and corruption from the tsunami in aceh. Those people were lucky to get 2% of donations. Even the red cross had to pay bribes to get in and help those people... but that's a different story.

i think it was sandy red cross kept some of the money. good luck

exactly..they are OK

I was in Aceh after the tsunami and yes of course there is corruption - I have been taken in by the police there and shaken down and extorted for money - everyone on our boat had their passports taken for no reason - had to pay big bribes to get them back..

But you saying "Those people were lucky to get 2%" is just a total myth and only makes less people donate - we are talking about the Red Cross not sending money directly to the gov.

And "Administration Costs" are essential to any large organization that needs to mobilize thousands of people and direct resources coming in from dozens of different countries- how are administrations costs avoidable... VDbucks is not talking about "Administration Costs" he is saying that 90 percent of the funds go directly into the pockets of corrupt officials.

Executive salaries in charities

http://snopes.com/politics/business/charities.asp

Keep these facts in mind when "donating". As you open your pockets for yet another natural disaster, keep the following facts in mind; we have listed them from the highest (worse paid offender) to the lowest (least paid offender).

The worst offender was yet again for the 11th year in a row is, UNICEF - CEO, receives $1,200,000 per year, (plus use of a Royal Royce for his exclusive use where ever he goes, and an expense account that is rumoured to be well over $150,000.) Only pennies from the actual donations goes to the UNICEF cause (less than $0.14 per dollar of income).

The second worst offender this year is Marsha J. Evans, President and CEO of the American Red Cross... for her salary for the year ending in 2009 was $651,957 plus expenses. Enjoys 6 weeks - fully paid holidays including all related expenses during the holiday trip for her and her husband and kids. including 100% fully paid health & dental plan for her and her family, for life. This means out of every dollar they bring in, about $0.39 goes to related charity causes.

The third worst offender was again for the 7th time was, Brian Gallagher, President of the United Way receives a $375,000 base salary (U.S. funds), plus so many numerous expense benefits it's hard to keep track as to what it is all worth, including a fully paid lifetime membership for 2 golf courses (1 in Canada, and 1 in the U.S.A.), 2 luxury vehicles, a yacht club membership, 3 major company gold credit cards for his personal expenses...and so on. This equates to about $0.51 per dollar of income goes to charity causes.

Fourth worst offender who was also again in the fourth spot, for every year since this information has been made available from the start 1998 is amazingly yet again, World
Read more at http://snopes.com/politics/business/...JCz6BhHbPFt.99

Out Government cannot mingled about donations in private sector like corporate enterprises as they do it by themselves and not giving to our government. I am shock the VDBUCKS claim that way while he earned and used most of her sites are Filipina and even she paid those girls but $250 per movie is not enough. (Rate is a case study from one of my friend who work as a model from american company.)

Did you do anything for the 2005 Kashmir earthquake that killed 75k people?
Why you so concerned this time?

Can you explain this a little more?

1. I spend a good deal of time in South East Asia and have many friends there.
2. I have employed many Programmers and Designers from the Philippines and have made gains in my business due to their hard work and dedication.
3. I have not heard from my designer friend and fear for his life, wife, and kids.
4. GFY is a community where many of us have profited greatly from the efforts of Filipino labor.
5. Why would you give a flying FUCK whether or not I helped during a disaster that happened 8 years ago?

1. Yet you say you've never visited PH.
2/3/4 Because they're cheap if they cost the same as US labour you wouldn't use them.
re 3 if hes such a friend and you go to SE Asia all the time, how come you've never been bothered to go visit?

5. Why do you give a fuck now? Just wondering why one disaster is worse than any other, 75k people died in that earthquake, terrible. And you dont give a shit.

To make a thread like this besmirching VDBucks business cause he laid out the facts re donations going there is just fucking stupid.

according to charity navigator, ~90% of red cross donations reach the programs and services they are intended for.

https://www.charitynavigator.org/ind...ary&orgid=3277

must be true

proof it's not.

Spend the money fighting climate change and in the long run for more lives and money will be saved (not blaming this storm on climate change but acknowledging more and more violent storms and weather will happen as a result).

Welcome to Indonesia

I do not know the exact percentages of course. I can absolutely tell you that millions of dollars of goods destined for Aceh victims found their way into the black market. I have also heard that the Red Cross had to pay the government money to enter into Aceh to start the relief efforts. There are also thousands of Javanese workers that the red cross never paid or under paid. The red cross received over 2 billion dollars in donations for the tsunami fund and I will kiss you ass if half of that was spent in the region.

Look, I am not saying the red cross is a bad organization. But if you think 95% of donations(including logistics) go to the people in need, you are living on fantasy island. It is more efficient than sending cash to these governments, so it is a good option to get some relief to people in need. Let's be honest, it is far from perfect.

there is always some kind of "management" of funds with any organisation...they live from it and they help, thats their business...nothing wrong in it...still better than doing nothing and complaining...
and as for Red Cross - I saw how they operate in Dominican Republic...They give values for young people, they offer them activities, self development possibilities and trips abroad.... So it is good work :)

No I wasn't saying that - I was saying that the percentage of Red Cross donations to Philippines that ACTUALLY go into the POCKETS of corrupt officials is a tiny amount. Of course there is waste and administrative costs. But embezzlement - yea probably around 5 percent but no one can ever know... the point is we need to help and the Red Cross is the best way I know of.

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh VDBUCKS LAID OUT THE FACTS :1orglaugh:1orglaugh

maybe in your world a "FACT" is the same as a LIE and VD bucks is an all out lying piece of filth.

Normally throwing out baseless lies on GFY doesn't hurt anyone - but in this case VD's lie has probably actually stopped people from donating - which directly hurts people who are in desperate need.

I don't know about you but in my world I tend to like to help the people in my life that have helped me.

VD goes and shoots young girls getting loads blown on thier faces in the Philippines to make those wretched websites - but then tells people NOT TO BOTHER to donate when those same girls may be homeless and thirsty....top GFY asshole in my book.

http://www.vdbucks.com/images/filipina-sex-diary.jpg

You make it sound like you don't have a clue how the system even works.

OK if I don't have a clue - then you are asserting that you DO have a clue? Then please feel free to enlighten us.

Manila and the surrounding areas are fine. That is what 99.999% of outsourced workers are. All of our guys showed up today, said Manila is fine. Some areas lost power for a few hours, that's it. Only some areas of the Philippines are destroyed, not the entire country.

So Americans gets $X amount so everyone else in the world should too?

Tell me sunshine, who made your shoes, shirt, pants, TV, sofa, phone, computer, and so on? Why are they not getting American wages? Why do you support these companies who are underpaying and exploiting poor nations?

Are you in shock that someone made your shoes for $1 an hour in sub-par working conditions? I doubt it.

What are you even doing in the porn business? "those wretched websites" :1orglaugh You're in the porn industry fella. Deal with it or go sweep the floors at your local church.

BTW... they shoot mostly in Manila and Angeles City, both areas are fine. Those poor exploited girls are not homeless or thirsty. If anything, they are laying on their backs getting filled with cum, or trying to hustle dudes online into sending them money.

why is anyone spending more than 5 seconds on this idiot?

Sex tourism sites give us all a bad name. I will say it again: WRETCHED

Sex tourism is known through most of the world as a means to have sex with under age girls (not saying VD's girls are underage) Sex Tourism sites bring the heat down on all of us.

from Wiki:
Human rights organizations claim that sex tourism contributes to human trafficking and child prostitution.[4] The U.N. oppose sex tourism citing health, social and cultural consequences for both tourist home countries and destination countries, especially in situations exploiting gender, age, social and economic inequalities in sex tourism destinations.[1][29][30]

My designer lives in the Philippines, but I don't know exactly where (we've only done business online). But, he's been my designer for years, and I hope he's ok. He talks of his wife and kids a lot. I always send him a bonus for Christmas each year.

I've emailed and ICQ'd him several times, but haven't heard back yet...

Well for a start I'm not sure anyone is talking about the Red Cross not sending money to the Government. It appears to be you that is.

It is the corruption in government that I am talking about. Increased landing charges for aid aircraft, cash payments to allow aid to be distributed, aid supplies diverted to the black market etc - that sort of thing.

I don't know where it is now but a few years ago, Philippines was ranked in the top 5 for countries where corruption was perceived to be the worst.

I just read your other thread about this and you appear to be a drama queen. What VDBucks said is basically right. You claim to live in Indonesia so you know the score. An outside agency cant take a dump in this shithole without their hands out.

As far as the genre he shoots... how in the hell does that reflect on what you do? Again, you appear to be eemotional because you can not contact a worker in PI. Take a Xanax and have a shot of JD and relax. Poor people have been shit on since the beginning of time.

Right, because exploiting dysfunctional white girls is much, much better. :thumbsup

Seriously, get out of this business, turn in your passport, and get off the internet.

If you've really spent as much time in Asia as you say, you know that is 100% nonsense. But the fact you think it's true leads me to believe you've never left home. Child prostitutes are found all over the world, even in the USA. But "sex tourism" has nothing to do with it. Pedophiles seek kids, not the average guy who pays for prostitutes. If you've been to Asia you would also know that most child sex is for local men only, not foreigners. You really have to seek that shit out if you want it, kids are not just lining the streets looking for a trick. And those wretched sex tourism websites do not cater to pedophiles in any shape or form, nor do they hire kids. Again, if you've been to the places you claim to have been, and knew anything about that which you speak of, you would know this.

IMHO, give it a rest. You're talking out of your ass because VDbucks made you all butt hurt and now you have something to prove. Just about everyone in both threads disagrees with you and are telling you how corrupt the place is, so maybe you should take the hint. And like it was said before, you didn't give a squirt of piss about these poor, starving, homeless people until a few days ago. Many of them live wretched lives all year 'round, with no concern from the western world. That is reality.

Enjoy typing your response on a keyboard and computer made in China by slave labor. :2 cents:

I started to take the time to explain this but I figured it would go over his head. well said. I have been here awhile and I have never seen a child prostitute in an expat place. That shit goes on in the kampung and is largely NOT frowned upon in the culture.:2 cents:

Thanks adendreams...

All GFY 'Bad Blood' aside...

I was actually considering donating (to Red Cross Philippines) but thanks to your wise and helpful posting, I won't bother...

Cheers mate :)

You're a star!

Is his address not on an invoice? You have to account for his wages nope?

I pay him via Paypal. I don't ask for an invoice.

Well said. North Africa is a duplicate with different eyes and language. Every gov prick from top to bottom wants a taste when it comes to farang.

Aden, maybe you need to go and help in person. If you have the vagina for it.

I'm sure the exist, but I've never known one who didn't live somewhere near or in Manila. They all were tried by the outsourcing companies there. Maybe your guy lost someone and is upset, went somewhere to help, or is playing hooky.

Even the cam girls are back online in force.

Maybe his internet is not back yet...

I'm fully aware of the injustices and fucked up shit that goes on - the difference between you and me is that I dont try to capitalize on it.

You used to be funny but now you're just a burnt out asshole and all you do on here is talk shit and sling mud. I've heard how miserable you are shooting Thai ladyboys and whatever the fuck you do over there - you hate your life so much I guess it makes you feel a little better to come in here and try to make other miserable.

I've been to Thailand many many times and I know how badly those girls and ladyboys are exploited mainly by their parents - then pimps and people like you - I shot topless stuff over there and the girls had the saddest stories I have ever heard..shot 3 girls then said forget it - felt too exploitive. But you thrive on it - no wonder you came down on me for giving VD shit - exploitation is your bag.

You should just stop making an ass of yourself. The girls are no more exploited in Thailand as they are in LA, and the stories you heard are part of the spiel. DWB is one of the good guys in this business. But you dont seem to know much about the shit you type, so carry on making a complete ass out of yourself.

Yea right - does that make you feel better about what you do? I have spent years in Indo..Bali (Seminyak) Padang...Telo Islands...Nias...and I know full well how sleazy you must be to be pimping out girls in that beautiful nation. One look at your sites and it's clear you are worse than a pimp - you're a wannabe pimp.

Oh yea and DWB's assertion that Farangs don't fuck child prostitutes is a total laugh - leave walking street and look to the beach on your left and there are girls as young as 12 standing there lookin for tricks (maybe 12 doesnt qualify as a child in DWB's book) - but yea no white guys are getting them...and if you have been to Chiang Mai it's even worse...pimps are openly hitting you up on street corners to tell you about their underage wares...nice try.

adendreams

Seriously man, would you just stop crying and shut the fuck up? Do you need a Snickers?

You're making yourself look like an idiot while trying to change someone else's opinion. You don't agree with him, fine, let it go man..

BTW: posting dead people is against TOS here isn't it?

Also, thanks for all the publicity for VdBucks!

50 bitch!!!

or not...