Has anyone had a baby here???????

[JimOttley]

Yap, we have DNA test in the Philippines, St LUke's hospital is the only one who does the DNA test in Philippines, to know if your brother is the real father

Oh btw, it cost 45k pesos or roughly 400 pounds if your brother does not mind to spend that lots of money eh

Not quite accurate September, UP also do DNA tests for 60k peso which at today's exchange rate is 800 pounds and for the record 45k peso is 600 pounds

We tried Makati Med (no reagents), phoned St Lukes, yes two weeks time, I had two days left in the country

We called UP and they said yes they could do it the day before I left, the British Embassy also respect their results, very professional procedure took photos of all of us at every stage of taking the blood samples, the test was three way, Ana, Janna and me. Expensive but good and they will give you multiple copies of the results which are valid for all legal purposes in the Phils.

Still never opened my copy, we opened Ana's for the British Embassy, I didn't need to open it to be honest as my wee lassie was the spitting image of my sister



UP details are

Dr Maria Corazon S. De Ungria
DNA Analysis Laboratory
Natural Sciences Research Institute (Miranda Hall)
Velasquez cor Quirino St.
University of the Philippines Diliman
1101 Quezon City

Lab phone number
+63 24341574

Can I post the mobile number of Dr Corazon boss? I have it.


Jim

[scott&ligaya]

my advice for what it is worth, have the baby in the Phils, top care is available at very reasonable cost. have your brother go over once or twice during pregnancy and go for the birth. If she is not from one of the major cities move her there two months before birth (small apartment in reasonable district of Manila for around £250/£300 per month can be done). Do the paternity test after birth only if he feels insure. Trying to bring her to UK is just not viable

[JimOttley]

my advice for what it is worth, have the baby in the Phils, top care is available at very reasonable cost. have your brother go over once or twice during pregnancy and go for the birth. If she is not from one of the major cities move her there two months before birth (small apartment in reasonable district of Manila for around £250/£300 per month can be done). Do the paternity test after birth only if he feels insure. Trying to bring her to UK is just not viable

I agree in general but £250-£300 you can get a nice small condo for £130 a month + £13 association fees only problem is you have to pay a year up front.


Jim

[scott&ligaya]

Hi Jim, yes agreed but you can look at the holiday let market and do a long stay deal instead of by the week, I looked at this when we were planning for Ligaya to have Joshua and found a nice place near the off Roxas and De Pillar(near manila doctors hospital where she was planned to go.