You better smoke as much as you can before coming back to PI, the majority of weed you'll run into will be "schwaggy"
, its not really the plants but the farmers, and its not like they are doing a bad job considering how hard it is to access any information on cannabis (unless you have access to the web-- most don't-- they live in remote areas because of the insane weed laws).. goodluck on finding a good source~
If you want kush/chronic strains at butt-fck prices, manila (there are pockets of small indoor growers supplying the capital with decent weed, the rest of it is imported from US/UK)
Sorry to hear that, hope your family member pulls through. PI isn't really a good spot to be "open" about cannabis -- the mayor and his death squad has pretty much regressed the city into their little sandbox
... Your best bet is just to grow your own supply, and look into "juicing" cannabis-- smoking helps but you get more health/immune boost from juicing the plant~
I feel ya bruh, the situation does get very frustrating when its just a plant with medical benefits. I had the same problem with local seeds from PI not sprouting-- I think its because most of the seeds are premature or just not in good shape from how it was handled during the harvest-- Have you tried scarification (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarification_(botany)), use the sand paper or knife method mentioned.. its pretty easy
I feel ya bruh, the situation does get very frustrating when its just a plant with medical benefits. I had the same problem with local seeds from PI not sprouting-- I think its because most of the seeds are premature or just not in good shape from how it was handled during the harvest-- Have you tried scarification (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarification_(botany)), use the sand paper or knife method mentioned.. its pretty easy
I also noticed more seeds germinating when I used some local fert (AMWAY Nutriplant SL or SD) --helps the seeds get a little push~ I think there is a AMWAY store in Davao~
Goodluck
Congrats on your first grow
Thanks for the help man, i think i would add more lights to it. I cant add some sunlight cause we have gardeners here and they might see it. Haha are u sure that my plants are sativas? I have Lst'ed them for micro grow. I want the smallest plant as possible, do u think i can switch it now to flowering stage? But before I'll switch I'll add more lights to it to have better buds. Thanks bro ill just wait again for your response.Congrats on your first grow
From the pics your sativas look ok, I would suggest looking into the indoor forum section or lighting section for tips on what lights to use for vegging/bloom, CFL's are fine for veggin but for bloom you might get disappointed from the results (I would suggest incorporating sunlight in your grow, that is what I' am doing since its hard to source HPS/HID grow lights in pinas).. Anyone can develop "green hands", you just need diligence and practice
peace!
You mentioned the seeds you used were from bagseed( 90% of local strains are sativas in pinas--- i have yet to see indicas) And judging from how the fan leaves on your plants are long serrated fingers, its safe to bet its a sativaThanks for the help man, i think i would add more lights to it. I cant add some sunlight cause we have gardeners here and they might see it. Haha are u sure that my plants are sativas? I have Lst'ed them for micro grow. I want the smallest plant as possible, do u think i can switch it now to flowering stage? But before I'll switch I'll add more lights to it to have better buds. Thanks bro ill just wait again for your response.
, you can always grow your plants camouflaged in the backyard.. thats what i did, planted some ornamental and papaya plants around them, so people just walk by without even noticing they are there.. haha~ 
cheersYou mentioned the seeds you used were from bagseed( 90% of local strains are sativas in pinas--- i have yet to see indicas) And judging from how the fan leaves on your plants are long serrated fingers, its safe to bet its a sativa
Yes, i would suggest adding some more CFLs in there before flowering, and try to take a quick trip into https://www.rollitup.org/f/cfl-fluorescent-lighting.75/
Also, from personal experience, our local sativas grow just a tad better under 10on/14off instead of the typical 12on/12off~ but feel free to choose whichever route, both work~
Thanks man by the way i wanna show u some update on my plants. Ur the only one who's responding.haha
8th week (from seedling stage to vegetative)
Always glad to help another islander~ try 36hrs of darkness when you flip the switch to bloom, should speed-up the sexing process by telling the plant its flower time 
Nah, just got lost, and then got found.. Lolhey @cannawizard good to see you around, thought you had vanished
Glad your still roaming these boards as well
yup.. i understand but i don't speak fluently, its amazing how other ppl can speak multiple languages, i'll stick to english.. the many slang(s) and profanities suite me haha~
Haha ok man. Akala ko kasi kailangan ng warmer bulb bago mag switch to flower stage, so ganito sana ang plano ko, before switching, for example tommorow,yup.. i understand but i don't speak fluently, its amazing how other ppl can speak multiple languages, i'll stick to english.. the many slang(s) and profanities suite me haha~
you don't have to switch the bulbs right away, the cool white ones will suffice for now, then you can switch to "warmer" ones (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_temperature) ---from what i have noticed using CFLs in the past, its not really the color temp of the bulbs but how much (watts) in total = higher means bigger flowers , i dont have any current grow journals-- maybe in the future but at-the-moment i'm keeping everything private, not really in a "safe" place to be broadcasting cannabis grows
No facebook or twitter, tired of seeing retarded posts about selfies in the bathroom, updates in the gym, what food they are eating-- and shit like that..if you got questions, RIU is the perfect place for them
Sounds good~ if you are just doing it to "sex" your plants it should be fine, also, next time you can "sex" them earlier-- so you don't have to go thru the hassle of growing 8th week old plants, as soon as you hit the 5th node you can already do it
hope you get all females~