You should also ask your question to MRE Info website http://mreinfo.com/

There are many of very knowledgeable and helpful people in the forum who may have more information or ideas on how you can get MRE in the Phillippines.

Importing MRE is often difficult in most countries because it is a food product, especially a food product that contains meat. Many companies are reluctant to export even if it may be ok to import into your country because they don’t want the hassle.

I am not familiar Phillippine customs regulation so I can’t advise.

However if you find out there is no problem importing I would suggest contacting a friend or relative in the US and have them buy it for you and ship it to you.

other options;

1) military surplus stores
2) department stores especially sporting goods departments, under camping food
3) Auctions sites – this one below is based in the Phillippines, however the item is sold out;

http://www.sulit.com.ph/index.php/view+classifieds/id/349156/MEAL+READY-TO-EAT,+BOX+OF+12+INDIVIDUAL+MRE+

Hope this helps

Kevin

My understanding is MRE does not contain chemical preservatives. Commercial MRE is made by the same manufacturers as military MRE but just sold for commercial purposes, and the product is similar. They use thermostabilization and the durability of the MRE layered container package to preserve MREs.

The quote below from a a US army article on MRE can be found here;

http://www.usariem.army.mil/nutri/milrat.htm

“The U.S. military does not use irradiation (a process which applies radiation to food products to destroy parasites and germs that may cause the food to spoil) nor chemical preservatives to preserve ration items. Many military food items are preserved by a heat process called Thermostabilization. Rations also contain some natural food preservatives such as Vitamins C and E which are antioxidants.”

John