My battle against pesteng ipises became easier after one of OMB readers advised me to use alcohol. It’s the best. It’s highly effective. He was right, isang buhos lang, hilo na agad and in a few seconds, goodbye life na si ipis. Except when the ipis ran very fast and able to crawl under cabinet crevices.
Ick. That would drive me insane. When we had giant roaches in our brownstone in Brooklyn, the handiman used this Maxforce Roach Bait. It worked (but, I still got creeped out so we moved to a brand new building in Manhattan.) Maybe the next time you are in the US, you can ship some back in your balikbayan box.
https://store.doyourownpestcontrol.com/maxforce-fc-magnum-roach-bait