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Bob Martin

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Yesterday, Rusty wrote an article about sending money to the Philippines by a number... 

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It’s been a couple of weeks since I posted an article in my series about SIR... 

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Recently, I made a change in my cellular phone service.  It’s a really good... 

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John Grant

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A few days ago I was invited to a birthday party of a 10 year old young lady, which... 

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Over the last few days I have been visiting a remote area in Mindanao called Matalam... 

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I have spent the last 3 years coming and going from the Philippines. I love the... 

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Migs Bassig

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Somewhere in America, a fifty-something mother of three is trying to figure out the... 

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I was riding a jeepney through Taft Avenue one recent weekday afternoon when I noticed... 

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The full moon shone palely, thin clouds covering its diffused glow, but the faces... 

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John Miele

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This posting was inspired by Bob’s re-run over the holidays, “Honestly, Do you... 

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This is a short posting that you might find amusing. I’m up in Abulug now,... 

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Monday was not a good day on the lunchtime front. I had a computer die this week,... 

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Rusty Ferguson

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Sending money to the Philippines is not difficult.  There are several websites setup... 

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I just sent myself some money from my US bank account.  The last time I sent myself... 

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There seems to be a festival in every region of the Philippines.  Provinces have... 

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Guest Column

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Today’s Guest post is from Alan Cline.  Andy is a resident of Cagayan de Oro... 

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Today’s Guest Column is from our friend, Jim Cunningham.  Jim and his wife,... 

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Today’s Guest Column is from Louis Tamasi, and American who lives in Davao. ... 

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Feyma Martin

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Last week or so I had my sister here with us for my oldest son Chris’ birthday.... 

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As I’ve posted before it was quite an adjustment for me when I got to the States.... 

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Hi Everybody. I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all the... 

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Klaus Doring

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… to all of you, my dear readers! A new year started and old traditions followed. Traditions? Some... 

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The religious and philosophical writer Joseph Telushkin stressed a couple of years... 

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Merry Christmas to all of you, my dear readers - and to your love ones. Thank you... 

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Martin Bazylewich

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Happy New Year! It is hard to believe that a new year is already upon us. For my... 

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This month’s issue of Entrepreneur Magazine (Philippines edition, December,... 

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‘They Did It’ is a special column that appears on occasion in the Small Business... 

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Dave Starr

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One of the ‘downers’ about living in the Philippines is the continual nay saying... 

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One of the reasons many Westerners give for visiting or moving to the Philippines... 

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With apologies to Dr. Pepper What the heck is a “promdi’ and why should I care? ... 

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Chris Simpson

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The transition from visitor to resident in the Philippines has been a profound learning... 

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One thing shocked me more than any other single aspect of the Philippines: the prevalence... 

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As there seems to be a lot of interest in Marriage in the Philippines; I have composed... 

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LiP Videos

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For me, there is no better sign that it is Christmas time than hearing Jose Mari... 

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A regular reader of this site, “Bob New York” recently made his first... 

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This is the last episode in our series on Bizarre foods in the Philippines. This... 

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