A week or two ago, I wrote a column of miscellaneous items, one of which was about a visit from my niece, Sweet, and her fiancee, Heart. They were to be married soon, and I was one of their Primary Sponsors (Ninong). This past weekend was the wedding, and Feyma and I, along with all […]
Mayor Rody
Here in Davao, our Mayor is Rodrigo Duterte, commonly known as “Rody”. Mayor Duterte is a law and order man, sort of a Dirty Harry (which is a nickname that he does have) for Davao City. Let me just say that no matter who you are, you would never want to do anything to end […]
Expensive Money!
You know, with the world’s central banks slashing interest rates to try to get world economies moving again, prime interest rates in many countries are moving close to 0%. I believe that the US Prime rate now is only slightly over 1%, and other countries are moving in that direction. Of course, consumers like you […]
Who am I kidding?
Lazy. Lazy. Lazy. I’ve been lazy lately. Too lazy, and I’m tired of it. What I am talking about is my effort to learn to speak Bisaya. I have not been doing a good job lately, and I can blame nobody but myself. Yesterday was my weekly lesson, and I am having a hard time […]
There’s oil in them there islands!
Did you know that they have struck oil in the Philippines? It’s true, it happened 11 days ago, in an area west of Palawan Island. Currently, they are pumping between 18-20,000 barrels per day of what they are calling Palawan Light Crude. As far as I know, this was the first attempt at oil exploration […]
The Condo Craze
The big thing in Davao these days seems to be Condo units. They are being built all over town. Most of these condo developements involve multiple buildings too. What I have seen around town are condo buildings that are between 4 levels and 6 levels or so. Just a year or so ago, there were […]