Last week, a C130 Hurcules aircraft crashed last week near Davao. So far, they haven’t found it. What they know is that the aircraft took off from Davao International Airport a couple of hours after nightfall, in the rain – a heavy thunderstorm. In less than 10 minutes, the plane was gone, never to be […]
I’m 500 today!
Can you believe it? I hit the big Five Oh Oh – 5 0 0 – today! No, that’s not my age, so don’t start making those jokes on me! What I mean is that as of this very article, I have personally written 500 original articles for this website! LiP got started out in […]
Only the Lead Dog Ever Gets a New View
There’s little doubt that one of the things most often talked about when education and helping families in the Philippines comes up is nursing and nursing school. Let me go on record right now and state clearly that I have a great respect for nurses, and the nursing profession. I need to make that crystal […]
Labor Day
It’s Monday, September 1, 2008 here in the Philippines, although it’s probably still August 31 for many people who are reading this. The first Monday in September is Labor Day in the United States, so I thought I’d write a little bit about Labor Day in the Philippines. Now, let me be clear, though, Labor […]
Washed up performers
Over the years, I have noticed time and time again that the Philippines seems to be a lingering stage for washed up performers. Time and again, bands that were popular 25, 30, even 50 years ago tour in the Philippines, and often to sold out audiences! I mean, we are talking about people who were […]
My friend that I never got to meet
I lost a friend a few weeks ago. He passed away at a young age, just 48, way too young to die. I say that I lost a friend, but the truth is that I never met the man. I felt like he was a friend, though. He was a man that I wanted to […]