Are tourists coming to the Philippines to visit? Not many, unfortunately. And, do you know what? There are a lot fewer “tourists” coming here than statistics will say. Why? Well, let’s take a look and you be the judge. At this time, there are more than 11 Million Filipinos working overseas (OFW’s or Overseas Filipino […]
Why is tourism important to the Philippines?
As I noted in my column yesterday, the tourism related websites of the Government of the Philippines are, unfortunately, in a mess. There are simply too many such websites, and each of them seems to be pulling potential tourists in a different direction. In addition to that, much of the information listed on these sites […]
Philippine Government Tourism Promotion
Just after the New Year, I had a need for some tourist information. Somebody had written to me with a question about travel in the Philippines, and on this question, I didn’t know the answer. So I decided to do a little searching on the web to see what I could find. In the past, […]
Forms of pay
Last week, I posted a column about my experience riding in a taxi, and the driver didn’t have change. He was very kind, and he actually let me pay him a little less than what was owned, rather than demanding a huge tip by “keeping the change” that he could not produce. In the comments […]
Christmas charity run 2007 part two
As mentioned before Bob Martin and his family went out on a Christmas food drop on Christmas Eve 2007. I was lucky to be with them to witness the smiles of the centuary. Sorry, this video is no longer available.
Options for book readers who live in the Philippines
I wrote a column a couple of days ago about Digital Subscriptions to Magazines, and how that made it so easy to read US Magazines no matter where in the world you are physically located. But, I know that a number of people like reading books better than reading magazines. So, let’s have a look […]