This jeepney is running from Davao City to Marahan, which is not far from Bukidnon, albeit still part of Davao City! Davao is a huge city! In fact, it is either the largest city in the world, or 2nd largest in terms of land area. The reason that it is unsure whether it is the […]
Expat Answerman: Financial Sponsorship
When you are sponsoring your wife or fiance to get a visa to come to the USA, you have to prove your financial capacity to support her. What about if you are moving to the Philippines to be with your spouse, fiance or girlfriend? Will she have to show that she is financially capable of […]
A guided tour of Davao City
Carlos Celdran does Davao, Episode 1 During my years of living in the Philippines, I have lived in two different cities. We lived about 2 years in General Santos City, and for the past 14 years we have lived in Davao. I have to admit, I really consider myself to be a Dabawenyo now after […]
Does She Have to Renounce Her Philippine Citizenship?
Today we got a comment and question from Mike Eslick. Here is what Mike had to say: Hi Bob.. I am married to a Filipina and she’s been here for almost 3 years and all is well.. My Mother inlaw is also married to an American (retired Navy) and they are considering moving to the […]
A blessing in the province
For Filipino families who live out in the province, life is quite different than for those who live in the city, or even from those in small towns. Out in the province, life is still very unchanged from back in the days of yesteryear. As Feyma reported in her article yesterday, our niece, Sahara (her […]
Father & Son
A few years back my son, my niece and I decided to take a trip on a Jeepney. We were going to ride from Davao City to Cagayan de Oro, which is unheard of on a jeepney! As things turned out, it did not really work out as we expected, but that is a different story […]