The other day, I got an e-mail from a friend. He is thinking of making the big move to the Philippines, and he had some questions to ask me. His questions primarily were about the age old decision of whether you should move all your stuff with you when you come, or if you should […]
Will America come in aid of its old ally Philippines?
Today, it is my pleasure to introduce a new Guest writer on LiP, his name is Louie Hernandez. Thank you so much for your contribution, Louie, it is most welcome, and I hope we will see you here on LiP more in the future, you are most welcome to join us! It’s always nice to […]
Trying to pull things together…
It’s hard for me to decide exactly what this article is about. I have in mind a few different thoughts that are seemingly unrelated, yet I believe that for the terms of this post, and for my thinking, there is a relationship between my thoughts. Let’s see if I can write my thoughts down in […]
Just a week away
The 2012 Olympics are just a week away, and you can be sure that there are athletes from the Philippines en route to London for the games! The Philippine contingent for the 2012 Olympics is a small one, in fact, this year’s Philippine Olympic team is the smallest team that the Philippines has ever sent […]
The Philippine Banana Business is sagging
Yes, as you read in the title, the banana exporting business in the Philippines has been sagging in recent months. The Davao Region, where I live, is a major exporter of bananas, so that is a big concern here. Firstly, for those who don’t know, the title of this article is a bit of a […]
The Rise of the Rice Terraces
Today we have a guest article from Ann Joy Perez. Thank you for your submission, Ann Joy. Mindanao Bob With at least two thousand years of history, the Banaue Rice Terraces have been dug on the mountain slopes by Filipino ancestors. The natural wonder had been gradually destroyed by man’s carelessness and greed and the […]