Do you know what a squatter is? Some of you might not, although it is likely that most of you do know. The reason why some may not know what a squatter is is because there really are not any (or at least many) squatters in the USA or other more developed countries. For those […]
Do you hate Filipinos?
Yes, you read the title correctly… Do you hate Filipinos? What do you mean, Bob, of course I don’t hate Filipinos! If I hated Filipinos, I probably would never visit this site! Unemployment is high in the USA, and in other Western Countries. In the USA, the official unemployment rate is hovering somewhere around 9.5 […]
Philippine Tourism: Festivals
Over the past couple of weeks, I have been writing a series of articles about tourism in the Philippines, and how to increase the number of people who are visiting the country. Today, I’d like to look at festivals in the Philippines. The Philippines, more than any other country that I know of, has a […]
Forty Four and Declining
When I moved to the Philippines in 2000, it felt like a party. Have you ever heard the song…. Up, up and away in my beautiful balloon…. That’s how it was to be living in the Philippines. I am talking about the US Dollar. The value of the dollar was constantly moving up. It was […]
One hundred, and counting
Last week, Philippine President Noynoy Aquino celebrated his first 100 days in office. In many countries, a new President’s first 100 days are considered very important, because they set a tone for his Administration’s direction. The first 100 days are seen as a kind of test as to what the President is serious about, and […]
Uh, what?
As I am sure you realize, lately, I have started writing a bit of a series regarding tourism in the Philippines. Because of this, I have been keeping a closer eye than normal when it comes to information about tourism when it appears on the news or other TV programs, in the newspaper, or wherever. […]