The other Sunday I was over to my Mother-in-law’s house for lunch, one of my brother-in-law’s asked me “Why Americans don’t let their children live with them, and force them to move out on their own?” This is from a man who has his son and his son’s wife, plus the son’s wife’s sister and […]
Too much to fix?
If you are a regular reader of this site, you most likely love the Philippines, or you have an affection toward the country for sure. If not, why would you waste your time here? I have lived in the Philippines for more than a decade now, and I love the place. Just because I love […]
Has the Philippines cleaned up corruption?
It’s a new day for the Philippines. Things have changed here, and the country is now on the right track! A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an article about President Aquino’s first 100 days in office. As part of the article, I noted that President Aquino had stated that he knew the names of […]
How much do squatters earn?
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 […]
There is simply no comparison
A lot of times I get e-mails with a certain question. Or, when I meet people who are visiting Davao, I get the same question. People always are interested to learn what the differences are between different parts of the Philippines. Where is best to live, Bob, Cebu or Davao? Which City has the best […]
Insurance in the Philippines
I’ve talked a little about insurance in the past on this site, but mostly those articles have been related to health insurance, and medical issues. The other day, somebody left a comment here on LiP asking about insurance, but instead of health insurance, he was asking about other types of insurance. He specifically mentioned flood […]