Sitting on a lofty mountain in Bataan gazing south to Mindanao pondering the situation and thinking back to the 1970’s and 80’s and what was going on then… I was here in Olongapo City many times during Martial Law years ago, it was Inconvenient, for American servicemen who were here at the time, but that was […]
Is President Duterte a murderer?
President Rodrigo Duterte took office in the Philippines on June 30, 2016. There is a lot of hype in the media (both Philippine and International media) that there have been thousands of deaths in Duterte’s “war on drugs”. I have seen and heard some people actually call Duterte a murderer. But, is it true? Well, […]
Get out Americans!
Over the past few days, I have gotten a slew of emails from concerned foreigners. Americans, Canadians, Aussies and expats from many other countries. They are all worried about two things: safety, and whether they will be allowed to remain in the Philippines. Safety? Yep, there is suddenly a lot of fear. Mostly because of […]
The Duterte Effect
There is a lot of talk in the Philippines about the “Duterte Effect”. What is the Duterte Effect? Well, what people mean when they utter that phrase is that because of our new President, and how tough he is perceived to be, people kind of “fall in line” without need to be arrested or whatever, […]
Philippine Election
Today is election day in the Philippines. May 9, 2016. Today, I want to write about my experience over this election period. This article is not about promoting any particular candidate or party, it is about the experience of living in a City where the Presidential front runner is also the Mayor of that city. […]
The presumption of innocence
Yesterday, Feyma had an article here on LiP about the fact that Davao City Mayor, Rody Duterte, is running for President of the Philippines in 2016. I do not get involved in the Philippine politics, as it is not legal for foreign citizens to be involved in the political process here. I respect that, and […]