James Young Duncan II was my mother’s grandfather. He was born in Scotland back around 1890. Of course we didn’t call him “Lolo,” that’s Tagalog for “Grandpa.” I don’t even know if my grandpa ever met anyone from the Philippines, or even had any interest in the Philippines, but he was an international traveler in […]
Exactly what is her name?
I read on the Internet very often about name issues in the Philippines. No, I am not talking about names that are strange to us, I’m not talking about funny nicknames. I am talking today about Philippine Birth Certificates. I see on blogs, and read on various e-mail lists people saying that there is a […]
Generically speaking…
If you elect to live in the Philippines, one of the things that you have to keep in mind is health care. I mean, health care is relatively inexpensive here, but the costs can add up. You can get certain types of insurance, but the odds of having a medical plan as comprehensive as what […]
Home Sweet Marilao
As I am sure most of you have already realized, “Editor Bob” suggested all of us who contribute to the Live in the Philippines Web Magazine write an article on our ‘home city’ here where we are living in the Philippines. Sounds like a pretty good idea to me, ‘Where should I live in the […]
Where I live now: Davao City
In 2002, it became evident that we would be moving, as I spelled out in my last article. That move brought us to the City of Davao! Davao City is about 2 to 3 hours drive North of General Santos where we used to live. Davao City is the largest City in Mindanao, with a […]
Where I thought I wanted to live
Before moving to the Philippines, I was very sure about where I wanted to live. I talked about it with friends and family for a number of years. My heart was set, I was going to live in General Santos City. No way that anybody could convince me otherwise. General Santos was a smaller town […]