I was pleasantly surprised at the reaction to my recent article Why You’re Reading About the Philippines. In particular I’m glad that no one took my examples of how repetitive and cyclical our always present world and national crises are … so many things today sound the same as when I listened to the radio […]
The Dalaga
What is a Dalaga, you say? Well, a Dalaga is a single woman. Usually it is a young woman, maybe a teenager. There are two things that make a female a Dalaga. First, they have already had their first menstruation. Second, they are single. I suppose a woman who is older can also be a […]
Ten things I love about the Philippines
Today’s Guest Column is from David Katague. David has a blog about his place in his beloved Marinduque, give it a visit, and visit David if you happen to be in Marinduque too! Several weeks ago, I listed the ten most annoying things that bothers me in the Philippines in this web magazine with the […]
Cities of the Philippines
We often talk on this site about various cities in the Philippines. Davao often is a topic, because several LiP writers live in Davao. Other places like Manila, Cebu, General Santos and others are also regularly mentioned. But, what is a City in the first place? How do these Cities compare to each other? How […]
Protecting yourself
This is not an easy article for me to write. Sometimes bad things happen, and some bad things happened in my household last week. I would prefer not to write about the incident, but I feel that the information is valuable for readers of this site, so I will write about it as best I […]
Old times… and new
I’ve grow up with a few coffee plants in our farm just for our consumption. Our house sits on 5 acres land. On a third of that my dad planted coffee and cacao (cocoa) plants. Well of course at that time I never really appreciate the coffee. I tried to help my parents harvest the […]