One thing that most people really love is good pizza! Ex-pats are no different. But what about pizza here in the Philippines? Well, over the years it’s changed a lot. I remember the first time I came to the Philippines, it was in 1990. There wasn’t much to offer in the way of foreign foods […]
Oil prices in the Philippines
Yes, yes… I know that oil prices are high everywhere! Today, though, I just thought that I’d give you an update of where fuel prices stand in the Philippines. It seems that every week, the price of fuel goes up, and not just little by little. It usually happens on weekends, the big oil companies […]
What does Tim Russert teach us about the Philippines?
Virtually anybody reading this column who is American knows who Tim Russert was, and that he died last week. Tim Russert was just 58 years old when he suffered a massive heart attack and died almost instantly. In 1992 my father died under similar circumstances. It was totally unexpected, and just a few months prior […]
Bayoy family home
When Feyma was a child, the family lived in Sarangani Province. Actually, it was part of South Cotabato Province back in those days, but back in the 90’s the area broke from South Cotabato and formed a new Province, Sarangani. Until recently, I had never visited Feyma’s childhood home, but a few weeks back I […]
Here we go again…
If you read this site much at all, you know that I live in Davao City, on the Island of Mindanao. I love Mindanao, and I have loved the place for nearly 2 decades now. My love for Mindanao is manifested in many ways. The most obvious is by my living here. In addition, I […]
I am blessed
Yesterday was Father’s Day here in the Philippines. As many of you read this column it is still Father’s Day where you live. I am actually writing this on Father’s Day here in the Philippines, but it won’t be posted on the site until Monday, the day after Father’s Day. I have been sitting here […]