I decided to take a little trip to the Palengke this week. Palengke is the Tagalog word, in Bisaya it is the Merkado. In English it is the Public Market! The market in the Philippines is the life blood of many towns. You go there to buy just about anything you might need in your […]
Trip to the barbershop… want to come along?
I have a little project that I have been working on for the past couple of months. I want to provide more video content on this website. I am not an expert, or anything close, in terms of doing video, so I have to learn. Over the past few weeks, I have been buying some […]
Full Load
This jeepney is running from Davao City to Marahan, which is not far from Bukidnon, albeit still part of Davao City! Davao is a huge city! In fact, it is either the largest city in the world, or 2nd largest in terms of land area. The reason that it is unsure whether it is the […]
Expat Answerman: Financial Sponsorship
When you are sponsoring your wife or fiance to get a visa to come to the USA, you have to prove your financial capacity to support her. What about if you are moving to the Philippines to be with your spouse, fiance or girlfriend? Will she have to show that she is financially capable of […]
A guided tour of Davao City
Carlos Celdran does Davao, Episode 1 During my years of living in the Philippines, I have lived in two different cities. We lived about 2 years in General Santos City, and for the past 14 years we have lived in Davao. I have to admit, I really consider myself to be a Dabawenyo now after […]
Does She Have to Renounce Her Philippine Citizenship?
Today we got a comment and question from Mike Eslick. Here is what Mike had to say: Hi Bob.. I am married to a Filipina and she’s been here for almost 3 years and all is well.. My Mother inlaw is also married to an American (retired Navy) and they are considering moving to the […]