Is it Tagle time? It may be, but it’s too early to be certain. I’m talking about Luis Antonio G. Tagle. That’s Cardinal Tagle. Cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church. Tagle is the highest ranking Catholic official in the Philippines. Could he be the next Pope? Some are saying so. I predicted it in my 2013 […]
Some shocking news
I got some shocking news earlier this week. Before giving you the news that I received, I want to lay out the underlying story for you first, though. It all started back on January 22, just a couple of weeks ago. I am surprised, but what happened that day did not seem to get a […]
Are there a million reasons to live in the Philippines?
A few days ago, I got an e-mail through my contact form here on LiP. The e-mail was from a reader named Kevin. Kevin had a question in his mind that he wanted to hear what LiP readers thought about. The article that sparked his interest was the article last week that was written by […]
Interview at Holiday Home Times
Hi Friends. Recently, I did an interview with a website called Holiday Home Times. They asked me questions all about living in Davao, and I provided my answers. If you would like to see the interview, head on over there and read the interview by clicking on this link. Over the years I have done […]
How much does it cost, revisited
Generally, there is not much I hate more than doing “cost of living” posts. Everybody and their brother wants to know how much it costs to live in the Philippines. The truth is, though, that there is no number to answer that question. This is especially true when I am talking to somebody that I […]
Renewal of a US Passport
As any long time reader knows, if you are living here on a permanent visa (and some other types of visa holders as well), every year in either January or February you must report to the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and pay your head tax. It’s not a big deal, only P310, but it is […]