Back in the 70’s there was a movie called “The gang who couldn’t shoot straight” which starred Robert de Niro, among others. Unfortunately, the Philippine National Police (PNP) may soon be called “The Police who couldn’t shoot straight.” You see, recently, the 125,000 Philippine National Police officers were given a marksmanship test. They were also […]
Changing mindset…
It’s funny how the human mind can be conditioned. Given a certain set of circumstances, we will act in a certain way, but if circumstances change, our reaction to a certain event may be exactly the opposite. Yesterday, I wrote an article about our Easter Sunday trip to Buda for lunch with Father Franco. During […]
Quagmire in Mindanao
The Government of the Philippines finds itself in a quagmire these days. What is a quagmire? Well, the definition of a quagmire is a difficult, precarious or entrapping situation. Unfortunately, that is where the Government of the Philippines sits at this time when it comes to the situation in Mindanao. Of course, as I often […]
For safety’s sake
Yesterday was the birthday of my nephew. He turns 6 years old. He lives in the farm where I grew up. This kid’s parents really live in GenSan, unfortunately he is sickly, so my other sister and her hubby got him and take care of him as their own. His parents will be moving to […]
Monkeys and Pigs
I must admit, I am a little bit worried about food safety in the Philippines. There was some troublesome news last week that brought this to my mind. Around mid-week last week, it came out that three piggeries in Luzon were found to have Ebola Reston in their pork! It seems like it’s been a […]
Family trouble!
I got an email from somebody. I won’t mention his name. He is a foreigner married to a Filipina from the North of the Philippines. Here’s part of the email he sent me. I am married to a Filipina. We have a 6 month old baby. Here is my question: My wife has a 17 […]