The Government of the Philippines is currently working on new legislation to create an “Immigration Superbody” that will help make it easier for foreigners to visit the Philippines. Here we go again… Actually, it is not hard to visit the Philippines now, from the standpoint of immigration. In fact, the Philippines, to my knowledge, has […]
Maybe a little clarification is in order
A few days ago, my friend Chas, a regular LiP reader forwarded me a link to a news article, something which he does on a fairly regular basis. Sometimes, I get links to stuff I already know about, but sometimes I get little jewels of information that is totally new to me. In this case, […]
Big Trouble for Tourists?
Lately, I have been watching a TV show that I downloaded from the Internet. The name of the show is “Big Trouble in Tourist Thailand,” and it is a show from the Sky Network in the UK. The show is about British tourists visiting Thailand, and some of the troubles they run into. “But Bob,” […]
SuperFerry 9 tragedy
A few days have passed now since the Philippines was in mourning for the tragedy that happened near Zamboanga. The Aboitiz SuperFerry 9. The ship sailed from GenSan on the way to Zamboanga when it sank. The Ferry supposed to go to Iloilo too and then final destination Manila. A lot of people really are […]
My Island Adventure
Ah, I just got some serious rest this morning! I needed it, too, because I just got home from an Island Adventure! Specifically, I just got home from visiting Dinagat Island. I’ve been wanting to go to Dinagat for a year or more now. Why? Well, Dinagat Island is the newest Province of Mindanao. As […]
Taking the long way home
Have you ever taken the long way home, just for the experience? I’ve done it, no doubt about it. Sometimes when we go outside our normal path we find new things that we didn’t know about before. Sometimes we learn new things, sometimes it’s good, sometimes the experience is not so good, but it is […]