On January 9, 2017, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte signed an executive order calling for universal access to modern family planning methods. The document also called for accelerated implementation of the …
“It’s more fun in the Philippines”, or at least that’s what the tourism slogan used to be, until a few months ago when the Ministry of Tourism decided to change …
US President Donald Trump’s recent friendly phone conversation with Rodrigo Duterte, during which he invited the Philippine president to the White House, raised questions about his penchant for closeness with …
Meet Ronald ‘Bato’ dela Rosa, chief of police and the world’s new hide and seek champion — but only for speed, not really results. Just 24 hours after vowing a thorough …
Just weeks from his 96th birthday, Britain’s Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, announced his retirement from public duties. Now, having worked out his notice, he’s free to spend his …
As it stands, the complaint against President Duterte at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is just that — a complaint. To progress from this into being a case is a …
BEGPACKERS: Recently we reported on the despicable scam practised by German Benjamin Holst. He is a man who, by exploiting his disability and spinning out sob stories, funds a luxury …
Increasingly, it looks like the Philippine military establishment and President Duterte are going through the sort of rocky patch that, in a marriage, would end in a messy divorce. For …
PLN Media is on the search for new writers to help us continue raising our game. Broadly speaking, there are three main areas we’d like to expand. Broadly speaking, they …
Two of the great obsessions of the Filipino people – basketball and beauty pageants – both, generally, favour taller people. However, even in comparison to their regional neighbours, most Filipinos are …
Personally, I’ve never had the honour of being named ‘Chief Boy Scout’ of a nation, like President Duterte was yesterday. Nor have I ever been called upon to address an …
CHINESE EMPIRE: There was once a country at the very centre of the world, whose position was recognised as such by peoples both far and wide. Today, we call that …
Apparently, it’s all the media’s fault that the war on drugs is keeping tourists away from the Philippines. This is according to Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo, who is currently enjoying …
When recent proposals to charge congestion fees on the Metro’s major arterial carriageway unsurprisingly met with a negative response from the population, one has to wonder why it is that the …
A few years ago there was an extremely poorly behaved Icelandic volcano (Eyjafjallajökull, since you ask) which resulted in the shut down of all air traffic over Europe. At the time I …
Imprisoned senator Leila de Lima has issued another fierce broadside against President Duterte — saying that the convention of presidential immunity should not shield him from justice for his alleged …
Jailed senator Leila de Lima is a divisive figure — opinions about her are rarely in any shade of grey. Supporters of Duterte’s administration tend to paint her as the black …
I was thinking this morning about all the things Duterte hates and I’ve realised he’s “gone to war” on an impressive list of ills since he came to power. He’s …
As a child growing up in Hong Kong and Singapore we always had a Filipina domestic helper. I spent more time with those women in my formative years than I did …
As I’m sure many expats have heard by now, those of us who are taking advantage of local rates for Philhealth are about to have our premiums go up. Rather …
Over the past few years in the Philippines, I’ve come across a truly staggering array of foreigners who call the country home. There is more than enough material for a very …
I was going on one of my trips down memory lane this morning. Once a month or so I engage in an unfettered gluttonous indulgence in the news from some …
A veteran journalist and historian has expressed fears that President Duterte’s plan for a federal constitution could see the return of the Marcos dynasty to power. Raissa Robles believes that …
After waking up this morning, sitting down at my computer with a cup of coffee and seeing yet another accusatory expatriate stoush occurring in one of the myriad Facebook groups …
The way that I earn my living is through a combination of marketing and technology consulting as well as a bit of bespoke coding. I also do a fair amount …
In a country like the Philippines where one in four people are below the poverty line it’s no surprise that there are a lot of social problems. According to the …