President Duterte has threatened to kill human rights supporters if the country’s drug problem increases. Speaking in response to criticism of his war on drugs, he said: “Fine, let’s stop …
For passengers enjoying a luxury cruise, life below deck is a hidden world. They may be vaguely aware of the girl who makes up their room, or the teams of …
If you’re lucky enough to have a pension you can collect here, then surviving in the Philippines is a doddle. If not, it can seem impossible. This is the first …
I’m a young entrepreneur who has been living happily in the Philippines for about three years. My modest contribution to the economy has been an outlay of about 10 million …
Jamie Lee is Vice President and Director of Globaleye Consulting Inc. based in Makati City, Manila. He is a Trust and Estate Planning Specialist in both the Philippines and the …
Every year thousands of young women from the Philippines, Indonesia and other impoverished countries make the pilgrimage to the bright lights of major first world cities in the Middle East …
Back in May of 2013 a young pregnant wife was walking to her evening shift at a McDonald’s restaurant in Logan in Australia. The young expectant mother, originally from Baroy …
One interesting thing about the current administration in the Philippines is that, when it swept to power, it was on a platform (among others) of non-corruption. How is it possible …
No one could deny that since President Duterte came to power, there have been more than a few changes in the country. So the recent announcement by the Department of …
Rodrigo Duterte’s state visit to China this week is already bearing fruit. With promises of billions of dollars in infrastructure investment and even some non-specific promises about Filipino fishermen regaining …
The wide boy antics of the newly elected president of the Philippines notwithstanding (it certainly is one hell of a show) there is something missing from the narrative. As much …
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. That’s Newton’s third law, and it’s something that is inescapable. It holds true across everything from the physics of our …
50 years ago this month, 108 Australian soldiers walked into an ambush in a rubber plantation in the Vietnamese province of Phuoc Toy. The Vietnam war has become infamous as …
In the wake of the recent favourable decision for the Philippines at The Hague there are many who seem to feel that this is going to make a huge difference …
Thailand is notorious for its sex tourism industry – a maelstrom of ladyboys, beautiful women and astonishing acts involving ping pong balls. However, Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul, the country’s tourism minister, has pledged to bring an end …
As I touched on in an earlier column, there is nothing that pisses me off more than a bitter expats with a sense of entitlement. When you move to the Philippines, …
When Ferdinand Marcos implemented The Labor Code of the Philippines in 1974 he opened the door (some could argue the floodgates) to people from the South East Asian archipelago to …
Before I get underway with this article, I’d like to make it clear that I love the Philippines, I make my life here and will probably never leave it. This …
“Sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of (another)… There are just some kind of men who – who’re …
FREEDOM – defined by Webster’s Dictionary as “The Power or Right to Act, Speak, or Think as One Wants Without Hindrance or Restraint.” Several other definitions also ‘define’ the word …
The Philippines seems to be hell bent on gaining top position on awkward and downright pointless “world record” nominations, well this week they earned another number #1 position, this time …
Numerous “Pet Peeves” That Might Drive You Up the Wall in the Philippines I should first say that any country has its “pet peeves” and proverbial “up the wall” moments – …
The Bureau of Immigration of the Philippines has come up with an ingenious plan… to use the methodology of Nazi Germany to weed out “undesirable elements”. It seems the BI is encouraging anyone to report …
Life can be tough for disabled people in the Philippines, but there are laws in place designed to protect them. Republic Act 7277, the Magna Carta for Disabled Persons defines …
I’d like to write today about the flip side of giving money in the Philippines. Though giving money is only one aspect of giving charity to people in the Philippines, …