Dealing with day to day life as a foreigner in the Philippines isn’t always easy. In fact, at times it can be downright onerous if
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This Week in the Philippines 12.13.16: Trump, Duterte, BPO’s and Why It’s No Longer More Fun in the Philippines
DONNIE AND RODDY: Best Friends Forever For those who haven’t heard, President Duterte recently chatted with President-Elect Donald Trump. The short phone call evidently
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This Week in the Philippines, November 11, 2016
THIS WEEK IN THE PHILPPINES November 10, 2016 It’s been a while since I’ve done a Livecast update on Philippines-centric news that could affect foreigners
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This Week in the Philippines October 22, 2016: President Duterte’s Keynote Speech from the Philippines-China Trade and Investment Forum
Today is Saturday and tomorrow we are heading off to Apo Island to do some snorkeling and SCUBA diving. Snorkeling for Michell, her sister and
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This Week in the Philippines! News and Happenings that Can Effect Expat Life – October 13, 2016
Here are three more incidents taken from the local headlines that involve expatriate life in the Philippines. Note that the “This Week in the
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This Week in the Philippines!! News and Happenings That Can Affect Expat Life – October 6, 2016.
This Week in the Philippines! Three things stood out from the Philippines CNN newsfeed this past week. Now, I know some of my subscribers (most
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Lower Cost of Living in the Philippines? Yep! But Lower Quality of Life As Well…
One of the things to keep in mind when considering retiring, working or studying in the Philippines is the inevitable trade off between lower
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Why Filipinos Do the Things They Do? Philippines Cultural Psychology
Being strangers in a strange land, it is always advisable to have at least some understanding of the local cultural flow. Most times,
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Buying and Selling in the Philippines – Part One: Selling
As with pretty much everything else in the Philippines, buying and selling here is….different. In this first half of a two-part article on “Buying and
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“That Goddamned N&gger in the White House” – Angry Americans Abroad….
OK, so a bunch of people (if three is actually a “bunch”) messaged me about the altercation that I had at the dentist’s office early
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