The past few months have been rather violent here on Negros, with a number of bloody encounters occurring between the New People’s Army
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My Electrifying 110 Volt Laser Printer Smoke Test in the Philippines
This past week I published a video of my Canon laser printer “blowing up” when I plugged it into the wall socket. As background,
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Escape to Siquijor One: Departure, the Witch Doctor and Bandilaan National Park
Brownouts are a drag. Especially if one is unfortunate enough to be surprised by a nine-hour maintenance blackout. For the true penitent, nothing beats
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Why It Matters – Amor Propio, Hiya, Utang na Loob and Balat Sibuyas in the Philippines
The post was inspired by a random subscriber who basically stated that there is no sense in covering criminal acts here as they can happen
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German National Murdered in Siaton, the Philippines – Dieter Pust, Aged 79
This article might be going out a little late as I am waiting on verification of the German’s actual murder. Other than the initial Facebook
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American National Arrested (Again) for Drug Distribution
Someone I know – and have known for some years – was arrested last night on drug distribution charges in Dumaguete City. The following information
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June 2019 Total Living Expenses in the Philippines
As I am wont to say (for numerous reasons), life is cheap in the Philippines. Some might even go on to say ridiculously cheap.
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President Duterte Orders Sister Patricia Fox Deported from the Philippines
This article was originally written in April of 2018. It’s September now, and I just thought I would update the story. This saga of Sister
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American National Barry Gamon Murdered in Batangas City, The Philippines
Following up on yesterdays video on the drunk Canadian becoming a viral sensation in Cebu is this unfortunate news coming out of southern Luzon. This
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My Wicked Awesome 2018 Amazon Shopping Spree
Shopping options in the Philippines can sometimes be rather limited or overly expensive, so one of the things I do every year when I visit
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