What does OFW remittances are to the Philippines? After living in the Philippines for many years you soon notice missing sons and husbands or daughters and wives. I am not talking about people being abducted or hidden, but the requirement for people to seek employment abroad and send urgent money back home in the form of remittances. This is not only vital to the survival of … [Read more...]
Monthly Earnings for Filipinos
What job does the highest salary in the Philippines? The tourist sees beautiful beaches and great smiles from their hosts and this sometimes hides the stark reality of the poverty in the Philipines. Many times over the last ten years I have lived in provincial areas where the earnings are much lower than the legal requirement, but there is nothing that anyone can … [Read more...]
Internet is Bad in the Philippines
Having lived in the Philippines for near on a decade I can say that the internet here is rubbish. It is so awful and this is probably as there is no real competition, just two big boys playing the same game. Try using customer service-good luck. The Philippines' average peak internet connection speed is faster than that of China and several countries in the Asia-Pacific … [Read more...]
Tardiness in the Philippines
Maybe it is the Spanish influence in the Philippines that makes it so hard for people to ever arrive on time to a meeting or even for a beer or coffee. No matter where you are in this beautiful country being late seems to be an acceptable way of life. Of course you get the ritual blaming of the traffic or a host of others. The truth is the watch is not something to be used in … [Read more...]