Public schools The Philippines began a new school year this month. Roughly 21 million children enrolled in a public school system. That after decades of deliberate starving of funds by successive governments is atrocious. Newspapers reported that in Metro Manila. 82 percent of the 764 … [Read more...]
The Taste of Dog
After being trussed, muzzled with rusty cans and slaughtered, they end up in restaurants which flout the law to satisfy the growing taste for dog meat. Customers dine on dog’s head, considered a delicacy, for the equivalent of £2.50. A dish of dog liver costs about £1.80 while a particular … [Read more...]
Excuses Filipinos Use to Justify Philippines Society’s Failure
Excuses Filipinos Use to Justify Failure When closely examining the issue of why the Philippines has turned out to become Asia’s Basketcase of Wasted Democrazy, a Tagalog expression actually seems to perfectly capture the essence of our society’s collective failure to progress, improve ourselves, … [Read more...]
Tardiness in the Philippines
The Filipino never wants to really upset or let anyone down, but by default Tardiness they often do. It is very obvious that the Spanish influence is still very prominent in the Philippines. Lots of the Spanish language can be heard in the streets and there are some beautiful places and buildings … [Read more...]
Best Way of Sending Money from Australia to Philippines
Sending money from Australia to the Philippines has always been for some a monthly basis to support families back home. Whatever the status in life here in Australia, whether you are a student, a permanent resident, a citizen or a migrant it is a fact that sending money remittance is part of our … [Read more...]
Fraud in the Philippines- Really!
For those of us having lived a few years in the Philippines there is no doubt that the ways of working and the inbuilt corruption really can fall on the unsuspecting foreigner who may believe that it cannot happen to him. It can and will as many Filipinos with an urge for crime will always … [Read more...]
Natural Disasters in the Philippines
Living in the Philippines is a pleasure most of the time. OK, there are many issues that make you get angry, but the weather and the beaches and the smiles are something special. It will never be a magnet like Thailand or its surrounding Asian tourist hotspots, mainly because of the … [Read more...]
Holding Your Drink
A vacation that includes a great beach and cheap alcohol is something most men will totally dream of. Add in beautiful women and a culture of smiles it can be great sitting all day drinking and drinking watching the world go by. If, you are on vacation then maybe, just maybe you can enjoy it and … [Read more...]
Super Scuba in the Philippines
The Philippines attracts thousands of divers every year and the Philippines has the longest combined stretch of coastline of any nation in the world, and as such is home to an immense amount of coral reefs.One area blessed with a wealth of world class dive sites coral reefs on Apo Island, to the … [Read more...]
Remittances and the Philippines
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 … [Read more...]
