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...]
Provinces Remind me of the 1970s
Having lived in Davao City and Manila for many years I had become accustomed to the ability to get some things done, not much I admit, but some. For those who have never yet experienced Manila nothing is simple. A trip to the supermarket is mostly frustrated but out of stocks and staff who have not … [Read more...]
Singing in the Philippines
The Philippines has some of the best singers in the world. I am not talking about the singers in the big shows or huge TV stars, I am talking about the ordinary people in the street. Those at work and those without work. Philippines culture seems to have built in a DNA string that allows nearly all … [Read more...]
Drinking the Beer in the Philippines
Good beer is a little bit challenging to find in Asia. Not in the Philippines though. The Filipinos take pride that it has good beers and most of them are cheap by western standards. There are currently two breweries in the Philippines, San Miguel & Asia Brewery.San Migue Brewery is the largest … [Read more...]
Neighbourhood Feuds in the Philippines
Love your neighbour, that's what they say. Some houses in the Philippines are just a couple of meters apart from each other. In some areas such as subdivisions where residents have its own car and have no time to mingle with their neighbours , then they're lucky. But beware some people's eyes are … [Read more...]
Fashion Clothing
I was amazed at the clothing styles in the Philippines a mixture of everything, very fashionable and more colourful to what I was use to seeing back home. Some top quality brands available and priced a quarter of what that be worth back home. Now being 6'4" well it was a struggle to find jeans and … [Read more...]
The Historic Lighthouses of the Philippine Islands
The Philippines consist of approximately 7,100 islands and has the 5th largest coastline in the entire world. With a total length of 36,289 kilometers of shoreline there are many islets, bays and gulfs throughout the archipelago. With 9,300 kilometers of coasting waterways and over 300 ports the … [Read more...]
