7 Best Places to Retire in the Philippines First of all, please note that many expats recommend checking out your future retirement home in the…

Take some advice from the crusty old expat.

While I’ve previously written about the best banks in the Philippines, this post offers the opposite side of the spectrum. If you’re looking to open…

First of all, mathematics wasn’t my favorite subject in school. Therefore, today’s post, “Math-Challenged Guimaras Pump Boat Operator Delays Departure” reveals someone else besides me…

I grew up in a small town in South Central Illinois. We were poor. However, there was one pleasure we occasionally would get to indulge…

Maybe it could have triggered a heart attack. A recent headline in the inquirer.net alarmed me. The banner announced the following “Filipino-made Cheetos Discontinued.” Therefore,…

Seems like Philippine laws are rarely enforced. Why do I say that? Because that’s been my personal observation since retiring to the Philippines over ten…

It’s a line I’ve heard several times before. Consequently, it’s right up there with “The check’s in the mail” and “I’ll still respect you in…

Yes, it’s a morbid title. “Dead Americans in the Philippines.” After posting a recent story about an American from Boston who died in the Philippines,…

UPDATED SEPT. 19, 2019 COAST GUARD IN ILOILO AND GUIMARAS NOW ENFORCES THE WEARING OF LIFE JACKETS In fairness to the local Coast Guard, I…

Bryan Richard Roche, 59, was a native of Boston, Massachusetts. He came to the Philippines about two years ago. He was a retired U.S. Army…

First of all, what were the marketing directors at Jollibee thinking? Is it the same marketing firm that put Hitler’s image on Robinson Malls’ shopping…

Alright, I get it. A auxiliary cop in Boracay got a cigarette butt in the face the other day by a Chinese man. The Chinese…