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Should Foreigners live in the Philippines?

08/05/202007/10/2020 by The Kano

While the current coronavirus crisis continues, the longest lockdowns on earth still exist in the Philippines. Moreover, a new “anti-terrorism” bill recently signed by President Duterte is causing concern among nuns and beauty queens. Because of the new law, suspects can go to jail without a warrant of arrest for up to 24 days. Nevertheless, … Read more

Philippine Divorce Law Refiled

03/22/202007/06/2019 by The Kano

Philippine Divorce Law Refiled. Opposition representative from Albay, Edcel Lagman, refiled his proposed bill instituting absolute divorce in the Philippines. Again.

Bacolod Police Bust 95 Peso Gambling Ring

08/20/201906/22/2019 by The Kano

Yeah, 95 pesos. About two bucks. That’s what Bacolod City police confiscated from four young men around 1 a.m. Friday morning, June 21. Their crime? Playing “tumbo,” “cara y cruz,” in Barangay 35.

How Safe is the Philippines after Elections Shuts out Opposition Senators?

05/27/2019 by The Kano

It was a shutout. A big, fat, zero goose egg for President Duterte’s critics. Furthermore, not since 1947 have any opposition senators failed to gain even one single Senate seat. “How Safe is the Philippines after Elections Shuts out Opposition Senators?” Despite what anti-Duterte left-wing media outlets like “Rappler,” would have you believe, the Philippines is safer than ever before.

2019 Philippine Peso Plummet Predicted: P58

09/27/202009/20/2018 by The Kano

Rappler.com reports that a London-based research firm, Capital Economics, has a dire prognostication for the Philippine’s currency. 2019 Philippine Peso Plummet Predicted: P58. While a recent post dealt with the possibility of a 60 to 1 exchange rate vs. the US Dollar, this is the first report I’ve seen of an actual legitimate forecast for a historically low Philippine Peso at 58.

Proposed Philippine Divorce Bill Unlikely to Become Law

04/20/202003/23/2018 by The Kano

I have some advice for those hoping a proposed Philippine divorce bill passed by the Philippine House will become the law of the land in the Philippines: “Don’t get your knickers in a twist.”

Despite Increased Risk, Sister-in-Law Stays in Kuwait

11/23/201902/11/2018 by The Kano

The Crusty Old Expat was saddened to hear of the torture and death of a Filipina, a domestic helper in Kuwait, who was from Sara, Iloilo. Sitting upright in a freezer, with arms crossed was the lifeless body of Joanna Daniela Demafelis, 29. Her body bore torture marks and signs of strangulation. For more than a year, the ill-fated Pinay’s body had been in that freezer. However, despite the increased risk, my sister-in-law Marjorie, also a domestic helper has opted to stay in Kuwait.

American growing marijuana busted; Guimaras next PDEA target?

11/23/201911/30/2017 by The Kano

A November 26, 2017 Panay News article reported Philippine antidrug officers pounced on an alleged pot plantation in San Enrique, Iloilo. 45-year-old American national Ryan C. Roxas was busted for growing marijuana. Could our island province of Guimaras be the next PDEA, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, target?