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Bob Martin

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That’s right, folks, today I am bringing you a new Podcast!  Yes, it has been... 

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Last week, I introduced the new series about Philippine Culture called “SIR”... 

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Regular visitors of any of my websites will see me called “Mindanao Bob”... 

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John Grant

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Over the last few weeks I have been talking online to several people who have visited... 

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Now in the West we appear to judge a lie a little different from a lie here in the... 

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You know when you come across old photos and you suddenly remember everything that... 

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Migs Bassig

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The full moon shone palely, thin clouds covering its diffused glow, but the faces... 

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For everything indie, or beatnik, or rock, there’s Big Sky Mind. Hiding in... 

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A rainy day isn’t the best time to visit the place (nor is the day before... 

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John Miele

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Back on the OFW topic now… Rebecca and I went to Brunei a couple of weeks ago.... 

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OK… My last column was a bit of a downer, so, for this entry, I decided to... 

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This is a really sad story, and something for each person to think about before going... 

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Rusty Ferguson

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It seems to me that when something goes wrong in the Philippines, someone gets fired... 

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I started to write about shopping in the Philippines but I don’t have much... 

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This is part two of my article about who is an expat.  I decided to look at the... 

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Guest Column

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Today’s Guest Column is from our friend, Jim Cunningham.  Jim and his wife,... 

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Today’s Guest Column is from Louis Tamasi, and American who lives in Davao. ... 

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Today’s Guest Column is again from Jason Dance.  This is Jason’s second... 

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Feyma Martin

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Hi Everyone in the States or People that live all over the world that celebrate Thanksgiving.... 

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Last week I went back to the province to attend the 40th day of my mom’s passing.... 

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I got an email from somebody. I won’t mention his name. He is a foreigner married... 

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Klaus Doring

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Sure, it’s to early for looking back… . This year is not yet finished.... 

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Last year, the Philippines had the most number of people who stood up against poverty... 

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It was my second time to stay in jail! Hold on, I wasn’t send to prison! Heaven... 

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Martin Bazylewich

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One of the biggest challenges facing any future small business owner in the Philippines... 

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I have a son who is almost three years old now. He likes it when I read him stories... 

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Fires can be downright devastating in the Philippines. That is why every year a... 

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Dave Starr

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I better start this post with a definition.  Even though I lived under the same... 

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We Americans are often outspoken.  In my case I know I often ‘shout’ from the... 

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One thing I have found fascinating about life here n the Philippines is my heightened... 

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Chris Simpson

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My introduction to tropical monsoonal gardening: The reader should note that my knowledge... 

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Hi again! Before coming to the Philippines I was working in remote aboriginal communities... 

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I’m Chris Simpson, born in the U.S.A. but lived in Australia since 1970 until... 

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LiP Videos

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A regular reader of this site, “Bob New York” recently made his first... 

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This is the last episode in our series on Bizarre foods in the Philippines. This... 

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This time, we are looking at Palawan Bizarre foods!  Let’s have a look and... 

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