Clark Field (Angeles City):  Balloon Fest: 8th  thru 11th

see http://www.philballoonfest.com/
The annual Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta (PIHABF) is the country’s biggest aviation sports event today. Hot air balloon and airplane pilots from all over the world fly into the Philippines to join their local counterparts in this breathtaking event. In addition to daily [...]

One of the shortfalls of the Philippines from the viewpoint of foreign investors and retirees is the difficulty of owning property for an outsider. This issue has two main components:

A prohibition in the Constitution that prohibits foreign land ownership. (don’t look for this to change any time soon.
And archaic, sometimes even non-existent plans [...]

I’ve mentioned Henry Sy(see) of SM fame a few times before in this column. The Inquirer had a little snippet of gossip that I sincerely hope is true:
MALL magnate Henry Sy Sr. is quietly going into power generation with a 150-megawatt geothermal plant in Pasil, Kalinga-Apayao, in partnership with an Australian group.
The Sy-Aussie venture [...]

There are not many of us who have been around the Philippine Living scene for any length of time and not heard of a balik bayan box. For those who haven’t, it’s a heavy cardboard carton filled with “goodies” usually used for shipping to the Philippines … literally “back to the country”. If [...]

Recently I conducted an email interview with Jeff Jenks of Travel is Fun.  I’ve known Jeff from many of the on-line Philippines Groups and have used his services personally, so I can vouch for his competency.  I’m trying to get similar interviews with other agents well established in the Philippine air travel segment of the [...]