Here’s a recent news story which I would like to believe:
RP may import ‘much less’ rice for 2009
The Philippines, the world’s biggest rice importer this year, (my emphasis) may buy much less of the grain for 2009 barring any major production problems, a senior official said on Friday.
The Southeast Asian country’s purchase of 2.3 [...]

I wanted to start out today with an advertiser shout out for a couple of important sponsors here at www.philfaqs.com.  I promote various products for two different reasons … occasionally they make me a little money (Donald Trump is in no immediate danger from me).  More importantly, they offer services and products that I think [...]

OK I am going to take a little risk on this post.  It will not apply to everyone who reads this blog.  Some of you (statistically, probably very few) have been smart enough to escape the trap I am going to mention, so if you are among those fortunate and intelligent few, congratulations and don’t [...]

Hi.  I know posting has been sparse here lately.   I’m not going to apologize, this is a hobby for me, I make my money elsewhere and (surprising to many) I also have a family and a social life … so as much as I would like to be regular, I’m not and not likely to [...]

I get queries about car and van rentals, either self-drive or with a driver very often. It wasn’t many tears ago that this sort of information was really hard to find. It still is, a bit, today but the Internet is really opening up business. Here, in no particular order are car rental agencies I [...]

Blog Reader Roger Mogg asked me to list this property for him.  For those who aren’t familiar, Ilocos Sur is on the far north-west coast of Luzon, right on the South China Sea.  This is an out of the way place, but beautiful and for a house and five adjoining lots this is something well [...]

Let me start this post off by stating I surely have nothing against nursing.  I have the utmost respect for a man or woman called to that profession and we certainly all need nurses, and as the US population ages we will need more and more.
However, sending a child to nursing school has become one [...]