Some Thoughts About Helping The Helpless
Panhandlers. Beggars. People who spend their days asking the age-old question “Brother, can you spare a dime.” Every big (and some small) city has them and their approach is always the same… “Excuse the interruption. I lost my job, have no place to live, have no food, have 8 kids and need any money you [...]
Outsourcing Doesn’t Cost — It pays
By Ros Krasny Fri Aug 25, 12:03 PM ET
JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (Reuters) – Take that, Lou Dobbs. Despite much handwringing and political posturing, the surge of job outsourcing, by increasing productivity, has actually helped raise real wages for low-skilled U.S. workers, according to two Princeton University economists.
They countered critics of outsourcing, including high-profile CNN host [...]
Should Filipino Blogs Be Classed As Different — Or Is The Web World-Wide?
One of my Filipino bogging acquaintances, Yuga posted this recently, and also spends a lot of time writing about and running sites built around differentiating Filipino blogs and web sites from all others. Is this a good thing or a bad thing?
Here’s a view from a Westerner (American) married to a Filipina and moving full-time [...]
Tiny island hires 3,000 Filipinos
“Once again, this is a shining testament to the world-class Filipino worker,â€
An interesting story today about the tiny island of New Caledonia. The island is owned by France, one of the last vestiges of France’s former empire and is rich in Nickel and Cobalt ores. One might wonder why France didn’t staff this project with [...]
Philippine Living – Good News Potpourri
A couple “catch up” news items today plus a shout out to a couple Philippine government agencies trying to do a good job in providing useful resources to foreigners and Philippine citizens alike.
Philippine Embassy in Dublin opens Temporary Office
Posted: 14 Jul 2009 03:26 AM PDT
PR-536-09, 14 July 2009 – Philippine Ambassador to Ireland Ariel Y. [...]
12 Little Things — Rule 8
This is the ninth in this ongoing series for practical people, both Filipino and foreign who care about the country of the Philippines and would like to do something, within their own means and power, to make it a better place.
Here is an issue almost everyone can get their arms around, or more likely stick [...]
12 Little Things — Rule 7
This is the eighth in this ongoing series for practical people, both Filipino and foreign who care about the country of the Philippines and would like to do something, within their own means and power, to make it a better place.
This is possibly one of the things that a great many foreigners may feel, [...]
Living in The Philippines — Good News For Alec, Now He Can’t Be Deported
One of the actors I don’t hold in very high esteem is a fellow name of Alec Baldwin. You may have heard of him. My wife, who follows such things says he’s a big name, frankly I didn’t know who he was until he popped into the spotlight a few nights ago on the David [...]
12 Little Things — Rule 6
This is the seventh in this ongoing series for practical people, both Filipino and foreign who care about the country of the Philippines and would like to do something, within their own means and power, to make it a better place.
I’d like to report some good news, too. I have a source for this book [...]
12 Little Things — Rule 5
This is the sixth in this ongoing series for practical people, both Filipino and foreign who care about the country of the Philippines and would like to do something, within their own means and power, to make it a better place.
I’d like to report some good news, too. I have a source for this book [...]
If It’s Friday This Must Be About Philippine Business
A few weeks back I set myself a goal of not only writing regularly every week day here at PhilFAQS, where you get the answers to the common questions about living in the Philippines, but also to be more organized. So far I give myself a score of perhaps C- or D+, and this coming [...]
12 Little Things — Rule 4
This is the fifth in this ongoing series for practical people, both Filipino and foreign who care about the country of the Philippines and would like to do something, within their own means and power, to make it a better place.
When you talk to others, especially foreigners, speak positively about us and our country
The [...]
12 Little Things — Rule 3
This is the fourth installment in my series highlighting this truly valuable little book. Like the old saying, “Good Things Come In Small Packages”, this book impressed me as a great value for not only the intended Filipino audience but also for foreigners like me who live the Philippines, or are “married into” the Philippines, [...]
12 Little Things — Rule 2
This is the third installment on my series highlighting this truly valuable little book. Like the old saying, “Good Things Come In Small Packages”, this book impressed me as a great value for not only the intended Filipino audience but also for foreigners like me who live the Philippines, or are “married into” the Philippines, [...]
