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Who Are The Filipinos, Anyway? Part 1

October 5, 2011 by 8 Comments
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Something good happened recently, which reminded me of this article, so I went and searched it out, updated it, and decided to give those of you who hadn't seen it before a chance to enjoy it, as I did.  Godspeed. I like to tell the truth, as I see it.  I also hate to see people get ripped off and get themselves in trouble in another country/culture, so I feel I often sound negative about the Philippines.  This would be a false assumption about me, because if I didn't like it here, I could … [Read more...]

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Some Thoughts About Helping The Helpless

January 10, 2010 by
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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 can spare.” They work the corners and ATM machines. On the subway, they move from the front car all the way to the back telling the same story over and over. They follow the exact same … [Read more...]

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Outsourcing Doesn't Cost — It pays

October 16, 2009 by 1 Comment
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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 Dobbs, who charge that transferring U.S. jobs abroad hurt American workers' well being. Full article … [Read more...]

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Should Filipino Blogs Be Classed As Different — Or Is The Web World-Wide?

October 14, 2009 by 3 Comments
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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 to the Philippines. My opinion is, the Philippine technical community spends way, way too much time on these "what's Filipino' questions. I'm well aware that … [Read more...]

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Tiny island hires 3,000 Filipinos

August 12, 2009 by 3 Comments
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“Once again, this is a shining testament to the world-class Filipino worker,” 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 French citizens ... especially the huge, whining contingent that was bitching so loud about discrimination and lack of opportunity that they almost … [Read more...]

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Philippine Living – Good News Potpourri

July 15, 2009 by Leave a Comment
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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. Abadilla reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs that the Philippine Embassy has opened its temporary office in Dublin on 9 July 2009. … [Read more...]

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12 Little Things — Rule 8

June 1, 2009 by Leave a Comment
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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 their oar into.  I must be one of the most apolitical Americans I know … very boring to many of my friends, because I am not a Republican nor Democrat, and I certainly refuse to be … [Read more...]

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12 Little Things — Rule 7

May 24, 2009 by Leave a Comment
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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, we, foreign about.  In my own case, for example, although I’m certainly a Christian by declaration and I hope by practice, I am not presently aligned with an recognized … [Read more...]

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Living in The Philippines — Good News For Alec, Now He Can’t Be Deported

May 23, 2009 by Leave a Comment
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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 Letterman show in the US.  Apparently Baldwin went through a bitter and messy divorce a year or so ago (been there, done that, got the T-shirt) and Letterman and Baldwin were carrying on a conversation about how … [Read more...]

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12 Little Things — Rule 6

May 18, 2009 by Leave a Comment
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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 … although I still haven’t made my much looked forward to meeting with the author happen yet.  But if any of you want your own copy or want a copy to give as birthday, Christmas or … [Read more...]

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12 Little Things — Rule 5

May 11, 2009 by Leave a Comment
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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 … although I still haven’t made my much looked forward to meeting with the author happen yet.  But if any of you want your own copy or want a copy to give as birthday, Christmas or … [Read more...]

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If It’s Friday This Must Be About Philippine Business

May 8, 2009 by Leave a Comment
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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 week is unlikely to get much better, because I am off to our new agriculture venture in Zambales for another couple days.  It’s not that I couldn’t blog physically there, even our farm out in the boondocks … [Read more...]

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