Real Filipinos — Ramon Magsaysay — Part 2

Last week I published part one of this series.  You’ll note there are links just above this sentence to let you navigate directly to the various installments of this article.  Enjoy.
A while back I published some articles on the ‘real Filipinos’ which pleased me, at least, greatly.  I recently came across some very well done [...]

August 3rd, 2009 by Philly 

Real Filipinos — Ramon Magsaysay – Part 1

A while back I published some articles on the ‘real Filipinos’ which pleased me, at least, greatly.  I recently came across some very well done biographical material, thanks to the US Army History Center, on one of my personal heroes and a Filipino whose life is worth knowing about, I think.  Sadly, you won’t find [...]

July 27th, 2009 by Philly 

Another Philippine Pony Found — True Life Living In The Philippines

Another Philippine Pony Found — True Life Living In The Philippines

Just recently I answered a comment on one of my articles on Bob’s Philippine Web Magazine in what many may feel is a pretty contrition manner.  A lady wrote to tell me that the reason she wasn’t moving to the Philippines to live was because there was no opportunity here … especially for young teen [...]

June 24th, 2009 by Philly 

Philippine Touring — The Republic Begins

Philippine Touring — The Republic Begins

Last week I wrote about the beginnings, to the Western mind at least, of the nation of the Philippines down in delightful Cebu. Philippine Touring From The Beginning.
In that article I mentioned how often people who live right next to important historic, tourist-worthy sites often ignore them for years … so last week Mita, the [...]

March 31st, 2009 by Philly