In the first year of my retirement, following a heart attack and saddled with a ‘terminal’ blood condition, I decided to leave the comfort of small town New Zealand and visit my son in Baguio, up in the Cordillera Mountains of Luzon. My plan was to experiment with expat life in the Philippines, to see how… Full Story »
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Bureau of Immigrations to deport 78 “destitute” Vietnamese people
The Bureau of Immigration will deport at least 78 Vietnamese people after the agency vowed to crack down on overstaying foreigners within the country. The Vietnamese surrendered to the agency last week and will be deported after processing their indigency claims. The deportation orders cannot come before their claims of being poor are processed and considered… Full Story »
Duterte open to increase foreign business ownership
Incoming President Rodrigo Duterte has said he is open to increasing foreign ownership in business corporations in the country. He said: “I can be comfortable with 70-30 per cent” – he gave his intention of seeking a higher percentage of foreign ownership at a business forum in Makati several months before his election win. A constitutional… Full Story »
Incoming Philippine government plans to resume talks with communists
President-elect Rodrigo Duterte has agreed to resume peace negotiations with communist rebels in Oslo next month after the talks stalled four years ago. The Philippines began talks with the communist National Democratic Front in 1986 to resolve one of the world’s longest-running insurgencies, which has killed more than 40,000 and stunted growth in the Philippines over… Full Story »
American and Filipinos in Scarborough Shoal Independence Day protest
An American and a small group of Filipino protesters set sail for Scarborough Shoal on Independence Day in the Philippines. The group was said to be doing fine until they reached the shoal on Sunday morning using a Filipino style fishing boat. The group noted they wanted to protest China’s claims against the Scarborough Shoal… Full Story »
