Expat Eye: My Philippine Journey

January 20, 2025

Blazing Skies

 By David Haldane Jan. 20, 2025     It was like stepping into a surreal world under a dark cloud of gloom. Exiting the terminal at […]
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January 13, 2025

Getting Guns

  By David Haldane January 13, 2025     He’s among the gentlest people I know. A hardworking medical professional, Jonathan obeys the law, loves his […]
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January 6, 2025

Filipino Cardinal Leaps Aboard a Sinking Ship

  By David Haldane Jan. 6, 2025     I thought I was done with this subject for a while. Two weeks ago, I wrote a […]
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December 30, 2024

Misbehaving Airplanes

By David Haldane Dec. 30, 2024   It seemed like a good idea at the time. I’m kidding, it never seemed like a good idea at […]
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December 23, 2024

The Pope’s Anti-Semitism

 By David Haldane Dec. 23, 2024     The image was surreal. There, in the run-up to Christmas, a baby Jesus reclined on the floor of […]
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December 16, 2024

A Return to Old-Fashioned Journalism at the LA Times?

  By David Haldane Dec. 16, 2024   I’ve been meaning to write this column for a couple of months. My hesitation was because it involves […]
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December 9, 2024

Coming Home

By David Haldane Dec. 9, 2024     The welcome was underwhelming. Walking into the tiny terminal of Surigao Airport, I imagined a chorus of greetings […]
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December 2, 2024

Confession: Hamas Made Me Vote for Trump

  By David Haldane Dec. 2, 2024     I’m ready to confess something that most regular readers of this column have probably already guessed. I […]
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November 25, 2024

Migrant Fears

By David Haldane Nov. 25, 2024     The anxiety was thick. “People are scared,” Romeo Hebron said. “We’re not sure what’s going to happen.” The […]
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November 17, 2024

Sexual Suffrage or Feminist Freakout?

By David Haldane Nov. 18, 2024   I can’t say I’m surprised. Distressed by Donald Trump’s recent electoral victory, some leftist American women are vowing to […]
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November 10, 2024

Dangerous Mindanao

By David Haldane Nov. 11, 2024   The headline sparked a Déjà vu. “American kidnapped in Zamboanga,” it read, and suddenly I was back in a […]
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November 3, 2024

Election Week in America

By David Haldane Nov. 4, 2024   I’ve come to America to vote in this week’s national election. I’m not telling you how I’m voting but […]
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