Festivals – David Haldane

August 26, 2024

Working When Your Sack is Full

By David Haldane Aug. 26, 2024 Bravo! I say that because the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) has finally—and I emphasize finally—addressed the […]

May 19, 2024

The Transformation and Resurrection of Siargao Island

By David Haldane May 19, 2024 It almost seemed like the old days. The days, that is, before Covid and Odette. Tourists from both […]

April 29, 2024

Thai New Year: A Very Wet Welcome

By David Haldane April 29, 2024 The squirting started early. I can’t say we hadn’t been warned. “Don’t be surprised if you get squirted […]

March 26, 2024

Nailed to a Cross

By David Haldane March 24, 2024 I vividly remember the first time I ever set foot in a Catholic Church. I must […]

December 25, 2023

A Jewish Christmas in the Philippines

By David Haldane Dec. 25, 2023 For me it’s always the same. Gangs of Christmas carolers gather on the patio to sing until we […]

December 11, 2023

All-inclusive Miss Universe?

By David Haldane Dec. 11, 2023 A transgender friend said something recently that I’d been thinking but was afraid to say out loud. “Miss […]

December 4, 2023

Roasted Alligator or Fried Rattlesnake?

By David Haldane Dec. 4, 2023 I gave them fair warning. “OK,” I said, facing a bevy of Filipino in-laws, nephews, and nieces, “it’s almost […]

August 3, 2023

Cruelly Tortured (American) Pigs

By David Haldane Aug. 3, 2023 I suppose it was just a matter of time. The day I first heard the anguished squeals of a […]

February 17, 2023

American Expat Launches Book on Finding Island Home

Cebu Jose Joya Gallery LITERARY TREATS 2023: A TOOTH IN MY POPSICLE BY DAVID HALDANE BOOK LAUNCH APRIL 12th, 15th, and 25th. […]

December 8, 2022

A Philippine Thanksgiving

By David Haldane Dec. 8, 2022 It was like all the other Thanksgivings I’ve experienced in my life. Except, instead of turkey, a roasted […]

November 10, 2022

Scary Monsters

By David Haldane November 10, 2022 The stories are hard to read. A young woman from Mexico said she felt the weight of other […]

September 15, 2022

Dancing in the Streets

By David Haldane Sept. 15, 2022 It happened again. People wearing ornate, many-colored costumes swirled in the streets to the cadence of drummers in […]