Infrastructure – David Haldane

November 10, 2025

Flying Gazebos

By David Haldane Nov. 10, 2025 And just like that, another gazebo is gone with the wind. Well, not entirely. Though its foundation still sits […]

February 17, 2025

Double-Edged Sword: Siargao’s Foreign Invasion

By David Haldane Feb. 17, 2025 I’ve never paid much attention to celebrities. In a world full of monumental problems, I believe, what celebrities […]

February 9, 2025

Hope Floats — In Yellow

By David Haldane Feb. 9, 2025 The trip begins with a quiet glide through the mangroves. Shoving off at Siargao’s Port Del Carmen, the small […]

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 […]

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 […]

June 17, 2024

On God’s Orders: The Eruption of Mount Pinatubo

By David Haldane June 17, 2024 It was almost Biblical. First came the earthquake, one of the most powerful the Philippines had ever […]

April 15, 2024

Toilet Paper

By David Haldane April 15, 2024 Finally! The national government is urging Filipinos to conserve water. Why? Because of a “rapidly dwindling water supply […]

January 8, 2024

Sputtering Solar

By David Haldane Jan. 8, 2024 If only the sputtering would stop. It attacks suddenly, like an enemy soldier watching from a nearby bush. […]

November 9, 2023

Water

By David Haldane Nov. 9, 2023 I was lathered to the gills, about to step under the spigot, when the darned thing choked up. […]

May 18, 2023

Empty Corridors

By David Haldane May 18, 2023 Standing alone in the hallway of a darkened hospital, I cursed out loud. Then the situation’s absurdity hit […]

March 16, 2023

The Potential Loss of a Cranky Old Friend

By David Haldane March 16, 2023 A whack on the head. That describes my first encounter with a jeepney. It happened 20 years ago […]

March 9, 2023

The Death of a Tree

By David Haldane March 9, 2023 Though I never touched it personally, my children swung from its branches. And hearing their laughter always filled me […]