May 10, 2026

Eva’s Brain

By David Haldane May 11, 2026     I often wonder what’s going on in there. Do random thoughts rattle that addled brain? Does she feel […]
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April 5, 2026

Filipinos in the Desert: Rising Together in Filipino Town

  By David Haldane April 5, 2026     Not a place but a movement. That’s how one of its founders described what appears to be […]
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February 1, 2026

Pajama Nation

By David Haldane February 2, 2026     Sitting at my computer the other day, I had a sudden revelation. It was 3 pm, and I […]
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December 8, 2025

How Everything Can Change in an Instant

By David Haldane December 8, 2025     The moment was as joy-shattering as any I’ve ever experienced. “Oh God!” my Filipino wife, Ivy, screamed, collapsing […]
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December 1, 2025

Interfaith Marriage: Uniting Disparate Faiths

By David Haldane Dec. 1, 2025     The furor started with a statement by the US vice president. “Do I hope that eventually she is […]
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August 18, 2025

Landing With a Thud

By David Haldane August 18, 2025   The silence was deafening. “So,” the master-of-ceremonies asked the audience at my first book launch on Siargao Island, “are […]
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June 7, 2025

Rhiza Romero Chick: The Filipino Diva Bringing Joy to Californians

By David Haldane June 8, 2025   It was as if a strange new vibration had entered the room. It swept across the floor and penetrated […]
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April 14, 2025

A Vlogger Accused of Abuse Gets His Due

  By David Haldane April 14, 2025     Maybe I’m on a deportation kick. Last week I applauded the imminent departure from America of a […]
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February 24, 2025

Marrying Massively

By David Haldane Feb. 24, 2025     It was the brides and grooms’ first dance that almost made me cry. Lined up at a series […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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September 23, 2024

Some American Immigrants Really Do Eat Dogs

  By David Haldane Sept. 23, 2024     Ever since the US presidential debate two weeks ago, much has been made of Donal Trump’s unsupported […]
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