Philippine infrastructure

January 26, 2026

An Inglorious Absence of Light

By David Haldane January 26, 2026 For the first time in nearly a decade of living in the Philippines, I honestly considered moving back […]

November 10, 2025

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

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 […]

June 17, 2024

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

May 19, 2024

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

January 8, 2024

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

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