Philippine Politics – David Haldane

March 2, 2023

Grounded Plane

By David Haldane March 2, 2023 I probably wouldn’t have seen the film without the headline. “Why is the movie ‘Plane’ banned in the […]

February 17, 2023

Ortigas Foundation Library. LITERARY TREATS 2023: A TOOTH IN MY POPSICLE BY DAVID HALDANE BOOK LAUNCH MARCH 7 What started as a […]

May 19, 2022

By David Haldane May 19, 2022 I don’t mind telling you that a recent Manila Times headline made me smile. “Marcos, Biden vow stronger […]

February 10, 2022

By David Haldane Feb. 10, 2022 When I was a college student in Southern California, the name Ferdinand Marcos evoked visions of hell. Wasn’t […]

October 28, 2021

By David Haldane Oct. 28, 2021 I have a friend on Siargao Island fond of sharing parables. One of his favorites is about a wise […]

February 18, 2021

By David Haldane Feb. 18, 2021 I felt honored that she asked me. An old friend, a Filipino journalist named Effe Barker now living in […]

June 25, 2020

By David Haldane June 24, 2020 Want to get “Expat Eye” ever week in your mailbox? Sign up here. The headlines screamed foul! […]

December 12, 2019

By David Haldane Dec. 12, 2019 It looked like an invasion. Dozens of young men were marching past our house in long meandering lines, […]

July 19, 2018

By David Haldane July 19, 2018 It’s not an easy place to find. You drive a long time, stop for directions, then drive some more. Finally, […]