Uncategorized – David Haldane

April 8, 2024

Getting History Straight

By David Haldane April 8, 2024 Ever since moving into our house overlooking the ocean in Northern Mindanao, I’ve believed the spot was […]

April 1, 2024

By David Haldane April 1, 2024 The closest I’ve ever been to a violent Filipino revolutionary was wearing his cap. It happened three years […]

March 26, 2024

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

March 26, 2024

By David Haldane March 25, 2024 I felt a little homesick the other day. By “home,” I mean the coast of Southern California where […]

March 18, 2024

By David Haldane March 18, 2024 I should have been there. Billed as the Philippine’s first Digital Nomad Summit scheduled on Siargao Island last […]

March 11, 2024

By David Haldane March 11, 2024 Hanging out at the mall. That’s how thousands of Zamboaguenos spend their weekends these days. You see them […]

February 11, 2024

A true story of true love, no matter how truly unconventional The Manila Times Sunday Magazine 11 Feb 2024 BY DAVID HALDANE IT started […]

January 1, 2024

By David Haldane Jan. 1, 2024 It felt like a punch in the gut. The Philippines, my favorite country and historically a […]

December 25, 2023

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 4, 2023

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 […]

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. […]

October 26, 2023

By David Haldane October 26, 2023 I was having dinner with a Filipino friend at a Manila restaurant recently when he pulled out […]