David Haldane – David Haldane

April 21, 2025

Israel Thriving in the Philippines

By David Haldane April 21, 2025 This was going to be a column about Middle Eastern politics. How suffering Gazans had finally risen […]

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 […]

April 7, 2025

Deporting Radicals

By David Haldane April 7, 2025 I understand why students protest. As an undergraduate at UCLA in the late 1960s, I spent a fair […]

March 31, 2025

Involuntarily Celibate

By David Haldane March 31, 2025 Incel. The first time I saw it was in a Singaporean newspaper. The article—”Involuntarily Celibate: Inside the […]

March 24, 2025

Justice Deported

By David Haldane March 24, 2025 I don’t know whether Rodrigo Duterte has committed crimes against humanity. As a foreigner, frankly, I’d prefer […]

March 17, 2025

Israelis Misbehaving or Filipino Antisemitism?

By David Haldane March 17, 2025 My first reaction was astonishment. Followed almost immediately by alarm. Not just the kind that gently wakes […]

March 10, 2025

One Job

By David Haldane March 10, 2025 He had one job. To sign an already-negotiated agreement granting US rights to Ukrainian rare-earth minerals, which America […]

March 3, 2025

The Cap with the Shining Red Star

By David Haldane March 3, 2025 It was the cap that got my attention. There it was on the front page of a […]

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 […]

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 10, 2025

Sinning Priests

By David Haldane Feb. 10, 2025 I don’t even remember the story. It was published back in 2003 when, as a staff writer for […]

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 […]