There are many books and articles on English for Filipinos this is in no way a guide to learning the English language, it is more pointing out common mistakes some Filipinos make. Common Mistakes The most common of all the […]
In 1949 a British Company Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited got the contract to print Philippines Banknotes. The Victory’ series of Banknotes were printed in 1944, to be used upon the return of MacArthur. When he came ashore in […]
When you spit you might think you are just getting rid of your phlegm but you are doing far more than that, you are spreading diseases like Tuberculosis (TB) and it is killing Filipinos at an alarming rate, so stop […]
Culture shock can range be simply that something is done differently to what you are used too, right through to something that you find really shocking, or something that makes you feel bad, and many things in between. Philippines Culture […]
We know many will say that teaching road safety is the parents job, and normally we would agree with that but there is a problem which we will explain later. Too many children die or get injured on Philippines roads […]
Because it’s the Philippines is an excuse that is used a lot in the Philippines, if you are a foreigner in the Philippines you might think it is just an excuse used by the locals when dealing with foreigners but […]
PLDT Dasmarinas Outage happened at 7:30 am on Monday the 2nd July parts of Dasmarinas lost their internet, phone lines and Cignal TV. At 5:00 pm a PLDT technician told us it would be reconnected in 30 minutes, however it […]
Be aware that every agency has its own fines, for example fines by LTO may not be the same as this list MMDA Traffic Fines and Violations 2018. We have taken the latest list of MMDA Traffic Fines and Violations and […]
Before anyone gets upset we will make it clear that we do not blame Filipinos it is not their fault that Manila is a mistake. The reason why Manila is a mistake lays mainly with the Spanish and maybe with […]
After the last article somebody messaged us and asked what Tuk-Tuks have to do with Brits in the Philippines, The answer is firstly the sudden popularity of Tuk Tuks in the UK seems to coincide with popularity of Tuk-Tuks in […]
We put a Bajaj RE (Tuk-Tuk) against a Toyota Fortuner on a typical drive to a mall. We compared them over a 5km journey to the mall, we choose this route because it contains both congested roads and open roads with […]
Coventry Motors Corporation has just opened a large showroom at Greenhills, Manila, Philippines. The name of the showroom is All British Cars, it is situated along EDSA so All British Cars Philippines will be seen by thousands of drivers each […]
Because of the deadly attacks on Priests in the Philippines Priests with guns could become commonplace as Priests apply to arm themselves. Philippine National Police has received applications for permits to carry from 188 priests and another 58 preachers and […]
In 1935 the Philippines nearly became part of the British Commonwealth of Nations which would mean Queen Elizabeth II would be Queen of the Philippines. On the 20th of January 1935 a secret liaison agent working for President Quezon contacted […]
I-ACT, MMDA style Traffic Enforcement & Street Clearing operations to be rolled out over the whole of the Philippines. Following our article last week when we said I-ACT, MMDA Style Traffic Enforcement was needed nationwide, we are very pleased to […]
Former England captain and Rangers legend Terry Butcher has been appointed as head coach of the Philippines national team. Butcher has replace ex-Leverkusen defender Thomas Dooley as head coach. The former England captain has been out of work since he […]
It is being reported that Peter Scully from Melbourne Australia has been found guilty of rape and human trafficking of Filipina girls and has been given a life sentence. Australian Peter Scully was convicted of 5 counts of rape and 1 […]
It seems from this email we received from a PLDT customer in Santa Maria, Bulacan that PLDT have not fixed all the problems that happened in May and for some of their customers they are still facing problems with the internet. […]
Many students expected to start back to school today after a long holiday only for it to be announced that all Cavite schools are closed because of rain. Others started last week so did manage a week at school before […]
If you do not live in Manila you might be unaware of the MMDA traffic enforcement and the enforcement by other agencies under the umbrella of I-ACT (InterAgency Council for Traffic) that has been happening in Manila. The InterAgency Council […]
The Jeepney is often regarded as a cultural icon of the Philippines. When people think of the Philippines they often think about brightly painted Jeepneys that are often used in tourism adverts. While you might see the odd brightly painted […]
Suggesting that low Philippines Speed limits is the cause traffic jams and accidents is probably going to cause some controversy, however there is some logic in this argument. In the Philippines speed limits are very low. Philippines Speed Limits […]
After yesterday’s PLDT fibre cable breaks we are still getting reports from people saying PLDT is still slow. it has now been 30 hours since the problem was first reported. Latest update from PLDT At 2:30pm 1st June we spoke […]
This morning following our report on PLDT outage on the 31st May 2018 which left Manila, Makati, Pasay, Laguna and Cavite with slow or no internet for over 15 hours we received the email below from a PLDT Customer in […]
We reported earlier today about the problem of no or slow PLDT Fibr connections in the Cavite area, we have since heard that it is also affecting Manila, Makati, Pasay, Laguna and Cavite and it affecting voice and data services. […]
This morning 31st may 2018 at 7:00am PLDT informs us that people in Cavite Philippines were reporting that they had slow or no internet. At 2:00pm we contacted PLDT again and were informed PLDT are still verifying if there is […]
This is the story of a friend of mine Vicky that had her husband’s UK Settlement Visa refused which she believes was wrongly refused. Sign Vicky’s Petition Here Vicky and her husband have 2 children together Thomas who is nearly […]
The TEN Digital Therapy Machine is designed to ease pain by electrical pulses that are transmitted to the body. While Research into the effectiveness of TENS machines have so far been inconclusive, many physiotherapists around the world do use TEN […]
Is calling a Bajaj RE a Bajaj Tricycle correct? In the Philippines the Bajaj RE is often called a Bajaj tricycle. So is the Bajaj RE a tricycle? The simple answer is no it is not a tricycle. I often […]
OzPhil College is a school that offers a western, modern style of education in the Philippines and is producing great results. The president and founder of the school Delia C. Pascua-McGlew has been an educator for 30 years (27 years […]
If you use a currency converter to find out the value of your British pound or even dollars in Philippines Piso, you may have noticed they now spell it as Philippines Piso instead of Peso. If you are like me […]
The only Python in the Philippines is the Reticulated Python, which is not only the longest snake in the world it is also the longest reptile in the world. While they are not normally a danger to humans there have […]