One of the most common driving mistakes you see in the Philippines is drivers not making a left turn correctly. The mistakes they make are cutting the corner, incorrect positioning before making the left turn, being in the wrong lane […]
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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 […]
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 […]
TSB – Confessions of an Ex-Hooker (Aged 66 and a half) a.k.a DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’ Trevor Stott-Briggs A Little Bit of Back Story: I lived in the Philippines for 27 years from 1981 to 2007. I worked for the […]
Jason Smith and his wife Maffi were involved in a serious motorcycle accident in Kalibo in the Philippines two nights ago, they both have severe injuries but Jason is in critical condition with kidney failure and on a mechanical ventilator […]
Preventing Mosquitoes in the Philippines Preventing Mosquitoes in the Philippines can be a real problem, made worse by the fact they seem to have a taste for British blood. Mosquitoes transmit many infectious diseases to people, the most common of these […]
Philippines Traffic Violations Very few people in the Philippines seem to know the traffic laws, the locals seem to make up their versions of what they believe is the law to fit in with the way they drive. Knowing the Philippines Traffic Violations […]
Was Ferdinand Magellan the First to Discover the Philippines? History books tell us Ferdinand Magellan a Portuguese explorer was the first to discover the Philippines. But all he really did was claim the Philippines for Spain. So who really discovered the Philippines? A […]
Know your rights when you get stopped by a Filipino Traffic Enforcer. This came from a former colleague of a member of Brits in the Philippines who now consults for the MMDA. May be helpful for those annoying moments you get […]