[ 5 Comments ] Posted on 12.30.09 under Nature, Environment, Our House Project, Tigbauan, Iloilo
How can one see beautiful flowering plants and fruit trees for sale and not want to take some home? We could not. Here’s a tally of what we’ve planted so far on our Tigbauan, Iloilo Philippines property.
[ 4 Comments ] Posted on 12.25.09 under Medical and Dental
Health Insurance for expats. If you live outside the U.S., are you required to meet the mandatory health insurance coverage in the recently passed Senate health reform bill?
[ 3 Comments ] Posted on 12.19.09 under Chinese Heritage, Heritage
Under Spanish rule travel and residency of Chinese were tightly restricted until late in the 19th century. Most “Chinese” residents of Iloilo were Chinese men who married local women and became mestizos. Especially in Iloilo, the Chinoy mestizos converted to Catholicism, prospered, were considered loyal Spanish subjects and were freed from restrictions involved with being [...]