Although we could probably never go near the US Ambassador's residence in Baguio City, we can now do so as virtual tourists and view the inside through this Youtube video narrated by Carlos Celdran. Just watch - Yes to the Amorsolo paintings, the cozy fireplace and the view of the tall pine trees. According to a statement from the US Embassy, the residence was recently included in the U.S. Secretary of State’s Register of Culturally Significant Property. ... Continue Reading...
US Embassy Manila updates travel warning for Mindanao
If there's one thing in common that the US State Department (through the US Embassy) and the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office share, it's the fact that their travel advisories to their citizens contain travel warnings for Mindanao. In a parallel post in Barrio Siete, I've pointed out how the travel advisory by two influential countries in the world has dire implications for Philippine tourism and investments. It's a pity that a region which boasts of the richest, most unspoiled tourism spots in the country suffers from negative first impressions, simply because ... Continue Reading...
At the US Embassy Manila NIV Section, Filipinos pay $131 to be rudely treated & insulted (1st of a series)
As this blog's contribution to the "so-called" Filipino-American Friendship Day, let me share my own experience on how Filipinos are treated like second-class citizens in their own country in that premium piece of land called the US Embassy Manila on Roxas Boulevard. Ironic but true. Are Filipinos masochists? Or is it just those imperious American Embassy "diplomats" who lack respect for Filipinos (and their hard-earned $131), denying them of their right to a US visa within one minute of seeing them? The US Embassy in Manila has of course become less "inhuman" ... Continue Reading...
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