the ubiguitous jeepney

Manila meanderings

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June 6th 2009
Flew into Clark Field on an Air Asia flight from Kota Kinabalu - runway after runway greet you as you taxi to the small and simple budget airline terminal building. You can only wonder how the airfield must have thrived with activity during the Vietnam War years with fighter jets and bombers departing and returning on one of those wasteful and misguided American imperial forays to deliver democrac ... read more

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The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century; they were ceded to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War. In 1935 the Philippines became a self-governing commonwealth. Manuel QUEZON was elected President and was ta... ... read more