Prolapse of Orbital Fat – Iloilo City, Philippines. We share this medical tidbit to help expats considering life in the Philippines, but who are concerned about the quality of Philippine medical care. This is not a conclusion but rather an anecdote given for whatever help it may be to others. My wife’s sister returned from work in Kuwait with a scary looking growth in one of her eyes. We were very afraid it was a tumor. We took her to one Iloilo ophthalmologist who recommended a biopsy which could be done at a lab in the same building. We wanted a second opinion so we took her to ophthalmologist, Dr. Karen Francia who had been highly recommended to us by other Iloilo expats. It was a good recommendation. Dr. Francia felt that the problem was a prolapse of the orbital fat in her eye. …
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USS Panay underway off Woosung, China on August 30, 1928 The United States Navy named several war ships after Philippine islands. These included The USS Pampanga, USS Luzon, USS Mindanao, USS Calamianes and the USS Panay. Some of these were Spanish patrol boats captured in the Philippines. Others, including the USS Panay (PR-5) were built in China for river patrol duty. The first Panay was originally a Spanish gunboat in the Philippines, purchased in 1899 after the American occupation, and in various service until 1914, and sold in 1920. Among those who served upon her were future WWII admirals Chester Nimitz and John S. McCain, grandfather of the 2008 US presidential candidate, John McCain. The second Panay (PR-5) was a river gunboat launched in 1927, and serving on the Yangtze in China until being sunk by the Japanese in the 1937 Panay incident. See http://www.hmsfalcon.com/Panay/Panay.htm for photos and videos of this …
WW II Panay Landing Memorial, Parara, Tigbauan, Iloilo (2008 before renovation) The Panay Landing Memorial marks spot where American troops landed on March 18, 1945 on the beaches of Parara, Tigbauan to begin the liberation of Panay Island. The Japanese garrison on Panay was only 2000 to 2350 soldiers. American soldiers came ashore to be greeted by Philippine guerrillas “stiff in starched khaki and resplendent in ornaments.” By the time American troops landed, the well-organized resistance fighters were in control
Historic Spanish Stone Bridge, Miagao, Iloilo Midway between Guimbal, Iloilo and Miagao, Iloilo, pause at the old Spanish
Namocan, Tigbauan War Memorial This well-kept memorial is located on the north side of the National Highway before Tigbauan property. It celebrates a raid by Filipino guerrilla against a Japanese truck convoy. Namocan, Tigbauan War Memorial Namocan, Tigbauan War Memorial
I may have given the idea that you have to go it alone regarding medical care insurance and health care costs in the Philippines.
When I first realized the extreme costs of electricity in the Philippines ( Energy Costs in the PI (Not What You Think They Are?!?) ), I immediately started looking for solutions to the problem. The very first thought that came to mind was: “Hey, I’m saving up money for this whole retirement thing, what’s the [...]
Just a quick post on the advertising I have in place on the website. I am not looking to make money from this website, If it happens great, but money is definitely not the ultimate goal of the site. As I stated before the goal is to have a place that I can consolidate my [...]
This is the first of many “Energy Conservation” related articles, I will feature here. Lets first say that the “energy conservation” articles are not for the benefit of the environment (although its a nice side story They are solely for the environment of my bank account. Looking to reduce one of the largest re-occurring bills [...]
