David Haldane

I'm David, an American writer based in Surigao City, Philippines, where I write a weekly column called "Expat Eye" for The Manila Times. Before moving to Southeast Asia, I spent over two decades at the Los Angeles Times as a news and feature writer, columnist, and editor, and later covered LA business at the Los Angeles Business Journal. Ask me about expat life in the Philippines, journalism craft, life in Mindanao, and writing a weekly column.