During the Philippines’ stint as a U.S. colony between 1898 and 1945, the locals adopted much of American culture without question – but stopped short of adopting Prohibition the 1920s. Filipinos ate cheeseburgers and donned zoot suits with the best of them, but continued to drink legally through the dry years.

It’s surprising and somewhat ironic to find hard-drinking Filipinos looking back to the roaring 20s with nostalgia: … Read More