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willyv2b

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7 years ago
Julien

Best cities to live in the Philippines by Julien

Hi, It’s not always easy to decide in which area to settle in when moving to the Philippines. According to you, what are the best cites to live in? Which regions offer most of the job opportunities, a good quality of life, an affordable cost ...

willyv2b

I have lived in Davao, Lapu-lapu and Dumaguete. Davao is nice but people are not as friendly as Cebu also has a bombing every couple of years. Lapu-lapu which is near Cebu city has poor air quality but being cheaper than Cebu and I could grab a ... Read More

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8 years ago
Priscilla

Expand your social circle in the Philippines by Priscilla

Hello everyone, Moving to the Philippines means leaving one's family and friends behind. Creating a circle of friends or joining an existing one should therefore be paramount in order to fight loneliness in your host country. But how can one ...

willyv2b

I think learning some of the local language helps. They appreciate when you at least try to speak the local language. I'm not much of a drinker so I don't relate with some of the Filipino's. I know that even if I live in the Philippines ... Read More

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8 years ago
Keef53

Permanent residency in Philipines ? by Keef53

I will retire in 30 months time and then I can decide whether to stay in the UK or relocate. I will visit the Philipines next year and if I like it may consider retiring there. My question is how easy is it to get a long term visa or obtain ...

willyv2b

If you served in the military I would look into the courtesy SRRV. Instead of requiring the 10,000 dollars it requires 1,500. You didn't have to have retired from the military but only served and honorable discharged. Something to look into if ... Read More

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8 years ago
sirrobcentral

I need someone to help me cry by sirrobcentral

My house is nearly complete. I am on cloud nine, so excited about it. My life as a bachelor is interesting to say the least. Especially living here in the tropics. One of the drawbacks is that I eat out all the time. So I decided to start living a ...

willyv2b

I have heard of nurses not even making 15,000 pesos per month. When you consider the average family lives on something like 10,000 pesos your salary is way above average. As you requested I'm sending one artificial cry with a 30 day money back ... Read More

willyv2b replied to a thread
8 years ago
longqi

Bohol by longqi

Moving to Bohol to work with wildlife rescue Having difficulty arranging simple accommodation there New to Philippines but used to Asia Possibly not using the correct terms in my searches? Please advise

willyv2b

My advice is don't arrange anything until you get there and NEVER send money ahead of time. The website I use for looking for things in the Philippines is olx.ph. Read More

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8 years ago
steveinoz

Where is the best part of Visayas to live? by steveinoz

I want to move from Australia to Philippines. I am thinking about the Visayas and I like Cebu. I want a place that is elevated and wont flood and also benefit from nice breezes and at the same time is close to the main stream city. My wife is from ...

willyv2b

I spent three months living in Lapu-Lapu on Mactan island. I liked Cebu but didn't love it. The traffic on the old bridge to Cebu from Mactan is very sloooowww. If I was to live in the Cebu area again I would choose Talisay city. Talisay City is ... Read More

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8 years ago
jasonswits

Going back to his home country as he thinks Cebu is dirty by jasonswits

The school that I'm working for was supposed to have this student from Spain. He flew all the way from his home country only to say Cebu is dirty as it rained last weekend when he arrived. He left Cebu as soon as he got here. Wow! I know Cebu ...

willyv2b

My second day of living in Cebu I titled "What the heck were you thinking moving here". I think the culture shock hits most everybody at some time so you just have to wait it out. I felt like flying home with my tail tucked between my legs ... Read More