roberttaymanph
Canadian looking for information about Philippines
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Registration: 15 August 2022
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Cost of living on Samar by Gordon H
Hi,I am seriously thinking of moving to Samar, I have lived in Mindanao,I am seeking information of costs of Samar living. Renting a reasonable apartment plus local living costs for 1 person. Comments would be muchly appreciated
Sorry, no idea of Samar (although I used to know someone from there when we were in Canada), but some insight into non-city living...Someone above mentioned 2 to 3 K US$...You can live quite well on a lot less if you do not want fancy restaurants ... Read More
concrete hollow block mold by Dave & Ruby
I'm looking to buy a single concrete hollow block mold or a multiple concrete hollow block machine for building my walls for our house. I would like the size of the mold to be 400mm (long) x 200mm (wide) x 200mm (high).
I was thinking of making my own blocks when we built our house, but as already mentioned, the strength of the house is mainly from the support beams and columns. At P15 per block, and the time to make all of my own, I just bought the blocks needed. ... Read More
Wire transfer buying car problem? by Larry Fisher
Before moving here, over the past few years I wired money to my Fiance's bank account numerous times. The longest she had to wait was two days. Usually arrived same day. Not huge amounts, up to $1000. But now my issue is a large sum, being wired to ...
I only wire 10K max at a time once per week., I did this to our bank here, once a week until I had the funds to purchase our vehicle. Then we went to the dealership to arrange payment and wired from our bank here to the dealerships bank.Did the same ... Read More
4 month tourist visa, ACR I card renewal total 8,531.00 Php's by scott1953
Went for my 4 month tourist Visa extension and renewed my ACR I card for another year yesterday at BI office in CDO. Fees for the 4 month extension totaled 3,140.00 Php's. Renew the I card for 1 year was 2,391.00 Php's. What surprised me ...
@whackerdog123 But separation is still alive and kicking... Read More
Relationships with Filipinas - Looking for opinions from other expats by Guest6851
Here is some background on me. I'm 64 years old and recently retired from my job here in the US. Over the past 15 years I have vacationed in the Philippines for two or three weeks at a time, once or twice annually, except during COVID. In the US ...
@Guest6851 Dont mind some of the garbage you might read here. If you weed through everything there is some great insight.I've seen my share of "bar girls", as I bartended part time for over 15 years in Canada and enjoyed myself to the fullest. They ... Read More
Building a House in the Philippines by PalawOne
My wife and I are thinking of perhaps building another house in the Phils. What do people think of this?This time we're thinking of building something like this house design from pinoyeplans.comIt's a very traditional looking design, on purpose, but ...
Hi,I have build a few structures here so thought I might chime in.Once you find a good, honest builder stay with them. We have had the privilege of having great workers who ask to make sure this is what you want before proceeding, and we have had ... Read More
Thyroid medication in Vietnam by DiggerJones
Hi guys, I'm moving to Vietnam in a matter of weeks. My boss out there says I can get my medication out there (Levothyroxine and Lansoprazole) but I'm wondering if anyone knows if this medication is over the counter or prescription? Also does ...
@thekat Hi, I know in the past I have seen desiccated thyroid that was made in Vietnam Nam, and Thailand but now that I moved to Asia I can not find details for either. Read More