Gene
@Married Kano
American expat in the Philippines
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About me
American
Lives in Magalang, Pampanga-Philippines
Speaks English
Registration: 11 August 2011
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Deported by Creditors in country of origin? by dinomontana
Can I be deported if I have creditors wanting money from me in my country of origin? I read the "Deportation of Aliens" page on the Bureau of Immigration website line 13, and it sounds as if this is so. I asked my fiance' and she thinks it is a ...
That is real good advice--especially on bills in the US and also buying property here. Another reason to wait is one, what might be an okay house to locals will likely look and be more suited to being a livestock barn. Secondly, if you have not ... Read More
Deported by Creditors in country of origin? by dinomontana
Can I be deported if I have creditors wanting money from me in my country of origin? I read the "Deportation of Aliens" page on the Bureau of Immigration website line 13, and it sounds as if this is so. I asked my fiance' and she thinks it is a ...
Hi Dean, Good to hear from you. Yea, Angeles City is in Pampanga province about two hours north of Manila and our house is about 25 minutes from Angeles/Balibago area. Far enough to be away from all the night clubs and tourist activities and still ... Read More
Deported by Creditors in country of origin? by dinomontana
Can I be deported if I have creditors wanting money from me in my country of origin? I read the "Deportation of Aliens" page on the Bureau of Immigration website line 13, and it sounds as if this is so. I asked my fiance' and she thinks it is a ...
Hi Dinomontana, Welcome to the site. I've lived here in the Philippines for over eight years now. In all that time I have never heard of any problems with expats and creditors. Not even one. I suppose if you owed the IRS a lot of back taxes they ... Read More
Married To An Angel by Married Kano
In the news and on television shows, I have heard many times that 聯children learn what they live.聰 It never had much meaning to me until lately; when I started thinking about my youth and growing up in Southern California. My mom was born in San ...
Hi Everyone and it was good to read the replies to my post. It seems that I didn't get a notification for each one as I would expect. Yea, this really is a great place to live as long as one learns to slow down and to adjust to a way different way ... Read More
Married To An Angel by Married Kano
In the news and on television shows, I have heard many times that 聯children learn what they live.聰 It never had much meaning to me until lately; when I started thinking about my youth and growing up in Southern California. My mom was born in San ...
Not long ago, a member on this forum asked me, what is it that makes my marriage special and how do I "control" my wife so that I remain in charge and on top of things. In my reply I explained to him that I felt that for a marriage to be as ... Read More
Fun At The Flea Market by Married Kano
In most any town in the Philippines, every week there is a flea market called a 聯Changee.聰 In our town the changee is quite large and covers almost two entire blocks. Streets are blocked and traffic is detoured as vendors set up their portable ...
Hi in Vietnam, Yea that's it--my wife was not home and I got the spelling wrong hahaha. You're lucky to be able to see and spend some time in Vietnam. I'd love to go there some day but so far, the Philippines is as far from home as I've been. Now ... Read More
Married To An Angel by Married Kano
In the news and on television shows, I have heard many times that 聯children learn what they live.聰 It never had much meaning to me until lately; when I started thinking about my youth and growing up in Southern California. My mom was born in San ...
Thanks for the reply:). If people would spend more time choosing a companion for life than they do a car or home, I think there would be far fewer separations. One bad thing too is that many from other countries believe everything they hear or read ... Read More
Married To An Angel
In the news and on television shows, I have heard many times that 聯children learn what they live.聰 It never had much meaning to me until lately; when I started thinking about my youth and growing up in Southern California. My mom was born in San ... Read More
Grocery Shopping In The Philippines-The Adventure Begins by Married Kano
Shopping for groceries and other basic needs in the Philippines is an adventure in confusion and also overpricing for the newcomer. Often times, you will end up overpaying even after many years of living here if not careful. At home in the States ...
I saw the headline for the story but didn't rad it--yet. Makes sense though. From what I see, most shopping is done by the women and as such they all have time to socialize and catch up on all the latest news around town. And since most people ... Read More
The Filipino People by funkydelicguy
I have listened to and read, so many generalizations about 聯Filipino People聰 by fellow expats and they tend to fall into two camps. There are those that would tell you they are the most wonderful people in the world and those that have an opposite ...
I agree with all or most of the posts here. I'm a retired, married American that lives here in the Philippines. Sure, there are a lot of things that could be better but that's the same anywhere. The thing that really bothers me most are the ... Read More
Fun At The Flea Market
In most any town in the Philippines, every week there is a flea market called a 聯Changee.聰 In our town the changee is quite large and covers almost two entire blocks. Streets are blocked and traffic is detoured as vendors set up their portable ... Read More
Grocery Shopping In The Philippines-The Adventure Begins
Shopping for groceries and other basic needs in the Philippines is an adventure in confusion and also overpricing for the newcomer. Often times, you will end up overpaying even after many years of living here if not careful. At home in the States ... Read More
Adjusting To Expat Life In The Philippines
In the United States and many other countries, when moving from one city to another or even one state to another 3,000 miles away it is not a big deal usually. The hardest part is just making a phone call to get the utilities turned on and maybe ... Read More
Where do most expats retire in Philippines? by filipino.united
Hi! Just helping out a friend. The place should be: 路 Nice (not big city or apartment) 路 Safe 路 Cheap 路 Have schools and hospitals 路 Shops nearby, etc Any suggestions?
Angeles, Pampanga is known for girly bars so I dont want him to be there. Davao is in Mindanao, a place which I wont recommend for expats for safety reasons. Any other suggestions? Thanks for the replies anyway ^_^There are places close to but ... Read More
living in the philippines by don_bernardo
hi. iam a 60 year old thats married to a filipino lady, we are thinking about moving to live in the philippines from england. but iam worried that only having about 60.000 pounds to live on will not be enough. i realise it depends on how i spend the ...
Hi Don, As others have said here, a lot depends on how well you want or expect to live. Costs are extremely low here (except electric power) compared to the UK, USA, and Australia etc. I'm married to a Filipina and have been living here in the ... Read More