Photo by Alessio Biribicchi Forget Singapore, forget Hong Kong. Manila is the best place to be an expat – and 12 expats will tell you why. We’ve all heard that Manila has increasingly become a center of economic growth and foreign investments, and with great foreign investments come a great number of friendly neighborhood expats. In 2010, the NSO stated that almost 200,000 foreigners were living in the Philippines. Now I don’t know what the current number is, but based on observing the pedestrians of Makati for the past year, I would boldly...
Friday, March 20, 2015
Retire In The Philippines With $200,000 Of Savings?
More and more people are choosing to retire abroad to enjoy a better climate, new experiences, access to affordable healthcare and a lower cost of living. One destination long popular with expats is the Philippines, a nation that spreads out over more than 7,000 islands. Its borders are Taiwan to the north, the Pacific Ocean to the east, Indonesia and Malaysian Borneo to the south, and the South China Sea to the west. A large expat community enjoys everything the country is known for – beaches, beautiful scenery, tropical climate and friendly locals...
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Enter a World of Luck and Love this Lunar New Year
In celebration of the Year of the Wood Sheep that starts this month, the Chinese community in the Philippines, are always looking forward to the celebrations. The day of the celebrations is determined by the Chinese lunisolar calendar, allocating it somewhere between January 21 and February 20. In 2015, Chinese New Year is celebrated on Thursday, February 19. It has been declared a special non-working holiday by the Philippine Government. In order to get attuned for Chinese New Year, and to know what to expect from the Year of the Wood Sheep regarding...
Monday, February 16, 2015
Special Resident Retiree's Visa Briefing
The Philippine Retirement Authority will be conducting a Briefing on SPECIAL RESIDENT RETIREE'S VISA (SRRV) at the company's office in Makati. Below is the detail of the said event: AN INVITATION Make the Philippines your second home Enjoy multiple entry, indefinite stay, and tax exemption privileges through the SPECIAL RESIDENT RETIREE'S VISA (SRRV) What: Briefing on the Philippine Retirement Programs When: 26 February 2015, Thursday, 2:00 pm Where: Philippine Retirement Authority 29/F Citibank Tower, 8741 Paseo de Roxas, Makati City Registration is free. Please contact Ms. Naricris Sison at Tel. No. 02 848 1418...
PH among Forbes’ 20 best retirement places in the world
Are you in the process of deciding where to settle down after your retirement? Maybe you want to consider the Philippines as your retirement destination after it bagged a spot in Forbes magazine’s “20 Best Foreign Retirement Havens for 2015.” “For U.S. retirees the principal appeal of the Philippines is a low cost of living in a tropical environment full of English speakers and outdoor beauty,” Forbes said in its website. The business magazine, which often comes out with lists and rankings of countries and personalities, further noted that foreign income is also...
Thursday, February 12, 2015
7 Retirement City Outside of Metro Manila
Baguio Blooms 1. Baguio city Situated amidst the mountainous region of Cordillera, Baguio City is one of the few place in the Philippines blessed with a cool climate. Aptly called the Summer Capital of the Philippines, uphold its picturesque mountain sceneries and breath-taking destinations tourists love to visit from time to time. Baguio City was established by the Americans as a hill station in 1900, It was their playground who built this city as their vacation spot because of its clear blue morning skies, refreshing pine scented mountain air, foggy afternoons, and chilly romantic...
9 Reasons Why You Should Retire in the Philippines
The Philippines is fast developing into a choice retirement destination. For retirees who are still active, the appeal lies in the fact that they can look forward to continuing, and even improving their lifestyle, at the fraction of a cost it will take in their home country. There are more other reasons to Smile at life in the philippines. Find out the top 9 reasons why foreign nationals who choose to retire in the Philippines are increasing... and why you should, too! 1. Affordable Cost of Living The cost of living in the...
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