For the aspiring expat, it’s not always easy to get a job in the Philippines. On one hand, the country boasts robust economic growth rates, despite various economic and financial crises worldwide. In 2012, the GDP showed an increase of 6%, and predictions for this year range from another 5% to as much as 7%.(…)
life in the Philippines
Bakla, the third sex in the Philippines
What could be the reason for the presence of so many Bakla in the Philippines? To me it looks if there are more than ever before. I visited the Philippines for the first time 25 years ago and I live here now almost 5 years. To me it seems that the number of Bakla is(…)
annual report for foreigners in the philippines update
A few weeks ago I posted something I found on the website of the Immigration Office in the Philippines. Read this article about the annual report for foreigners with ACR Card. After reading this message on the website I asked, through email, for more information. And today I received an email back from them: Please(…)
annual report for foreigners in the Philippines
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has launched a project that will enable foreigners to make their annual report and register with the agency without personally appearing at the BI headquarters in Intramuros, Manila. Instead, teams of BI personnel will be deployed in the field and dispatch to places where the foreigners are based, such as(…)
strong Internet in remote areas in the Philippines
When you are planning to move to the Philippines, or you have already and are enjoying the life as an Expat in the Philippines, you probably like a good working internet connection. In most cities it is not really a problem, dsl is widely available through the telephone line or through tv cable. There is(…)
Important to Know about Health Care in the Philippines
If you are moving to the Philippines or you have already, one of your last worries should be your health. You are in the Philippines because you like to enjoy your new life. But you should realize that living in the Philippines, a tropical country, but also a so-called third world country, is not the same(…)
customer care and service in the Philippines
When an Expat in the Philippines needs to buy something he has to go to one of the many available shops or offices available in this country. When you need paint, you go to a paint shop, for food you go to the market or a supermarket and for a car you go to a(…)
annulment in the Philippines
From time to time readers from this website ask me things about separation and annulment in the Philippines. Often they are foreigners wanting to get married to a Filipina who is separated from her husband, sometimes already for many years. The young couple likes to get married but according to Philippine law this is not(…)
Expansion of the Expat in the Philippines family
No do not worry: my wife Flor is not pregnant, nor is our niece and not even our cat Emily. Nothing of that all. So the title of this post must be about something else, and that’s true. Some of the readers of Expat in the Philippines know that we are looking into houses. We(…)
Fiestas, festivals and events in the Philippines
The Filipinos celebrate many fiestas throughout the year. Every city, town, barangay and subdivision has its own fiesta. Filipinos are happy people and they like to celebrate something. For that reason they celebrate every occasion with smaller or bigger fiestas. Many of these fiestas are worth seeing because of the beautiful costumes, nice decorated floats(…)
Expensive food for expats
Being an Expat in the Philippines sometimes is difficult. Especially when you like to eat some food which normally only is available in your home country. And I like to cook from time to time my own Dutch food. Some specific Dutch dishes cannot be made in the Philippines because the right ingredients are not(…)
MERI KRISMAS EBRIWAN
MERI KRISMAS EBRIWAN, That’s what I read on a shop window in Ali Mall in Cubao today. Of course this text was made this way intentionally because Filipinos know how to write Merry Christmas Everyone properly. I find it funny, that’s why I took a picture to show you this. Near by Ali Mall is(…)