Live in the Philippines

Live in the Philippines helps expats with visas, moving and other services regarding the Philippines.

Safety in the Philippines

When I moved to the Philippines in 2000, the biggest concern that my family and friends expressed to me was about the safety of living in the Philippines.  Others who have made the move have told me that they experienced the same concern from their family and friends back home.

The truth is that safety is a concern these days no matter where in the world you may live.  Whether it is in the USA, Europe or anywhere else, safety must be considered, and the Philippines is no different.

Read the articles in this archive to learn more about safety issues for those living in the Philippines.

One big problem in the Philippines is the number of scams that will be tried on you if you live here or are just visiting.  There are a lot of scammers out there and you must be careful and always keep in mind that the person you are dealing with may be trying to scam you.  For more information about Scams in the Philippines, read our archive about Philippine Scams.

Many foreigners who move to the Philippines (primarily Americans) are concerned about wanting to own a Gun for their own protection in the Philippines.  Read about gun ownership in the Philippines in our archive about Guns.

Quagmire in Mindanao

Adjustment, Safety

The Government of the Philippines finds itself in a quagmire these days.  What is a quagmire?  Well, the definition of a quagmire is a difficult, precarious or entrapping situation.  Unfortunately, that is where the Government of  the Philippines sits at this time when it comes to the situation in Mindanao.  Of course, as I often […]

Davao City 911 Center

Davao City, Safety

Update March 2009: Yesterday, a friend who lives in the Philippines had some health problems.  He texted me and asked if there is 911 in the Philippines.  I told him that it is only available in Davao, but now that I thought about it, there are a couple of other cities that have it too.  […]

For safety’s sake

Safety

Yesterday was the birthday of my nephew. He turns 6 years old.  He lives in the farm where I grew up.  This kid’s parents really live in GenSan, unfortunately he is sickly, so my other sister and her hubby got him and take care of him as their own. His parents will be moving to […]

Bad news

Safety

The weekend brought some bad news for Philippine agriculture, for Filipino consumers, and basically for anybody in the Philippines.  The news actually broke on Friday afternoon.  I am actually surprised that it did not get more airtime on the news here, more mention in the papers, etc., because, frankly, it is enough to scare the […]

Monkeys and Pigs

Food/Drink, Safety

I must admit, I am a little bit worried about food safety in the Philippines.  There was some troublesome news last week that brought this to my mind.  Around mid-week last week, it came out that three piggeries in Luzon were found to have Ebola Reston in their pork!  It seems like it’s been a […]

The Abu Sayyaf Group

Safety

So far in this series about terror groups in the Philippines, we have talked about the MNLF, NPA, MILF, and today we will wrap up our look at such groups by looking at the Abu Sayyaf Group.   These guys are serious, and you should avoid them at all cost if you are traveling in the […]