Jay Stainback has been writing a series of articles about living in the Philippines on $200 per month. I remembered that I had written an article a number of years ago (2008) about living on P10,000 per month (at today’s exchange that is roughly equal to $200). I thought I’d re-share it with you. Bob […]
Araw ng mga Patay
This article was written some years back, but since today is Araw ng mga Patay, I thought I would re-publish it today, since the information is still very relevant and today is the day for this year. This is a very important Philippine Cultural Event. Today, November 1, was Araw ng mga Patay, a major […]
Will my cellphone work in the Philippines?
A short time back, Philip called me and asked if his cellular phone would work in the Philippines. He told me that his network carrier in the United States is AT&T, and wondered if the phone would work in the Philippines. Now, I am unsure. Does Philip mean will the phone itself work? In other words, […]
My Girlfriend is sleeping with someone else!
I got a voicemail recently from Henry. Henry had some shocking news! He told me that his girlfriend is sleeping with someone else! It was kind of shocking to me, especially when he asked if there was anything I could do to help him out! Well, I did come up with some things that Henry […]
Credit Reporting System
For the past several years, there has been talk in the Philippines about a credit reporting system. I had never really heard of anything coming from the talk, although I heard a few years ago the law was passed about this. Still nothing concrete though. The other day though, I got an email from Globe […]
A refund? In the Philippines?
Welcome to another episode of the Expat Answerman Vidcast! I hope that you will enjoy today’s program. Last month, I got a real surprise when I asked a local business for a refund. I had some experience trying to get a refund before. Most of the time it was not possible to get a refund. […]