Would you live in the philippines?

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Felicity???

Sure, Philippines is my motherland. There's no place like home.
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Antiloser

I think that lunatic above me gives you all the reason to live in the Philippines dahling. Do you know that creep doesn't stop hounding the Philippines section? He has a thing for us I'm sure. A love and affinity that we sickenly don't want and need dahling. But you dear asker are very welcome...

PS. He isn't even Filipino. He wishes he was one dahling.

Troubadour

Im an American and I have lived here since Jan. 2004 this is now my home, I will live and die here.

By the way there are thousands of Americans who live here and are not Missionaries or related to any kind of Christian activity.

rich17404

Yes, I plan to, as soon as my daughter starts college next year.
Why? As an american doing business in asia, it it the country where english is most widely spoken and understood. The exchange rate continues to be beneficial to foreigners. Your dollars or eros still go a long way there.
However, it's not only about the money. As someone already posted, there is a very large segment of the population there who do not have access to food, healthcare and shelter. The unfortunate reality is many of them are children. Anyone who ever saw smokey mountain could not have walked away from there without being affected in some way. Foreigners can make an impact on lives there in a positive way. One way is by living there and investing in the economy. Because the exchange rate is favorable and the exchange rate creates "cheap" living by foreign standards, it does not take much wealth to invest in a business there and create jobs that pay a living wage. It does take patience and the ability to adapt. I do some business in the philippines and, unfortunately, much more business in china. I plan to change that in the future. Foreign investment, both large and small, is the key to the philippines economic growth. Even foreign retirees there make an impact on the economy.
Living abroad is not for everyone. I have traveled to almost every country in asia and I would choose the philippines to live, even with the brown-outs, typhoons, poor transportation system and lacking infrastructure. As a businessman I believe it is on the right track for economic development. As a person, I love the people and want to help the kids. And as an american, I will never forget what the filipino people did for american servicemen in WW2.

Cyn

If you are not materialistic, it will always be the best place to be!

The indomitable spirit of the Filipino is like no other.

Bill O

Already do, I moved to Cebu 2+ years ago and never looked back, I love it here.

Black Hat

Yes.

How about you?

Explorer

I like where i live, but i would love to visit

NONAME

personally yes.

if you ask anybody who used to live in the philippines for years at least, & are looking for a place to retire... then they would definitely consider retiring there. (considering the weather, the generally warm people, the slower pace, the cheaper prices, the mixture of the 3rd world & the 1st, the old ways & the new technology, & the english papers, shows, movies, signs, etc. etc.)

if you ask filipino immigrants, ofws, tnts, etc. yes a good number would also want to come back home (if they can, or if they are not in the wanted-list there)

anybody else who haven't lived there for at least 5 years, have had a bad experience there or have not met the common fun-loving,loyal & hospitable filipino abroad then they definitely would not want to live there (yes for the life of them)

Rossonero NorCal SFECU

I did before when I was in grammar school, and I think I could be happy living there again.

Yes, I will.

jan-na~â™¥~ and im luvin it

i live in the philippines now

oneiloilojeepney

I have lived in Iloilo the past 5 years. It's a nice place to live and we moved to here because my wife's family lives here. Given a choice of anywhere ? I would live in Bacolod.

Alpha ro

I would consider retiring there. I have many relatives there. Although my Tagalog is not really that good I think I can get by. I think with the current exchange rate my money will go far and I would probably live in Bagiuo cause I like the weather there.

Julie

No, because I'm a "TROLL" and I don't know where to live.

FlipBiker248!

yeah i miss philippines
i miss balut
i miss my relatives
god i miss all the things and people in philippines!!!

Funkmeister

Yes.

Adam

Yes. I have a Filipino girlfriend. We've talked about buying a home in Davao, near where her family lives. Not now but down the road. We can stay there when we visit. I might like to live there for a while.

iscikedelic

yes yes yes!

Rainier

its depends

i say

i love visiting..but i can't stand the weather when its the summer..you get brown outs and sometimes it just gets wayy too hot..
dont get me wrong i really love that place, but i dont think i would.

corinna

YES, a lot of my relatives and friends are still there. And I have no problem finishing my studies there too.

st. nino

yes and YES AGAIN!!!! got house land all i need is to retire!! and of i go!!

Kate

yes of course

Dave Star

I would definitely retire in the Philippines - warm weather, friendly people, beautiful place.

olrac

yes. not in the city but in the rural area where the air is fresh. next to an ilog. just simple life... with access to yap.

aimee r

Yes, I would but I'd rather live somewhere in sunny Spain, Portugal or France or anywhere in Europe where it is warm, has rich culture, good food, friendly people, clean surroundings, lovely weather, no violent storms and no flooding, easy to learn language (except french) It is also cheaper and your pounds, US dollars and euros will go a long way.
I am a Filipino living abroad but I find it not as cheap now in the Philippines. I have been travelling to different countries on holiday and finding about their way of life and Phils. is the least of my favourite. I just go there on holiday to see my relatives.
Philippines is a nice country with lots of beautiful places to see and Filipinos are friendly and down right funny, very talented especially acting and music (entertainment industry) and knowledgeable (shame to those with bad english grammar). Also. Phils. is a good prospect to invest for business purposes because of it's second language which is english. Culture wise, Filipinos are fast losing it's identity because of it's history and acquiring foreign influence.
Yes, I would live in the Philippines but only for a short period of time.

Big P

Yes, If the country was stable enough.

Studdy lol

Not in a billion years. Why live in a lower class country? There's many others countries that actually have benefits.

Well

yes.

I spent about $2.8M into the Philippines in 2006 and a little bit more by the end of this year, by way of programs and projects in education and healthcare. i indeed do work for those noble causes. it doesn't make me noble--but it sure feels good. you should try it sometime.

Well

There is only one answer: it depends.

There are three classes of people in the Philippines, the haves (1%), the think-i-haves (5%) and the have-nots (94%). There is no middle class. Have-nots constitute those who do not own a home and cannot expect to eat 3 meals a day, get even basic medical/dental care, send kids to school regularly--and worse yet owe much money in debt.

Unless you are a missionary (or categorically insane), no person would voluntarily move to the Philippines from abroad knowing that they would live into the latter two categories listed above.

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