Yes indeed fellows and gals, another post on jobs … jobs in the Philippines, jobs in the US to get you prepared to move to the Philippines or making jobs out of nothing at all.  Just one of the subjects we cover here at PhilFAQS, all the FAQS (Frequently Asked Questions) Philippines but a very [...]

I get a lot of questions and searches here at PhilFAQs, the source for Living In The Philippines information, about jobs for foreigners in the Philippines.
Well, they do exist, although decent ones, especially ones that yu can find from within thePhilippines are few and far between.  At the same time, though, I think the Philippines [...]

Well, it’s Friday again already, time for another installment in my questions series.   Better get started:
Q & A: 3 October 2008: Housing Inflation
Question: Larry wrote in with this one, thanks Larry and to all others who take the time to ask:
Maayong Buntag
From what I have read about moving to the Philippines it is by far [...]

Warning. reading this post may be very taxing. Do not attempt if you suffer from heart disease or have any other health condition that requires a physicians (or accountant’s) care.

Q & A 25 Sep 2008 Do I Have To Pay taxes?

Question: I currently live and work outside the US so I don’t owe US federal [...]

A couple of the most popularly searched posts here on PhilFAQS, the authoritative blog about traveling to, retiring in and in and living in the Philippines are this one What Things Cost — Department Store 1 and this one What Things Cost — Department Store 2. I have hesitated to write much about my personal [...]

My apologies that this post was “borked” with the partial HTML mess. I can not just delete it as certain links already point here, so the post is republished in it’s entirety in the next post. Thanks also to those who took the time to tell me about the problem and tried to [...]

Cost of living in the Philippines is always one of the most consistently searched for items here on PhlFAQS … your site to learn the answers to the FAQS (Frequently Asked Questions) about flying to the Philippines, moving to the Philippines, retiring in the Philippines and whatever else the “ringmaster” here decides to ramble on [...]

First of all, let me state this is not a picture of our "dirty kitchen" here in the Philippines.  But it might be someday, though.  Probably not, but one of the things my lovely wife and I have discussed at some length is smarter ways to make ourselves more energy independent.  The idea of making [...]

Well, actually we did cut the cake, but after we brought it home.  Turns out that even after we paid all the fees (the 7200 pesos turned into 9200 Pesos when the cake was included, we still couldn’t have the cake in the party venue … why I didn’t ask, my guess is it would [...]

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I’ve mentioned previously how titles and forms of address are much more important here in the Philippines.  It’s a little something that isn’t a big deal to most foreigners (it can even be a bit amusing, such as the part-time commissioned water bill collector in our neighborhood who insists she be addresses [...]

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Today is my birthday.  I’m holding off celebrating until tomorrow, the 13th, because my little nephew Mazen is turning 4 tomorrow and we’ve decided to share our birthday … I was born on the 12th of September and he was born on the 13th of September, but it will still [...]

I mentioned in an earlier post how the length of the day here in the Philippines is so different from what many readers here are accustomed to.  It takes some getting used to.  In most northern hemisphere countries the sun is always in the south to an observer on the ground.  It gets higher in [...]

What in the world is a Ber month? Oh, that’s simple. It’s a shortcut term for what passes for winter here in the Philippine northland. It’s slang for any month with a "b e r" in it.
I’ve mentioned in the past that "night is the Philippine winter", based on the fact that the average swing [...]

Hi.  I know posting has been sparse here lately.   I’m not going to apologize, this is a hobby for me, I make my money elsewhere and (surprising to many) I also have a family and a social life … so as much as I would like to be regular, I’m not and not likely to [...]

One of the issues that stops many families with children from moving to the Philippines is the perception that they can’t get a good education for their children there .
As a matter of opinion I feel that the Philippine public schools are, in most cases, woefully lacking.  If you disagree, fine, send your kids there [...]