In the Dumaguete area we are pretty much protected against (severe) effects of a tsunami by surrounding island masses, the risk of a really bad...
Installation of a toilet seems something that's best done once in place. However, the water supply and plumbing plus additional septic tank will...
It's simple John, the man doesn't have a clue about anything. Check the graph below, the EU buys hardly anything anymore compared to say 5 years...
I have a Brother DCP-T720DW, a 3 in 1 (print,copy,scan) that can connect wireless. It is not in the current line-up for Brother anymore (I've had...
Agreed. Democracy faces multiple problems, that were not foreseen at the time constitutions, whether codified or not, were written. The public...
I must be the luckiest guy in Dumaguete, living in a subdivision that I often compare to an oasis of quiet with no streetdogs, no neighbours with...
Filipino people generally are very reluctant to complain, ever. Whether it is noise, corruption, long waiting lines, political scandals, minimum...
Interested yes, but I've seen plenty lunar eclipses in the past, so I will pass on this one (too late for my old bones lol).
No direct experience myself with a live in helper/yaya/gardener/driver whatever. However, from what I hear (and seems plausible to me) when...
The website owner should fix this with the hosting service provider, it makes people go scared when their browser warns them this website is no...
No idea how many of you knew Randy, he lived in the rural mountainous area of Bais. He was from the USA, a long time resident in the Philippines...
If creating distance from Amlan is a major concern I would consider settling on a different island altogether, like maybe Bohol or Panay. From...
Insurance is basically a pretty simple consideration. You only want to insure risks that you're unwilling to deal with (financially) yourself. So...
As do the Dutch Dave. But talking about a Scotsman and pennies makes me remember a very old joke about who invented the copper wire. Answer: a...
Dave, the amounts insured on a typical house insurance policy are usually not indexed. So, to know whether your house and...
I think the difference in premium for house insurance is indeed because of differences in weather related risks, but also earthquakes and...
It's on Biak na Bato Road, near La Democracia street. If still unsure look at Google Maps.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience. It will definitely help me navigate my own installation/contract.
Seems expensive to me also Charly. Admittedly the rebuilding cost of our house (minus the lot and foundations) would be way lower than yours, we...
Just in case you missed the headline of that entire website page: The rules on that page refer only to "foreign income". So whatever the status...