Newbie planning to move to Dumaguete

Jake78 · May 26, 2017

Wrye83 said: ↑

$10 is quite a lot for dormitory accommodations in Dumaguete (about twice as much as you should be spending). If you decide to stay in such a place make sure you are only bringing clothes. Keep anything valuable on you at all times. You electronics/expensive items will get jacked if you leave it unattended in the room.

It's a bad idea to come to the Philippines/Dumaguete on a limited budget and think you are going to open a business and live off of the profits....unless you are comfortable living in an unfinished house/boarding house with dirt floors, with a few light bulbs, no ref and surviving mainly on rice like a local. Almost every expat you will see with successful businesses (technically they don't actually own sh*t) in Dumaguete came with a small fortune to start and the profitable existing business was likely not their first attempt. If you have experience with your own business in the West you might as well throw all that knowledge out the window, things are not done the same in the Philippines. Also, starting a business catering to expats in Dumaguete is a bad idea as well. Most expats living in Dumaguete are about as cheap as locals (yet complain 10 times more than locals do). Most want Western products and service at Filipino prices, quite ridiculous dealing with us. Avoid like the plague.

Then again, your posting location seems to suggest you are already in the Philippines so maybe you are already aware of all of the above.

Are you married to a local?
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Thank you so much for the advise. Actually I'm a Filipino so I can easily adjust with the locals.

Mary B. · May 31, 2017

Zionknights is a good and safe place to stay and the owner is so accomodating. Maybe you can try a day or two, then decide if you still want to stay. You can talk to the owner if there are any kind of arrangement if you are going to stay for a month. Good Luck.

TheDude · Jun 1, 2017

Harold's Mansion also has dorms. Last rates I came across were something like 300 a night.

SunSea · Jun 4, 2017

so true.

Wrye83 said: ↑

$10 is quite a lot for dormitory accommodations in Dumaguete (about twice as much as you should be spending). If you decide to stay in such a place make sure you are only bringing clothes. Keep anything valuable on you at all times. You electronics/expensive items will get jacked if you leave it unattended in the room.

It's a bad idea to come to the Philippines/Dumaguete on a limited budget and think you are going to open a business and live off of the profits....unless you are comfortable living in an unfinished house/boarding house with dirt floors, with a few light bulbs, no ref and surviving mainly on rice like a local. Almost every expat you will see with successful businesses (technically they don't actually own sh*t) in Dumaguete came with a small fortune to start and the profitable existing business was likely not their first attempt. If you have experience with your own business in the West you might as well throw all that knowledge out the window, things are not done the same in the Philippines. Also, starting a business catering to expats in Dumaguete is a bad idea as well. Most expats living in Dumaguete are about as cheap as locals (yet complain 10 times more than locals do). Most want Western products and service at Filipino prices, quite ridiculous dealing with us. Avoid like the plague.

Then again, your posting location seems to suggest you are already in the Philippines so maybe you are already aware of all of the above.

Are you married to a local?
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blaze · Jul 6, 2017

Jake78 said: ↑

Hi Everyone! I'm a newbie here and planing to move to Dumaguete and hopefully establish a small business . I retired early after working for a multinational company for 30 years. When I visited Duma last year, I decided that this is the city where I will spend my retirement. Hope to hear from you all.
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Hi Mate, Same story here but been coming and going from Dumaguete for 12 years. Finally stayed here permanent 18 months ago. Hope your enterprise goes well. Follow the business rules and dont get angry when things go wrong with setup regulations. The moment you show agro you might as well say you have added a month to your endeavours

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