Our monthly expenses living near Iloilo City. We find that, with care, we can live fairly well near Iloilo City on about $2,000 per month. Continue reading
June 1, 2012
by GOIloilo
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Tag Archives: Iloilo Retirement
March 19, 2012
by GOIloilo
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Retire in the Philippines: how far from the city?
Living in the rural Philippines can be richly rewarding, but it’s a rare foreigner who could really be happy without the conveniences and necessities of urban life such as shopping and medical care. Continue reading
July 19, 2011
by GOIloilo
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Trip Report: Boracay Island, Philippines
Boracay – spoiled, overdeveloped, garish, tacky — a Coney Island, a Disneyland of the tropics or a great vacation destination? Here’s our verdict. Continue reading
December 22, 2008
by GOIloilo
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Cost of Cesarean Section in the Philippines
Carol’s sister had a cesarean (caesarian, c-section) section at a Philippine provincial hospital in Lucena City, Quezon Province in 2006. The total cost was P34,000. FilHealth, the Philippine national health insurance program, paid P8,000 of the total for a net … Continue reading
December 22, 2008
by GOIloilo
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Ovarian Cyst Surgery in the Philippines
Cost of ovarian cyst and total abdominal hysterectomy surgery in the Philippines Continue reading
September 30, 2008
by GOIloilo
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International shipping from Iloilo City
We’ve had good luck with both of the big international shipping firms; DHL and FedEx. Here are the details and another option; Johnny Air Cargo Continue reading
September 15, 2008
by GOIloilo
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Ideas for our new Philippine house
Tropical house photos, tropical house details to help us define the design of our tropical retirement home. They are an unorganized hodgepodge of things we’ve seen, things which caught our eye. Maybe something here will be an inspiration to your Philippine building plans. Continue reading
September 14, 2008
by GOIloilo
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Recommended Iloilo City Real Estate Attorney
Recommended attorney in Iloilo City – real estate attorney, an attorney if you are arrested Continue reading
August 30, 2008
by GOIloilo
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Tigbauan Architectural Puzzle
Tigbauan Church, a complex architectural history with many questions unanswered. Continue reading
August 26, 2008
by GOIloilo
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The Fabulous Spanish Heritage of Tigbauan, Iloilo
Tigbauan history, architecture, heritage. In the larger Philippine cities history has mostly been obliterated, but places like Tigbauan still retain a distinct and important historic integrity. Continue reading
August 12, 2008
by GOIloilo
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We buy real estate in the Philippines
Our new home in Tigbauan, Iloilo where we’ve learned a whole new meaning for “small town” and “rural”. Continue reading