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I’m on a 5:05 AM flight from Manila to Hanoi on Cebu Pacific. I’ve never flown this airline before. What time should I be at the airport (Terminal 3). Any words of wisdom to spare? Thanks in advance!

Hi fellas! So long story short, my British friend bought something here in the Philippines but eventually needed to refund it. The seller agreed for a refund and said they will issue a check on her name. Now, what's her best option to deal with the check? Like can she encash it at a local bank? Thank you in advance. Peace.

He got deported to Korea and flew to Thailand, saying him and his family should be reunited in a couple of months. I wonder if hes going to get away with doing the same type of vlogs in Thailand?

Hi everyone. Nice to e-meet you all. Pretty new to this sub Reddit and reading for several weeks now. So it’s time to share some thoughts and maybe stumble upon like minded people.

My wife and I are both Europeans. She works as HR manager and I worked in roles like IT- and innovation manager for both government as the private sector. For the past 3 years I work at a US Big Tech company. We are planning for a sabbatical that could well end up in a migration to the Philippines. We both love the country from our holiday experiences. We are not the types that book a resort, but travel and stay amongst the locals btw.

Why Philippines? Well, I know myself. I’m now talking about a sabbatical, but within the first 3 months I’ll probably start working on a next business project. I have some ideas still laying around to explore. For a side business I was involved in, I have had some good experiences with Philippines VA’s. Good work ethics, English speaking and eager to learn. And yes. Probably not every Philipino is like this. But that goes also for Europeans.

One of my ideas is about offshore IT for which it is critical to have access to talented IT people.

So I was wondering how PH is evolving from IT perspective? Second, I would love to meet expats that are active in the IT sector to share thoughts and ideas with.

Best, Danny.

Went to do an extension today at marquee mall and it cost 1960 pesos for the normal speed and I will pick up my passport next week, for same day it is 2000 pesos extra.

while waiting I overheard a guy asking about leaving and coming back as he was at his 3 years limit and the BI counter staff told him that he is allowed to fly out and come back the same day, now i always thought it had to be next day so was interesting to hear the staff tell him same day return was fine. if he does that i hope he wont have any issues when he comes back.

This question may be a little bit morbid sounding. But I know ex-pats make the plans that they need to to live abroad. When you leave as an expat for Philippines, have you made the decision that you are planning on dying in your new country (hopefully far into the future, obviously) ? Is all your planning a one-way trip with no contingencies ?

Hi! I’m looking for female friends~

I don’t really have friends onsite. Maybe it’s because I look a bit intimidating or maybe because I rarely smile? Some people tried to approach me before, but they already transferred to another school, so I’m alone again 😥

Lately, I’ve been thinking it would be nice to have a Japanese or Korean friend, someone who knows little or fluent Tagalog hehe. I think it would be fun! I also watch Jessica Lee, and she’s so cute, it made me want a Korean friend too.

I think one reason why I don’t have many friends now is because I got really drained by my high school friends. They were very toxic until senior high. After that, I became more picky. I realized it’s better to have few or no friends as long as I feel peaceful and not drained like before.

I also don’t tolerate bad habits. I don’t rat out or snitch, but I tend to give advice or lectures, which might be annoying.. they say? 😥

Anyway, here are some things I like:

I enjoy reading books, going to cafés, exploring places, playing Uno cards, a bit of gaming, journaling, watching movies and series, and a little anime.

If you want to be friends, let me know! 🫶

About me:

Female

21

2nd year college

Quezon City

Note: Why only female friends? I’m a bit scared being friends with male 😥

I'm looking to retire very early and just move to Ph , we're talking 35 max .

How much allowance does gf / wife expects each month ( like pocket money she can use to buy w/e makeup / phone if she saves for few months and so on ).

I understand Filipinas are family oriented so they often send money home , having foreginer bf is like given that her family members will want something from time to time , how much did you need to "lend" to them over years while living over there?

I'm interested in rural areas / province , not really city dweller myself been raised in rural area.

Music is samey samey and everyone listens to the same stuff with little curiousity for going against the grain. This is so boring and very monotonous after a while like they are all clones here for music tastes. Yes there are whole albums to discover and listen to beyond catching some mainstream TikTok song!

Where are the heavy rockers and metal heads?

for Muslims here, what are the legal and religious procedures that must be followed when a Muslim foreigner man marries a Muslim Filipina woman in the Philippines? Thank you.

My old aunt in Texas and my mom in the PH used to be contacting each other just fine until one day, they tell their sister in Canada their texts or calls don't get through (sent but not received by the other party)

We used different companies, smart, globe and nothing works. The thing is, my aunt is living in a cave, sick, and isolated so we are not sure how to contact her. she wont respond to emails and she is using gvtc not even gmail. no social media because they are too paranoid about it. not even whatsapp or viber.

The last time there was contact we know she is very sick. We are scared to enter the us though cause we might be iced

If you're a stoner visiting the philippines (Manila) or are/have visited, have you found access to weed?