mati_steve
American looking for information about Philippines
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About me
American
Speaks English, some Spanish, very little Basayan
Registration: 17 October 2024
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Owning rental property to satisfy physical address proof
I am a retired US citizen currently living in Texas, and plan to move to the Philippines in 2026. One of the 鈥済otchas鈥� that I keep hearing about is how to keep a physical address in the US in order to keep the financial institutions ... Read More
U.S. Social Security website crashing by PalawOne
Perhaps of assistance, from the Washington Post today ..Social Security website keeps crashing, as DOGE demands cuts to IT staffThe worsening problems come as Elon Musk鈥檚 DOGE team pushes for more cuts at the agency, including in the ...
I read this in other places, but is it actually true?The problem with the anti-Trump press is the same as the pro-Trump press.They both lie to suit the angle they want to spin.The report I read last said there was no evidence the outages were down ... Read More
Rodrigo Duterte arrested. by Lotus Eater
The former president of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte has been arrested in Manila by the ICC (International criminal court)Chickens finally coming home to roost Rod?
So what's everyone's opinion about emotions escalating and something along the lines of martial law being enacted in the Philippines?I left there a week before the arrest(?) took place after a month-long visit to Davao and Mati Cities. I've spoken ... Read More
Rodrigo Duterte arrested. by Lotus Eater
The former president of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte has been arrested in Manila by the ICC (International criminal court)Chickens finally coming home to roost Rod?
The ICC as well as the UN has become nothing more than a politicized farce. I'm glad the USA refused to re-sign. I hope they'll get out of the UN as well. Useful at one time, but they've turned into ideological hacks now. Read More
Depositing monthly social security payments linto WISE by danfinn
I recall reading WISE advertisements a few years ago suggesting that Americans deposit their SSA payments directly into WISE. But when I checked recently, I can see that WISE has stopped recommending this. Perhaps there wasn't enough response from ...
I started looking into this myself, and it's definitely a pain having to have a US address for financial institutions in order to continue doing business. I have an IRA and brokerage account with Fidelity as well as their Cash Management account. ... Read More
Aquino airport connecting flight by mati_steve
Hi folks.聽 I'll be headed back to Mati next month and my flight this time has me coming into Aquino Airport (Manila) and then a connecting flight to Davao.聽 This will be my first time flying into the Aquino airport and just looking to get ...
Just wanted to post on how it went for me in case anyone wants to know in the future 鈥 landed right on time at NAIA airport (Terminal 1), coming from Taipei, Taiwan. The plane got to the gate relatively quickly and off-boarding was ... Read More
Contacting social security ?? by Mepp7777
Is anyone having a huge problem getting answers from our FBU office at the Embasy ? I can't get through on phon lines as they never answer and after on hold some time I get disconnected. I call back and the same thing happens. After trying on the ...
Good info folks. Appreciate you all adding context for those of us lurking. 馃槑 Read More
Cebu airport immigration (departure) by mati_steve
Hi folks. I鈥檒l be traveling to Davao soon. My return flight has me going from Davao to Cebu and then international (Taipei, etc). Anyone have a rough idea how long it takes to get through immigration at the Mactan-Cebu Airport? I flew ...
Funny you mention Taipei, Davao and Cebu because I am seriously thinking of spending some time in Davao in the next few months and if I can, I like to stop off somewhere on route to the Philippines. Taipei has been on my radar for some time and I ... Read More
Cebu airport immigration (departure) by mati_steve
Hi folks. I鈥檒l be traveling to Davao soon. My return flight has me going from Davao to Cebu and then international (Taipei, etc). Anyone have a rough idea how long it takes to get through immigration at the Mactan-Cebu Airport? I flew ...
@Lotus Eater@PalawOne@Cherryann01Thanks much for all of your input! I think I'll take my GF's advice and just spend 2-3 days in Cebu with her. I was there last year for an hour on a parked plane (haha), so didn't get to see much. My layover in ... Read More
Cebu airport immigration (departure) by mati_steve
Hi folks. I鈥檒l be traveling to Davao soon. My return flight has me going from Davao to Cebu and then international (Taipei, etc). Anyone have a rough idea how long it takes to get through immigration at the Mactan-Cebu Airport? I flew ...
@Lotus EaterThank you. Yea, I fly out of Davao into Cebu (terminal-1) and my international flight (Eva Airlines) out of terminal-2 is 2 hours later. I see that the two terminals are next to one another, but you still need to either walk (10-15 ... Read More
Cebu airport immigration (departure)
Hi folks. I鈥檒l be traveling to Davao soon. My return flight has me going from Davao to Cebu and then international (Taipei, etc). Anyone have a rough idea how long it takes to get through immigration at the Mactan-Cebu Airport? I flew ... Read More
Aquino airport connecting flight by mati_steve
Hi folks.聽 I'll be headed back to Mati next month and my flight this time has me coming into Aquino Airport (Manila) and then a connecting flight to Davao.聽 This will be my first time flying into the Aquino airport and just looking to get ...
@Andy_1963Great info - thanks! I just turned 60 last year, so good timing (haha). I'll keep that in mind when I get to customs. I travel light and always hand-carry, so I should be set (unless for some reason the airline forces me to check in my ... Read More
Aquino airport connecting flight by mati_steve
Hi folks.聽 I'll be headed back to Mati next month and my flight this time has me coming into Aquino Airport (Manila) and then a connecting flight to Davao.聽 This will be my first time flying into the Aquino airport and just looking to get ...
@gregparker6201Awesome, thank you! Read More
Aquino airport connecting flight
Hi folks.聽 I'll be headed back to Mati next month and my flight this time has me coming into Aquino Airport (Manila) and then a connecting flight to Davao.聽 This will be my first time flying into the Aquino airport and just looking to get ... Read More
Moving to Philippines by anderslinde
Hi AllAnders Linde here, originally from Sweden but currently living in Greece.Me and my Julie are planing to move to Philippines in April 2025. She is originally from Philippines and wants to go back.As an Senior Sales manager om looking for jobb ...
I have to ask.,.,...If everything is so negativ......what are you doing in Philippines???If you start every day with this attitude...then you have destroyed that day.Is a very resonable question? - @anderslindeWarm, tropical temperatures pretty much ... Read More