last updated: Tuesday, February 17, 2015Almost every day I am learning a new word in Tagalog, one of the official languages of the Filipinos aside from English. One of the first words I can remember learning was ‘bulaklak’ = flower.Read more…
Street food in the Philippines
last updated: Sunday, February 22, 2015All over the Philippines, you will see street food sellers. Especially in the afternoon, they show up everywhere, preparing their wares on the street and selling it to passers-by. Filipinos eat whole day, in smallRead more…
Van service Luzon island and Metro Manila
last updated: Sunday, March 8, 2015One very supportive friend of Expatinthephilippines.com is an American guy, living in the Philippines as long as we do. And they have become very good friends. Art and his wife Ana recently bought a niceRead more…
Name giving in the Philippines
last updated: Sunday, February 22, 2015Name giving with royal names Country of Princesses and other Blue Blood. There is no country in the world where so many Princes and Princesses live than the Philippines. How would that be possible, youRead more…
Public transport in the Philippines
last updated: Thursday, March 26, 2015Philippine people use several ways to go from one place to another. If they have their own car or motorbike they use it often. Those who don’t have one, are using public transport. It dependsRead more…
jeepney, Philippines’ pride
last updated: Monday, February 16, 2015Jeepney’s are the most popular public transport in the Philippines. jeepney, Philippines’ pride In almost every street and every village and city you’ll find them and they are going everywhere. In fact it would beRead more…
retiring in the Philippines
last updated: Monday, February 16, 2015In the Philippines you may find lots of US citizens, thousands of Europeans, Australians and people from all around the world. Who and why do people come to the Philippines?? retiring in the Philippines MostRead more…
Philippines, a good choice
last updated: Monday, November 23, 2015One can have many reasons for retiring in the Philippines and become an EXPAT IN THE PHILIPPINES. Is the Philippines, a good choice for you? Is the Philippines, a good choice for you to liveRead more…
buying or renting a house
last updated: Monday, February 16, 2015I’m writing today about buying or renting a house to live in. Moving to the Philippines requires a lot of things to take care for. One of the very important things is where you areRead more…
We made it to the Philippines
last updated: Monday, February 16, 2015See first the profile page of Hans and MaryAnn Their first post was about looking for a place while on vacation. Check this story out before you continue. We made it As you might haveRead more…
Hans and MaryAnn reporting
last updated: Monday, February 16, 2015OK, so we visited the Philippines for the umpteenth time last year (Oct.25 to Nov.25 2010). Several reasons other than holidaying this time, although we didn’t forget that aspect. After a couple of days acclimatizingRead more…
Hidden Gems of San Antonio, Anawangin Cove
last updated: Monday, February 16, 2015Miles, the author, has agreed to write this about his weekend in one of the many beautiful spots in the Philippines: Anawanging Cove in Zambales. Click on the link for a short introduction of Miles.Read more…











