Cherryann01
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Philippine Airlines going up in the world? by Lotus Eater
Philippine Airlines has now been invited to join the One World Alliance and will become fully integrated into the airline grouping by 2027. What does this mean for international travellers flying into and within the Philippines. If you fly on any of ...
I have decided not to proceed and wait until about November after seeing videos of flooding in parts of Cebu and Davao recently and I am also concerned about internal flights and ferry crossings being affected by any possible storms. In the meantime ... Read More
Philippines .. Love, Tell, Defend and Correct by PalawOne
By Joel Valdez, Philippines Citizen, via Philippines Expat Facebook GroupLove the country. Tell the truth about it. Defend it from enemies. Correct it from within.That should not be controversial. But apparently, in 2026, basic citizenship now needs ...
@mati_steve Yes it鈥檚 not a good look is it. One would have thought that the common courtesies of life should transcend cultural practices. I actually find this rude behaviour quite off putting and I鈥檓 not trying to sound ... Read More
Philippine Airlines going up in the world? by Lotus Eater
Philippine Airlines has now been invited to join the One World Alliance and will become fully integrated into the airline grouping by 2027. What does this mean for international travellers flying into and within the Philippines. If you fly on any of ...
@Lotus Eater Like you know my favourite airline is Qatar but my last 3 visits have been with Qatar, Cathay Pacific and Saudi Airlines and I think out of my 8 visits to the Philippines I have only booked directly with the airline twice including last ... Read More
"The major problems facing Phils Expats in next 2 years?" by PalawOne
For interest .. "What will be the major problems facing Philippine Expats within the next 2 years?" Asked of https://gemini.google.com & Gemini response:"The challenges facing expats in the Philippines over the next two years center around a ...
@Aidan in HCMC "Third world country" is a bit harsh, isn't it? Rather than use an outdated pejorative, "developing country" would be a better fit, making one sound less the fossil. Sometimes these ' nomenclatures ' regarding a countries economic ... Read More
There is always a silver lining by Lotus Eater
Any punters thinking of visiting the Philippines for the first time but are undecided now is the time.The US $ is trading at PHP61.45. The 拢 at PHP83.67. These are mid market rates.Some airlines are offering tempting prices not withstanding ...
@Cherryann01 Another thing that holds me back is the travel advise given by the Foreign Office and the fact that travelling against Foreign Office advise will probably result in my travel insurance being null and void. I would not be too concerned ... Read More
There is always a silver lining by Lotus Eater
Any punters thinking of visiting the Philippines for the first time but are undecided now is the time.The US $ is trading at PHP61.45. The 拢 at PHP83.67. These are mid market rates.Some airlines are offering tempting prices not withstanding ...
@Lotus Eater Foreign Office Advisories do warn against travel to the Middle East and that includes transiting through those airports so although you are correct about travelling with Cathay Pacific via Hong Kong, travelling through places like Doha ... Read More
There is always a silver lining by Lotus Eater
Any punters thinking of visiting the Philippines for the first time but are undecided now is the time.The US $ is trading at PHP61.45. The 拢 at PHP83.67. These are mid market rates.Some airlines are offering tempting prices not withstanding ...
Well I am still sitting on the fence regarding booking another trip to the Philippines. Very hard to work out what will happen next with the war in the Middle East and how flights will be impacted if Trump decides to start bombing Iran again. I ... Read More
Women鈥檚 health and support systems in the Philippines by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Living in the Philippines often means navigating a new healthcare system and social norms, particularly around women鈥檚 health. From finding the right medical support to understanding what鈥檚 openly discussed or not, ...
@Cheryl Although I do not live in the Philippines, I have visited 8 times and had several relationships while there. My current girlfriend was married but unfortunately her husband died some years ago. There is a Solo Parent Scheme in the ... Read More
There is always a silver lining by Lotus Eater
Any punters thinking of visiting the Philippines for the first time but are undecided now is the time.The US $ is trading at PHP61.45. The 拢 at PHP83.67. These are mid market rates.Some airlines are offering tempting prices not withstanding ...
I keep getting emails from Qatar Airlines offering discounts on selected routes - Bangkok being one of them and I do want to go back to the Philippines this year. For now though I have settled on a city break to Bratislava departing on Monday. Read More
100k budget for the house by Senyorita chubbylita
I want to ask for an advice very low budget for building a small house 2 bedrooms 1 toilet and bath small kitchen and dining thank you budget plan pls
The O/P had a budget of 100K Philippine Pesos and not 100K USD so I wonder what they managed to build if anything with their available funds. Looks like she was a OFW working in Hong Kong so maybe she managed to save more money to put towards the ... Read More
Quality woman for a quality guy by Slowdown23
My name is Ryan from the United states. I am looking (not rushing) for a traditional woman who I can get to know and spend my life with. I am 37 in good shape, financially secure and have strong interpersonal skills. Able to retire in 13 years when ...
@PalawOne I was asked to give hockey a try and I did playing as an outfield player, cannot remember the position but our goalkeeper got injured because he was not wearing the face mask and got a nasty head injury. I volunteered to replace him and ... Read More
Quality woman for a quality guy by Slowdown23
My name is Ryan from the United states. I am looking (not rushing) for a traditional woman who I can get to know and spend my life with. I am 37 in good shape, financially secure and have strong interpersonal skills. Able to retire in 13 years when ...
@Peter Clark Laarbruch was my posting in Germany - great times exploring Germany, Holland and neighbouring countries. Football on Sundays, squash and tennis sometimes, great food like you say and way too many beers. Somebody once told me that there ... Read More
Quality woman for a quality guy by Slowdown23
My name is Ryan from the United states. I am looking (not rushing) for a traditional woman who I can get to know and spend my life with. I am 37 in good shape, financially secure and have strong interpersonal skills. Able to retire in 13 years when ...
@Peter Clark I served 10.5 years in the RAF, 2 in Germany near to the Dutch border and have a number of Dutch friends from my time there so would have happily sat down with a group of guys from The Netherlands for a chin wag although I have no ... Read More
Quality woman for a quality guy by Slowdown23
My name is Ryan from the United states. I am looking (not rushing) for a traditional woman who I can get to know and spend my life with. I am 37 in good shape, financially secure and have strong interpersonal skills. Able to retire in 13 years when ...
@Peter Clark Lotus writes, "I have never been a fan of online dating as its so easy to meet girls when you are there but 'different strokes for different folks' as the saying goes." - @Lotus Eater At our age, with love it's like shopping. We can ... Read More
Quality woman for a quality guy by Slowdown23
My name is Ryan from the United states. I am looking (not rushing) for a traditional woman who I can get to know and spend my life with. I am 37 in good shape, financially secure and have strong interpersonal skills. Able to retire in 13 years when ...
I wonder if Slowdown23 is still active on this Forum and if he is would provide an update on his trip to the Philippines in 2023. I understand that he was looking for love 13 years before retirement and hoping to visit meet a suitable lady and keep ... Read More