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Why the Philippines? Why not stay in the US? Private school in the Philippines is expensive and on par with ordinary public school in the US. No reason to pick the Philippines on $5k a month.
Why the Philippines? Why not stay in the US? Private school in the Philippines is expensive and on par with ordinary public school in the US. No reason to pick the Philippines on $5k a month.
6k is the fixer price. 1,200-1,300 is normal.
Sorry, I can only answer about scholarships plus some extra info on schools here that you can go over with the mom. For grants, I know there are some government ones, but I'm not sure what the eligibility requirements are. Schools here do have scholarship programs, but not as extensive as in the US. At any school she wants to apply to, she can ask about available scholarships and even grants. Some are based on her high school performance, some on her performance in college, and some have other criteria. But depending on the school, some scholarships exist in name only, with requirements deliberately set to be unreasonable, borderline or completely unattainable, so the school can claim to offer scholarships while barely handing any out. If she can get into UP, especially UP Diliman, she'd get the best education in the Philippines at practically no cost to you. At most just dorm costs and maybe minor miscellaneous fees (less than K-12 private school tuition). Depending on her field, PUP could be another decent state school option in Manila. As for private schools... honestly, almost all of them aren't very good. Definitely avoid DLSU. I only bring up DLSU because she seems to be aiming high, and in Metro Manila DLSU is considered one of the "top" schools. But... the quality has dropped a lot (even though it's still counted among the "big 4"). Locally it's still revered, but that isn't based in reality. And the tuition is ridiculously high. All that tuition really buys is connections to help students get ahead domestically later on. I've had teachers from DLSU, and every single one had a massive ego with no real knowledge to back it up. Even their master's graduates would struggle with the exams I took for my bachelor's at my alma mater in North America; they might not even pass my senior-year exams. Of the big 4, UP and UST are probably the best options, UST being private. If she wants to go into health care, UST can be a great alternative if UP doesn't work out. Just a note: their nursing program can get pretty stressful for students because of its 100% passing-rate record. I hope you get the information you need for your decision.
Foreign remote jobs. If you're a Westerner looking for an actual local job in the Philippines? Tough luck. Unless you have some very rare skill they don't have.
I really enjoyed your post. Hopefully the commenters behave so we don't have to shut the post down later.
This is what happens when politicians pay people to vote for them
This is one of those cases where it went viral so they had to respond, but if nobody had seen it, nothing would have happened. And nothing will really come of the investigation either. No progress here.
I use a Globe eSIM in my iPhone, but I use so little data that I don't have a plan. I just load a few hundred pesos when I need it. I also have Tello (10GB plan) for the same price as you. The problem with Tello is it's really slow and unreliable unless I'm out in the open. I also have T-Mobile, which is way better than Tello but pricier, so I only use it when I really need to.
Wise.
They'll just reroute to Thailand or Cambodia.
Just open your wallet. As long as you pay for everything, they'll love you! My advice: buy the parents a small nice gift, and don't have the whole family meet you at the airport, because they'll bring everyone and expect you to foot the bill! Don't stay at her parents' house, stay at a hotel. Don't listen to their money problems, they'll sneak them in. Don't get a savior complex. Have a nice trip.
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Says the guy posting the classic rich old white guy with a young Pinay 😂
This is worrying. Does anyone know what happened?
I use Mint Mobile, and as long as I'm on Wi-Fi using Wi-Fi calling, I can make and take calls with no extra charges. So when I go to the Philippines nothing really changes, and it only costs me $15 a month.
If there's a picture of a motorcycle on the back of your UK license, you can ride a motorcycle in the Philippines. I converted my UK license to a Philippine one and got the motorcycle entitlement, because here cc doesn't matter, it's one size fits all. So if you have the 50cc scooter category (with a 30-year full license you must have it!), you can ride anything here.
Normal. Just buy new batteries and swap them in. Either get original Yuasa batteries or Dongjin batteries. I've tried both, and Dongjin has served me well so far. I've had them for 9 months. No sign of capacity dropping yet. AWP is on the cheaper end of UPS brands compared to something like APC, so they skimp on the batteries. Just get better batteries. The rest of the AWP UPS is more or less fine. Just make sure you get the right size and capacity.
Rustan's in Makati has a luxury bedding line. ShoeMart (SM) is much cheaper, but not bad if you pick pure cotton, 600 thread count. I've bought from both, but I prefer Rustan's.
In my experience, the best audiophile stores are in Shangri-La Plaza in Mandaluyong. There's also a small one on the top floor of Power Plant Mall in Makati.
New Yorker here, living in the Philippines for 2.5 years now. I get how you feel about the art and museum side. I actually like Manila quite a bit, though I'm in Leyte right now. But I'm not so sure there'd be drawing classes with nude models in, say, Tennessee.. I'd think you kind of have to go to the cities for that. If you're not a city person, I guess you have to make do with what the provinces offer, whether it's culture, vets or anything else. Life is just full of trade-offs.
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