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The Gray Hound and His Pool Toy Story

Attention to everyone chasing their dreams

Scouting trip
I'm flying to Metro Manila in about 3 weeks to check things out. What would you put on my must-see list to help me figure out whether, and where, I should retire here?

A question for those going for a K1 visa. Have you heard when interviews will start being rescheduled?
I was asked to add the following, though my main interest is the K1:

Have interviews restarted for CR-1 and IR-1 visas too?

We're moving to the Philippines soon, and my husband is retiring and has been really stressed and anxious.. because this will be the first time he's not working or doing anything... me too... I've lived abroad half my life and all these changes are stressful..

Vampire bat [drawn by me]

Angles We Have Heard on High

Important question

Hi! Just curious, how long have you all been married to your Filipino spouse? And have you been living here in the Philippines ever since? I'm a Filipina married to an American. We'll celebrate our 17th anniversary on the 11th of this month. I know that's not all that long yet. I'd love to hear from all of you. :) Have a good one! :)

Is Metro Manila a good place to live?

Does it feel like living in Night City?

Good evening, thank you for having me in this group. I'm a Filipina and I married a Slovak man.. We started chatting in March 2025, met in January 2026, and then planned our wedding for September 7.. Honestly, when we started chatting I wasn't really serious about him, because I thought he was just telling me lies.. But in reality he was truly serious, even though I wasn't that excited about him... He has never asked for pictures of my body, and he's a really loyal and respectful man.. I'm happy that God sent me this man....🤗🤗🤗

Some more food for thought...
As someone who farms and grows herbs,
I've come to believe that nature holds cures for diseases we haven't even discovered yet. Every plant has its own healing properties, and I think we've only scratched the surface of what they can do. Sadly, money usually decides what gets researched and what gets passed over. I keep wondering how many valuable treatments are still out there waiting to be found, just because finding them wouldn't make enough money. I truly believe nature can teach us far more than we realize.

Pro photobomb players who interfered with the family photo shoot of the geese

I came crashing in like a wrecking ball

Can anyone recommend a hotel in Kuala Lumpur, or a tour package that includes airfare and hotel?

Are there any groups like this where Filipino women expose foreign men's dating app profiles? Something like the Tea app?

Today some Filipino woman (probably) publicly posted a foreign man's social media profile and showed all his photos and personal information. I think this is probably illegal.

But if people are doing this publicly, I wonder if there are also Facebook groups in the Philippines where foreigners' photos and dating app profiles get posted.

I know this kind of thing happens in other countries.

U.S. Embassy in the Philippines (Manila)
U.S. Consular Agency, Cebu
October 9, 2026

Starting November 13, 2026, everyone applying for a passport at the U.S. Embassy in Manila or the Consular Agency in Cebu must fill out their passport forms with the State Department's online Form Filler (https://pptform.state.gov/). Handwritten forms will no longer be accepted.

Why use the Form Filler? It cuts down on mistakes and shortens the wait for your new passport. Applications made with the Form Filler come out typed and easy to read, along with a barcode that speeds up processing.

How to make your barcoded form: Use the State Department's official online Form Filler for every passport application: https://pptform.state.gov/ For more on how to apply, see the U.S. Embassy Manila passports page (https://ph.usembassy.gov/passports/).

What you need to know:

Mailed-in applications:

Passport applications that reach the embassy on or after November 13, 2026, must include a barcode made with the Form Filler. Applications that arrive without a barcoded form will be mailed back to the applicant, which means extra processing time.

Scheduled appointments:

Applicants must make and print their forms with the Form Filler before the appointment. Anyone who brings a handwritten application won't be able to go ahead with the appointment and will need to fill out a new application with the Form Filler or book a new appointment.

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More information and help:
Sign up for the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP, https://mytravel.state.gov/s/step) to get alerts and make it easier for the embassy to reach you in an emergency.
U.S. Embassy Manila: 1201 Roxas Boulevard, phone +(63) (2) 5301-2000, Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The after-hours emergency number for U.S. citizens is also +(63) (2) 5301-2000.
Call 1-888-407-4747 toll-free from the U.S. and Canada, or 1-202-501-4444 from other countries, Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (except U.S. federal holidays).
For the Worldwide Caution, travel advisories, alerts, and Philippines country information (https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Philippines.html), see the State Department's travel website (https://travel.state.gov/).
You can also follow along on X (https://x.com/travelgov) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/travelgov).

Be careful with self-drive car rentals here!

Oh, so this is how the Prada KTV hostess fees and commissions work.