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Angeles City: a $40-per-night hotel and a 300-peso cheese pizza

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The host shows a quiet $40-per-night hotel in Angeles City and an old-fashioned pizza parlor selling a 300-peso cheese pizza, then closes with drone footage from Fields Avenue to Walking Street.

💡 Key takeaways

[Where to stay]
• Ema's Hotel (spelling from auto captions — check the video) — $40 per night
• The host says it is quiet, unlike many hotels in Angeles City
• The host thinks overall travel costs in Angeles City are about half those of Manila

[Food]
• Old-fashioned pizza parlor (name shown in the video) — cheese pizza 300 pesos (about $6)
• Delivery is available, according to the host

[Sights]
• The video ends with drone footage flying from Fields Avenue to Walking Street (courtesy of Stephen Burnett)

⏱ Chapters
00:02 $40-per-night hotel
01:08 Cheese pizza parlor
04:09 Drone footage: Fields Avenue to Walking Street

💬 What viewers said (6 comments)
• The most-liked comment says $40 should get you something cheaper in the Philippines, noting that in Vietnam the same money gets an ocean-view room.
• One viewer said the footage moved too fast to see anything; the channel owner replied he would slow down next time.

Angeles nightlife, 'the cheaper side' — bar names along 21st Street

A walk along 21st Street in Angeles, away from Walking Street, naming the roadside bars one by one. No prices are given — mostly a list of bar names.

💡 Key takeaways

[Where]
• The host walks 21st Street. Per the auto captions it's also called 'Don Waco Avenue' (check the exact spelling in the video).
• The host presents this street as the 'cheaper side' of Angeles nightlife.
• He said he'd provide maps for each bar, but a commenter asked where the map is.

[Bars mentioned]
• Speed Zone, Hangout Plus, Tehike (auto-caption spelling; check the exact name in the video)
• No Way Bar — the host says it's 'worth a stop'.
• Nifties, Rio — the host calls them 'two noteworthy bars'.
• Garfield's Last Stand, CNB Cafe
• Gray Fox — the host says it's 'always worth a stop'. The owner is Jenny, he says.
• Black Satin, Candy Bar, Thunderbirds, Night Moves

[Street scene]
• The host says Koreans are already setting up shop in the newly built stalls.
• There are also motorcycle shops and furniture shops along the road.

⏱ Chapters
00:00 Start of 21st Street — Speed Zone, No Way Bar
01:03 New stalls, Nifties, Rio, CNB Cafe
02:15 Gray Fox, Black Satin, Candy Bar, Night Moves
03:16 Street and shops with music
06:37 Motorcycle rentals and outro (per chapter title)

💬 What viewers said (19 comments)
• Viewers liked seeing bars outside Walking Street, and one asked for details per bar such as drink prices and peak times.
• One viewer said drinks are about 25% cheaper than Walking Street with less drink hassle, though not as cheap as it used to be.
• Asked where to stay for a year, the channel owner suggested living in the province on a budget and visiting Angeles once a month.

Baguio — About 3 Hours from Angeles: Camp John Hay, Hill Station, Sky Ranch

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The host, based in Angeles, introduces the mountain city of Baguio, which he visits every Christmas. He shows the Christmas decorations, Camp John Hay, Hill Station restaurant and Sky Ranch.

💡 Key takeaways

[Getting there & weather]
• Baguio is about 3 hours north of Angeles.
• According to the host, it sits at about 4,000 ft, so the mountain air is cool — a good escape from the Philippine heat.
• The host calls Baguio the 'Christmas capital' of the Philippines and says it is the largest college city in the country.

[Camp John Hay]
• Developed by the US military in the early 1900s under a US presidential executive order as a station for US military officers; Manila's wealthy class followed, he says.
• It is now privately run and has a golf course. The host recommends visiting and eating there.

[Hill Station restaurant & hotel]
• Location: Upper Session Road.
• A US military building from the early 1900s; the restaurant and rooms have been privately run since the early 2000s, he says.

[Other attractions]
• Sky Ranch: an amusement park run by SM.
• The host says Baguio also has a number of girl bars (no bar names are given in this video).

⏱ Chapters
00:00 Introducing Baguio
00:37 Christmas in Baguio
01:18 History of Camp John Hay
02:25 Dining at Hill Station
03:38 Attractions and activities
04:20 Wrap-up

💬 What viewers said (6 comments)
• Mostly short Merry Christmas greetings and thanks for the video.
• The video owner replied to each with a thank-you.

A $40-a-Night Room Next to Walking Street, Angeles — Natalia Hotel

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This video introduces Natalia Hotel, a room for about $40 a night within walking distance of Walking Street in Angeles. It ends with drone footage of the Walking Street area.

💡 Key takeaways

[Natalia Hotel]
• About $40 per night, according to the host.
• Location: a few doors from Philly's Sports Grill and Bar (as spelled in the captions); Walking Street is visible from the hotel and within walking distance.
• Opened in 2004 and, unlike many hotels in Angeles, very quiet, he says.
• Apartment-type rooms are also available, he says (sounds like four-bedroom units in the captions).
• According to the host, some expats stay at cheap hotels like this for a week and then move to another hotel, or stay for a month.

[Travel costs in Angeles — host's view]
• The host believes overall travel costs in Angeles are about half of Manila's.
• His tip: the rainy season, August to September, has the lowest prices of the year.
• He mentions the channel also has separate videos on $20-a-night and $100-a-night rooms.

⏱ Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Walking Street
01:04 Cost of Angeles
02:20 Natalia Hotel
03:24 Stay tips and other hotel videos
04:10 Tip: rainy season (Aug–Sep) is cheapest
05:59 Walking Street drone footage

💬 What viewers said (9 comments)
• One viewer agrees Angeles is cheap, listing daily costs such as a bucket of beers for 600 pesos and a trike for 100 pesos.
• Another viewer says Natalia is their kind of place.
• One viewer pushes back that it costs a lot more than explained; the channel owner replied that it is not expensive.

Is Php 145k enough for a month's living expenses in the Philippines?

Owning Land Through a Lease

Why not just lease land for 90 years instead of buying it? It's basically the same thing anyway.

That way, in theory, you'd have your own land and could build your own house, and you wouldn't have to live in a shoebox of a condo.

Marcos's New Executive Order: Schools Can Resume Classes Even While Local Class Suspensions Are in Effect

Under an executive order signed by President Marcos, schools will be allowed to resume face-to-face classes even while a class suspension issued by a mayor or governor is still in effect. The order amends the rules on class suspension decisions during disasters.

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The executive order also states that schools can decide on their own to resume classes during a local suspension if they document their on-site assessment and obtain the consent of the mayor or governor.

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Another mess. The problem with this is that just because there's no flooding or other trouble around the school doesn't mean students can get there safely. Not all of the students live right next to the school, either.

Which arm did you break?

A wise choice 👌🤡

Quick question for those of you living in the beautiful Philippines:

If you could go back to day one before you moved, what's the one most practical tip, app, or hard-learned lesson you wish someone had told you? (Whether it's housing, local apps, avoiding scams, or everyday life.)

I'm putting together a "practical guide" for newly arriving expats and want to hear what has actually worked! I'm not looking for tips from people on a 3-week vacation, but classic advice from seasoned long-term residents who've been through it all 🙏

English Use Among Kids

Hi everyone,

I'm in the Philippines right now for work. I'll be staying for a few months, and it's a wonderful country.

I have a question. I've noticed that a lot of kids speak English with each other instead of Tagalog. It's not just when they talk to me, but even when they're by themselves.

I looked it up on Google, and a lot of Filipino users online say that even though they were born and raised in the Philippines, they can't speak Tagalog.

Is this common?

I'm from Europe, and this really shocks me. My country is very small, but I can't imagine not using our language with our kids and not passing it on to them. Keeping our language alive and using it every day is a matter of national pride for us.

The Philippines was colonized for much longer than my country, so it's honestly amazing that it managed to preserve its languages through all those years.

But are kids really not using them anymore? Does nobody care? Is the Philippines going to become the first fully English-speaking country in Southeast Asia?

Do politicians even talk about this?

Continuing from before, the kids' charity run is over.

Hippodromo, Cebu City edition

It was over quickly, only an hour. I like that haha

Is the dog really your friend?

An Ordinary Day in Florida

This reminds me of that DepEd controversy from a few years back again

I've been in the Philippines for over a year now. I don't live in Manila, so I tried to extend my tourist visa through the BI website's online system. I heard that once you've been here for more than a year, you have to apply in person at the office? Getting to Manila would mean buying a plane ticket right now. I'm looking for the most reliable and convenient way. The website also seems to have connection problems from time to time? This time I was planning to extend for 2 months. The previous times I extended in 6-month increments, but to do that I had to leave my passport with them.

Thank you always for your help 🙏👍

You totally broke my groove ✨

1. Where do I go to get fingerprinted for the retirement visa?
2. What's the best way to send this to the US to get it apostilled?

I've been living in Cebu full-time for 2 years.

It's for the retirement visa, and they're telling me to get the clearance check apostilled.

I have no plans or intention of leaving Cebu.

I'm not in a rush. I saw a place online that does expedited service for $300, but I don't need that, and I'm fine sending it myself by DHL. I just still need to look into the apostille process more.

Thank you so much to anyone who can help!

The Philippine developers' condo pre-selling system is about to hit a wall

Basically, there are 7 types of condo buyers in the Philippines

1) POGO people

2) Corrupt people

3) Ordinary people who buy with a 10% down payment and 0% interest for up to 5 years, then have to pay the full balance later

4) Chinese people

5) Foreign residents (expats)

7) Afam

1) POGOs are illegal now, so they've all left, and the demand for condos and offices went away with them

2) Corrupt people don't buy anymore because too many people are watching them now

3) Ordinary people can't buy anymore. They can't resell, and they can't pay the full balance after 5 years (this has already blown up 9,000 times in 2026 alone)

4) The Chinese are lying low because China's property market has its own problems, and they don't have spare cash to pour into Philippine condos anymore

5) Expats are smart, so they're sitting on the sidelines for now

7) Afam used to be easy prey for condo sellers, but now they read the news too and mostly sit on the sidelines

With condo values and rents falling, people in the 5-year down payment period are now trapped. They can't resell, and they can't raise cash or get a bank loan

A storm is coming

As everyone knows, developers have effectively inflated condo prices all along, and that works fine until the chain of buyers breaks. That's exactly what we're seeing now.

Even though developers are now offering cash buyers 40% off, I don't see a single reason to buy right now

I was trying to go to the rally, but it said "DENNIED" (denied)?