If I move there, do I have to get something like a permanent residence visa after 30 days? Is it difficult? I'm from…

Here's quite a bit of info. Here's how it works, friend... 1) When you arrive, you immediately (no action needed) get a 30-day visitor (tourist) stamp in your passport. For your first visit, you should also have a "departure" flight ticket showing you'll leave the Philippines within 30 days... we call it a dummy ticket... I did this for the first three or four times, but now my stay record is long enough that they don't ask anymore... At the last stop before entering Manila, go into the Priceline app... book a one-way ticket to anywhere... take a screenshot... and cancel right away. There's no cancellation fee (they give you 24-hour free cancellation, and nothing is charged)... Then you have a screenshot to show immigration... It's easy... 2) Within 30 days, go to the nearest immigration office. 3) On your first visit, they extend your visa with an additional 30 days (visitor/tourist). The cost is about $80. 4) If you go again before the second 30 days ends, it becomes a 60-day extension... You can also do it online (if you have a foreigner card). I forgot the cost, but it's probably around $80 too. 5) Keep repeating... At this point you'll probably want to get a "foreigner" card (ID), and if you want to switch from a visitor visa, you'll learn more visa options. With a visitor visa you can stay up to 3 years, and after that you can leave, come back, and stay another 3 years. Also, if you stay more than 6 months in the Philippines, you need to go get an exit clearance 2-3 weeks before leaving. It's to confirm you haven't violated any rules. It's easy, friend... When you arrive, just relax and dip your toes into life there... For the first 30 days, just go extend by 30 days each time as described above. Enjoy your stay...

A tourist visa can be extended two months at a time, up to a maximum of one year.

Just get married. At 67, you don't have much time left. You have 3 options: stay as a tourist and keep renewing for up to 3 years unless the law changes and shortens it, buy an SRRV visa and live here permanently if you want, or get married and get a 13A visa.