Being married to a Filipina, you should know that marrying a Filipina means marrying the whole family. That is just how it goes in the Philippines. You are expected to help out financially when the need arises. I have been lucky over the years that such a need has been rare, but we have helped […]
I’ve been tagged by the LTO
Last week on Tuesday morning our trip to town went very smoothly I had a few places to go and not so important stop’s to make. We had just stopped by the Royal Store to pick up diapers for our grandson Jaden as we had received an emergency “We need diapers!” text from his mother” […]
EAM: Driver’s License Procedure
Back when I first moved to the Philippines, I felt pretty much stranded. As an American, we are really hooked to having a vehicle of our own, and without one I just didn’t feel normal! Only about 2 weeks after my arrival, I bought a car. I just could not make it without one, or […]
Would you buy medicines at Generics Pharmacy?
I was really pondering over this very topic for a long time now. I noticed that a lot of Pinoys will not really buy their meds at Generics drugstore. Reason being they said that they don’t trust the place, Generics pharmacy selling good medicine. They really think that those medicine that were being sold there […]
Visa availability & qualifications – EAM
It’s time for another Expat Answer Man podcast! If you have questions about moving to the Philippines and becoming an expat, we have answers and are happy to share those answers with you. If you enjoy the show, can you leave an honest review (just click here to do so) of the show on iTunes? I would […]
Scams abound!
I was just browsing through my FB news feed and saw the wall of my dear friend Sharon. Just reading what’s on her wall got me thinking. I’ve receive too many junk text too, mostly I don’t even read it I just deleted it automatically. It’s so annoying to received almost half a dozen text […]