Skip Scott
American expat in the Philippines
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Lives in Pasig City, Metro Manila
Registration: 04 May 2021
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Making a Filipina a Beneficiary by Cyclone Ed
Hello. I am from the United States and currently living in Lapu-Lapu City. It is my desire to distribute some of my estate to a few citizens/residents of the Philippines who have been kind to me. It seems to accomplish this directly, my ...
@Cyclone Ed You may want to check the consular office in cebu. They don't offer all services the Embassy does though. Read More
Making a Filipina a Beneficiary by Cyclone Ed
Hello. I am from the United States and currently living in Lapu-Lapu City. It is my desire to distribute some of my estate to a few citizens/residents of the Philippines who have been kind to me. It seems to accomplish this directly, my ...
@Cyclone Ed You could also check with the consular office in cebu. I don't know if they have a social security office there. Read More
New members of the Philippines forum, introduce yourselves here - 2025 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Philippines forum? Don't know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on your ...
@thomanjim Hello there!We are an American (72) & Filipina (46) living in Pasig City near SM East Ortigas. We have a few small eataries in the Pasig/Makati & Taguig area that specialize in hot wings.Love to get in touch and see if we could ... Read More
Making a Filipina a Beneficiary by Cyclone Ed
Hello. I am from the United States and currently living in Lapu-Lapu City. It is my desire to distribute some of my estate to a few citizens/residents of the Philippines who have been kind to me. It seems to accomplish this directly, my ...
@Cyclone Ed Welcome to the forum, Ed.What you say is true. The option of using your brother as an intermediary is very good. In order to transfer to your selected people in the Phils, he will need their bank account info and the full name its ... Read More
US Immigration/Banking by vehicross100
Finally after 10 years we made our first trip to the states. My Wife had absolutely no issues with Immigration. They asked where we are going, Took a look at our hotel reservations and said “Have a nice Trip”A few days later made a ...
My wife applyied for a USA visa a few years ago. Researched requirements & applied online and she had them in hand when she was notified of her appointment 3 months later. Dropped her at the embassy with time to spare. Entry is based on your ... Read More
Road safety in the Philippines by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Navigating roads and experiencing traffic in the Philippines as an expat can be a learning experience. We invite you to share your insights in order to help other expats and soon-to-be expats stay safe on the road in the ...
@Rammers In the province, perhaps, but in Metro Manila its from 6:30 am - 10 am or so and again from 5-9 pm Mon-Sat. Read More
Basic Healthcare Manila by Jackson4
I arrived in Manila July 5. After a week of not sleeping very well, I got some really sore (painful) throat, some cough/cold and headache. Today's Monday and I will fly back to the US Thursday. Not good. I went to UST Hospital and was seen by a ...
I agree with Brojeslov...hope you recover soon.Were you seated next to or near another pax with any symptoms? Int'l flights can really do a number on healthy pax.Yes, you inadvertently stumbled on a benefit of living in the Philippines...extremely ... Read More
20 ft shipping container Los Angeles to Bohol? by Moab762
I need to ship a vehicle and assorted tools, home goods, personal effects etc. From Los Angeles to Bohol. Cursory search with AI gives me 20ft shipping container prices of $1000-$3500. Never done this before. Need to transport items (vehicle I ...
@Moab762 The difficulty in registering a vehicle in the Philippines far outweighs the benefits, especially if you are bringing it in to place into storage!You don’t address if other items (household goods, etc…) would be involved ... Read More
NAIA T3 Grab Service booking desk incompetency by Jackson4
I had been a fan of Grab while in the Philippines. I arrived Manila yesterday morning. I tried to book Grab using my cellphone app but Grab app required update. Since internet speed is so slow, I was unable to update the app. I went to the Grab ...
I’ve had good service using Grab. I can’t imagine what went wrong, but I suspect the service desk at NAIA had a part in it.Regarding feedback, I’m surprised they don’t have a way to provide feedback.Suggest logging in to the ... Read More
20ft shipping container LA to Subic? by Moab762
Planned move to San Fernando, LA Union. Researched shipping my vehicle (2012 Jeep JKU). Best shipping companies appear to be BR or NEX. NEX is by far the most economical. Shipping times are similar. Subic is least busy port of the ones I found. I ...
Sadly, I join Big Pearl & Enzyte Bob on this.I imagine that that the paperwork involved in registering a US vehicle here would approach thousands of pages of documentation. Nothing is easy when dealing with the government here (they still use ... Read More
Where to deposit US treasury cheque in PH by ririd9705
Hi! I just received my 2nd stimulus cheque this april and i was wondering if there’s anybody who has been deposited theirs here in the Philippines. What banks can you suggest to deposit mine, i got my $600 and also i tried in eastwest bank and ...
@Mickoy I cant answer your question regarding those banks.We have a Metrobank USD account set up to accept SS checks. Note that SS has a policy that only the person getting the check can withdraw, so the acct must be a sole (not joint) acct. Minimum ... Read More
Auto Insurance by Larry Fisher
I never buy auto insurance through the dealer. I paid cash for my car. Now I want to find insurance. What's the lowdown ?
We also use Standard Insurance. We bought it through BDO Insure (at all BDO branches) don't know if they sell over the phone, but their phone number is:Tel No: +63 (2) 8838-BDOI (or 88382364) Metro ManilaDomestic Toll Free: 1800-10-8382364Monday to ... Read More
American ex-pats social security payments. by FindlayMacD
Now that Elon Musk has taken over the US Treasury Payments System and installed his own people in there to run it, his own people being a bunch of 6 kids he calls IT Specialists, all aged between 18 to 24, are any of the American ex-pats on here ...
My Social Securiy check was posted to my savings account here in the Philippines late yesterday or last night. Read More
Aquino airport connecting flight by mati_steve
Hi folks. I'll be headed back to Mati next month and my flight this time has me coming into Aquino Airport (Manila) and then a connecting flight to Davao. This will be my first time flying into the Aquino airport and just looking to get ...
@mati_steve Global Entry is run by USA Customs and only applies to travelers entering the USA.Sorry… Read More
Typhoon frequency. by bigpearl
Well I've been counting/watching. The third one is now out in the China sea,,,,,, 3 in 3 or 4 weeks and tracking windy we have another going to hit the north east coast of Luzon on Monday followed by another probably on Friday/Saturday morning,,,,, ...
50 years is meaningless when you are talking the Earth's lifetime. Read More