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Cebu’s Best 5 Star Resort: Shangri-La’s Mactan Resort & Spa Cebu, Philippines

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Charles Harman - American Ex-patriot, Former Virginia Resident, Former Texas Resident, Born in Washington D. C., Lived in Alexandria Virginia, Arlington Virginia, Dallas Texas, Grand Prairie Texas, Fort Worth Texas, Arlington Texas, Was in the United States Air Force, now retired (sort of), Stationed at: Udorn Royal Thai Air Base Thailand, Zweibrucken Air Base Germany, Vandenberg AFB, Tinker AFB, Hanscom AFB, Offutt AFB, Bergstrom AFB, as Photographer. I love to travel and ride motorcycles, Video, Web Developer, Author, Traveler, Blogger, Christian and Musician 36 Years on the Bass Guitar. Living my dream in Cebu City, Mandaue City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mactan Island, and Talisay City, Cebu Philippines.

Consider a retirement on one of our beautiful 7,107 islands of the Philippines. Live in Paradise, enjoy the warm sun and sand of our many beaches. One former reader of RetiringPhilippines.org is now living in Palawan, playing his guitar and enjoying his retirement days in beautiful Puerto Princesa City Palawan Philippines. I asked him if he wanted to move to Cebu City, you know what his response was, “What and leave paradise? Are you kidding…” Several others are located right here in Cebu City. Come take a vacation from your hectic life style and see if this might be the retirement place for you. Shop for souvenirs in our fabulous malls called “SM”s and Mega Malls (SM). And guess what? English is spoken in most places here, the only Asian country that can say that. Most Filipinos can speak at least some English and many can speak it well. Cebuano is the local dialect here in Cebu City, it is easy to learn. In Manila they speak Tagalog also not that hard to master. When traveling from Canada please consider choosing Air Canada Flights and save BIG on airline tickets at CheapOair.

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Did you know that an American or Foreigner moving to the Philippines can buy a Condo and live in it here, even if he is single? Did you know an American or Foreigner who is married to a Filipina (a lady from the Philippines) can buy a home here? Did you know homes in the Philippines are very affordable and easy to buy? And did you know you can finance the entire thing, that is the mortgage and the down payments? Please take a look at the following short pages about buying homes and Condos in the Philippines. And see the Property Listings Page for available Property. If Interested please contact me today: charles_harman@rocketmail.com, 63-32-520-1412. Give me a chance to find your dream home either in Manila or Cebu Philippines.

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70 Condo Units Ready For Occupancy Now. Buy and rent them out. Make this your Vacation Homew hile you live in the United states or wherever you are from. Buy your home or Condo through me and talk to an English Speaking American.

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Amenities:

Entrance hall with reception counter
Entry Phone System
Tight 24-hour security with controlled entry points
Swimming Pool, jacuzzi, gym, and roof deck garden
Standby Power Generator
Master TV Antenna with provision for cable TV
Individual electric and water meter
Underground and overhead tanks for ample water supply

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1 Bedroom – P 2,340,000 = $ 58,500

2 Bedroom – P 4,680,000 = $ 117,000

3 Bedroom – P6,395,000 = $159,875

4 Bedroom – P 9,383,000 = $ 234,575

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Take a look at our properties by clicking the link below.

Property Fr Sale in the Philippines

Property Listings

How to Buy a Home in the Philippines

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Camella Homes all over the Philippines, see me if you want one of these affordable homes.

Charles Harman: charles_harman@rocketmail.com, 63-32-520-1412.

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Did you know you can purchase and own a nice vehicle like this one over here. If you have a modest income you can get one with only a relatively small down payment. This one is a 2012 Ford Everest it is only sold in Asia, it has a 2.5 Liter Diesel Engine, 3 rows of seats, 3 TV monitors, GPS, backup camera, sonar, leather interior, tinted windows and all sorts of neat lighting effects like lights on the mirrors so you can see the door in the dark and so on. Take a vacation here and I will take you for a ride in it. I live only five minutes from Mactan International Airport.

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This is my gold Ford Everest Limited, sitting outside out apartment here in Lapu-Lapu City. Below are a couple of photos of a white Everest.

2012 Ford Everest, 5 door, 2.5 L Diesel, 3 rows of seats, 3 TV monitors, GPS, Side mirror lighting at night, Rear Camera, Backup Sonar, Leather interior on the Limited model.

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Retiring in the Philippines – Like glittering emeralds in a sapphire sea, the 7,107 islands of the alluring archipelago of the Philippines sparkle with attractions to entrance both overseas travelers and residents in search of spectacular natural wonders and a unique cultural heritage. Lofty mountain peaks, glowing volcanoes, lush, pristine rain forests, peaceful, azure bays and an iridescent underwater world combine to create a multi-hued canvas of breath-taking beauty. Asian, Spanish and American influences, together with the special qualities and customs of indigenous groups, have created a culture that defies comparison and is unmatched for warmth, hospitality and sheer enjoyment of life.

Did you know you can retire here in the Philippines and bring your wife and family if you have one that is? I mean move here lock, stock and barrel! Just sell or liquidate and get rid of all that junk you have been storing all these years. Yes you can ship some of the things you really want here by using what is called a balikbayan box (6.0 cu/ft – 24″x18″x24″). You can put just about anything in them (except perishable foods) and the price is only about $100 for unlimited weight. I have shipped printers, bottles of juice, canned foods, clothing even a stage ready bass amplifier. These boxes come direct from the US to your new location, they do not go through customs either. And if you have no place to mail it to just send it to me and I will hold it here for you. look for a Filipino supplier in your location who can ship, this should not take more than 2 months to get here via container ship.

Did you know that a retiree with an average social security check can easily afford a maid, they only cost about $50.00 a month, and they do everything for you, cook, laundry, by hand, clean and baby sit if you have children. A friend lives here on a $1000 a month pension and he has a nice rented home and a maid, He gets by yet has to watch his spending to make sure it lasts the the end of the month. He can’t do a lot of eating out but dies get out on occasions..

Also remember the Philippines is a 220V 60hz country this means your appliances will only work on a conversion transformer obtainable here in a variety of sizes adn are not too expensive. I brought some of my better kitchen appliances and and that bass amp and just plug them into my little 100watt 220 to 110 transformer, works fine.

You can even get all your dental work done here, for instance a crown will cost you around $100 to $150, $7 to $10 to clean you teeth. My wife had a baby here the hospital costs were under $200 and that was in a private hospital. You can buy a economical car here for around $13,000 or P599,000 and that’s new. Live your retirement and live like a king… Read on there’s more…

How about living in a Resort on the ocean for just over 100 dollars a month rent? Living in a Condo you can own your condo for as little as 500 dollars a month… My website and blog will show you step by step how to do all of this and more. You can move out of the US and into the Philippines, Obtain a Special Resident Retiree Visa (SRRV) or Non-Quota Immigrant by Marriage Under Section 13(a) and still receive your pension and Social Security checks. You can live on a fraction of what it costs you today in the US or Canada or Australia or France or even Germany for that matter. To live comfortably here you need a pension of at least $2000 or Php 87,600. If you are short you need to consider having your Filipina wife work or start a business to make up the difference. If this interests you please read on… I suggest you take a look at my “All Posts Directory” on the “About” menu above and you will also find it listed below in the “Quick Links”.

This website is aimed mainly at US Residents however the information also applies to other nations like Australia, Canada, Europe, Korea and others. It is about having a better life, making your funds last longer, Doing just about everything cheaper, living happier and carefree, it’s about how to have fun in your retirement years. Want a home built for under 50,000 US dollars? Want to spend time walking in the sand of the many fine beaches here? Consider Getting your Airplane Ticket at OneTravel.

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PLEASE NOTE: If you are interested in posting your own experiences on this website, please first register by clicking on Register, found on the sidebar. Look where it says “Meta” and “Register”, be sure to include at least your first name as I delete users with no names then pleaseadd a small photo of yourself. Next click on the main menu under (the black menu at the top) where is says “About RP “and select “Contact,” fill this out and include some info about you and where you are from and I will upgrade your registration to a level where you can post content to this website. You can also send an email to Charles_Harman@rocketmail.com. It is OK to post photos with you posts as I have done, just keep it clean please no x-rated or it gets deleted. All undesirable content will be removed along with your user id. All User Ids with no names will be purged. I have made registering a little harder as you now have to check your email for a password. This was done to cut down on machine operated spam users. I am also considering creating dummy photos of fictitious people to use as your photo if one is not supplied. If you don’t like this go in to users and replace it with your real photo.

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