jimsyfert
New memberAmerican expat in the Philippines
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Registration: 28 October 2023
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Medicare in the Philippines by Tsmslf
To those of you who may know this, my apologies but, for those expat seniors who didn't know it, St. Luke's Hospital in Manila TAKES MEDICARE AND SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE!! I just discovered this on St. Luke's site. You need an ...
Charming comment. I only said St. Lukes dont accept Medicare because someone on here claimed they did. I seen later that he corrected that statement. Good day Read More
Which is the Best Medical Insurance for retirees moving to Philippines by ylouis2
Hi,Me (US Citizen) and my Filipina wife (Also US Citizen) we planning to move to Manila Philippines and retire in 2024. We already have a condo at Eastwood. We would like to know what will be the best medical insurance for us in the Philippines. I ...
@ylouis2All the insurance company you listed are the most common. I priced them all but didn't like their preexisting condition policy. I decided should the need arise for anything major, Ill just fly to Hawaii and use my American insurance. Read More
Medicare in the Philippines by Tsmslf
To those of you who may know this, my apologies but, for those expat seniors who didn't know it, St. Luke's Hospital in Manila TAKES MEDICARE AND SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE!! I just discovered this on St. Luke's site. You need an ...
@TeeJay4103 The Guam hospital reviews I read were not good at all and someone told me that even though you have Medicare hospital will still require full payment at discharge and you are the one who waits for reimbursement. I have Medicare ... Read More
Single guy in the philippines where to go? by foveres
Hi ive been to the Philippines for the first time this year with the purpose of having a nice vacation and meeting girls for dating and just a night.Ive been to the island Mindoro and Manila and i got to say ive had a great time on mindoro at Puerto ...
@zoe2016. Youre exactly right. Theres countless places and areas he could go to just play.I hope he doesn't mislead any girls on relationship promises if only on short vacation.I came here to live permanently. My fiance and I got married. We have a ... Read More
UK pension paid directly into a Philippines bank account by FindlayMacD
Hi, looking for info from UK expats who have their pension or pensions paid directly into a UK Pound Philippines bank account. It's not something I really want to do but it seems my bank, Santander UK are looking to close the accounts of expats who ...
That is always the case as my BPI but it's not too bad of a rate. Read More
Best dating site to meet a good lady? by bkksaigon
Hi I am planning to move to the PH this summer and I would like to give a try to online dating. I am asking this question because I am not familiar with all the dating sites out there. Can you please share what dating site can be more likely to ...
@bkksaigon.Avoid all free sites as they are full of scammers and guys with girls pics trying to play the love card and eventually the grandma sick and needs money for medicine etc. I found my Filipina by coming here to restobar for dinner. Together ... Read More
Healthcare
Hello, I'm Jim, Since American health insurance isn't accepted here...Yet. So that leaves getting an insurance plan here but at 57 everything is pre-existing,or take your chances in Guam. US mainland is just too long to fly due to my metal hip and ... Read More