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Which city in the Philippines is favorable for a retired businessman to stay compared to others?
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As an ex-Australian (Sydney) living in Philippines 8 years, I always avoid Manila. Crowded and mostly run down, although Makati area is modern. Cebu City is the best International airport to arrive at. Great taxis if you use the tellow ones, many great hotels near. I suggest the Ace Penzione hotel at Mactan, only about $6 in taxi from airport, with free breakfast in atrium, and nice restaurant downstairs. This hotel is opposite a good mall named Gaisano, with a taxi rank, and you can explore from there. I would never live in Cebu city as I prefer small rural seaside towns. Much to explore in PH, and try to find a friendly female to guide you but dont pay her more than 250 pesos per day.
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When we chose to build our retirement project in the Philippines, we had three important considerations: Proximity to Tertiary Level HospitalsEnvironment and CultureAccessMoving from Dallas, Texas to the Philippines, we had a few plans in mind. A few of which played into our strengths, and we had to take stock of our weaknesses. As in-coming retirees to a new country, we had good ideas on paper with information we gathered from friends in the Philippines. We made sure to follow up on those leads and actually go to specific offices to find out the veracity of the information we have collected online. We’ve decided on building a retirement community targeting our immediate friends from the US who would also be retiring in the next decade or so. Our project would be Ozark Diner and Bed & Breakfast in Baguio City, Philippines. From the time we arrived to the final consideration of Baguio City, we narrowed down our final three locations with the guidelines we stipulated above. We were set on exploring each one of them: Palawan, Tagaytay City and Baguio City. In 2012, Puerto Princesa did not have a tertiary level hospital. Tagaygay City was beautiful, but it would have taken over 30 minutes without traffic to reach Asian Hospital in Muntinlupa City for the nearest tertiary level hospital. Finally, Baguio City won us over. Baguio City is the perfect retirement tourism destination! There are three tertiary level hospitals: Baguio General Hospital, St. Louis University of the Sacred Heart and Notre Dame de Chartres Hospital. At over 5,000 feet above sea level, this mountain city has Spring-like weather all year. It is the gateway to the Cordillera Mountain Range and is only 2 1/2 hours away to surfing paradise to its west. The city is host to Indegenous Poeple and a mecca for business and education in the north. The population skews young, but is host to a lot of retirees from different countries in the world referred to as expats. Access is even more so now with the upcoming completion of the TPLEX (toll highway) from Clark or Manila. The scenic winding road leading to the city, Kennon Road, is destined for completion by end of 2020. The Baguio City airport is about to be re-opened by 2021 with commercial flights by Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines. Whether you are into arts & culture, nature or prefer a small town feel in a city; this is the place to be.