[ 2 Comments ] Posted on 01.25.10 under Our House Project, Services, Shopping
Buying construction equipment in Iloilo for our house building project in Tigbauan, Iloilo – cement mixer, concrete vibrator.
[ 1 Comment ] Posted on 09.01.09 under Services
The 3D brand of small appliances is one the most popular in the Philippines. We found they also offer good parts and service.
[ 3 Comments ] Posted on 07.17.09 under Iloilo City, Philippine Retirement, Services
Experiences of a foreigner getting a driver’s license in Iloilo City.
[ 1 Comment ] Posted on 06.06.09 under Services
For those that have asked about a flying club in the Iloilo area… I visited Visayas Aerospace college and technology at the Iloilo airport and spoke with their president, Orson Bahinting. They do rent planes and provide the necessary instruction for those wanting to get their Private rating. They currently have a Cessna 150, two [...]
[ 3 Comments ] Posted on 05.14.09 under Services
Recommended Apple Macintosh computer repair center in the Philippines. My wife and I both have fairly aged Macintosh laptop computer. Carol’s is a G3 iBook and mine a G4 PowerBook of about the same vintage. Carol’s iMac display started to go out. The display would only work if the laptop was almost closed. We thought [...]
[ 3 Comments ] Posted on 02.16.09 under Iloilo City, Services, Shopping
Cathay Pacific Iloilo, Manila, Philippines. We’re delighted that Cathay Pacific Airways has opened a ticket office in Iloilo City. It’s located on General Luna Street in the city proper, in the new “Arthur Suites” building. There’s a big Cathay Pacific sign, so you can’t miss it. When it first opened we thought it was just [...]
[ No Comments ] Posted on 12.16.08 under Services
The United States Embassy in Manila maintains a list of attorneys as a service to United States citizens. It is primarily intended for the assistance of US citizens who are arrested in the Philippines. The law firm for Iloilo is: Treñas, Treñas & Rubias Law Offices Address: 2/F Golden Commercial Center Iznart Street, Iloilo City Telephone: (63-33) 337-3021 or [...]
[ 2 Comments ] Posted on 09.30.08 under Services
We’ve had good luck with both of the big international shipping firms; DHL and FedEx. Here are the details and another option; Johnny Air Cargo
[ 1 Comment ] Posted on 09.29.08 under Services
I am a US citizen. Here’s my experience voting in 2008 US elections by absentee ballot. I tried out the free FedEx shipping for absentee ballots this morning. The FedEx program is called “Express your Vote”. I went to the FedEx office on the main floor of the Gaisano City mall in La Paz, Iloilo [...]
[ 5 Comments ] Posted on 09.19.08 under Philippine Retirement, Services
If you’re planning to spend your retirement overseas you may want to hire a mailing service in your home country to receive you mail and forward it to you at your overseas home. There are a number of considerations.
[ 1 Comment ] Posted on 09.18.08 under Iloilo City, Philippine Retirement, Services, Where to Dine?
Foreigners living in Iloilo City can attend two expat gatherings each month.
[ No Comments ] Posted on 09.14.08 under Iloilo Real Estate, Services
We have had very good luck with Attorney Jeanette Ong, Casa Plaza Building (a former hotel which is now an office building, it adjoins the Atrium Shopping Center), Suite 210, Iloilo City, +63-336-3826, mobile 09209188170. Jeanette is a former Iloilo Registrar of Deeds. She specializes in real estate and has treated us in a honest [...]
[ 5 Comments ] Posted on 09.04.08 under Iloilo City, Nature, Environment, Philippine Retirement, Services
Detailed Maps Available at Iloilo City NAMRIA Office Iloilo City, Panay Island, Philippines I’m the kind of person who really does not understand much about direction and geography unless I have a map. There are some good country and city maps of the Philippines available from Nelles, Periplus, the locally published EZ maps and some other [...]
[ No Comments ] Posted on 09.03.08 under Iloilo City, Medical and Dental, Perspectives, Philippine Retirement, Services
The Philippines has a totally pay-as-you-go health care system. Your first stop at the hospital (as it is in the US) will be the cashier’s office. You must have money to pay for health care, otherwise you will not get care, will not be admitted to a hospital no matter how dire your situation. A [...]
[ 14 Comments ] Posted on 08.29.08 under Philippine Retirement, Services
We moved to the Philippines from Upstate New York. We packed all our things in big cardboard shipping boxes (balikbayan boxes) and smaller file storage boxes, both of which we bought at our local Sam’s Club. We shipped a lot of books. If you have specific reading preferences, bring the books with you. Except in [...]