Best Places to Retire in the Philippines: Retirement Destinations for Expats & Filipinos 🇵🇭 | Salee

where do you think is the best places to retire in the Philippines?

I want to retire in Philippines and I do not have any hobbies. I like to go to a different restaurants once a week but also I think I would like to have a few fruit trees and a small garden maybe even a few chickens, so not in the city but close to a city or a town. Where is that place?

I have been to Tagaytay and that photo is NOT Taygaytay. How can anyone trust this video.

We retired in IMus, Cavite. The area where my wife was born in and grew up. Her home was an old single floor Filipino Home with rusty pipes, no ac and other issues.
We torn the old house down, had our 3-Story Dream Home built in 2012, 5br 5ba, 3M pesos. Can't do that today. In 2022, we added 2 rooms and a new 2nd floor 24 x 10ft long Terrace. $10K
So to answer the Question. Our home is the best place for us to retire. We live in a Barangay, no expats, mingled with locals, they all know us and we attend events throughout the year with them and their families.

Where are you from and do you still live there please?

If I have a choice then I’d go south like in Davao. Safest place,only city with a free 911.Island access to Samal in minutes.Not as modern like Manila but all the amenities you need from malls,parks,hospitals with one of the cleanest market and affordable cost of living. Unfortunately I’m stuck in Canada sincd my kids are here to stay lol.

Best advice don't retire in the Philippines. Not a healthy place to live.

Advertising for the Philippines is often exaggerated; we don't want a house on the beach, the typhoon comes without warning.

The most corrupt country in the ASEAN. As long as you can live with corruption in all levels of the government, BI, Custom, BIR, LGUs, police, lawyers, prosecutors, judges, justices, then welcome to the Philuppines.

The worst place is General Santos.

If your children are not planning to go back and stay in the Philippines, do not buy any property when you retire in the Philippines. Just rent a house, lease a 4-door vehicle and a big touring bike to go island hopping. My wife and I have invested so much in the PI. I have fruit & veggie farms, fish farms, residential and commercial properties before I got married. My wife and I added more properties. Managing these properties is a headache no retiree wants to deal with. Never buy a condo. Sell all your properties and live the rest of your life hopping from one island to the next. When you’re done hopping in the Philippines, go to another country.
If you’re planning to stay more than 2 weeks in one spot, these are important things to consider: 1. How corrupt are the local officials/police/army 2. drug problem/crime rate 3. road conditions and proximity to regional and international airports 4. average traffic condition if you plan to live in a metropolis 5.proximity to hospitals, medical equipment/procedure and doctors you personally need 6. how diverse the supply of food is at the local fish port, public market and restos
If you plan to leave something to your kids, give them your 401k, 403b and other investments, including your old house, in the US. If you worked hard and smart in the US for more than 30 years, your combined private and social security pensions should be way more than enough to live a life of luxury in more than 90% of the countries in the world. Safe travels and absolutely have FUN!

I plan to retire soon to Camarines Sur. We have built a beach house overlooking across the bay to Mount Mayon and we have a large coconut plantation to redevelop on the mountain behind the village. Naga and Legaspi airports and Caramoan NP are just 35 minutes away.

Salee you look exactly like my wife...

Whats the most afordable place you can live

How About Davao City?
Safe, Cheap, Clean.

It is now surrounded by several Universities and It is with abundance underground water reservoir considered 2nd best water in the world.
Healthcare Private and Public hospital are operating, one of them is the branch of St. Luke in Bonifacio Global.
Residences are brand new and very affordable depending on the budgetary requirements.
Fruit bowl capital and veggies which very cheap in the entire Philippines

The best place us where you find JOY! Mine is where I was born and raised- Eastern Pangasinan. I go to visit other places within the country for at least a week every month.

I like your channel. You do a good job, you offer great advice...Thank you and stay blessed.

Thank you for not even mentioning Mindanao. We are too crowded in here anymore for migrants 😅

I’ll be retiring in Baguio city because of the weather and of course everything now is in Baguio the SM mall it’s huge and university all over town.we only 2 hours away from beach.

Lipa Batangas should be included. 1.5 hours from Manila easy drive, all highway. 300 meters above sea level so fantastic weather. All the modern amenities like malls, restaurants, three golf courses, hospitals, etc. super underrated retirement spot.

Tagaytay is great but the places just outside, like Silang, Mendez, Amadeo, Indang and Alfonso are also cool and much cheaper with less traffic. These places already have a lot of amenities.