Yohan wrote:This is very true. It is a big difference between a young backpacker walking around from island to island or an older Western man who is living for a longer time in Philippines renting a house. Such a foreign man is clearly at the risk to become a target of robbery, burglary, even kidnapping.starkeep wrote:... I think retirement in the pi is fine in a good area but some parts there are a lot of crime and you have to watch that you dont get mugged if alone early in the morning. So that is my and others worrys is the crime....
I can only advice foreign men considering retirement in Philippines to do what rich Filipinos are doing all the time.
Rent or buy property in a guarded community or condominium building, avoid to be out in the streets past 10 PM to 6 AM, never carry any valuables with you like expensive watches, keep in your wallet only the minimum of cash, otherwise use ATM cards etc.
It's about common sense, some Western cities are also dangerous. It's not only about Philippines.
Good advice, but how affordable is this, for the middle-class western man?
Is it possible, or you should be rich, to have such choices?
