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Same Sex Relationships- A Welcoming Attitude in Dumaguete
January 11, 2021

Same Sex Relationship in Dumaguete John and Marty have been in a same sex relationship for twenty-five years. They formally married in San Francisco on June 5th 2009. In March 2016, they flew from San Francisco to Ninoy Aquino International airport in Manila. Next was a short flight to Dumaguete [...]

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Michael and Vie – A Successful Expat and Filipina relationship
January 11, 2021

MICHAEL and VHIE. Expat and Filipina Couple In Love with Each Other, and Dumaguete Michael is originally from Ireland while Vhie comes from Balamban on Cebu Island. Michael is seventy. Vhie is thirty-four. They first met online, then in person at the Ayala Mall in downtown Cebu. That was five [...]

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Vincent and Melinda – 2 People Who Found Love in The Philippines
January 11, 2021

VINCENT and MELINDA A great story of people who have found love in The Philippines. Vincent is from France. He’s 37. Melinda is Pinay, aged 26, and originally from Mindanao. They presently live in Sibulan, which is close to Dumaguete. They originally met on a dating web site, but did [...]

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Phil and Marites – 1 More Loving Filipina and Foreigner Couple
January 11, 2021

PHIL and MARITES      A Great Example of a Loving Filipina and Foreigner Couple                 Phil is originally from England. His wife Marites is Pinay. Phil is in his early seventies. Marites is forty-five. Phil’s work as an engineer found him living in many countries all over the world. It was [...]

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Larry and Belinda – 1 Awesome Foreigner/Filipina Couple
January 11, 2021

LARRY and BELINDA A Foreigner/Filipina Couple Larry is an American who was born and raised in Texas. He’s 56. Belinda is from Bacong which is near Dumaguete City. She’s 32. They now live together in Bacong. They had communicated online for a while before meeting in person when Larry came [...]

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More Than 1 Good Fitness Club Options In Dumaguete
December 15, 2020

Fitness Clubs in Dumaguete Because so many foreigners are retiring in the Dumaguete area, a vibrant fitness industry has developed here particularly over the past five years. Several high-quality fitness clubs have opened to cater primarily, but not exclusively, to the ex-pat community. Cycling is very popular here. A large [...]

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Philanthropy Done From The Heart By Margriet and Paula
December 15, 2020

Philanthropy in Dumaguete By Expats Who Care Why Philanthropy when you retire?  Do you believe your life experience is predetermined by fate? It’s sometimes difficult, actually impossible, to rationally explain why events happen as they do in our lives. Fate or destiny, call it whatever you wish, can bring people [...]

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Expats Starting a Business in the Philippines
December 5, 2020

Owners of Kookoo’s Nest Eco-lodge and Scuba Diving School at Antulang, Negros Oriental Profile of Jamie and Nikki – English Expats Starting a Business in the Philippines Though similar to other expats starting a business in The Philippines, by any measurement, the lives of Jamie and Nikki are extraordinary. They [...]

Dumaguete as a base for asia travel

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DUMAGUETE AS A BASE FOR ASIA TRAVEL- 1 more reason to settle here
November 27, 2020

Dumaguete as a base for Asia Travel Stuart is a vibrant Scotsman with a warm smile that barely fits on his rugged face that has been bronzed from thousands of miles cycling throughout south-east Asia. Aged forty- seven, everything about him suggests excellent physical and mental health. It also confirms [...]

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Dumaguete – Jule’s #1 Retirement Destination
November 13, 2020

Jule’s Retirement Destination – Dumaguete! At Retire Dumaguete we are writing a series of blogs that discuss the lives of ex-pats who decided to make Dumaguete their retirement destination. These ex-pats come from several European countries and also from Canada and the United States. They are representative of the ex-pat [...]

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What’s So Special About Dumaguete?
October 30, 2020

You may have already be aware of statements from Forbes magazine, the Live and Invest Overseas and the Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) praising Dumaguete as the best place to retire in 2018. Complex measurements were used to arrives at those conclusions. Here, we are going to discuss other important reasons [...]

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FINANCIALLY CONCERNED
October 26, 2020

There’s a wise old saying in the financial world that the best possible retirement plan results in the client spending the last of his money on the day he dies. While that’s said partly in a jocular manner, there’s also truth in the statement. One of the justified fears for [...]

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TRAVELERS
October 26, 2020

Millions of people travel from all over the world come to the Philippines every year. It’s one of the most popular countries to visit for a variety of reasons. But it also attracts a special traveler. That’s the one who truly is a world traveler and uses the Philippines as [...]

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ACTIVITY DRIVEN PEOPLE
October 26, 2020

For an active, outdoor person, the challenge when living in Dumaguete is what to not do, rather than what to do. Dumaguete is ideal for exploring nature, and participating in outside adventures. There are many sporting activities or, if you wish a more leisurely approach to the outdoors, there are [...]

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PHILANTHROPIC VOLUNTEERS
October 26, 2020

Dumaguete has traditionally been a retirement destination for members of the armed forces, especially those who have served in the Philippines. Many have become comfortable living in the Philippine culture and have Philippine wives and families from those marriages. Because of the comfort they feel living here and the tight [...]

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CULTURAL AFICIONADOS
October 26, 2020

One of the many reasons why people are retiring to Dumaguete is the vibrant culture that prevails. Because it has five universities and colleges, young student community energy permeates throughout the city. Creativity flourishes in many venues throughout the city. Small art galleries have displays of indigenous and local art [...]

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SAME SEX COUPLES
October 26, 2020

Like much of life in the Philippines, inherent contractions abound when it comes to the lives of same sex couples. Because the Philippines is such a staunchly Catholic country after its colonization by Spain, it’s extremely difficult to presently enact legislation that would allow for same sex marriages to be [...]

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US VETS
October 26, 2020

Dumaguete has traditionally been a retirement destination for members of the armed forces, especially those who have served in the Philippines. Many have become comfortable living in the Philippine culture and have Philippine wives and families from those marriages. Because of the comfort they feel living here and the tight [...]

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SECOND LIFE ENTREPRENEURS
October 26, 2020

  Over recent years, the Philippines has been called “Asia’s Rising Tiger.” In 2018, Business Insider magazine confirmed the Philippines as one of the best countries in which to invest. Political and social transformations have happened that have impacted society in the Philippines in a positive way. Depending on what [...]

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RETURNING FILIPINOS WITH FOREIGNER PARTNER
October 26, 2020

Filipinos with Foreigner Partner “HOW SWEET IT IS!” There have always been significant numbers of Filipinos with foreigner partner relationships in the Dumaguete region. That number has been increasing significantly over the past few years as more foreign retirees than ever have wisely selected Dumaguete as their retirement destination. They [...]

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RETURNING FILIPINOS
October 26, 2020

  Traditionally, there has been a movement of Filipinos out of the country to work abroad. It has been driven by economic necessity and, during the Marcos presidency, often for political reasons. OFWs (Overseas Filipino Workers) are critical to the economic well-being of the Philippines, and also very important as [...]

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Proactive Retirement Planning
October 19, 2020

Retirement Planning For a Move to The Philippines This blog is directed at the many retirees, especially in America, who are experiencing difficult times in their country and want to do some retirement planning. We need to make it absolutely clear that, at Retire Dumaguete, we are non-political. We recognize [...]

Dumaguete is the perfect home base for travelers to explore both the philippines and asia

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World Travelers – Dumaguete Is 1 Great Jump-Off
October 2, 2020

Wanderlust is a German word used to perfectly describe travelers who have a great desire for wandering . These are independent, adventurous people. Traditionally, young adults or college students from countries such as Sweden, Australia, New Zealand, America, and Canada used to travel the world extensively before “settling down.” It [...]

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Philanthropic Opportunities in the Philippines 2020
September 28, 2020

Philanthropic Opportunities When Retiring To The Philippines There has never been a shortage of philanthropic opportunities in the Philippines. Unfortunately, today, because of the harshly negative impact of the C19 virus, the lower class here in suffering on a level not experienced since World War 2. It’s almost redundant to [...]

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Cultural Attractions of Dumaguete
September 26, 2020

Cultural attractions in Dumaguete draw in people from all over the island of Negros Oriental. People gather in the city for fiestas and cultural events throughout the year. Every night on Rizal Boulevard live music can be enjoyed at several locations. Being a city with several universities and colleges, it’s [...]

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Filipinos Retiring to The Philippines with a Foreign Partner
September 26, 2020

Filipinos Retiring to The Philippines with a Foreign Partner Usually, but not always, it’s a Filipina retiring to the Philippines. Depending on her educational or social background, she would have been living in North America, Europe, or the The Middle East. What is it that prompts emigrants to leave their [...]

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OFWs Retiring to the Philippines
September 26, 2020

One of the biggest exports of The Philippines is OFWs,  and there are few countries whose citizens when they emigrate, miss their homeland as deeply as Filipinos. Family and country are highly important to them. They leave the Philippines for a variety of reasons, usually economic, sometimes political. Tradesmen and [...]

Retirees coming to dumaguete and then opening up new businesses

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Retired Expats Creating New Businesses in Dumaguete.
September 19, 2020

Retirees Coming to Dumaguete and Then Opening Up new Businesses? There are many types of individuals and couples who come to retire in Dumaguete and, surprise, surprise, some of them find themselves starting a new business. So, what’s the typical profile of these entrepreneurs? Interestingly, there are no characteristics that [...]

How does dumaguete treat its lgbtq community

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Same Sex Relationships – LGBTQ
September 18, 2020

How Does Dumaguete Treat it’s LGBTQ Community? It’s a sad condemnation of our evolution when in a time of great advances in technology and communication, and our ability to send rockets millions of miles out into space to arrive with absolute precision at its destination, we are still limited as [...]

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Retirees with Financial Concerns
September 17, 2020

Financial Concerns for Retirees One of the most frightening experiences any retiree can have is to wake up one morning with still several years to live and realize they are financially insolvent and the ugly topic of financial concerns becomes front and center . Let’s be more direct. They wake [...]

Active retirement lifestyle options in dumaguete

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Active Retirement Lifestyle Options
September 17, 2020

When people consider what type of retirement lifestyle they are looking for, there are so many factors to consider it’s often overwhelming. There are individuals and couples for whom outdoor activities are an essential part of their retirement lifestyle. They place a high value on outdoor life when determining where [...]

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Why Dumaguete?
September 5, 2020

Why Dumaguete? We are living in interesting times. The world we felt rather comfortable with has temporarily disappeared. It’s been over one hundred years since the last pandemic of such devastating power hit our world. It’s a respecter on no country, culture, religion, political belief, or economic structure. It has [...]

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Retirement Anxiety is One Reasons for Procrastination
September 5, 2020

A lot of potential retirees suffer from retirement anxiety When would be the right time to decide to come to live in Dumaguete? Unfortunately, due to retirement anxiety, for many that time will never come. There will always be reasons not to take action, not to make the right decision. [...]

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Who Are the People Retiring To Dumaguete?
August 26, 2020

So, Who are the people retiring to Dumaguete? Is Retiring to Dumaguete Right For You? – Contact One Of Our Ambassadors to help [...]

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The Philippines – East Meets West
August 11, 2020

The Philippines – A Perfect Example of Where East Meets West It would be an understatement to say we are living in interesting times. While migrations of people have been a prevalent aspect of life throughout the ages, we are presently seeing people migrate at levels not seen since World [...]

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How Fortunate We Are to Be In Dumaguete
August 7, 2020

While living through the pandemic in Dumaguete I sometimes think about history. It seems human survival has been regularly threatened during each of the past two centuries. The “war to end all wars,” World War 1, was accompanied by what was tidily called the Spanish flu that hit in 1918. [...]

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How to Successfully Adapt To Life In Dumaguete
August 7, 2020

Of all the information you need to know about coming to live in this destination, arguably what’s most important is knowing how to successfully adapt to your new life in Dumaguete. If you come from Europe, North America, or Australia, you will have expectations in certain areas that, quite frankly, [...]

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Why Not An Exploratory Visit To Dumaguete Before Retirement
July 31, 2020

WHY NOT VISIT DUMAGUETE BEFORE RETIREMENT ? See if it is right for you before the making the big decision Before making the move to new life experiences, its wise to have as much information as possible in order to make an informed decision. I don’t know about other countries, [...]

Transitioinion to a great life in dumaguete city

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The Transition to a Great Life in Dumaguete City
July 26, 2020

How was your transition to life in Dumaguete? We all have interesting stories to share. Each one is unique, but similarities undoubtedly exist in many. Regardless of which county you came from, adapting to life here is an interesting experience. Please write and let me know about your experiences, what [...]

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The Effects of Covid 19 on Dumaguete Expats
July 26, 2020

Without a doubt, the Covid-19 pandemic has been the single most traumatic and life changing crisis most of the people of this generation have ever experienced. All across the world, this pandemic has had consequences of varying degrees, not only to  of mankind, but to each of us all on [...]