I live outside of Baclod City. I like it there, but
then its my wife's hometown and that was an important point in
favor on where to
settle. (Important note: If your wife is not happy
about where you want to settle, she will make sure to let you in a
hundred little ways. :)
Joking aside, they are building (or at least
planning) an international airport-between Bago City and Bacolod
City. (But like many things in the Philippines. Take it with a grain
of salt until you see it. (Filipinos mean well but sometimes their
dreams can out strip the financial reality of the situation.) However, Bacolod City has a seaport, a domestic
airport (about 4 km
outside of the city). For more infor try the BACOLOD
CITY OFFICIAL WEBSITE
at: http://www.bacolodcity.gov.ph
All major office holders and major dept. heads have
their e-mail addresses and telephone numbers listed. They are
serious about getting people to retire there. You are about (1)
hour flight to Cebu or (7) hours by ferry. The main city streets
are wide, reminding one of some cities in the USA. State of
the art hospitals, DSL, radio/TV stations, higher education, 4 star
hotels, city water/sewer systems, etc. Well you get the idea.
Not being the trusting sort, I have
battery/brownout/surge protectors on all expensive electronics. (TV,
computers/
ref.(as it is called here), a medium chest freezer, and of
course the central AC. We had a gasoline backup generator for when the
power is out any
extended power outage (like when the typhoon that
passed Northeast
of here). Your wife will love the 5 shopping malls.
As you can tell,
I am happy where I settled. Others can tell you
about why they like
their area's).
The point is look before you put your money down and
find out later that the home of your dreams is elsewhere when it is
too late (and expensive) to relocate.
Happy with retiring to the Philippines,
Bill Ponder
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