fred and peterb are,
i don't think you can count on getting a job there, start your own business or live off your savings..
there been a few on here who have struggled after a while, and ran out of money trying to live in the phils
a few years time, i hope to go and live there for a couple of years, the misses will be working, then come back to the uk, work and save for a few years and repeat doing this. trying to getbest of both worlds..