Quote Originally Posted by ticker View Post
thanks everyone for your advice, which as been taken on board, there are still major issues, one being, she's married, which we are in the process of annulment, yes, its difficult, something always rears it's ugly head, but, she's worth it, thanks again.
Living in the Philippines with a married woman may not be a sensible thing to do for a foreigner.

Quote Originally Posted by fred View Post
Simply not true..Its so cheap that apart from Philhealth I have decided not to get involved with further medical insurance..Like most other Brits here,I would fly back to UK depending on how severe the situation is..
First issue is that you may be too ill to get back to the UK easily. Second issue is that if you are living outside of the UK for more than 6 months you may well be charged for healthcare in the UK.