looking at many many sites about moving to the phils, and they all have the one thing in commen, you should try to visit there first for a few months before you make any comitments, the biggest problem is when they talk about cost, this ranges from 500 dollars to as much as you want, some say after a few months, years it can be very cheap because you have become native as they say.1 chap who writes his own stuff says he can live on 380 dollars for 2 , some months cheaper some months more, it all depends on what you want, his site shows you what he pays also he talks about insurance too, very intresting reading, and as they say every little helps