3 places in PH where life is 'better'

[filbrit]

To those who wish to retire in PH, like me.... :


3 places in PH where life is 'better'
BY CAI ORDINARIO
POSTED ON 12/10/2012 6:32 PM | UPDATED 12/11/2012 7:22 PM


MANILA, Philippines - There are 3 places in the Philippines where citizens can live longer, ensure their children are well-educated, and have a livelihood that meets the family's needs.

These are Benguet, Metro Manila, and Batanes, according to the 2009 Provincial Human Development Index (HDI) results released on Monday, December 10.

Based on the 2009 data, Benguet is the place in the Philippines that had the highest HDI of 0.883. This was followed by Metro Manila with 0.837 and Batanes 0.82.

"You have a [higher] chance of living a better life [in these places]. [If you live here] you are expected to have more knowledge, be more healthy, [live a] longer life," Dr. Toby Monsod, the Coordinator of the Human Development Network (HDN) said in an interview on Monday.

However, if the main goal is to live a long and healthy life outside of Metro Manila, the best bet is in La Union where people live up to an average of 76.4 years. This is 22.8 years more than those who live in Tawi-Tawi where the average age is 53.6.

Another place where life expectancy is long is in Cavite at 75.8 years, followed by Misamis Occidental at 75.4 years.

Education

If education for the young is a prime consideration, the best place to live next to Metro Manila is Batanes where children receive an average of 11.5 years of education.

Benguet is the next best bet. People there receive an average of 10 years.

"When he [a child in Benguet] becomes an adult, [he] will have relatively more education relative to other places in the Philippines. It would seem that investments in education in benguet are such that children in Benguet receive more education compared to other places," Monsod said.

Income

If Metro Manila is not an option for comfortable living, other places can proved the same level of living or even better.

Benguet, for one, has a real per capita income of P80,431 in 2009, while Batanes has P78,325.

These two provinces have better real per capita incomes than Metro Manila in 2009. Data from the HDN showed that Metro Manila only had a real per capita income of P73,738 in that year.

"On average, the real per capita purchasing power of a top-5 province is almost three times more the real per capita purchasing power of a bottom 5 province," Dr. Ma. Cynthia Rose Banzon-Bautista said in her presentation at the forum.

Human development

The National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) and the HDN released the 2009 Human Development Index (HDI) during the Dissemination Forum on the 2009 Subnational HDI on December 10.

The agency said human development, as defined by the United Nations Development Programme, is a process of enlarging people's choices. In principle, these choices can be infinite and change over time.

But at all levels of development, the 3 essential ones are for people to lead a long and healthy life, to acquire knowledge and to have access to resources needed for a decent standard of living.

The HDI is a composite index aggregating these three basic dimensions into a summary measure. - Rappler.com

Source: http://www.rappler.com/business/1769...educated-lives

[Ako Si Jamie]

Dumaguete I think would be top of my list of the places to live in the Phils. At the moment anyway.

[Harry T]

I think Palawan, is the place i would choose to live, having said that i only had a brief stay on Cebu and that was mainly Cebu city & lapu lapu, I would not choose Cebu as a place where i could live I just dont like it, Bohol, i spent 3 days there, and had 3 days of rain haha, whereas i spent a week on Palawan in Puerto Princesa, must admit very easy to live there.

[SimonH]

My soon to be my little bit of Palawan

[Moy]

Davao city i must say

[stevewool]

My soon to be my little bit of Palawan

looking nice, whats the total price do you mind me asking

[sars_notd_virus]

Every place can be better....its how you make it!!!
Life is always greener on the other side..

[SimonH]

looking nice, whats the total price do you mind me asking

Don't mind at all Steve, 6m php, 1 hectare of flat coconut land, 2 hectares of hill side behind with waterfall, and then another 5 hectares of rice field. All negotiated with the owner and not an agent.

[fred]

Well done Simon... Looks like you fulfilled the dreams of many!!

[SimonH]

Well done Simon... Looks like you fulfilled the dreams of many!!

Cheers Fred

Just a small question of raising the funds now
I've come to the conclusion that life is too short to get up at 6, go to work, get home at 6 and repeat. So, at the tender young age of 45 instead of complaining about it I'm doing something about it, in for a penny etc. I've got enough equity to buy, build and survive there for the next 10 plus years. If I can't come up with some sort of plan to generate an income in that time then at least I gave it a shot.

Wish me luck

[malditako]

For me life will always be better near your family and good friends.

[fred]

Cheers Fred

Just a small question of raising the funds now
I've come to the conclusion that life is too short to get up at 6, go to work, get home at 6 and repeat. So, at the tender young age of 45 instead of complaining about it I'm doing something about it, in for a penny etc. I've got enough equity to buy, build and survive there for the next 10 plus years. If I can't come up with some sort of plan to generate an income in that time then at least I gave it a shot.

Wish me luck

I wish you all the luck in the world!!
Trust me.. It`s doable.