Health,oh dear,i have just been away for a month,a friend of mine from pangasinans father is in a coma,she and her husband who both live in ontario thankfully are paying 10,000 pesos a day,he has been in the coma for a month and a half'ish?That Price is for 3 nurses a day to cover 24 hr care and for a ventilator rental,it cost them approx 15,000 pesos a day when he first went into hospita,his wife has altzeimers,its not a rosy future.
I also met a guy who is a nurse in ottawa,he is a thoroughly decent bloke,but has a massive financial burden,he is paying kidney dialysis for his sisters 27 year old daughter,now THAT is a long term commitment,i met quite a few canuck pinoys and all said they are glad to be canadian,they laughed when i said its more fun in the philippines (but only if you have the money to pay for it).And dont forget there's been at least 2 news stories in the past about brits who werent allowed to leave hospitals in pinas as they had difficulty in paying their bills.