Philippines Remote Work Forum

Hello all,

I have a mail management service in the UK which all my mail gets sent to. This works fine 90% of the time and most can be dealt with digitally.

The other 10%, I need the mail sent on to me, which they do offer as a service. However, where I struggle is giving them an address to send it to in the Philippines, namely Manila.

I’ve used DHL for really important stuff, like bank cards, but it would be nice to have an address where I can forward certain mail. Anyone been able to set something up like this in the Philippines? Would a virtual office allow me to receive mail?

Thanks in advance

Hello,

I’m in the Philippines currently on a the standard 30 day tourist visa. I’m planning on spending an extended period of time here with the odd joint here and there around S.E.Asia.

I am aware that you can now extend your visa in 60 day blocks without leaving the country. However, if i were to extend it by 60 days and then decide I want to leave for a few days to another country.

Would exiting the country then null and void that visa and when I return I would start again on the 30-day tourist visa. Or does it allow multi-entry?

Just trying to work out whether it is worth paying for the extension or it’s better to try and fit any trips out within the 30 day periods that I get.

One side point is that I am interested in getting the photo ID card which I believe you get after a couple of extensions which may allow me to open a local bank account.

It would be great to hear from anyone in a similar position as this or who has experience with this.

Thanks in advance

Jon

Hi there,

I’ve been wanting to visit the Philippines for a while. I need a stable connection to make skype calls and get my work done. I have some questions:

• If I’d spend a total of 2/ 3 months there, and would stay minimum 3 weeks and max 1.5 months in one place, which would you advise me to visit?
• Any coworking spaces in those places? How is the Wifi availability in cafe’s/ restaurants?
• Places to absolutely avoid?
• Is it safe for a woman alone?
• Is it easy to meet other nomads there?
• Is it easy to mingle with locals?
• What was your average spending per month?
• Best time to visit?
• Any major events that I should experience?
• How’s the food?
• Any other Philippines tips?

I know some of these questions are relative, but please give me your own honest opinion and advice.

Thanks!
Rosanna

Going by the website, this shared work space sounds good:

Does anyone here have actual experience with it?

My wife and I are planning on spending a month or two in the Philippines from mid December through mid January. We have many teammates there and plan to travel to meet each of them, but want a ‘home base’ for the duration of the stay.

We love being near the beach, stand up paddle boarding, we are novice surfers and we enjoy being able to walk around and access local restaurants, stores, shops, beaches, etc.

Internet speeds don’t worry us much as we lived in Mexico last year and dealt with slow internet without issue.

Access to healthy/organic foods is a big plus for us…

Just trying to figure out if anyone has any insight on these two option in the Philippines that may help us make a decision.

Thanks!

Coming here for business for 1st-30th June. Accommodation seems very expensive even a way out of the city, around $700 USD for anything remotely decent. Two bedroom (ideal, meeting someone) is around $1200 USD… almost more than you can get on Air BnB in Australia for something that’s way out in the burbs & low quality.

Any ideas or is this normal rate? Hardly the super cheap haven I’ve read about

There was a lot of talk about 4G coming to Boracay a few years ago, but I don’t hear much about Internet speeds there these days. I get the impression that real-world connection speeds are super slow? If I’m willing to pay for it can I get a fast+reliable connection?

Are speed tests like this one an urban legend?