Philippines 2019 for new expats

[gusincebu 92]

Not all areas in Cebu are highly polluted. Best to check out yourself where is acceptable.
Mactan less traffic and pollution but often need to cross these 2 bridges that can be traffic..Also Cebu city near the new Robinson Galleria mall is not a congested area definitely better air then the innercity and with big roads besides the mactan channel its very comfortable there and your living right besides 2 big shopping malls..
 

Look you probably think you are doing someone a great service ,writing this stuff ..but , really , you are so far off the mark with some of it , im thinking you perhaps need to do some real boots on the ground research before posting this advice .
Mactan , less traffic, less pollution .. Not the 3 years I lived there !


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[Destiny1990 6,179]

45 minutes ago, gusincebu said:

IT Park is not a private compound .. Never seen a guard on the entances from Salinas Ave ..had a gf working as a call center agent in there , was in and out picking her up regularly .

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Yes weird even every small mini supermarket in Phillipines have guards but the Entrance of the Cebu IT park according to you have no guards at entrance?

Yes it’s privately owned compound says it even on the signs at their entrances. Most jeeps are not allowed in.

Edited May 13, 2019 by Destiny1990

[Destiny1990 6,179]

4 hours ago, rodentwarrior said:

Again utter tripe.  SM Seaside is built on the South Road Properties area.  It is reclaimed land, and the Mall is built in an area of green field.  There is no accommodation nearby, unless you live in a tent.

 

Google San Remo Oasis Cebu Developer Filinvest.

Its 1400 meters away only from that Sm Seaside mall.. 

[ExpatPH 876]

[ExpatPH 876]

PLEASE, stop this bickering. Not helpful for others who reading this.

Different folks, different experiences, and opinions.

Not worth be so 'winded up' for.

 

You tube search

air pollution cebu.

You tube search

checkpoint cebu.

 

Edit: my previous post last image with green dots = hotels.

 

 

 

 

Edited May 13, 2019 by ExpatPH

[ExpatPH 876]

.....Air pollution part 2 .....

 

From livingincebuforums

Thread: Air pollution level Cebu

 

Quote: Regardless of cement dust, the PM10 levels from diesel exhaust can be terrible in the Cebu metro area when the conditions are bad for smog retention in the metro area. Even without any cement dust, the sooty petroleum bi-product fallout coats everything it touches, including your lungs. Even with my car under cover in our garage at night, there is still a fresh layer of this crap covering my car every morning. It isn't as if it is attracted to car surfaces. It is totally indiscriminate, and will settle in your lungs or sinuses just as readily. Do you have a cough and lung and sinus congestion when living here? Now you know why. Of course, those living a couple of thousand feet above sea level don't have to worry nearly as much as those living down in the city Quote.

 

U tube video:

Living in the Philippines- Air Pollution

By: chris in cebu

 

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/448749/metro-cebus-air-and-water-polluted-usc

 

http://nine.cnnphilippines.com/regional/2015/10/24/Pollution-haze-threatens-life-health-in-Metro-Cebu.html

 

https://www.philstar.com/cebu-news/2006/08/17/353398/cebu-second-most-polluted

 

This is 2nd time I post news stories about air pollution, because it is a real problem here.

For those who doubt me, search online air pollution Cebu.

 

ExpatPH

[ExpatPH 876]

Philippines travel advice map.

 

https://smartraveller.gov.au/Countries/asia/south-east/Pages/philippines.aspx

 

[cerox 517]

Thank you.

I know the articles about the pollution which is why I asked about CM and Cebu. It seems the air quality in CM is much better (outside of the smoky season) for 8 months of the year. Unfortunately CM has become inhabitable for a longer and longer part of the year.

You know, I just do not want CM all over again, and it seems Cebu would be similar.

[ExpatPH 876]

Best places to live in the Philippines:

 

https://theculturetrip.com/asia/philippines/articles/the-10-best-places-to-live-in-the-philippines/

 

https://www.expatexchange.com/ctryguide/4973/90/Philippines/Expat-Philippines-8-Safest-Places-to-Live-in-the-Philippines.

 

https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/013015/find-top-retirement-cities-philippines.asp

 

http://www.why-philippines.com/best-place-to-retire-in-philippines/

 

 

[ExpatPH 876]

Cleanest cities in Philippines.

 

http://gotecotech.com/cleanest-cities-in-the-philippines-2013/

 

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2019/03/06/1899176/11-15-cities-southeast-asia-cleanest-air-are-philippines-report

 

http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2019/3/6/Clean-air-Calamba-Laguna-Valenzuela-City-Southeast-Asia.html

 

https://www.skyscanner.com.ph/news/3-cleanest-cities-philippines

 

 

 

 

[ExpatPH 876]

Air quality today 9 AM. 

 

https://airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=aqibasics.aqi

 

 

[ExpatPH 876]

Philippines best beaches.

 

https://www.philippinebeaches.org/30-most-beautiful-beaches-in-the-philippines/

 

https://www.detourista.com/guide/philippines-best-beaches/

 

https://usa.inquirer.net/20262/our-top-picks-best-beaches-in-the-philippines

 

[ExpatPH 876]

Philippines has 12 International airports, so its possible to avoid Manila.

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_in_the_Philippines

 

 

[watcharacters 4,499]

15 hours ago, ExpatPH said:

PLEASE, stop this bickering. Not helpful for others who reading this.

Different folks, different experiences, and opinions.

Not worth be so 'winded up' for.

 

You tube search

air pollution cebu.

You tube search

checkpoint cebu.

 

Edit: my previous post last image with green dots = hotels.

 

 

 

 

 

Yeah,  this has evolved into a real food fight.

 

Next they'll be throwing periods and commas at each other.     

 

 

[rodentwarrior 138]

1 hour ago, watcharacters said:

Yeah,  this has evolved into a real food fight.

Hahaha  okay, I hear you.  It's just that as a resident of Cebu, it's strange to read the fantasy, when I experience the reality.  The rather hysterical reporting of pollution here is extraordinary, and usually emanates from people who don't live here.  If it was so bad here, people would not settle here, and this is a rapidly expanding metropolitan area.  If the pollution was so awful, why would SM build the biggest Mall I've ever been in? 

 

My adopted children have lived here their entire lives, they are all as strong as horses.  I never said there wasn't pollution here - it's everywhere, I just don't want people to go away with the impression that Cebu is like some post apocalyptic landscape where everyone wears face masks.  It's is certainly cleaner than Bangkok, where I also lived for 7 years. 

 

Surely the best information comes from someone with boots on the ground?  I actually lived in IT Park some years ago, I left after 8 months because of the pollution and noise from the many jeepneys running through the Park 24/7.  Make of that what you will.