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Dating & Marriage in the Philippines Helpful Tips

Navigating Cultural Differences: When Traditions Become Red Flags in Relationships with Filipinas 🚩

By Rob, 2025 Dating and marrying a Filipina from the province can be an exciting and deeply rewarding journey. However, cultural differences can sometimes bring unexpected challenges. What’s considered normal in the Philippines may be seen as a red flag in Western cultures, and vice versa. Understanding these differences is…

Helpful Tips Life in the Philippines

Life in the Province: My Beautiful Hometown, Glan, Sarangani 🌴🏖️

By Rose, 2025. There's something magical about life in the province, especially in Glan, Sarangani - my beloved hometown. Nestled in the southernmost tip of Mindanao, Glan is a hidden paradise that perfectly blends pristine beaches, rich culture, and the warmth of the Filipino spirit. While many dream of city…

Filipino Culture & Customs Helpful Tips Life in the Philippines

Life in the Provinces for Foreigners: What to Expect & How to Adapt 🌴🏡🇵🇭

By Rob, 2025. If you’re a foreigner considering life in the provinces of the Philippines, you’re in for a unique, beautiful, and sometimes challenging experience. Life here is slower, simpler, and deeply connected to nature and community - but it’s also very different from the city or Western living. Whether…

Helpful Tips Life in the Philippines

Staying Healthy in the Philippines: Hygiene, Disease Prevention, and Medical Safety 🏥💧☀️

By Rob, 2025. Living or traveling in the Philippines is an incredible experience, but the tropical climate, high humidity, and variable sanitation standards mean that proper hygiene and disease prevention are essential. If you’re not careful, you could end up with infections, food poisoning, or worse - serious illnesses. Here’s…

Cultural & Guidance Helpful Tips Life in the Philippines

Things Foreigners Need to Know Before Coming to the Philippines

By Rose, 2025. Thinking about visiting or moving to the Philippines? Whether you’re coming for love, adventure, or business, this country will surprise you - sometimes in the best ways, sometimes in ways that will leave you scratching your head. To avoid frustration and blend in better, here’s everything you…

Ask A Filipina Resources

Why Marrying a Foreigner is the Best Choice for a Traditional Filipina

By Rose, 2025. Growing up in the Philippines, I always believed in traditional love - one where the husband leads, provides, and protects, and the wife nurtures, supports, and stays devoted to the family. But in reality, I saw many relationships that didn’t live up to this. Many Filipino men…

Ask A Foreigner Resources

Why Being Married to a Filipina is the Best Choice for a Traditional Man

By Rob, 2025. Before I met my wife, I had been through relationships in the West. I was raised in a traditional Australian Catholic family, where marriage meant strong family ties, faith, and clear roles between husband and wife. But in Western relationships, I found things had changed - marriage…