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7 Overlooked Philippine Towns Where a Couple Lives Well on Social Security

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Published Sep 30, 2026, 1:38 PM · 2w ago

The Retirement Atlas
The Retirement Atlas
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Money, health, visas and the first year - the whole guide: retirement-atlas.page-shelf.com Seven lesser-known Philippine towns where an ordinary Social Security check covers a couple, with rent, monthly budget, health cover and the flight home for each, plus one honest downside and a verdict per town. Made for retirees from the US, Canada and the UK who want quieter, cheaper places than the famous ones. Ray is a narrative character; his own stories are dramatized. Prices and rules change - check them before you move. 0:00 Intro 0:14 No. 7 — Vigan 1:07 No. 6 — San Juan, La Union 3:39 No. 5 — Tagaytay 6:05 No. 4 — Tagbilaran 8:44 No. 3 — Silay 11:18 No. 2 — Valencia, Negros Oriental 13:30 No. 1 — Iloilo City 16:06 Who should skip the Philippines 17:11 The seven towns side by side 18:06 Where Ray would go The Retirement Atlas looks at real places to retire abroad on a normal income, with plain numbers for rent, monthly costs, doctors and getting home. Ray's written retirement guides: retirement-atlas.page-shelf.com #RetireInThePhilippines #RetireAbroad #SocialSecurityAbroad #IloiloCity Music: "Kalimba Relaxation Music" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Photos (Wikimedia Commons): Vigan: Derk29 — CC0 (creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en) — commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:National_Museum_in_Vigan_Ilocos_Sur.jpg Vigan: Ray in Manila — CC BY 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0) — commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Calle_Crisologo,_Vigan,_Philippines_(50025182191).jpg San Juan, La Union: Wilfredor — CC0 (creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en) — commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:San_Juan_Valley.jpg Tagaytay: Judgefloro — CC0 (creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en) — commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:5779Mendez_Tagaytay_Cavite_Landmarks_Barangays_01.jpg Tagaytay: Judgefloro — CC0 (creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en) — commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:5779Mendez_Tagaytay_Cavite_Landmarks_Barangays_12.jpg Tagbilaran: Urbain J. Kinet — No restrictions (www.flickr.com/commons/usage/) — commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tagbilaran_City_typical_street_scene_70s.jpg Tagbilaran: Travel Bunch — CC BY 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0) — commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:New_Tagbilaran_City_Hall_(0-25_screenshot).png Iloilo City: Drone Pilot — CC BY 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0) — commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jaro_Iloilo_aerial_view.jpg
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