AboutBill and Lorna Collings Expertise Feel FREE to ask us about traveling, living, relocating, retiring and investing in the Philippines. Guests from 83 countries make our place in Manila an incredible meeting place for world travelers who exchange travel stories and information. We understand both the joys and the hardships of living and traveling in the Philippines.
Experience I arrived in the Philippines in January 1980 to travel for 2 months; I stayed 4 months before reluctantly leaving. I met my Filipina wife, Lorna. an incredible stellar, "one in a million" individual in 1983 in Seoul and we moved to the Philippines in 1986 and opened our 3BR house to world travelers on a budget. After welcoming thousands of guests from 83 nations our place has grown to 30 bedrooms but will never lose its "Home away from Home" atmosphere. Almost everyday at The Townhouse Hotel there's a party-like social scene with vibrant, almost magical energetic conversations between our guests who have the pleasure to meet each other and share their life's many experiences. Sometimes. three groups with conversations in different langauges are going on at the same time.
So we've been exposed to every kind of person from all over the world and shared their experiences.
Publications Suite101.com, eDreams.com, expertcentral.com ( who asked me to apply with allexperts.com since About.com has bought both companies and are in the process of integrating them)
Education/Credentials some college 2-1/2 years - no degree - I've been traveling since I was 18, almost 30 years.
Awards and Honors Luckily, my wife and I have been semi-retired since we were 30 years old, more than 15 years.
It is Jonathan from Hong Kong. I have been invited to work in a think-tank called Focus on the Global South in Manila. I am wondering if you consider Quezon City a safe place. Also, since my pay is based on the average living standard of the city of Manila, I am wondering how much you consider adequate. I am 26 and single. Or how much a NGO worker is paid monthly. Mine is international wiht offcies in Bombay and Bankkok. I am a Master graduate with 2 years working experiences.
Answer Jonathon, The annual income in the pHilippines is quite low so I doubt very much if the compensation would be adequate considering your resume and past work experiences. The salary of NGO employees really depends alot on which country they are citizens of and what budget various NGOs can afford during the time and priority of the project.
