thanks for the nice vlog paul. At one time, I had checked on the cost of condos in Bacolod, and was impressed on how affordable it is. However, I've since decided on Iloilo, due to the infrastructure, cleanliness, shops, traffic control, etc. I will look at Bacolod again, since it's just a stones throw away from Iloilo.
Me and my asawa were trapped in Bacolod during the start of the Covid 19 lockdown in March 2020. Hard to find any places to stay then because owners of homes were stranded in various provinces. Took us 3 month before Cebu Pacific had a relief flight back to Manila and lucky to get physical singed off. Overall it’s a nice town. Just one property manager was trying to rip us off on an electric sub meter wanting $200 more with no documentation. We never paid it. Great food deliveries. The city of smiles noted for great chicken. The ruins in Bacolod & hiking areas worth checking out.
I ran into your channel. I was born in Bacolod City, raised in NYC and NJ😊. I believe expats know more about Bacolod City than I do. I didn't even know there was a golf course there. I know there's a stadium called Pana-ad Stadium. It's a big sports complex. There are also a dozen high-rise condos that are either complete or almost complete. Cheers!
Thank you for the $1,550 budget (not including food:) from a fellow Canadian. I appreciate hearing budgets from couples since there are already many single person budgets out there and Im hoping not to be single for to long. Thanks again 😊
i live in san carlos city a small town between Duma and Bacolod and the cost of living is amazing. 200 a month for a a nice 2 bd rm apartment. it is a special place soon to be overrun with people like your chat.
Bacolod City is a Highly Urbanized city of d Philippines comparable to Iloilo, Cagayan de oro, & Baguio city, which has lot of Amenities but still has a province Vibe!
Thanks for your video I’m an Australian and my wife is from Bacolod we also have a house in tangub it’s a safe area we haven’t had any safety issues. Bacolod is growing quickly there are lots of condominiums rising around the city also stores like Landers and S & R are opening soon which are great for foreigners. We wanted to be south of the city as we thought you have faster access to the best beaches and facilities we have a fresh food market in tangub and market days where local farmers bring their fresh fruits and vegetables
Hi Dan you are very close to me there I’m off Ramylu dv also unfortunately I’m back in Australia at the moment but I will be there at the end of April if you are still around
That's it...I'm going to Bacolod...thank you Paul. I will pay this place a visit very soon. I did not realize it is fairly big at about 1 million population. The beaches look fantastic as well. 27K P = $678 Canadian.
You do a great job with all your videos. This is another location that I will have to visit before I settle on one spot. I always go to Google maps and get a reference to where these places are in relation to other places after the video is over. Having a screen shot of that might be helpful for your videos if not too much trouble added to your editing.
A Bonus to Bacolod City is the Availability of the Grab App For Rides or Food Delivery. Being that is a Smaller city, there is also very short or non existent wait times at Immigration.
Paul - Thanks for your videos on various subject matter - I'm retired in Florida with my Filipino spouse. She a lifetime journalist, finally had our own publication company & you are right Filipinos are very focus, intellectual in all lifestyle including business. Very happy life keeping in mind "Happy Wife Happy Life" First time writing but watch your videos every day.... But my wife loves Florida and our retirement community. Hope to communicate back and forth....Take care Ed Leizens
Wonderful! Thanks Ed for taking the time to write. I just lived in Islamorada before moving to Dubai. Family in Hollywood. Nice place. Congratulations to your wife
@@PaulWorldZoom Thanks Paul for your quick response-- also have a brother in Hollywood- leaving for NYC in April to set-up wife Philippines SS. In your previous video help before going to Philippine bank (53rd & 5th) must stop at Embassy on 5th Ave to pickup "letter of intent" required by bank to set-up SS deposits. Just like a true journalist, she is doing all the research- I'm just the chauffeur.. Thanks again Ed
Thanks Paul, your videos are perfect for me. I am also a Calgarian and I was just there in Feb for a month. I decided to retire there in May. I am a former runner but through injuries I am now a cyclist. So far it seems that Iloilo and Baguio are best for cycling infrastructure. I also love golf but very limited now by above noted injuries. I am a passionate swimmer so the beaches are a draw. I am single, but I am coming over mainly to find a lovely single and kid free Filipina. LOL. 2 BR is plenty for me.
Another great video! I am retired for one year now and I've been watching all of the Philippines videos that I can planning an exploratory trip for possible retirement there. So far, most of the places that I've seen just haven't quite seemed to fit however I know that I really need to go there to see for myself. But from your description of Bacolod City it seems to be more of what I am looking for. I may need to go ahead and finally book a flight. One selfish request, do you think you could give prices in US dollars instead of pesos? You do pretty good converting but when I just hear pesos in a sentence I am not that quick to be able to convert it to dollars. Thanks a lot.
just arrived from bacolod that is two hours away from home having dinner there in SM mall and hanging around the mall for more than an hour before went home.. we often likewise back and fort to dumaguete which is four hours away distance from home to visit my three daughters students renting airbnb in Daro, we usually go to Robinsons also... in robinsons I can normally see a lot of expats left and right, like hundreds for an hour inside.. but in SM bacolod a while ago in contrast, I only noticed three expats in same time period.. both in ordenary days..
Very good vid. Bacolod is growing by leaps and bounds since i was last year in 2012. There is an S&R going to built there soon. MEGA World and Ayala Mall are brand new. On a side note, the local school district has hired two teachers from Luzon. Portsmouth Va has hired 3 new teachers from Phililippines. There are many more filipino teachers being hired throughout Virginia. I reached out to one of the teachers and let her know she will have a new circle of filipino friends and she will npt be here all alone in a new country.
So nice of you. I’m happy to hear that Filipina are finally getting the respect and jobs they deserve. I worked with many in the hospital systems. They are great
@@PaulWorldZoom My favorite filipino friends is a filipina pediatric Dr from Quezon City. On a side note, Asia@Night can give you the low down on Bacolod.
One thing I like about your videos is I don't see edits in your videos or there is so few you don't notice!! Some content providers edit so much it's hard to watch!!!
Hey Dr. Zoom, I reached out to Mark from “every man has a story” channel requesting he attempt to interview you sometime. He is always looking for guys to interview and I believe you would be a good interview. He is at ground zero pretty regularly. He has 60k subscribers, so it could also help your numbers grow as well. Take care bud.
@@PaulWorldZoom He messaged me back and said for you to contact him if you are interested in being on his show. I believe his email is attached on the information section of his videos.
Bacolod has much more to do than Dumaguete. I wouldn't mind moving there but my GF has family here, but she does speak Illongo some . My family of 5 budget is 1,100 to 1,200 USD per month. If single I would budget 800 to 900 USD, not high class but not suffering.
That's misinformation on the beaches. Sipalay has some decent beaches. About 4 hours south of Bacolod. It would be best if you spent the extra time to go to Bantayan Island. Sooooooo much nicer.
Bacolod is progressing very fast..with landers superstore is opening soon and S&R members shopping is under construction .it's good to be here.
Great place. I agree 100%. Thank you
Good to hear new city . So many good places in Philippines its hard to choose wrong. If you do hop to next city
Okay Mike, thanks for that. Appreciate that
thanks for the nice vlog paul. At one time, I had checked on the cost of condos in Bacolod, and was impressed on how affordable it is. However, I've since decided on Iloilo, due to the infrastructure, cleanliness, shops, traffic control, etc. I will look at Bacolod again, since it's just a stones throw away from Iloilo.
Glad you enjoyed it. I agree. Iloilo is cool
Me and my asawa were trapped in Bacolod during the start of the Covid 19 lockdown in March 2020. Hard to find any places to stay then because owners of homes were stranded in various provinces. Took us 3 month before Cebu Pacific had a relief flight back to Manila and lucky to get physical singed off. Overall it’s a nice town. Just one property manager was trying to rip us off on an electric sub meter wanting $200 more with no documentation. We never paid it. Great food deliveries. The city of smiles noted for great chicken. The ruins in Bacolod & hiking areas worth checking out.
Thanks Gregory. I have noticed that city has either big likes or extreme dislike. Not much middle ground. Take care
I ran into your channel. I was born in Bacolod City, raised in NYC and NJ😊. I believe expats know more about Bacolod City than I do. I didn't even know there was a golf course there. I know there's a stadium called Pana-ad Stadium. It's a big sports complex. There are also a dozen high-rise condos that are either complete or almost complete. Cheers!
So cool! I love NYC. Thanks for watching and the comments
Thank you for the $1,550 budget (not including food:) from a fellow Canadian. I appreciate hearing budgets from couples since there are already many single person budgets out there and Im hoping not to be single for to long. Thanks again 😊
Thanks for watching! I appreciate that Paul. I hope it was helpful
Great video and keep them coming.
i live in san carlos city a small town between Duma and Bacolod and the cost of living is amazing. 200 a month for a a nice 2 bd rm apartment. it is a special place soon to be overrun with people like your chat.
Thanks for sharing! Now you will have a lot more moving to San Carlos. I’ve been there. Nice. Sheila in from Tanjay
Bacolod City is a Highly Urbanized city of d Philippines comparable to Iloilo, Cagayan de oro, & Baguio city, which has lot of Amenities but still has a province Vibe!
Thanks for that. The others sound great too
Thanks for your video I’m an Australian and my wife is from Bacolod we also have a house in tangub it’s a safe area we haven’t had any safety issues.
Bacolod is growing quickly there are lots of condominiums rising around the city also stores like Landers and S & R are opening soon which are great for foreigners. We wanted to be south of the city as we thought you have faster access to the best beaches and facilities we have a fresh food market in tangub and market days where local farmers bring their fresh fruits and vegetables
Wow, so amazing that is exactly where my friend lives. I hadn’t heard of Tangub before. Now I have 2 people saying it is safe and nice. Thanks
Dan from Vancouver here, we are on Pagassa extension (1 block north of Tangub Brgy. Office) the 4 blue gates ground floor apartments.
Hi Dan you are very close to me there I’m off Ramylu dv also unfortunately I’m back in Australia at the moment but I will be there at the end of April if you are still around
That's it...I'm going to Bacolod...thank you Paul. I will pay this place a visit very soon. I did not realize it is fairly big at about 1 million population. The beaches look fantastic as well. 27K P = $678 Canadian.
Closer to 600k population.
I think a couple of those beaches were wishful thinking… 😁
@@painter662 Thanks. The city is 600 k but metro is 1M
@@painter662 Thanks. When were you there?
Thanks Ian. I know you are going soon. Enjoy. I like the golf and beaches 👍👍
I just spent a month in pannad park Bacolod July24. from Calif. I love it. Need to drive a bit for a clean beach
Great, I like that place. And Iloilo
Great job once again Paul! Keep these location & budget videos coming.
Thanks! Will do! Glad you like them
You do a great job with all your videos. This is another location that I will have to visit before I settle on one spot.
I always go to Google maps and get a reference to where these places are in relation to other places after the video is over.
Having a screen shot of that might be helpful for your videos if not too much trouble added to your editing.
Thanks Tom, great idea. That editing stuff is hard 😜😜
A Bonus to Bacolod City is the Availability of the Grab App For Rides or Food Delivery. Being that is a Smaller city, there is also very short or non existent wait times at Immigration.
Never thought of that. Two big pluses. Thanks
Another great video good into.
Glad you enjoyed it Thanks so very much
Paul - Thanks for your videos on various subject matter - I'm retired in Florida with my Filipino spouse. She a lifetime journalist, finally had our own publication company & you are right Filipinos are very focus, intellectual in all lifestyle including business. Very happy life keeping in mind "Happy Wife Happy Life" First time writing but watch your videos every day.... But my wife loves Florida and our retirement community. Hope to communicate back and forth....Take care Ed Leizens
Wonderful! Thanks Ed for taking the time to write. I just lived in Islamorada before moving to Dubai. Family in Hollywood. Nice place. Congratulations to your wife
@@PaulWorldZoom Thanks Paul for your quick response-- also have a brother in Hollywood- leaving for NYC in April to set-up wife Philippines SS. In your previous video help before going to Philippine bank (53rd & 5th) must stop at Embassy on 5th Ave to pickup "letter of intent" required by bank to set-up SS deposits. Just like a true journalist, she is doing all the research- I'm just the chauffeur.. Thanks again Ed
Take care and God bless you 🙏
Thanks so much George. I appreciate that
Thanks Paul, your videos are perfect for me. I am also a Calgarian and I was just there in Feb for a month. I decided to retire there in May. I am a former runner but through injuries I am now a cyclist. So far it seems that Iloilo and Baguio are best for cycling infrastructure. I also love golf but very limited now by above noted injuries. I am a passionate swimmer so the beaches are a draw. I am single, but I am coming over mainly to find a lovely single and kid free Filipina. LOL. 2 BR is plenty for me.
Fantastic. You have so many options. I would guess Iloilo or Bacolod could be great. So exciting.
Good luck
Thanks for the good info that is one of the places that I want to check out
Any time! Thanks Delbert. Appreciate that
well, i'm still working, and looking at about $1900 US for S. S.. so this just gets better n better...( now thats solo ), but, just saying..
Sounds great. You can do that 👍
"3 bedroom house in the US in considerably larger." Definitely. Remember, we have to fit American women into them...
Good one, this makes me laugh!
🤣🤣🤣, and all the stuff they want to collect!
That was funny. Thanks
😆 😆😂😂😂
You nailed it! Lol
New subscriber here Paul, like your channel, great insight to the Philippines, keep up the great work.
Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺
Thanks Glenn. I really appreciate that
@World Zoom welcome Paul, your in Dumaguete or Valencia?
Another great video! I am retired for one year now and I've been watching all of the Philippines videos that I can planning an exploratory trip for possible retirement there. So far, most of the places that I've seen just haven't quite seemed to fit however I know that I really need to go there to see for myself. But from your description of Bacolod City it seems to be more of what I am looking for. I may need to go ahead and finally book a flight. One selfish request, do you think you could give prices in US dollars instead of pesos? You do pretty good converting but when I just hear pesos in a sentence I am not that quick to be able to convert it to dollars. Thanks a lot.
Thanks Mark, I should know better. Thanks for reminding me. I like to hear US dollars too.
Go on over 👍
just arrived from bacolod that is two hours away from home having dinner there in SM mall and hanging around the mall for more than an hour before went home.. we often likewise back and fort to dumaguete which is four hours away distance from home to visit my three daughters students renting airbnb in Daro, we usually go to Robinsons also... in robinsons I can normally see a lot of expats left and right, like hundreds for an hour inside.. but in SM bacolod a while ago in contrast, I only noticed three expats in same time period.. both in ordenary days..
Another big positive for Bacolod City. Thanks for the story. I got so lost doing that drive 😜😜😜
The beaches you mentioned are 4 hours drive out of Bacolod in Sioalay, not close to the city at all
Thanks so much. Great to know that. Appreciated
There are more beaches down south of negros, an hr drive from Bacolod
I always wanted to go to Miami Beach!
Lovely place. Thanks
Thanks Paul for the great info
You bet! Thanks Keith
Very good vid. Bacolod is growing by leaps and bounds since i was last year in 2012. There is an S&R going to built there soon. MEGA World and Ayala Mall are brand new. On a side note, the local school district has hired two teachers from Luzon. Portsmouth Va has hired 3 new teachers from Phililippines. There are many more filipino teachers being hired throughout Virginia. I reached out to one of the teachers and let her know she will have a new circle of filipino friends and she will npt be here all alone in a new country.
So nice of you. I’m happy to hear that Filipina are finally getting the respect and jobs they deserve.
I worked with many in the hospital systems.
They are great
@@PaulWorldZoom My favorite filipino friends is a filipina pediatric Dr from Quezon City. On a side note, Asia@Night can give you the low down on Bacolod.
One thing I like about your videos is I don't see edits in your videos or there is so few you don't notice!! Some content providers edit so much it's hard to watch!!!
I appreciate that! Thanks very much. I don’t edit much 👍👍😂
Hey Dr. Zoom, I reached out to Mark from “every man has a story” channel requesting he attempt to interview you sometime. He is always looking for guys to interview and I believe you would be a good interview. He is at ground zero pretty regularly. He has 60k subscribers, so it could also help your numbers grow as well. Take care bud.
Thanks Eric, I often watch his show but have not met him yet. Thanks so much
@@PaulWorldZoom He messaged me back and said for you to contact him if you are interested in being on his show. I believe his email is attached on the information section of his videos.
Bacolod is the best place ❤
Thanks, it certainly is very nice
Me and my wife built 4 houses
In kabakankalam which is located 70 miles south of bacolod
Awesome. Congratulations. Real Estate is usually great
Akina is 27 thousand a month, omg, that's expensive, it's not far from where I live
The house looked very nice. I saw some were 15-17k. I agree
Right, ask @asianight, he knows more that I do, a great promoter of negros
That $1,550 sounds good. I could do that. Too bad you don't have video of it.
Coming soon. I’m going
Bacolod is best place retire
Oh nice. I appreciate that. Thanks
Why is there a zero count on comments when I can clearly see about two dozen comments already posted?
Really, mine says 27. I’m not sure
I think it’s TH-cam…
(10K in Front pockets at airport)
Do you ever have to pull it out at the airport though, like at security? Please reply. 🙏
No John, I never have. Once I went through security and had to take everything out of my pocket. I held it in my hand. No problem
@@PaulWorldZoom That's fantastic, thank you!!
Been trying forever to get input on golf...do you know if his golf is included in that 1550?
Would love to talk about Philippines golf with him.
Hi Jay. He plays twice weekly and that IS included in the $1550 👍
Would love to converse
This place is great I don’t play golf put me on the beach!!!!!
I understand. The beach is great
Pronounced as: Ba-ko-lod and ta-ngu-b
Do the ferries allow cars on them? Or is it just on foot?
Yes even motorcycle.
They sure do. They have a mix of both 👍
Salamat po
Bacolod has much more to do than Dumaguete. I wouldn't mind moving there but my GF has family here, but she does speak Illongo some . My family of 5 budget is 1,100 to 1,200 USD per month. If single I would budget 800 to 900 USD, not high class but not suffering.
Awesome. That is fantastic. I love that budget. Thanks for that
The best strategy if you are retiring in Philippines is buy land and build house
To leave legacy to your wife or girlfriend
Great Plan. I agree
Nice bars on the windows …. Kinda telling.
Everywhere here. Truly, every house
Ba co lod
👍👍👍👍 Thanks
Sir, it is not pronounced as Bàcolod. The stress is on the first ò, Bacòlod. Sorry, I had to correct you, lol. Thank you!
Good to know! I know I messed that one up. 😎😎😎 Thanks
any chance of getting the contact info for the gent from Canada?
Let me see if I can track him down
Single here
Great 👍 thanks
That's misinformation on the beaches. Sipalay has some decent beaches. About 4 hours south of Bacolod. It would be best if you spent the extra time to go to Bantayan Island. Sooooooo much nicer.
Sounds very nice
Your punctuation is kinda off on Bacolod 😊
DonI know it. I can’t pronounce half those words 😜😜😜
Seems to expensive for my liking.
I am sure you could find a lot cheaper. It is a large house in a subdivision. Take care
@@PaulWorldZoom Ahhh. yes. :)
Remind us again ... Why are you in Duma? .... everywhere else sounds better ... )
Haha so true. I’m looking
Taungub dirty water an weak presher
Thanks for telling me. I didn’t know that
It’s either Iloilo or Cebu for me still
Both are nice
Yep, you did it again butchered pronunciation for BACOLOD and for TANGUB
Tang-ub. is a suburb of BA-calod
Haha, I knew it. Thanks
Learn how to pronounce the cities buddy!
Why
@@PaulWorldZoom So you won't sound like a moron.