One of the most annoying questions I've been asked during the last three years and some odd months is "Why are you living in the Philippines?" My answer is always something along the line of "because I can".

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I was going to start by giving a brief history of the Philippines, but I decided against it. The best way to learn about the Philippines is to read the Wikipedia article on the Philippines. What I'm going to do is to relate some of my own history and thoughts about the Philippines. Please be forewarned, if you're a regular reader, that I've deleted some old articles and recycled some of the information into this one.

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As an American living in the Philippines and drawing a military pension from the US, I'm obviously concerned about how to get my hands on my money every month. There are several ways to do it, but I'll tell you how I've been banking in the Philippines with US dollars so far and what changes I'm making in the near future.

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