http://www.LivingInThePhilippines.com
Many FReepers are already there and you can live like a King or Queen on about $1,500 a month. One who I correspond with has an oceanfront villa at that price point. Try that in Costa Rica!
Thanks for the info. Here in Hawaii we have many connections to the Philippines through Filipinos who live here. Our priest, who I have gotten close with, is returning to his home village for a three year ministry, and has invited some of us to visit, so perhaps I will be able to see what you are talking about. And let us hope none of us are driven out of our great Republic!