Pros & Cons Of Angeles City and Walking Street

[@JenGioPhilippineJourney]

The 2 Mike's together he also has great information and his no BS attitude is great 👍

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

Mike was a joy to talk with

[@JenGioPhilippineJourney]

@mikesphilippineretirement oh I bet I enjoy listening to his videos he a no bs guy lol

[@mannyc4224]

Great video! You two Mikes are a great example for other men to follow!

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

Thank you so much MannyC

[@Chickenlegs836]

Hi U2! Very interesting interview with yet another Mike:)) Bok Bok!! Nice to hear someone's reasons & views for moving to Angeles city! Thanks Mike👍

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@BruceCinader]

My two favorite Mikes, great vlog. Sorry to hear about the problems with the move.

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

Thanks 👍

[@josephsassone3753]

Mike Tyson is cool, too.

[@christopherbradley5575]

I've always liked both of your channels. Thank you both for the useful information 👍

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

Our pleasure!

[@ovlov245]

What a great conversation, two good guys very entertaining. Mike as a talk show host would be epic. Thank you!

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

soon to come

[@jerrymarshall2728]

My 2 favorite Mikes! These 2 guys are as real as can be, from spending some time with them! ❤️ I agree with 'Angeles Mike' that there isn't much of a "community" with the Angeles Vloggers. But I'm hoping to stay in contact with 'Angeles Mike' and see what we can do to change that. I know, from personal experience, that 'Dumaguete Mike' is part of his Vlogger community, and they stay relatively friendly. We need more of that in Angeles (Pampanga). Great breakfast with you guys! Kandi Palace restaurant serves some good food! Great video 'Dumaguete Mike'! More people should watch both of your channels! 👍

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

Thanks so much Jerry

[@josephsassone3753]

Ace Bachelor Cool has a monopoly on the Angeles Vlogger scene. Philly escaped to Mindanao and Regular Guy is a flake.

[@josephsassone3753]

Drama - guete is boring as f*ck and most expats seem to be as old as paint. Angeles City is where it's at. Puki galore.

[@jerrymarshall2728]

@@josephsassone3753 They can do their thing, their way. There are other Vloggers in the area.

[@josephsassone3753]

​@@jerrymarshall2728Who?

[@judekidder]

Mike good interview with Mike. Janet great job on the camera work.

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

Thanks JudeK

[@lazylarrylee2421]

Mike, great interview, and an amazing story.

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@2132waiola]

Hey Mike, why did you not let the other Mike finish his story when he arrived in Manlla on the first day of lockdown. I would like to know how he survived the first few days!!!!! awwwwww!

[@limtseho3540]

Me too 😊😊😊

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

It was a very long Interview and I have to cut a few things

[@jd1811]

I really wanted to hear that story, but Mike was soo intent on driving the interview to the agreed upon original topic unfortunately.

[@ovlov245]

Yes please ask Mike to do a video on this arrival.

[@babyroy864]

Good luck my brother.Godbless always👊💙♥️

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

Godbless

[@cecilwampler8733]

Great interview Mike. The video and audio were outstanding. Your interview setup is really well done compared to a lot of channels.

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

Much appreciated!

[@tg3026]

I like the topics and just great conversation about people who decided to leave crazy butt America and settle in a 3rd world Country. That is very interesting to me who served 32 years in the military and have traveled all over the world. Thumbs 👍 up. Mike to you and Paul.

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

thanks, who is Paul?

[@chocolatecookie8571]

Janet at the background vlogging for her channel, lol. Who doesn't have a YT channel in the PH, lol. 10:35 It seems like everyone is vlogging out there as if they give all the expats a free camera at the airport.

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

You need a You Tube Channel to get an ACR Card. hahaha Just Joking

[@josephsassone3753]

@@mikesphilippineretirement ACR card? 🤔

[@marcofluff]

My favorite Mike's. Great episode. I hope you interview him again.

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

Thanks Marco

[@hankhessig6586]

Great content Mike, hope you and Janet are well.

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

Yes we are. Thank you

[@eriksundstrom6826]

Great video. First time I saw this other Mike. His voice. He should be on radio. You mentioned some KZbin drama. Recently, as I explore Philippine channels, I've come across some vloggers that are really mean! They go after other vloggers. I heard there was some KZbin drama but just now seeing it. And, these guys just seem a little "off".

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

Yes it is bad at times but only from a few vloggers

[@josephsassone3753]

Is Vlogger lowercase or uppercase? What about blog?

[@eriksundstrom6826]

@@josephsassone3753 ? Great comment.

[@ovlov245]

Down vote them. Don't let their video end before clicking away, report them with drops own menus. They don't deserve airtime.

[@alr818]

Hey mike:-)! A blog is written and a Vlog is video😊.

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

what did i say?

[@alr818]

@@mikesphilippineretirement Blog😊. I’m not a troll it was just a small pointer😊

[@walkerskii]

Not boring. This was an interesting video

[@ronaldtaylor4530]

my solo life in the province makes this vlog look.......money.....sad

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

please explain your comment

[@angelocalima6338]

Buy pre- selling with a good condomium with a parking lot .It is not easy to sale with no parking , check developer reputation ...sign contract sell ..read fine print ...wait 2 year .Be consistent on payment . ASK the developer .How long will it take the Certificate of Title and DOS (notarized ) once the cash payment is released? . 6 months to 1 year, reasonable process . Be sure it is in Contract to Sell. CASH payment NEEDS official Certificate of Payment with receipt sign by the Director ...ask Notarized CP.ok ....this for Condomium ... For land almost identical more legal documentation .

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

thanks for sharing

[@jacjkoftrades]

wow what an experience coming into a full lockdown

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

yes very interesting start to life in the Philippines

[@DWebbTheOldHead]

First time commenting, Mike……great interview! The good doc sure can spin a good yarn if you ask me. 🤣 🍻

[@DWebbTheOldHead]

BTW, the good doc is a damn good bud of mine, and he knows I have his back come what may……..he’s a good dude. 🍻

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

Absolutely

[@owen7412]

I live in Angeles with my gf. Got here in 2016. Moved around every few years looking for a better place to live but I couldn't find it. Problem with living out in the province is nothing works and no expats to talk to, even getting money out of the ATM can be a disaster and no mall to buy Milk, cheese, etc. Angeles has decent infrastructure and great internet, can get fiber with converge, it's the best internet I've had in the Philippines. I avoid walking street mostly, there are a few expat local bars nearby.

[@josephsassone3753]

Owen, I'm retiring to Angeles in early 2025. How much is a studio or 1-bedroom PHP?

[@owen7412]

@@josephsassone3753 the price would be all over the place. It could be 5000p a month or 25,000p a month. I don't try to go too cheap as you will most likely hate the neighborhood in the cheap places. They are overcrowded, noisy, polluted and possibly dangerous. I am currently paying 18,000p a month for a 2 bedroom apartment unfurnished in a subdivision with security. I live on a dead end road so noise is minimal. I prefer unfurnished as appliances/beds are cheap here, I furnish a place for under $1000USD, then everything is new, I'm not dealing with worn out junk I don't want. I also gave up on furniture, it is bad quality here. I just buy a plastic table and chairs and a nice spring mattress with a metal frame.

[@ericsmith-VN]

Sounds like a good support group in angeles city - we need to look after each others

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

I hope they have one we only stayed a few days

[@jd1811]

This was good entertainment

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

great

[@garydavis9887]

hi Mike,,got a question,,,im arriveing in philippines november 8,,does my thru ticket have to be same day,,or within the 30 days from arrival ? thx ,,love your videos,

[@gordonstephen8329]

Onward ticket just has to be within 30 days of arrival. I'm moving to bacong in Feb and still can't understand why a tourist visa is for 59 days but onward must be within 30 days. But rules are rules

[@offthecuffadventureswithjamie]

@@gordonstephen8329tourist visa is only for30 days Gordon. You can’t get 60 days until your 2nd extension.

[@josephsassone3753]

I'm flying to Clark on October 3rd. Haven't been there since January 2020. The global pandemic ruined my sex life.

[@LukeDog37]

Very cool video

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@TomR61]

Another great video M&J

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

Thank you 🤗

[@royfleury9860]

I had to leave right after lockdown started. Manila airport was easy to navigate. There was no issue with travel and checkpoints were not bad all the way from San Pedro. Education is key, but the US based on my experience as a visiting lecturer has low grade education.

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

can not compare to America

[@wickman.r4662]

Angeles City has call centers that service several USA businesses.

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

that is great

[@theverdict4322]

Walking from the bus termnial in Angelse City I see the sign Walking street, I never went to see it. Angelse has some new build gated areas.

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

thanks for that info

[@wickman.r4662]

The VFW Post 2485 in Angeles City is excellent. Consider eating at that VFW.

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

thanks for sharing that info

[@josephsassone3753]

I'm an Air Force veteran. Do I need a membership card to eat at the VFW?

[@wickman.r4662]

My Airbnb cost $12 USD per night at a 6 minute walk to 10 pools at the Estadio Olympica complex

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

good to know

[@lyndonhenry8127]

I Mike I throughly enjoyed the talk to the other Mike. 👍

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@michael_Jon7]

I think it’s just a sign of a new times, that condos will get smaller and smaller and pricier. I don’t know if that’s going to change anytime soon. In Lapu-lapu I had a showing for brand new construction condo and it was $6.6 million for a tiny studio one bedroom with not even a full kitchen with a countertop hot plate. Jeepny are the cause of so much pollution in several different cities on the Philippines Valencia is calling my name 😄🙌 The first building that was constructed about 2 1/2 years ago I think I was told, it’s already rusty cracks. It’s almost falling apart. It looks like 💩

[@nottelling620]

HI MIKE , Great interview. This MIKE seems to be so friendly etc. Going to check out his channel. 42 street NO COMMENT LOL Of course I DON T know anything about that , if someone could invent a time machine and go back to the 70 s , NOBODY would visit WALKING STREET. Well , PEOPLE told me... TY MIKE , best to JANET GOD BLESS CIAO

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

Thank so much

[@WatchCaliforniaExpat]

Great interview guys

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

thanks John

[@samquinn6427]

9PM at night half the condos in BGC Manila are not lite up so assume they are vacant. Developers and sellers are playing the long game believing prices will continue to rise. With the recession scares in Japan and US 2 weeks ago, this plan may back fire. Luckily rents are still cheap with an over supply of rentals on the market.

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

ok

[@ronaldroemer2423]

There Was no Dangerous situation Only A Dangerous Solution It Was Mind control

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

hmmmm

[@MrBenito6669]

I'm curious about the "good old days." When Margaritaville, Cleopatra's, and Route 66 were the big hang-outs. Swagman's Hotel (located a couple of blocks before the entrance of walking street) was the best place to stay in those days. It was a gravel and dirty road back then. LOL

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

you need to move from the past and engage in the present

[@MrBenito6669]

@@mikesphilippineretirement Nothing wrong with a little walk down memory lane? lol

[@1buru]

Welcome to my hometown, enjoy!

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

thank you and we did enjoy the visit

[@owen7412]

sinagang is the sour pork soup

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

thanks for the info

[@linkinemerson8620]

I honestly felt like this guy was really great to chat with. I will be 40 in less than 1 week for reference & was never bored:) I agree with going at 9-10pm. It is actually far safer & you get far less beggers & hustlers because there are so many more foreigners they don't follow you for more than a second or 2. I went during the day for a haircut & had 1 guy follow me like 3 blocks, but the second he touched me it was a quick shove & 1 warning not to touch me. The only other time during my Philippines visit someone tried touching me was also Angeles, around the SM mall 1 young punk tried to touch my arm distracting me as I saw his buddy walking around me. Again, the above 1 single warning was all it took. I do feel like Angeles is near the bottom of the list in terms of quality of living for foreigners due to how many beggars & little pocket thieves there are. I was just constantly harassed during the day since far less foreigners walked through the city until the evening. It just makes for a very poor experience. But there were some good people & the Drake hotel was amazing with super great food.

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

Thanks for sharing

[@tradergeo6047]

Buffet sold last q the filings just came out last week.

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

ok

[@barrypress3704]

Very interesting story the timing was bad but he survived the lockdown there

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

yea he did a great job

[@JohnDoyle1956]

Are you going to do a video with the cost of buying condos ..

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

I have b4 nothing in the near future

[@HilariaBinalla]

i been there in angeles city before and its so hot my gosh i cant stand the heat so i went to baguio

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

Enjoy Baguio. Why did you move to a Southeast Asian Country

[@wolfe5047]

I would say that walking street is closer to 2 or 300 yards but isn't all bars either.

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

what else is on walking street but bars

[@josephsassone3753]

@@mikesphilippineretirement Freelancers, beggars, trike drivers, vendors, restaurants, horny expats, hotels, and loud music.

[@wolfe5047]

@@mikesphilippineretirement some restaurants and some other small stores 13 years ago there used to be a hat shop there as well. And there was a hotel or 2 as well.

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

Link to Mikes Channel kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHa9hKl_o5WjkNksi=uh137piTZK0vKlHJ

[@stephenphilpott2699]

Any decent hospitals for cardiology treatment in Batangas?

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

I do not know

[@pauls.pastandpresentinhist393]

Hi Mike, we met kind of at the Drake I had just moved here and been here 1 week Angeles City is not for me. The end of the month I am coming down to Dumaguete should of listen to some that I know in the states.

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

2 different cities

[@hankhessig6586]

Angeles City is the Brothel of the PI, according to some of these KZbinrs.

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

I will have more to say about my visit to Angeles city later

[@rscruiser3533]

You were talking about ---- air quality ---- there ------ could barely see the roof behind you ----- and definitely -- could not see anything behind the fence ------ must have been that way in front of you where you were sitting ------- So, is Angeles City ---- the --- "Walking Street " the same strip as when Clark Air Field Base was there ------ was there for eighteen months back in seventy-one? ----- Thanks - Mike for a video from the old stomping grounds ------- Rodney

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

it was raining and that morning

[@josephsassone3753]

1971 had 12 mos., not 18.

[@bollomator]

You have a saying in public schools in the USA??? I don't think so...

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

really they say that. Come on

[@bornonjuly7052]

Hahaha your guest Mik is quick to deny about the bars in Angeles as one of the reasons.😅😅😅

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

yes he enjoys Angeles city

[@bornonjuly7052]

@@mikesphilippineretirement the city snd the angels?

[@josephsassone3753]

I have a question for the Mike with the glasses. How much PHP is a studio or 1-bedroom in Angeles City?

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

I'm not sure ask him on his channel

[@josephsassone3753]

@@mikesphilippineretirement What is the name of his channel? I asked the question about rent because I'm retiring to Angeles City in February 2025.

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

our Philippine journey

[@oldguy2764]

What kind of candy do they have at the candy palace?

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

silly boy

[@AndyOmar]

Blue Mike is turning Green Mike out lol

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

hahaha not sure what is blue, green or red anymore

[@AndyOmar]

@@mikesphilippineretirement lol

[@homerfantastic]

Careful guys, the Belgian is gonna report you.

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

hahaha made him remove that video

[@josephsassone3753]

I wonder if he's related to Jean-Claude Van Damme. 🤣

[@mrrobert177]

This interviewee tries to present as a nice guy, but he is nothing but a keyboard type warrior on his youtube channel .loves to create drama and unfairly criticize others on his unsuccessful youtube channel trying to boost his views with negativity.

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

thank you for watching

[@RealGaryGibson]

Poor guy arrived in Manila at the worst possible time!

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

that he did

[@wickman.r4662]

In March 2020 I traveled Valencia -> Dumaguete -> Cebu / Mactan to escape before COVID lock down. I have the SRRV PRA visa and don’t see my self returning to the Philippines because I have discovered Medellin, Colombia at 3 air flight hours from Miami ; and at my fit age 80 have for the past 3 years, enjoyed companionship with two Medellin svelte fit girlfriends ages 33 & 40 to share happiness, joy, and love on adventures in Colombia.

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

Thanks for sharing

[@josephsassone3753]

I stayed in Ecuador for 2 weeks in January. I got robbed and lost 400 USD. To hell with South America.

[@DingusCirc]

He sure talks a lot about "the bars" and the bar girls in his vlog, even though it is not a reason he moved there. hahaha

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

it was my question he was answering

[@DingusCirc]

@@mikesphilippineretirement No, as I said, in his vlog. If you ask him why he sure talks a lot about prostitution, he gets butthurt.

[@jamesgilbert2181]

mike theirs a Belgium utube Karen wanting some one to give him your personal info address and full name said we will get you deported he says your breaking the law here offering consultations.

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

that video was removed by you tube

[@jamesgilbert2181]

@@mikesphilippineretirement i hope that will stop him but i wouldn't think so

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

his talk. I do nothing wrong. I pay US taxes and Janet has Philippine taxes to pay. I am not on a tourist visa.

[@josephsassone3753]

Male Karens are Kevins.

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

my name is Mike

[@zenmachine50]

I don't think there is a US military base in Asia that doesn't have a brothel next door ... Angeles city is just one of them. Interesting how they have become big tourist destinations now bit like concentration camps in Poland...

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

oh no very bad comment comparing Angeles to a concentration camp.

[@josephsassone3753]

@@mikesphilippineretirement Amen.

[@jerrystanley6820]

good video guys trolls are awful but I caught a video by chance really scary guy thinks hes youtube police FB mess if intrested good job guys

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

send me the link

[@jerrystanley6820]

@@mikesphilippineretirement I will try to find again Mike hoped maybe you knew of it

[@wickman.r4662]

If Philippina wife dies before USA husband, then legal documentation can put the land real estate in surviving husbands ownership name.

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

the title will never be in his name

[@rstel66]

@@mikesphilippineretirement As long as there was no will and no living ascendents and descendants a foreign spouse can inherit land from the Filipino spouse. My US citizen father inherited the land and the house here in Angeles from my Filipino citizen mother when she passed in 2015. Title is in his name and he continues to live in that house. My brothers and I as primary heirs declined to claim and my maternal grandparents have also passed.

[@Kenny-xy7zf]

I do not understand. What Drama? What event is taking place that military checkpoints are setting up?

[@mikemasters4382]

That was years ago when covid started.

[@Kenny-xy7zf]

@@mikemasters4382 okay...I watched it again. Thank you.

[@andrewclark235]

Seems like this guy moved half way across the world to live with Americans, can't even say sinigang. Kinda sad. Not hating, just saying.

[@servicesofmontgomery]

Two CONS of Angeles City, acting like their PROS. You silly boys

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

you bet! Thanks for watching

[@monkkwok6725]

Boring !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mannyc4224]

You should start your own channel and show them how it is done then. 😉

[@WatchCaliforniaExpat]

@@mannyc4224Exactly

[@tg3026]

Go somewhere else. Bud..

[@keonesilva3646]

Agreed ​@@mannyc4224

[@keonesilva3646]

​@@tg3026yes 😅

[@user-kd4pg8eb7z]

Vlogging for dollars. Lol. I planned my retirement in the Philippines and brought enough money so I never have to work. Vlogging is too much like work for me. Remember to pay your Philippines tax on your YT revenue

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

i pay US tax. Janet pays Philippine tax

[@user-kd4pg8eb7z]

@@mikesphilippineretirement when you go to renew your ACR card, you are now asked on the form if you have a YT channel. Philippines are now taxing YT revenue of foreigners.

[@josephmatthews4894]

Sucks !!!

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

you suck?????

[@JosephLloyd-FhilipinoJoe]

This guy is very condescending the education system is so much better in the Philippines than America.

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

and it is. you can not compare America to the Philippines

[@markwilson8416]

Yeah men, I'll be back in Subic Bay back on my cash flows. Yes the time has become for my return to start up again my big cash flows. At 65 years of age there's bugger all hear to make big bucks on the cash flow sites.. Now the yank are on a returning visits to Subic bay it has open windows for my cash flows to kick off again.. Thank god to the stubbiest of the Chinese , bloody good on the Chinese opening n up the windows. My home base will be the Central Park Reef Resort the Luxury hotel.. Cheers for now, Many thanks. By the way I am a very big eater drinks too with my girls too...

[@josephsassone3753]

Yank? Watch your mouth.

[@user-wy6ti2zt4j]

Don't need higher education to be a auto mechanic or Air condition repair these technical jobs make more money with a small amount of the cost of higher education

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

not in the philippines

[@user-wy6ti2zt4j]

@@mikesphilippineretirement my Filipina wife and I have a Aircon repair and radiator repair shop in CDO

[@user-wy6ti2zt4j]

We clear150, 000 pesos per month easily

[@user-wy6ti2zt4j]

We clear 150,000p monthly easily, work 5 to 7 hours daily 5 days a week, my 14 year old son knows all the ends and outs of the business,

[@trade2riches126]

I was in Seattle, New York even Vancouver and I saw same thing on Garbage can its not collected and full of shit including syringe and drug paraphernalia.

[@mikesphilippineretirement]

And how did you help clean it up