Would you Pay This? Bacolod Modern Project, Dumaguete Philippines

[@Marie760]

Happy that your channel continues to grow with more subs from just yesterday .

[@kapamilyatalks5420]

Most friendliest City in the Philippines in line with Cebu and Iloilo

[@Goez-e7j]

Iloilo are in the Philippines?

[@kapamilyatalks5420]

@@Goez-e7j yes!

[@phillipharding6610]

Always watching from Down Under ! Melbourne Australia.. Power Ahead with those Subs ! 😊

[@Coffewithsteve]

Traveling as single person is exciting

[@andrepilar5375]

How are you doing ? Take care of yourself. another great video. I look forward to your channel every day. ( Filipino from south Florida )

[@johnbowen35]

Everything about the Philippines is gold to me. It's paradise on earth

[@netty9534]

Really enjoying seeing your travels on your own, interesting af and inspiring

[@Mary-zd8xo]

Hi Michael. Good to see you in the go. By the way, Negros Occidental (Bacolod is capital city) and Iloilo speak the same dialect. Negros Oriental (Dumaguete is capital city) and Cebu speak the same dialect. All the above are in the Visayas region. 😊😊😊

[@wintersojourn9356]

@Mary-zd8xo Ty 4 info, didn’t realize I had been wondering about this very subject, but guess I was….ty for clear explanation.

[@billcostello7769]

Pop? Soda? nope! Bellywash!

[@Morelli2314]

I miss Bacolod. I miss my wife. Working abroad is difficult, especially away from your loved ones. I really hope to come back soon.

[@tamakigold]

Honestly, your channel is a lot better with you flying solo. Don't look in the rear view mirror and keep driving forward. Never subbed before but subbing now. Continued success to you!

[@johnpaolobas1036]

Bacolod keeps improving. No other cities in the Philippines can match Bacolod except Cebu

[@larswetterstrom7209]

I am impressed by the development. It is promising for the Phils.

[@kapamilyatalks5420]

The problem now in Bacolod and all other areas of western visayas is brownout.. so hot

[@gg_Javier]

Why is it hot there? Isn't it still the BRRRR months?

[@ThatPhilippinesLife]

El Nino year no brr months this year

[@bobbq9290]

The show must go on! Stay strong Brother.

[@chrissmith9538]

Great video keep up the good work. 👍🇨🇦

[@08MrPancakes]

The UpperEast House where you were taken to talk about real estate. Is a replica of the old White Guest House that stood in the area when it was a Sugar Mill and afterwards. The House was the home of the Araneta Family that owned the Mill. They own the Araneta Coliseum and Araneta City in Cubao as well as all the PizzaHut and 711 in the Philippines. A relative of theirs and also an Araneta is the current First Lady of the Philippines, her father who grew up in Negros, worked in the Sugarmill that is the Upper Eastside of today . A tree is named and dedicated for him within the place

[@wintersojourn9356]

& the Aranetas also own BiniBining Pilipinas - the oldest national beauty pageant competition in the country. 👸🏻👙👗👘🥻

[@wintersojourn9356]

Watching this again & lol @ Scooby snacks🐶🦴. The lodging was most definitely a hospital, even if it was never used as such it was designed to be a hospital. No doubt in my mind.

[@floren879]

Bacolod looks awesome 👏

[@terenciosaymo3671]

Touring the Kinaráy-a areas of Iloilo Province and touring Antique Province are more than enough fun for me because I enjoy speaking genuine Kinaráy-a.

[@Nighthawk2211]

Hey Michael, I hope you're well and finding your own way to keep building the channel. Are you going to have a membership? I'll sign up when you do! I used to be a member of the joint channel.

[@ThatPhilippinesLife]

Thank you I'll be setting that up soon!

[@Coffewithsteve]

Let's grow Michael's chanel I been watching full videos

[@Koya_Sipanlog_Express]

It wasnt a hospital but the design was originally for a hospital. It was built when I was in college way back in the early 90s .

[@nickmichaelgarbanzos5061]

glad you are near City Heights Subd. dropping by. You are welcome here in Bacolod.

[@hange-zoe7810]

Yes, it looks like a hospital. The same thing I felt when you went up to to your floor. The space in the corner is the Nurses' Station.

[@diamond4829]

I just got back home to Canada from the Philippines, the family house is in Binan Laguna, about 30 minutes south of Manila. But we've never lost electricity in that area, and I was running the aircon in the bedroom 24/7 .... lol. So it got turned off yesterday .... ha ha. But it was my first time in the Philippines for new years and that was a sight to behold. Man, the Philippines sure knows how to party ..... never seen anything like that in my life. Every single neighborhood out having a street party and fireworks on every city block ... I was amazed at how much fun it was !!

[@avnergazit2254]

Not familiar with Bacalod. The prices you quoted seem to me way out of proportion for this country. I have been to the Spanish Riviera and you can buy a 70 - 90 SQM apartment with a view to the sea for less. Also true for most European country. Think the problem with condo prices all over the Philippines is the fact that are a few companies building and they tend to control the supply. Truthfully, even in BGC where I currently reside, I wouldn't pay more than 8 million for 50 SQM. Just my opinion but seems to me that Thailand and other Asian countries are much more affordable. Too bad for the locals that have to be priced out constantly. Michael - good luck and wish you well. You are a good vlogger.

[@RED_WIRE]

There's a property in Manville Royal that accepts long-term stay it's in Tangub, Bacolod City. Although it's far from east side but near the old airport property( soon to be developed by SM and a potential new SM Mall to be constructed) and adjacent to Goldenfield( nightlife of the city).

[@jakexake2940]

Per square meter, it rivaled the price of my cousin's Velaris condo at Bridgetwone in Manila, which was purchased in 2020. And that's a lux condo with world class amenities. My concern is the power grid. You will be miserable in that condo in sweltering heat most nights because there will be no power most nights. The Philippines need to PRIORITIZE power production in order to grow economically.

[@free2roam674]

I visited Bacolod in May, 23. I rode a motorbike there from Dumaguete and I have never been hotter in my entire life. The west side of Negros is very flat in the northern 2/3 and mostly a sugar cane growing area. The mountains were quite a way east of the city. I visited a sale centre in the downtown mall and the prices they were asking for a ""proposed"development on the water were very expensive. It is not a place I would retire or visit again.

[@Falk4J]

Surprisingly the asking prices for these condos have reached European levels now.

[@SirMikeMiller]

It’s up by Northpoint and close to some nice restaurants like Lantaw

[@bernardknowles8421]

I'm going to visit Bacolod soon the province

[@dianallamas7135]

Damn! That's my hometown and it has significantly changed. For the better....or worse? But i cant wait to come home and explore and i barely recognize anything anymore.

[@arembotate4100]

Hello, I have been seeing your videos before. I just happen to view this because it says "Bacolod." I was born and grew up in this city, my childhood home is less than kilometer away from Upper East - that is a residential area which somehow became the "in area" of Bacolod starting the last decade. I am a bit surprised at the condo price, +/- 600 square meters at Php 13+ million? That is already NYC 2021/2022 outer borough price (I am in NYC now). Rentals in BGC/ Makati are also between 30-50. Wow!! Ridiculous if I may say. I hope that price corrects. All the best to you, Michael.

[@RED_WIRE]

S&R will be opening early this year in Bacolod

[@greg0071]

In Saskatchewan we say pop

[@1_Prime]

Love the tour of Bacolod! Your Bethel Guesthouse in Dumaguete sure looked like a hospital to me! As for "no Walkers"... I remember signs in Thailand saying "no over night girls". Maybe it's the same thing?

[@MoralHazard-g1e]

Not zombies, either. Walkers are two handed crutches people with mobility issues use.

[@1_Prime]

@@MoralHazard-g1ehaha... so the actual walkers. Maybe they are hard on the floors and the walls (bumping).

[@cuzuvmcvoy]

@@MoralHazard-g1e😂

[@cuzuvmcvoy]

@@MoralHazard-g1eWALKING DEAD"

[@dirtycompass3957]

thanks for this...considering investing/ living there

[@fcaputo2012]

I think the place is called Ground Zero. Toms Toms I think that’s where the Old Dog goes too.

[@CaptainGyro]

I spent a week in Dumaguete City in January. Spend a night in the Why Night Club and you'll forget Bianca.

[@ThatPhilippinesLife]

😂😂😂 sounds like you have stories

[@rustynail3630]

LOL

[@JJthelonelybullinasia]

Those condo prices are ridiculous. A quarter of a million US for a small 2 bedroom condo? You can get twice the size for a third of the cost in Thailand, and the quality is much better.

[@kapamilyatalks5420]

and this includes Gay massage??

[@ThatPhilippinesLife]

Thailand is on a mainland it's more expensive to import into a country of 7000 islands I bet

[@JJthelonelybullinasia]

@@ThatPhilippinesLife yes. Philippines gets the reject products from China.

[@rustynail3630]

Agreed. So small for the price. No thank you

[@JJthelonelybullinasia]

@@ThatPhilippinesLife I was hoping Bacolod and Iloilo City was cheaper. I was thinking of a possible move there this fall.

[@fortuneybiernas5778]

NegOcc is part of Western Visayas with Panay and Guimaras. NegOr is Central Visayas with Cebu, Bohol and Siquijor.

[@floren879]

Good morning Philippines

[@CaptainSteveVPT]

Speak to Megaworld about Empire East Highlands City in Pasig, right by Emerald Station, trains to Clark and Manila... reselling now.

[@ThatPhilippinesLife]

Thank you I plan to be up in that area in the near future visiting a friend who moved there recently

[@CaptainSteveVPT]

@ThatPhilippinesLife I am from the UK... same sort of age as you... we have a 2 bed in Tower 4... ready in a few years. Want to spend 6month in PH.. and 6 here in the UK.... well, that's the dream. Be awesome to bump into you out there. Like your take on things and your videos are informative.

[@MoralHazard-g1e]

The Visayas are in the middle of a speculative building bubble. Once all of the condos are built in both Iloilo and Bacolod, the market will be oversaturated, and the price will crash. But that will take +4 years. Power will still be a problem nationwide. The Philippines isn't wealthy enough to build and fuel the necessary power generation facilities to meet peak demands. Cebu and NCR will be the least affected since they paid for most of the power plants and have priority on electricity generated. That's why everyone else goes dark before and more often than them.

[@ThatPhilippinesLife]

Depends on how much Chinese money is pouring in, parking money in condos

[@MoralHazard-g1e]

@@ThatPhilippinesLife The China money is gone and never coming back. China is in irreversible economic decline and PH doesn't want anything to do with them, for obvious reasons. The Philippines even evicted all the Chinese living in Cebu running online gaming operations in Cebu. Condos don't publish actual occupancy percentage, which is much lower than purchased rate. So, it is difficult to determine how many are being purchased solely as investment. But, if you look shortly after sunset at a "sold out" building, you'll be surprised how many are dark.

[@marianeil6630]

It will take 20 years, in my opinion to have good infrastructure, in all Visayas region.

[@emiliahellstrom3869]

Hello guy from canada. Pilipino is good n drinking😊 careful.

[@stephenr2195]

how would you compare the overall cleanliness of Bacolod vs Iloilo?

[@ThatPhilippinesLife]

Not sure if I can be sure yet so far Duma is looking pretty clean

[@armandosune3839]

Big difference between the cleanliness of Bacolod vs Iloilo

[@armandosune3839]

@@ThatPhilippinesLife How about the cleanliness difference between Bacolod vs Iloilo? (you avoided answering, you answered Duma.)

[@juliogonzalez4764]

I spent 30 days in the Philippines and am now in Thailand. The homes in Thailand are much better quality of construction and way more inexpensive. Next week I and my filipina girlfriend will check out IloIlo as far as a possible retirement destination. The condos in the Philippines are overpriced and undersize. I will be looking at existing homes and maybe upgrade it to more of a western standard (solar panels, bathrooms, kitchen etc.). I prefer the Philippines over Thailand because they speak english and I love my woman.

[@JakeTheSnake500]

There are parts of Kentucky where they call it an "orange coke".

[@ThatPhilippinesLife]

In Texas too I think! Everything is coke with a color

[@Coffewithsteve]

In canada we call it pop

[@brianbaxter3913]

I have been in Dumaguete now for a year and quite happy here. The massage you were seeing I believe is the blind massage. That is the people doing the massage are blind and there is one in the Robinson Mall as well. Not much going on after 10pm except on the boulevard. Casa Blanca has very good food as well as Bogart's (Game on Sports Bar) as well as a few other places on the boulevard. Kayong Inn is a good place to stay. I stayed for 2 weeks before I moved into my apartment and it was very nice and the staff very helpful and friendly. As for the vendors on the boulevard that is a Christmas time thing and I am sure they will be gone by the end of January. Have fun exploriing

[@ThatPhilippinesLife]

That makes so much sense why they don't need any lights!, appreciate all the advice

[@raymondcox3585]

i cant remember seeing wheel chair access to a lot of places in the philippines. would be good to know about wheel chair access in philippines

[@ThatPhilippinesLife]

Dumaguete has many places I noticed, lots of ramps into restaurants

[@SirMikeMiller]

Most vloggers go to Ground Zero, Tom Toms and Henry’s Resort. 10am is a good time to go to Ground Zero

[@ThatPhilippinesLife]

Went to both today stay tuned

[@samquinn6427]

The agent needs to go find out what the price of the units are selling. I am guessing you got the foreigners price. In the US, new construction is price at a 18% to 22% mark up. I believe about 300% or more markup in the Philippines. I feel sorry for anyone paying the inflated prices of what current condos are selling for. I was told that resale unit could take 2 to 3 years to sell with most buyers offers coming in low ball.

[@juval56]

go to siquijor via dumagueta mike, youll love it there

[@gerbera2489]

Come to Baguio for a change

[@JJthelonelybullinasia]

OMG 30k for a 24sqm studio? I'm paying 35k for a 1 bedroom 50sqm in BGC.

[@tryscience]

yeah, I thought the prices were outrageous

[@Mary-zd8xo]

I think BGC has many available apartments so competition lowers the price.

[@JJthelonelybullinasia]

@@Mary-zd8xo Maybe, but it looks like Bacolod has a lot of available too.

[@ThatPhilippinesLife]

Its all supply and demand eventually it will balance out

[@marianeil6630]

More supply now in condo, than demand!!!

[@acaciomadeira5147]

I think their is a alot of people smoming to much crack there and their pricing. You can go to thailand which is 3rd world country and rent an apartment in new building for galf or less and $400-500 in bankok brand new hirise

[@ThatPhilippinesLife]

From what I've heard Thailand is going up in price too but yes the Philippines is a country of islands everything has to be brought in by boats, really can't compare costs

[@tryscience]

FYI an X-class solar flare, the most powerful since 2017, occurred a few days ago. Perhaps this is what impacted the electrical grid

[@tommoskal9365]

no money spent on maintenance only 4 power plants operational out of 14 otp

[@tryscience]

@@tommoskal9365 but why did they fail now?

[@robertp.7090]

LOL, you should have seen Lopues East 3 years ago, it was quite outdated then, so it shows how much work has bee done.

[@mikelopez8226]

As someone from Bacolod, who lived there, Manila, and Vancouver, those are absolutely stupid prices for a condo. You could get a nice townhouse in Manila for the price of the 2 bedroom. And studios in Manila cost 30k or less.

[@renejuntababa4706]

Sir, i wish i was in the time when you walk across beside the boarding house that where i am now. 😅 I've always watch your videos sir and now i decided to subscribe 😊 gobless and take care..

[@marianeil6630]

Western foods is not available in all Visayas region, unless you live in Dumaguete. Unless you have a garden, in your house, you will prepare a healthy food. Most of them are cooking deep-fried.

[@actionator]

Pop, here in MI

[@SuperMaverick4u]

Nice vlog❤❤❤

[@tamarackmi9195]

You dont want a pop in southern US🤣Much Love Philippines❤Enjoy😜

[@robertp.7090]

Walkers - AT-ATs from Star Wars. Also, you can't get CAUGHT with alcohol in your room. :)

[@diamond4829]

Jollibee all day long for the Aloha burger .... what were thinking when you chose McDonalds .... 😊 ... ha ha . Good to see you out and about, thanks for the content !!

[@SirMikeMiller]

The Sierra hotel is nice

[@strateegio]

I said outloud to myself that that fourth floor looks just like a hospital and then you took about ten steps down the hallway and said the same thing yourself. ;)

[@robertp.7090]

Pension houses are another cheap alternative for accomodation.

[@MrWhitewater68]

When you run in Shay ask her about Be-Thel. From my understanding It was indeed a hospital way back in the war days. Updated as a Hotel and there is a reason for no alcohol, or shall we say unrelated women...

[@ThatPhilippinesLife]

I asked but she doesn't remember if it was a hotel

[@ThatPhilippinesLife]

Hospital I mean

[@Beau007us]

Sadly Honest Ed's shut down for good a few years back! It was a Toronto landmark for decades!!

[@MsVroege]

Walkers, they mean if you bring someone with you from outside but if you had that person with you upon your checked in then that person is not a walker...

[@Goodman849]

When I visited festive walk iloilo looking at a few apartments there we're not as impressive as my apartment in Dublin but we're cheaper however 1% property purchase tax in Dublin compared to 7% property purchase tax in iloilo I thought that was a bit pricey hopefully it's not really 7% tax??

[@tomm.6265]

Wow 56 sqm for a 2 bedroom is way to small my 1 Bedroom in Jomtein Thailand is 60 sqm and right on the beach

[@bernardknowles8421]

Do you look in the province areas

[@ThatPhilippinesLife]

Yes under the old channel we spent tons of time looking in the provinces, hard to find rentals more land sales/lease available though

[@animejaxon9936]

😍😍😍😍😍

[@Coffewithsteve]

Not bad for 1000 pesos

[@acaciomadeira5147]

Are you serious 30,000 pesos for a bachelors suite thats like $750 cdn Thats crazy think its like same price as BGC IN manila prices

[@ThatPhilippinesLife]

Same company as BGC so it's not surprising to hear but I would never pay that price myself

[@frankiefernandez9225]

💙💙💙🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭💯💯💯

[@vremerman]

Hospital with nurses station. Emergency room doors

[@ThatPhilippinesLife]

Right!!

[@JMgmkh]

WOW You get the toilet too ! 🤣😂🤣

[@stevehansen6552]

How could the locals possibly afford to rent in the Philippines?

[@ThatPhilippinesLife]

Not everyone makes $8 a day in the Philippines most businesses are owned 100% by Filipinos plus doctors, lawyers ect. Keep in mind how many workers in your home country that work in fast food, basic jobs can afford condos where you are? I paid $2500 a month for a tiny studio condo in Canada only executive level wages could afford it. It's all relative

[@cd221]

These prices are insane. I really see the projects as preying on OFWs selling downpayments or maybe foreigners. Virtually no local, ans few OFWs, could afford to buy or rent.

[@raymund0203]

no pick girls, get a motel if you need one.

[@bf2940]

Price of real estate in Philippines is getting out of hand. Wait for the market crash to buy. Thank me later... $200k for 56sqm is insane. Can buy a 200 sqm 3bd 2b house with pool and fitness center in Thailand for $175k. And that's without the typhoons, earthquakes, and volcano eruptions.😂😅

[@ThatPhilippinesLife]

Yea I think as more gets built prices should stabilize, demand is higher than supply

[@rustynail3630]

Who is the target customer?

[@mick-berry5331]

At these prices, it's bordering on a scam. You gotta look at the whole package, including infrastructure, roads, public transport, utilities. Maybe two years down the road there's not enough water pressure? Where do all these people drive as soon as 60% off all owners have cars ? What about sewage? Environmental issues? I got a feeling few people are asking these questions.

[@davidprice6252]

Find Shey's friend Mary, she is so funny!

[@TheBigBananaaa]

👍✅100K subs c’mon✅👍

[@ThatPhilippinesLife]

Sounds good to me!

[@davehenson3588]

I'd be scared to buy condo. The big one will come someday.

[@Sanee-n1l]

How can they say Bacolod is good when their sidewalks look horrible, so much better in Baguio city. Baguio city has the best sidewalks in the Philippines specially at the city center and Camp John Hay.

[@ThatPhilippinesLife]

I'll for sure go check out Baguio this year and other northern areas

[@Nomad-XA]

Any bug problems in those “luxury?”

[@gordon.Jacko1055]

When I look at Thailand prices and Philippine prices, they really want to rethink 🤔

[@ThatPhilippinesLife]

Thailand I believe foreigners can buy land? If yes then you would expect the prices to be much more for land there.

[@mick-berry5331]

​@@ThatPhilippinesLifeForeigners cannot buy land in Thailand. Cambodia either, btw. They sell condos to foreigners from 2nd floor and up, though.😅

[@edgarenova7996]

🥰🥰🥰

[@TheCajunCoconut]

videos are so much better without Bianca

[@richieliper4720]

That hotel looks like a hospital! Hoho! But you said it’s under 20 dollars. Kinda cheap. Walkers are instant night companions, when you need one. Lol!

[@ThatPhilippinesLife]

Haha right it must be!

[@tryscience]

"pop" is a father figure :P

[@ronkennedy4494]

Wow!!! They have priced there own citizens out of that city, you would be defeating the purpose of moving to the Philippines if you moved to that city.

[@philippinesinfulleffect]

In New Orleans we call it "soft drink". haha

[@laurencehyde2168]

"sleepless in Seattle" was a good movie..."sleepless in IloIlo" not so good..

[@ThatPhilippinesLife]

True!

[@oxoelfoxo]

in the Phils it's not soda or pop, it's soft drink haha