I just started working here (Makati, Manila Business area) for 6 weeks....

below are the pictures i took when I am living here.. so far so good... the environment & climate almost similar to KL Malaysia

if anyone has questions to ask about the area here, kindly let me know, I will share whatever I know. I also hope to make more Malaysian friends in Makati too

写中文也行！（chinese also welcome)

Go to Greenbelt. got everything.

The BGC area looks even better than Malaysia's KL

yeah... i already went since first weekend lol.... Besides Greenbelt... i believe Mall Of Asia (MOA) is one of the largest malls in the World & Phillippines.. but too crowded... are you living in Makati? we can hang out one day.. haha

may i know what are the places can visit in BGC? I went there only once... mainly restaurants are there right? Any nice park, or mall in BGC? I also thinking what gonna do / visit in the weekend, haha

Mainly smaller malls in BGC area (Uptown Bonifacio, Venice Grand Canal Mall, SM Aura Premier & etc), therefore personally I still prefer MOA in Pasay. If you can endure the traffic, then SM Megamall at Ortigas.

You must try Mary Grace Restaurant (their equivalent of Secret Recipe, but tastes much better), it is near the end of Bonifacio High Street.

May i know what is tre cost of living there? What salary should I ask for if I wanted to work there?


This post has been edited by cannyeo: Jul 22 2017, 06:44 PM

Makati business area the cost of living a bit expensive. If you can cook then better.

Anymore advice? Because I am putting alot of consideration into the offer I have

How much are they offering you anyway? Salary tax in the Philippines si really high.. highest in Southeast Asia at 30%.. Depends on what you and where you eat you can save money also. If you live near the workplace walking will help you save money as the rate for taxi is quite high as well. Don't know about uber or grab + you have to consider traffic. If you can live using a bicycle the better.

You can have your license (if you have a malaysian drivers license) converted if you can drive left hand drive that is since there is a an agreement between Malaysia and Philippine goverment about this. I know some Filipinos working in Malaysia who have Malaysian Driving License.

If you are muslim it will be very hard for you to find halal restaurants or even supermarket. If you are chinese then good for you since there are a lot of chinese resto's anywhere specially if you go to Chinatown in Manila

Environment and weather should be the same as Malaysia except for typhoon season since the Philippines the the gatekeeper for typhoons coming from the pacific ocean there is a minimum of 10-15 tyhpoons passing the country every year between months of June to December sometimes up to January. If I say typhoons and rains it's not your Malaysian rain that goes on for hours only we are talking about days of rain.

food there if converted to ringgit no most standard resto/fast food should be the same as Malaysia but don't expect that the food serving will be the same. Malaysian food serving is quite generous compared to the Philippines

Malls are abundant not sure if you still want that since the KL has a lot of malls already.

If you really want to enjoy your weekends get out of the city just like in Malaysia to really experience the Philippines you have to get out of Manila

Salary if you can get 60k-70k Pesos and the company will provide housing allowance for you then that is more than enough. In the Philippines earning that kind of money you can have 2 children being sent to school already. If you are single that kind of salary is more than enough you can buy car and pay monthly installment or buy a house and pay monthly mortgage

Hi everyone I just got a job offer in Philippine and I would really like to talk to someone who's working there. I just received an email saying that I pass the final interview and they need to do some background check on me. But they haven't talk to me about my salary package, and I don't know how much I should ask for my position. I'm not even 100% sure it's real, all the interviews I had with the company were phone interviews, and my mom keep saying it's a scam and it's too dangerous for a girl working in Philippine.

Sorry for my poor English.

Hi,so how was it ?are you working in Manila now?i am going to manila on june,we shall keep in touch.

Thanks

Hi all,

I am keen to know any malaysian are working nearby in Manila BCG ?

I am going there in 2 months time and will be based there for 3 years,we can come out and minum teh .

I hope i can know some Malaysian vibe there so that we can gathering together.

Thanks ya

mari mari, my 3rd month here now.
But I'm in Makati Ayala area, just moved from a villa to Condo 5min walk to office

can meet local here too brownman90561495

Guys lemme know when!!! There is another forummer here in Metro Manila working near my office in Taguig. We can all meet up if everyone is up for it

I'm cool but let me know in advanced because I'm on Standby for Special Project so anytime will get deployed elsewhere for project.

Does anyone knows how much is the tax for 300k php monthly?

Anybody know any low-mid range restaurants that can swipe AMEX card? Location makati. Will be working there on short assignment.

Not sure if this thread is still active, but I'm relocating to Makati for work on January 2019. Any advice for a first timer stepping foot there?