James7 wrote:How sad, they are a lot of haters I just want to enjoy reading on this forum

No hate here, I love the Philippines. And if my wife's grandparents hadn't met at Clark AFB, she wouldn't be here.
That said, I do know people who have moved back to the Philippines to either retire or spend half the year. You could have a middle class lifestyle in many places for the cost of a Manhattan garage space and could retire with a housekeeper for $1000 a month... so it is possible you are originally from the US.