What $500 a Month Really Gets You in a Filipino Fishing Town.
5.2K views · Aug 29, 2026 · People & Blogs
Comments · 3
@draredfernando · 3 weeks ago
Real active good living in the Philippines. Enjoy your life there sir. God Bless.
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@MehdiJaouhar · 11 days ago
Thanks a lot
@MehdiJaouhar · 11 days ago
in Cebu its more expensive
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