When it comes to withdrawal locations in the Philippines, one has many options - major urban cities, larger rural cities, beach resorts, mountain retreats. Each has its own unique and piquant features. The major benefit of withdrawal in a major rural Philippines city are (i) bottom cost of living, (ii) opening to take in the local culture and lifestyle, (iii) small town living, and (iv) a much slower, provincial lifestyle pace. Upscale mall shopping, high rise western style condominiums, and lots of night life are not gift in these major rural cities. Yet, all of these cities have a busy airport and effortlessly ready daily travel to Manila and other cities within the Philippines. In this category of major urban cities are Butuan City, Tacloban, Cagayan De Oro, Puerto Princessa, and Dumaquette.
Butuan City
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Butuan City has a people of approximately 300,000. It is the earliest know place of hamlet and sea trade in the Philippines. It used to be a logging capital of Mindanao. The city is sprawled along the banks of the Agusan River in Northern Mindanao and is a typical provincial city. It has some great restaurants, a very low cost of living, cheap housing, and is a logical overnight stopover for tourists travelling between Camiguin and Siargao Island, which has just recently come to be preeminent as one of the top surfing spots in the Philippines. North of Butuan City is the 4th largest fresh water lake in the Philippines.
Tacloban
Tacloban has a people of just over 200,000 and it is the political capital of Leyte, and the geographic and market town of both Leyte and Samar. Historically, Tacloban is best known as the place to which general MacArthur returned with his military to liberate the Philippines back in 1944. It is also where Imelda Marcoq was born and raised. For its size and remoteness, it is fairly cosmopolitan. It has great food, a busy wharf area, and productive transportation links.
Cagayan De Oro
With one of the larger rural city populations of approximately 550,000, Cagayan De Oro is a prosperous provincial city. What makes this city piquant is that it is a university town. It is the vigor and promise of youth that drives this town. The city has a good per capita income and much of the wealth comes from the jobs created by the Del Monte, Nestle, and Pepsi corporate offices located here. It has piquant river rafting and relatively cooler atmosphere than other Mindanao cities.
Puerto Princessa
Puerto Princessa has a people of just over 200,000. This city is the capital of Palawan, an island paradise with seascapes the equal of any in Southeast Asia. However, this city is just a jumping off place point for excursions elsewhere on the island. It does have great restaurants, great day trips - from island hopping to remote beaches to drives straight through a gorgeous countryside. The city is known for its strictly enforced no-littering laws. I have found it to be the cleanest city in the Philippines. There are daily flights in and out of Puerto Princessa, but one must comprehend it is one of the most physically remote provinces in the Philippines.
Dumaguette
With a people of just over 100,000 Dumaguette is small, but like Cagayan De Oro, it too is a university town. Thus, it is far more urbane and hip than the mean provincial city. What draws foreigners here is its indifference to foreigners. Expats can walk up and down the road relatively unnoticed. It is therefore a very comfortable place in which to assimilate. It is the city to live in should one want to reside in Negros Oriental province.
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