Is the Philippines Still a Good Place for Retirement Today?

Philippines Not in Top Ten Countries for Retirement, Dated 2020 

Are you planning to retire next year outside the US?  I have a number of friends who informed me that if Moron DJT( https://www.cbsnews.com/news/john-bolton-book-trump-revelations-the-room-where-it-happened/ ) gets elected, they will retire abroad. Is the Philippines still a good place to retire today? 💚💚

I did some search and here's the latest top 10 best countries for retirement from marketwatch.com dated February, 2020 based on housing, benefits/discounts, visas/residency, ease of fitting in, development, climate, health care, governance, cost of living and other factors. 

Ten best countries to retire abroad
1. Portugal
2. Panama
3. Costa Rica
4. Mexico
5. Colombia
6. Ecuador
7. Malaysia
8. Spain
9. France 
10. Vietnam

For details read: 

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-gorgeous-country-is-the-no-1-place-to-retire-abroad-and-you-can-do-it-on-just-2200-a-month-2020-01-02

Note: Personally, Marinduque, Philippines is still my number #1 Choice for Retirement.  https://whyretireinthephilippines.blogspot.com/search?q=place+for+retirement 

The following video was made 4 years ago. It is a nice ad for the Philippines, but is it still applicable today?  💚💚 

💜https://youtu.be/XuTow8dbWno?si=dpUW8Slfy9xm-oGx

Related Article written in 2019: https://hubpages.com/health/How-to-Live-or-Retire-in-the-Philippines-for-Less-than-1-500-a-Month

Macrine and I enjoying the Sunset at Our Retirement Home in the Philippines