@cindylmarvin Hi OP, with your income, I would choose to stay in the Philippines and have my children study in a top tier school here.
Schooling:
Top tier schools in the country offer cultural exchanges during their summer periods where your children can go abroad supervised with their classmates to learn about different cultures and being disciplined / independent. My friends who are upper class also have gone thru exchanges during the college days and remarked how competitive our education system (top tier local school) is versus European undergrad programs. Yung friends ko na mababa score sa Pilipinas, napakataas ng score abroad without even trying so much.
Environment:
With your income, you can afford a good house in a subdivision here. (15-20 year mortgage) The people you interact in these villages come from prominent names (politics), pilots, foreign workers, lawyers, and businessmen. Security is top notch. Access to groceries and banks just 5 minute drive out.
Actually here is some good subdivisions in the south you can check. (Metro Manila too expensive)
1.) Alabang Hills
2.) Alabang Hillsborough
3.) Alabang 400
4.) Pacific Malayan
5.) BF Homes (There are many villages inside here)
- House values are around P35m
Further south, you get a good development in Nuvali (Ayala Owned).
Government:
Many people blast negative things about the government but I would like to remind everyone how far this country has come. Sa pagkain pa lang sa store, when I was a 5 year old boy, we only had a choice of Lucky Me Pancit Canton (Calamansi or Chili) or Lucky Me Soup (Beef or Chicken) in the grocery. Now, fast forward 2023, our middle glass has grown and retailers now offer some noodles from Indonesia, China, Korea, Japan etc... The mere fact that there are so much products now to be purchased locally shows our country has progressed.
To top it all, there are so much construction projects happening currently to improve the country's transport system. From airports, highways, sea ports, etc.
I follow most of the developments in these forums to see real time updates on how they are doing. Dati, wala masyado activity but now grabe, nationwide ang projects. Some airports have already come to fruition like the new airports in Bohol, Bicol, Cebu, and Palawan. Other highway projects like the extension of SLEX (until Bicol), Skyway, TPLEX (until La Union), CALAX, CTBEX, etc are ongoing to improve connectivity. Of course, everyone's favorite, rail systems are also expanding. LRT 1's Cavite extension / LRT 2's Antipolo extension / MRT 7 / North South Commuter Railway (Clark to Laguna) / Metro Manila Subway / all of which are now under construction with progress everyday. Development is also not limited to Luzon, BRT systems are being set up in Cebu. CCLEX just opened recently in Cebu to connect the Mactan Island to the City. Davao has a wide coastal road in progress. Lanao Del Norte / Misamis Oriental will have an iconic connector bridge.
https://www.skyscrapercity.com/forums/transport-urban-planning-and-infrastructure.585/
Sure there is corruption but; as most redditors said, sa lahat naman meron and insulating oneself is not so difficult especially if you have the good income.
You can enjoy your vacations abroad with your kids during their term break. Travel is not so difficult na rin nowadays.
