Filipino Nurses that have worked abroad and settled back in Philippines!

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Specializes in Critical Care Nursing.

I knew that most Filipino nurses would like to work abroad specially in the western countries such as US, Canada, UK, Ireland also Australia and New Zealand. I'm not not being disrespectful to countries in middle east and Southeast Asia but the countries I've mentioned above gave you equal opportunities and same salaries with their own citizens.

I just want to hear any of your stories why you've given up your nursing jobs in these countries and now settling back in Philippines.

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I haven't worked yet in any of those countries you've mentioned but just had a friend who is now back in the Philippines to retire for good after working as an RN in US. He said he is burnt out working as an RN and wants to enjoy the remaining years of his life here in PI.

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Specializes in Medical-Surgical.

Maybe if I can save a million dollars then I will go home and stay for good in the Philippines. I will tell you once you arrive here and work as a nurse, there is no turning back because life is good here than in the Philippines.

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Specializes in MedSurg.-Tele, Home health, LTC.
maybe if i can save a million dollars then i will go home and stay for good in the philippines. i will tell you once you arrive here and work as a nurse, there is no turning back because life is good here than in the philippines.

i totally agree with rep. i don't think i can save a million dollars in my lifetime, but maybe, if a teeny weeny chance that i could win a jackpot in las vegas, ( 10 million usd..), then i don't mind coming home to the philippines, ( maybe every six months?). but really, life here is better i think..i felt secure jobwise, financially okay for now. if i was in the philippines, whatam i gonna do? probably i will be bored to death! i blame it on my lifestyle here..always on the go. i guess this is what makes us motivated? vacation maybe....to live there? maybe not.

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i totally agree with rep. i don't think i can save a million dollars in my lifetime, but maybe, if a teeny weeny chance that i could win a jackpot in las vegas, ( 10 million usd..), then i don't mind coming home to the philippines, ( maybe every six months?). but really, life here is better i think..i felt secure jobwise, financially okay for now. if i was in the philippines, whatam i gonna do? probably i will be bored to death! i blame it on my lifestyle here..always on the go. i guess this is what makes us motivated? vacation maybe....to live there? maybe not.

life in the us is very hard. credit/mortgage/loan everywhere. you can live a good life in the us if you dont have credit, i mean you cant get those nice home, spanking lincoln navigator by cash. so all your life you will be paying for your mortgage, lets say 30yrs. after 30 yrs sell your property and retire in the phil. us nurses are full of credit and loans by the way. life is not easy as nurse in the us.

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Specializes in MEDSURG, IMU, ONCOLOGY.
Life in the US is very hard. Credit/mortgage/loan everywhere. You can live a good life in the US if you dont have credit, i mean you cant get those nice home, spanking Lincoln Navigator by cash. So all your life you will be paying for your mortgage, lets say 30yrs. After 30 yrs sell your property and retire in the Phil. US nurses are full of credit and loans by the way. Life is not easy as nurse in the US.

I agree with you there alcheska, life here revolves around credit cards, mortgage, car loans. But if you live by your means, you'll be okay. Over here, if you start saving for your retirement like your 401K, IRA early, I think retirement life will be okay. Plus of course healthcare is waaay better.

I've thought about the option of going back to the Philippines when i'm ready to retire 30 yrs from now, but my kids are here, they will start their family here. I want to be there for them all the time. If I go home to the Philippines, nobody's there anymore. All my siblings are scattered over US, Canada and EU. So no point in going back.

On the other hand, I was thinking I don't want to end up in a nursing home, with diapers soaked in urine, contracted and having stage 4 decubitus:sniff:

I'll cross the bridge when I get there I guess...

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there's no place like home... yes, life can be so good in the US and other countries but the best things in life are free and they're in the Philippines! :) money can't buy them... :)

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Specializes in Neuro-Surgery, Med-Surg, Home Health.
there's no place like home... yes, life can be so good in the US and other countries but the best things in life are free and they're in the Philippines! :) money can't buy them... :)

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I moved to California in 1978 after finishing the GN course in Manila; took the LVN board in 1981 and passed it the first try; took the much harder NCLEX in 1982 and again luckily passed it the first try. (I had to study very hard for my licensure exams because I was already married and had a baby by then.) Needless to say I have been working as a nurse here in the U.S. since the early 1980's and I have been working in a county-owned hospital as a civil service RN, therefore as a government employee I have been eligible to retire when I turned 50 y.o. and have been employed for at least 20 years, in my case well over 20 years now.

Surely, life is hard here in the U.S. especially for young families just starting out in life. If you are an RN you have an advantage because of the potential for higher income. Here in California, in 2007, many of my fellow RN's who have at least 10-15 years of seniority at work earned well over $100,000 for the year. Also life gets better once you're done raising your kids.

My wife and I contemplated of retiring in the Philippines but after careful considerations we decided that we will be staying in the U.S. for the rest of our lives. Our two grown kids are both U.S.-born and most of our relatives live here in the U.S. Whenever I go back to my hometown I know very few people there now because most of the people I knew when I was growing up have also moved abroad.

Still the country where my wife and I were both born still beckons. We will surely be visiting the Philippines once or twice a year after I take my early retirement from the government-owned hospital where I currently work. After retirement I still plan to work part-time to keep myself busy, keep my skills current and of course earn extra dollars so that we can afford to fly back and forth to the Philippines.

I hope I will live long enough so that I can also collect the Federal social security pension at age 62 and I expect that that extra income will make the trips to the Philippines that much more affordable and attainable in our twilight years.

The availability of Filipino channels on cable t.v. in the U.S. meant that Filipino-Americans can enjoy watching shows from the Philippines 24/7, or not enjoy learning some of information being shown on the investigative documentary shows about dirty food, polluted environment, corruption in the government, rampant crime and other stories that sadden the overseas Filipinos watching those shows. These are some of the reasons why we decided not to invest in real estate in the Philippines.

Nevertheless, we still get homesick every now and then. Therefore we will surely be visiting the beautiful Philippines and contribute in our small and humble way to the economy of the country.

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I envy you people. :cry:

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