Filipina – Two Parts Angel One Part Bulldog
If you’re new to living in the Philippines, a trusted Filipina can be the best weapon you could ever have. First, listen to her warnings about situations. Even if she’s wrong or just overly cautious she knows more about the Philippines than you do. Of course, if she’s the wrong Filipina, she might turn around and eat you in a very unpleasant manner. You wouldn’t be the first guy to have a Filipina rob him blind. That usually happens when he returns home though. Why didn’t you take her with you? Maybe that’s why she robbed you blind.
A Filipina can be a bulldog guardian angel for you if you let her. When we first get here, we must have an invisible neon sign flashing “I’m new, scam me” over our heads. It must be invisible and only scammers know how to see it. I say that because I just don’t have the attempts to scam me happen as much as it did when I first got here.
I’m talking about people I don’t know approaching me on the street and trying to get me to give them money. That was the most common thing I had happen when I first arrived. I found this kind of thing far more common in Cebu City than in Bogo City. I did see it in Talisay but that’s a part of Metro Cebu City.
I remember pinoy starting a conversation with me when Jessie and I had been a few yards apart. As soon as Jessie returned to my side, poof, they were gone. Sometimes their face would drop on the site of her. It was obvious that the arrival of the Filipina meant the end of the scam.
I even got to the point where I’d make it clear that this Filipina was with me. I’d do it so they’d leave me alone. I mean guys with poor intentions would leave me alone. It was like I pulled out a little policeman and put him on my shoulder. I didn’t have to draw a weapon, all I needed was my attack dog Filipina.
Since it doesn’t happen any more, should I assume that the batteries in my invisible sign have died? Now someone will read this and say “Awww, so that’s what Filipino are like?” No that is not what Filipino are like. Some that visit here will tell you different because they remember the few that tried to or managed to scam them. Hardly anyone will even try to scam you. A few people out of the tens of thousands that I encounter or that others encounter will leave that impression. A few of the underbelly become what Filipino are said to be like but that is not accurate. Very few tried to do this to me.
This happens all the time and it happens in the USA too, this is how unjustified prejudices are formed and how racisms is justified by the ignorant.
Angelic Filipina
I’ve talked about how good Filipina treat a man that treats them well. Heck, many times they treat men well that treat them badly. Jessie is unbelievably good to me. She goes to sleep when I’m wide awake and she tells me to wake her up if I get hungry.
I get up to get something and she will beat me too it and get it for me. One day, I asked her to hand something to me and then I laughed at myself. I could get it just as easy as her but she’s got me so freaking spoiled that I’m use to her doing everything for me. I try to remember I can do it myself. Honestly, she makes it hard for me to remember that.
That she’s also one very hot pinay is something that just makes it all that much sweeter.
A Filipina is simply your guardian angel if you choose wisely and have a little luck too. If you’re unlucky and a bit unwise in choosing which Filipina is close to you, well, then you just might be dinner.
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same as here if you grew up in the streets like i did you learn not to trust anyone even your own mother
White is gold in PHL, u learn really quickly to have her negotiate and barter for you so you don’t become prey.
Nice article and thanks Rusty.
Thanks Tom!
Lance, a friend of mine says “if you’re not paraoniod, you’re not paying attention”
yeah so true when i was there every time i bought something i had to say too much ill give you half of what you want for it or no deal
Bartering is expected here in the small shops.
You are so right Rusty, I would not change my wife for nothing. They can be mean if you make them mad, but give them time and they are right back to taking care of you. I will be arriving there on the 2nd of July to live and I can’t wait. You have a very good site here that I visit quite often. Keep up the good work.
Yeah, Jessie said “you’re comparing me to a bulldog” when she read this. ha ha I’m not sure she understood.
Sorry Rusty wasn’t trying to compare anyone to a bulldog, However filapinas can be aggressive when protecting and caring for there men. Which can be a very good thing. Guess you could say there are guard dog like. LOL
Don, No! You didn’t compare anyone to a guard dog. Heck I didn’t but that’s what the female said to me about what I said.
I think the pretty Filipina was just in a mood to growl.
I think she might have been making a joke.
As long as I’m not in trouble with the pretty Flilipina! LOL
I will have to take your word for it Rusty, haven’t had the pleasure of the experience
I have to ask, though, are there areas that are more prone to the scammers than others? I know that most of the meat markets will likely have a high percentage that cater to sex tourists, but are there any other areas to watch for or maybe indications that you are being scammed? I know any kind of business opportunity is almost sure to be the case or anytime you are asked for money or to meet somewhere seedy are flags. Got anything else?
Randal, it is good to know about the area where you are going but can be hard to do so.
Mandaue and Lapu Lapu in Cebu are a bit more dangerous but still most of the people there are good people. They both have problems with drugs and gangs.
South West Mindanao is as far as I’m concerned dangerous due to war sometimes breaking out there.
Sulu region, but they wont let you go there, well unless you go without the authorities finding out. Chances are high, you’re stay will be longer than intended. Possibly forever. I think Angeles City is the best place to run into scammers though.
Aloha Rusty, I been reading you since way back in Hey Joe. I finally arrived last May and my Filipina has been by my side ever since. Except for NAIA taxi, I have had no problems at all. She spots problems a mile away and I see her stare them down and actually avoid us. lol She is such a sweet girl but she is my German Shepard. I hope to get up your way sometime to meet you and Jesse. We are in Butuan. We are going Camiguin Island this week and I think it is much like Batayan Island. Will fill you in. Until then keep up the stories, I love them and they helped prepare me for this adventure. Aloha Alan
Hi Alan,
I had both sites going at the same time and moved everything here. Now I’m using Hey Joe only a little. I noticed the site was ranking well with ZERO content so I figured I should start doing something with it again. I try to post once a week there but I usually don’t pull it off.
Yeah, I know the part of the guard dog Filipina well. The bad guys will tend to leave you alone if the right girl is with you. Wrong girl and she’ll attract them to you. I’ve seen it!
Sure, I hope you get over to Cebu. I’m only vaguely familiar with the places you’ve mentioned. I have not been able to travel the island as much as I would like too.
And Jessie said, I compared her to a bulldog. lol
Hi Rusty
Those lovely Philippinas also look after their in-laws too. My daughters-in-law, make sure that we do not get into trouble when we are over there. Also we could not wish for two better wives for our boys.
One of them is here in England and we have a mutual respect for each other. I helped her to settle in here. Sometimes Mums think of things Hubbies dont.
A lot of people are surprised that they are married to young men lol
I suspect mums are better at thinking of many things husbands would not when it comes to the transition of a woman from a foreign land.
I’ve introduced Jessie to some of the nicer things from the West, like swiffer jet. lol I need to order some more for her. I think that’s what they are called, those dusting things. Great for bachelors too, that’s how I knew…
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Hi Rusty,
Great site, i have been following it for couple of days. I am arriving in July for a visit to meet a filipina I met on a social site. Plans are that she will meet me at MNL airport and then we fly to Caticlan airport to spend 5 days at a beach resort OR I would fly to Caticlan airport and meet her there.
After reading US/Canadian travel warnings (about kidnappings for ransom and scams) and reviewing your website, I am bit puzzled that whether I am going in to this too blind or what
Appreciate to hear from you on this site, or privatly at my email address (preferred). Any feedback or suggestions by any of the other members is greatly appreciated as well.
Thanks…
I did it blind and I’m having the time of my life.:)
You might be too but I wouldn’t be too concerned. The girl may or may not show, that I can’t tell you. Don’t wrap your trip up in her, if that doesn’t go well, you can still have a wonderful time. And she may work out just fine. If she doesn’t, you can find another girl once you here. They MIGHT be hard to find at the resort but they wont be hard in the town. Go to the park or if they have a mall there, go there. You’ll have chances to meet other great women of the Philippines. I hope she shows and it will be a wonderful trip.
One of the ways the Filipina that are scamming online is for travel money. Some times they even mean every word they say and then chicken out. Many will jump at a chance to go to a resort.
It is very unlikely you will be kidnapped or a victim of terrorism. The US travel warning has been there for five years.
I don’t know anything really about the area you’re going to. Other than it is near Boracay. If that’s where your headed, there will be lots of Filipina. I don’t think you’re going to have a problem there.
I would go there, without any hesitation. I’m not aware of any problems there. I’m going a bit further west of that this month, it has a few more problems but I’m not concerned. Mostly NPA group but they are all over the Philippines. They don’t target civilians generally. They seem to avoid them. They do target police and military but usually police because the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is one tough bunch of folks and are backed up by US Special Forces. Now the US Special Forces are conjecture on my part, because they don’t too often say where they are.
The Abu Sayyaf are the real terror group in the Philippines and AFP did some major butt kicking in recent months and are said to be greatly weakened. It appears they may have been the reason for the most recent rounds of updates on the travel warnings. They claimed to have sent terror groups to attack Manila. Those claims APPEAR to be greatly overstated.
You don’t want to go wandering around the jungle alone, that would be insane but the area you are headed to isn’t bad. Keep your wits about you and enjoy your trip.
Hopefully the Filipina you’ve been talking to is one of the many fine women of the Philippines, if she is, you’ll find a very loving and caring woman. I can’t tell you which she will be. I know plenty of guys that have met Filipina online and had a great time with them once they were here. I’ve known some that had no shows too. So, just don’t let your trip be about her, let it be about exploring the world and hopefully she’ll be part of it.
I only do emails with people that buy my book, otherwise we do it on the site. I just have too many emails to answer these days and it is good for the site to have discussions out here.
I look forward to visiting that part of the Philippines but Boracay is one of the more expensive areas of the Philippines and I’ve been spending too much money lately.
I plan to visit Tacloban in August and then next trip will be Boracay. Mt Mayon is a place I want to go and Baguio and many others. 
You’re not going to Mindanao and that’s where the travel warnings are mostly focused on. The travel warnings are mostly butt covering by the US Stage Department. Don’t dismiss them but don’t concentrate on them too much either.
hi sir,,,
I was really so glad i got the chance to visit your site and read your blogs…i like the “filipina”…you really inspires me to become a trustworthy and sweet to my coming bf…although he is from netherlands..most of what you write about filipinas are true…i have meet a german before in Robinsons place in Cebu…i was a bit ignorant a that time..and that experience doesn’t help so much …becoz i only found out that HE was married to a filipina already…wew!!…hope this time i would found my luck…coz i really dream of loving a forieghn guy..take care of him and spend the rest of my life with him….a lot of sites are already stained with scam and pornography…it makes me so sad…becoz i dont get much chance to meet the right man i have been looking for..becoz they are already scared that im one of those “wrong filipinas” you have mentioned…thanks to your blogs..i will continue following…anyway i live in pasil,cebu city…i can see lot of things happening here that most people outside are not really aware of….
Hi Sheena, yes there are a lot of scamming Filipina out there but there are also lying men too. Too bad the German lied to you about his situation. He should have told you the truth and let you decide what you wanted to do with the truth.
I’m sure you’ll be just fine, if he treats you well, you will be good to him.
When I get it wrong with Filipina, be sure to tell me, maybe I’ll learn something.
hi rusty it is frank again and i read your last posting on your blog and i found it very fasinateing and informative also and i really like the part about the giving of and showing of respect to anyone that is older than you are i was thought this from my father from a young age and i have always had the ability to talk to and interact with people that where older than me and have good conversations with them and to also be able to show them respect and also was there much flooding that had happened in and around cebu provence because i heard a few days back i was watching the weather channel and it was showing big flooding in and around the minila area if you could in the near future could you mention anything that you know about the conditions in the past say week and a half in your next blog posting i would appriciate it very very much and in closing thank you. sincerely. frank.
Frank, please stop typing in all upper case
Hi Rusty,
You’ve got a great post here! It’s funny but true. I’m a Filipina myself and been living my whole life here in the Philippines.
Anyway, just a note to foreign men coming here in the Philippines, most (not all) Filipino see you as a WALKING ATM MACHINE if you come here in the Philippines. Some will think that you’ll give away money easily (im just being honest here) but then again NOT ALL.
But Rusty, you’ve got a great point and a great content here! It’s great to hear a foreigner appreciate and not ruining the Filipinos dignity online. Thank you!
Keep it up!
Hi Gay, how are you?
I like that you used the words “walking ATM.” My girlfriend often reminds me “they see you as an ATM.” I wish I was a walking ATM.
I do’t mind that so much but many, like you said, not all also hope to find the money slot without giving anything back. 
Thanks for the kind words Gay.