About California Expat
The internet is full of Philippines content from people passing through. You need answers from someone who stayed, started companies, and built a life here. That is what you get on this site.
About California Expat
The internet is full of Philippines content from people passing through. You need answers from someone who stayed, started companies, and built a life here. That is what you get on this site.
Meet John
Before you trust a word on this site, see who is behind it. Here is why I moved here, what I am building, and who this is really for.
Why I moved here, and why I do this
Who is behind this
I incorporated my first company here in 2019. I moved over full time in January 2020 and never set up an exit.
Since then I have started several businesses and built teams in offices in Cebu and Davao. Manila is next.
I also started Bridgehouse, with weekly dinners at Bridgehouse BGC and Bridgehouse Cebu City that draw 60 to 100 people. Between the companies and that table, I talk with men who moved here from all over the world every day.
I have watched hundreds of foreigners move here. The ones who planned well built something real. The ones who winged it lost years and serious money. You do not have to find out the hard way. That gap is why this site exists.
60 to 100
at the Bridgehouse table in BGC and Cebu City, every week
This is not a channel about visiting. It is a record of building a life and a community here. It exists to help you do the same with far less guesswork.
Pusong Pinoy 2026 recipient, for vloggers who show the heart of a Filipino.
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