Just to put a different perspective in this kind of a topic, and since I currently live in the Philippines, I think that you should highly consider this option in buying a Condo or a Property to make an investment in the Philippines. With the market on high demand as of late, you can never go wrong in doing such investment. Condo can be very flexible and can be very much an asset that you can have for X number of years. Also, this would help you out to get some income whenever you need it. Other than that, you can try to consider a whole lot of things here and see what you can do in the long run.