When a Parent Dies in the Philippines: The Two-Country Checklist
What has to happen in the first days, what can wait, and the three legal surprises — the SPA that just expired, the frozen account, and the estate-tax clock.
Parents & Caregiving
Caring for aging parents in the Philippines — from thousands of miles away.
How to arrange, pay for, and supervise care for your parents in the Philippines while you live abroad: hiring caregivers, training family helpers, dementia care, and emergency planning.
When Nanay Refuses Help: What Actually Works
When Nanay refuses a caregiver, a doctor, or any help at all: why pushing fails, what actually moves things, and how to keep her dignity and your sanity intact.
The Emergency Plan Every Family With Parents in the Philippines Needs
When the 3 a.m. call comes, the families who cope are the ones with a plan. Build yours in one afternoon: contacts, documents, hospital, money, and who decides.
Parents & CareDraft
How to Train Your Family's Helper to Care for an Aging Parent
Your kasambahay already cooks and cleans for Mom. Here's how to responsibly level her up into a capable elder caregiver — training, pay, and limits.
What Dementia Care Actually Costs: US vs. Philippines
A line-by-line comparison of memory care in the US versus round-the-clock dementia care at home in the Philippines — with the real numbers families pay.
Tools for this
Free calculators that turn these decisions into numbers.
Care Needs Assessment
Ten questions → the level of care your parent actually needs, and what it costs.
Open →The 3 A.M. Card
Blood type, medicines, hospital, deposit — ready before the phone rings at 3am.
Open →Caregiver Cost Calculator
The all-in monthly cost of a properly employed caregiver, by city and care level.
Open →US vs. PH Care Comparator
Memory care in the US against a home-care team back home — and the annual gap.
Open →Caregiver Payslip Generator
A printable payslip for payday, with SSS, PhilHealth, and Pag-IBIG handled.
Open →Estate Tax Calculator
After a death: what the Philippine estate tax comes to, and the one-year deadline.
Open →Care resources & vetting
TESDA, PhilHealth, SSS, OSCA — and how to check out a caregiver yourself.
Open →The 3 A.M. Hospital Sheet
A printable one-pager for the night the hospital calls. Fill it out on a calm day.
Open →Caregiver Interview Questions
The printable video-call interview sheet — scenarios, terms, and red flags.
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