Signs, including road signs and those for stores, are in English. International Herald Tribune and USA Today are available for home subscription. Cable TV is available from several competing companies. Internet services, including dial-up service and DSL, are available. There is a very active expat community, with lots of organized social activities, through various national women's and business clubs.
Opportunities range from formal balls to American style barbecues with country line dancing.
No Census figures exist for US citizens overseas. US Consular Services reports 105,000 Americans in Philippines. Other numbers not known, but there are many nationalities represented in the expat community. Not as casual as dress-down days at some US corporations, but not a coat and tie. Women tend to wear more traditional business attire.