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That's a very interesting idea.  By the way, it's spelled Philippines (no offense).  The Philippines were colonized by the Americans, and for decades now they've been taught English as their primary language along with Tagalog, so there should be no language barrier for you.  Being a Philippino-American myself, it's impossible not to notice how many relatives of mine are RNs here in the States, but actually graduated from the Philippines in the 70s.  Considering that my parents are continually sending money to our other relatives in the Philippines even now so that they too can go to nursing school, graduate, then move to America for work, it must still be common nowadays for American hospitals or medical clinics to accept graduates from the Philippines.  However, I'm sure that just like in the US, there's probably some unaccredited programs in the Philippines that you should be cautious of, and I wouldn't know just how much the quality of their programs differ from ours in the US.  If you don't mind me asking, why are you considering studying in the Philippines?  Did you expect it to be cheaper?  I don't know how it works in the Philippines, but I do know that here an international student will be charged twice as much in tuition fees as the rest of us to take the same classes.  I expect that in the Philippines they would do something similar--especially once they learn you're American... then again, I don't think it would cost you an arm and a leg. 

Sounds like a great excuse to go to the beautiful Philippines!  Except not right now with all that flooding   Or maybe now is the best time to go to help.  Guess it depends on how you look at it.