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Rob Walcher shares why he and Patricia Javier chose to reside in PH

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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<p>Rob Walcher, the husband of actress and beauty queen Patricia Javier, opened up about the journey that led their family to settle down in the Philippines.</p><p>In an interview with Korina Sanchez on <em>NET25</em>, the chiropractor recalled the moment he felt a shift in his life and decided it was time for something new.</p><p>&quot;I think, me, I do like challenges, I like to take risks,&quot; he highlighted.</p><p>At the time, he and Patricia were living a stable life in San Diego. But he soon found himself yearning for something more.</p><p>&quot;We had a nice life there, I was taking care of people. However, I kind of felt like I could be doing more,&quot; he recounted. &quot;So I sold my clinic... Around that same time, somebody bought our house so it was kind of like we were free. We really didn&#x27;t have any responsibilities.&quot;</p><p>With no pressing responsibilities tying them down, Rob and Patricia decided to embark on an adventure. &quot;We figured hey let&#x27;s go to the Philippines and maybe for six months or one year, and just kind of live that adventure for a while. Let the kids experience the Philippines,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;That was kind of the plan and I really just assumed that we&#x27;d go back to San Diego and start another clinic. It wasn&#x27;t really come here to live forever.&quot;</p><p>But what was meant to be a temporary stay turned into something much more meaningful.</p><p>&quot;It started off just doing charity events. We were going around doing chiropractic at gyms and barangays, that was really fun and spreading this chiropractic message,&quot; he recounted. &quot;And just that appreciation and the way people felt, that was quite a great feeling again that I experienced.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CdnythzpV3f/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=630&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A13184813.299999997%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="987" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>As word spread, people began seeking them out. &quot;People started coming to our house, and we were renting a condo at that time, wanting more chiropractic. Because once you have a really good chiropractic you kind of want more.&quot;</p><p>They eventually moved into a townhouse where they set up a makeshift clinic. &quot;Then we move to another town house, that had a little garage and a home office. And I really set up a little shop there. Our garage was full of people.&quot;</p><p>Rob and Patricia then realized they wanted to stay in the Philippines.</p><p>&quot;And so I think from that I really fell in love with the Filipino people. I love that feeling of helping people, that appreciation because I kind of lost that feeling in the US, it was kind of fading a bit. And so I think that&#x27;s where we started to be like, okay this is pretty awesome, pretty exciting,&quot; Rob stated. </p>

<p>Rob Walcher shares the story behind their family's decision to settle down in the Philippines.</p>

Rob Walcher shares the story behind their family's decision to settle down in the Philippines.