Not that I remember exactly what the NBI Clearance renewal/application was like when I last tried to get one (4 years ago) but I can say that the current process is not so bad because Step 1 (filling out the application form) and Step 2 (payment) can already be done online. After completing the online […]
Philippines
How to get Pag-IBIG Contribution Printout (Makati II Branch and others)
Being employed in the Philippines requires that we contribute to Home Development and Mutual Fund (HDMF) / Pag-IBIG Fund. If you are about to be employed and had been previously employed with another company, your new employer might require you to submit Pag-IBIG Contribution Printout as one of their pre-employment requirements. As of this time, you won’t be […]
How to open BPI savings account without maintaining balance (requirements & steps)
I wanted to open a joint account with someone, and our choice is a BPI savings account with ATM card. We failed to make it a BPI “joint” savings account (I’ll tell you why later), but I successfully opened a BPI savings account without maintaining balance. Want a BPI savings account without maintaining balance? I’ll […]
Rama Beach Resort – photos & review (Botolan, Zambales)
This was an old draft that took long to get published. 😆 The Travel My bottom hurt from the long bus ride. At Monumento, we took a bus bound for Iba, Zambales. The travel was over 5 hours, if I remember correctly. We had stopped over places several times, for not a short period of […]
Rockpoint Hotspring Resort Hotel – rates & review
This was an old draft that took long to get published. 😆 Our stay at Rockpoint Hotel wasn’t bad. It wasn’t one of the best hotels we stayed at, but it had most of what we needed. This resort is in Laguna. Holiday Rates (2015) at Rockpoint Hotspring Resort Hotel These were the rates when […]
Eat Bulaga’s Wally Bayola implies women are to blame for street harassment
Victim blaming. How are we able stand it? Blaming the victim to find an excuse for the act an offender has done… It’s stupid and needs to stop. Warning: Crude words may be present in this page. I don’t know if it’s part of Eat Bulaga’s script or it’s actually his opinion but Wally Bayola, […]
To avoid lines at LRT-1 Northbound: buy up to 5 coupons per transaction
I usually post in English, but this will be a mix of English and Tagalog. I’m writing this to let people know of a way to somehow shorten the lines for ticket booths at LRT-1 Northbound. It seems that not every passenger knows about the “Modified Coupon System”. Pa’no ba naman, hindi kapansin-pansin yung posters […]
Subic Park Hotel review, taxi rates, and places to visit in Subic
In August, a companion and I wanted to get away from the city during a long weekend. We didn’t want to go somewhere too far from Manila, and were looking for just a little adventure in the trip. Because of that, we decided to go to Subic Bay Freeport Zone. 🙂 I’m going to include […]
How to buy and reload Beep cards in LRT stations
You’re on this page probably because you want to know how you can avail Beep cards at LRT stations. Or maybe for the first time, your Beep card is about to run out of load. Maybe you don’t take LRT trains but just a little curious. 🙂 The Beep card ticketing system was first tried […]
LRT Beep card: my experience with the new ticketing system
Tap-and-go na ang ticketing system LRT-1, Southbound man o Northbound! This is thanks to the LRT Beep cards. Hopefully, the next upgrade in our train system would be for the improvement of train availability. As I write this in late September, I can’t say that I feel any improvement in my daily and nightly commute […]