[ATTACH] The new law (still to be approved by the Senate, but approval in the House went unanimous, so it'll probably be a hammer piece in the...
SOCO means Scene of the Crime Operation, so I would strongly expect there's at least suspicion it wasn't a natural death.
Just a heads-up on G-Cash. Despite their denials this morning, G-Cash was hacked yesterday. Hackers succeeded in transferring 37M pesos from...
No, fixers play under one hat with the ticketing staff. Everybody plays dumb and slow until prospective passengers get annoyed enough to pay...
We visited Siquijor during the May 1 long weekend. The experience on the Dumaguete side was abhorrent, my wife stood right next to the lady in the...
Jim, Wise has a bank account in England, so if you use them you can pay from British bank into British bank. Just try with a modest amount first...
Hmm, are you sure the fee increase didn't happen because you cancelled a transfer?
There might still be some rules in place but on recent trips to Cebu and Siquijor nobody asked anything
To be honest, I don't think there's many foreigners paying income tax in the Philippines, so it does make sense to me that the (government funded)...
Maybe someone could pull some icebergs from near Antarctica to the Philippines, no need for desalination :sneaky:
Err, no. Each and every issuer/ exchange uses the services of a centralized securities depository (CSD). Transactions are registered through...
Charly, if the aim is to use it in the Philippines, don't bother with a creditcard, a debit card from your local bank here does the trick just as...
I wouldn't count on further extensions beyond July 25. Any extension beyond 120 days would require a change of the law, and they already used up...
The registration period has been extended for a further 90 days, until July 25.
Pat, read here for a comprehensive explanation about Tramadol.
If you fancy the atmosphere, "circa 1900" might be a good choice for a romantic diner. Admittedly it's not in Mactan, but fairly close to Ayala...
I didn't know Skype also offered a VOIP service, but apparently they do. Voice over IP (VOIP) just means the initiating side of the call uses the...
My bank, my government, and my elderly family members don't use skype. The (large, financial) advantage of a VOIP (voice over IP) connection to a...
Charly, to make phone calls cost efficiently to any bank/company/government agency/family member outside the Philippines, try using an app called...
The supreme court of the Philippines has been asked to declare the sim registration act unconstitutional. We'll see (I don't have high hopes...