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Budget carrier Cebu Pacific announces a piso fare promo for its CEB club members. The travel period for this promo is from January 1 to March 31, 2015. All destinations are on sale! This promo officially starts today and will be open for booking until July 17 or until seats are available.

Malcanang Palace officially declares July 29, 2014 (Tuesday) as a regular non-working holiday all over the Philippines in celebration of the annual Muslim festival  Eid’l Fitr or the Feast of Ramadan. The official declaration can be read at official government portal  www.gov.ph . Those who will be required to work at that date shall receive additional compensation based on the existing Labor rules set by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). English: Coat of arms of the Philippines (Photo credit: Wikipedia )

To the Management, First of all, I'm very thankful that there's a third company competing against Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines. The presence of your company in the local aviation market is essential. But I was disappointed by your performance. Because, you consistently provide bad service to your passengers. Let me cite some specific examples. AirAsia Zest Airbus A320-216 [RP-C8970] (Photo credit: Diego Roxas ) Last year, you cancelled my flight a few weeks before my actual travel. And you did that with utter insensitivity. Yes, I booked your promo ticket but it doesn't give you any right to leave me hanging by cancelling my flight and offering me just a refund of my ticket. My goal is for you to fly to me my destination and we agreed on that. And then all of a sudden, out of the blue, you'll just tell me "here's your money, can't fly you because of some reason". I was very disappointed. [Read: True Story: Warning to Zest Air Pa...

The last time I tried to get my NSO birth certificate was in 2006 as part of the requirement for my on-the-job training application. It took me more than half of the day to get it. Now, I need an original copy of my Birth Certificate (BC). But unlike 2006, I don't have the luxury of time now to line-up in the NSO office. Good thing is that nowadays, you can easily get a certified true copy of your BC. NSO Help Online Introducing the NSO Help Online, an online service that will allow you to get your birth certificate without going to the NSO Office. A huge convenience especially for busy persons like me. How to use it? It's very easy. Just go to their website www.nsohelpline.com and follow the simple steps: Order-->>Pay-->>Check. They deliver anywhere in the Philippines and they have different payment option: Credit Card, ATM Card, Bayad Center, or Bank Deposit (Metrobank). Delivery will take only 2 to 3 days. I ordered my BC last Friday and by Monday mor...

Budget carrier Cebu Pacific announces a new piso fare promo offering discounted fares for early 2015 flights on all destinations. The promo starts today and will be available for booking until July 6. The travel period for this promo is January 1 to March 31, 2015.  Tickets can be purchased online at www.cebupacificair.com or via their ticketing office*. *All international, all Manila, Cebu to Boracay, Coron, Davao and Puerto Princesa flights are only available online.

I first heard of this concept in Cebu City. At first, I don't really understand how it works. Now the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) has released a video of the result of a comprehensive of the effectiveness of a BRT system in providing an efficient, relatively low-cost transportation system. Here's the video. To compliment the economic progress of he Philippines, we desperately need an efficient transport system. As you can see in the above video, Metro Manila traffic is worsening year-after-year. The BRT system can be the solution we need now.