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Where can your Philippine passport take you to? I initially thought, not much. But I'm wrong. As I researched what countries do not require visa for Filipinos, I was astonished to realize that we can pretty much travel to a significant portion of the world without a visa (see map below). Of course, aside from visa there are other roadblocks to travel and one of the biggest is money. But anyway, money aside, here are the countries where Filipinos like myself can roam for free for at least seven days. 2013 World Map Chart By Twofortnights - Own work , CC BY-SA 3.0 , Link

This article are for members of Cebu Pacific rewards program GetGo . The latest promo from GetGo gives out free flights to Boracay from Cebu for as low as 200 points. For those GetGo members who have accumulated enough points, this is your chance to relax in the white sands of Boracay. For those with GetGo points 1000 and above, you can also avail of international flights. For example, Manila to Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia) can be booked for as low as 1000 Points. Another example is Cebu to Hong Kong for as low as 3500 points. Here's the complete list. From Cebu to Davao, Kalibo, Boracay (Caticlan) - 200 GetGo Points Hong Kong - 3500 GetGo Points Incheon - 5000 GetGo Points from Manila to Hong Kong, Taipei, Kota Kinabalu - 1000 GetGo Points Bacolod, Iloilo, Kalibo, Legazpi, Roxas, Tacloban, Tablas, Cebu - 1200 GetGo Points Cagayan de Oro, Davao, General Santos, Boracay (Caticlan), Pagadian, Puerto Princesa, Busuanga (Coron), Zamboanga...

I'm not sure but this may have been in existence way earlier than this year. But yes, I just discovered it today and it's awesome. But first, let me say that probably, this article will be most useful for those in the prepaid "realm" of mobile users in the country , I mean, here in the Philippines. Post paid "richies" can read on of course. An old phone with physical keypad. Photo by amagnawa. Today, after being under the rock for centuries, I discovered that I can load my cellular phone online through the incredible Lazada Mobile Charge . I say it's incredible because it solved my problem today. It may solve your problem as well today or in the future so I encourage you to read on and learn. I'm one of those oldies who loads his or her prepaid phone by going to a retailer, typing my number on an old phone with physical keypad, giving the phone back to the seller and answering the question of how much to load and then paying with extra c...

It is quite likely that most of us here in the Philippines flies only in the these three airlines - Cebu Pacific, AirAsia and Philippine Airlines. That is very true locally since these three were almost the only options. But that's also true when flying internationally. I said these because I asked a few people and they are not aware that another airline is there as an option for flying internationally at a relatively lower cost. Photo by AirKoryoTU-204 (S.Stavridis) YMML photos - Own work , CC BY-SA 3.0 , Link I'm talking about Jetstar Airways. I don't know much about this airline until my college friend called me a few years ago asking for help to book her ticket to Singapore. And then she mentioned Jetstar as having a cheaper option. When when I checked, she's right. It's really cheap! Well, of course, the word "cheap" is relative but I mean flying off to another country for less than 3000 Pesos? Well, that's cheap! 3 Facts About Jetstar A...

As I reported last week, Cebu Pacific mobile app does not allow entry of promo codes. But with their latest update over the weekend, they seem to have fixed the issue. As shown below, you can now enter a promo code at the bottom of the booking interface. Yey!

Apple has just released the iPhone X (pronounced as iPhone ten) early this week. But I will not talk about the specification and features of this new phone. I know many of you already knew about it. But just in case you don't, please go ahead to Apple website and check out the details.

I just booked a ticket to Davao for next year with this latest Cebu Pacific promo exclusive to Citibank Philippines credit card holders. The advertisement in my email says  Don't miss the chance to book low fares to local destinations from P599 and Hong Kong or Singapore from P1,599 with your Citi credit card. After receiving the email, I didn't waste time and booked a ticket for me as I have plans of going to Davao next year. And I have the round trip fare (without baggage) for less than 1000 pesos. Yes, you're right, less than a grand! Citibank credit card holders just need to go cebu pacific website , search for a flight, and then on the next webpage, enter the promo code CITISALE in the box at the right side. I tried to do the same with Cebu Pacific mobile app for iOS but I cannot find it. I'm not sure about the Android version but I guess it would be the same. So for those who wanted to avail of this promo, just use a web browser, be it on your phone, tabl...

Air Asia announces another edition of their popular Red Hot Promo offering up to 5 Million promo seats. The promo runs from September 11 to 17, 2017 and offers discounted flights from March 1 to November 21, 2018. Screengrab from airasia.com

A passport is one of the most useful documents you could ever have.  So here's the steps to follow in getting a passport for yourself if you're here in Cebu. Note: This procedure may change anytime. Please take note of the date this article was written. 1. Gather the necessary documents. Here's the list. Duly accomplished application form . Here's the link to the downloadable blank form . Birth Certificate (BC) in Security Paper (SECPA) issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) or Certified True Copy (CTC) of BC issued by the Local Civil Registrar (LCR) and duly authenticated by PSA. Transcribed Birth Certificate from the LCR is required when entries in PSA Birth Certificate are blurred or unreadable. (PSA-authenticated report of birth for those born abroad) At least 1 valid picture ID and at least 2 supporting documents to prove identity List of Acceptable IDs Government-issued picture IDs such as the following: Digitized SSS ID Drive...