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My dad needs a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan for his prostate problem. I did a little research on how much does it cost to have one. Well, it depends on many factors, such as which body part is to be scanned. There's also this technique called "MRI with contrast," wherein the patient will be injected with a chemical to make the scan clearer. For your information, this technique of adding contrast is known as  Gadolinium Contrast Medium . It adds cost to the procedure, but with more clarity, the more you can trust the diagnosis. MRI Machine KasugaHuang , CC BY-SA 3.0 , Link So, in my father's case, we had a  Prostate MRI,  and I assume it was without contrast since he was never injected with the "contrast" chemicals. We got it in  i-Scan Healthcare Inc.  here in Quezon City. The cost is  13000 Pesos . Please take note that the amount was just for the scan, and a separate professional will read the result. Some laboratories offer this service (i....

The much hyped and awaitediPhone X is now priced locally. For the 64GB model, you can have it at 64490 Pesos while the 256 GB Model is priced at 73990 Pesos. These price points makes the iPhone X the most expensive smartphone in the history of iPhones. The local price points were revealed at Apple PH's website early this week. The iPhone X iPhone X is set for local release this coming December 1. It was announced by Apple last September 12 amid numerous rumors about its design, most of which were eventually proven true. It was the first iPhone to ditch the famous home button and feature an almost all-screen interface. It is also the first iPhone to use a facial recognition as a way to unlock the device. iPhone 8 and 8Plus as an Alternative For those who are dissuaded by the iPhone X price point, iPhone 8 offers a less expensive option at the expense of not having the new features mentioned above. The iPhone 8 prices starts at 44990 Pesos for the 64GB model while the iPhone...

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.

Last time, I wrote an article entitled Cebu Pacific Offers The Cheapest Baggage Allowance . But now, things have changed. Yesterday, I booked a flight from Cebu to Davao and noticed a change in their baggage prices. Here are the changes in the prices of domestic flight baggage allowances: BEFORE 15 kg - 150 Pesos 20 kg - 280 Pesos 30 kg - 450 Pesos 45 kg - 900 Pesos AFTER (CURRENT) 15 kg - 180 Pesos 20 kg - 300 Pesos 30 kg - 600 Pesos 45 kg - 1100 Pesos In their website, Cebu Pacific indicated that the prices were updated this month, March 2013. Cheapest Baggage Among the Airlines With these changes implemented, Tiger-SEAIR and Zest Airways now offers the cheapest baggage allowance among all other airlines in the country. Here's the comparison. Weight Cebu Pacific Airphil Express Tiger Airways Zest Air 15 kg 180 400 168 168 20 kg 300 800 280 280 25 kg 600 1200 448 448 30 kg - - 784 784 45 kg 1100 - - - Notes : - data above was for domestic travel...