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Budget hotel chain Go Hotels announces an 8-Peso promo in their Bacolod, Iloilo, and Puerto Princesa branches. Yes, you can stay for just 8 Pesos (plus VAT). Stay period for this promo is from July 1 to September 30, 2016 . The sale period is from September 15 to 17, 2015 only. Terms and condition apply. Book your reservations at www.gohotels.com.ph I did a review on my previous stay at Go Hotels. If you want see it, please see this article: Hotel Review: Go Hotels - Iloilo

The Philippine government has released the list of holidays next year. So sad, many holidays falls on a Sunday. :-) But anyhow, here's the list. Regular Holidays New Year’s Day January 1 (Friday) Maundy Thursday March 24 Good Friday March 25 Araw ng Kagitingan April 9 (Saturday) Labor Day  May 1 (Sunday) Independence Day June 12 (Sunday) National Heroes Day August 29 (Last Monday of August) Bonifacio Day  November 30 (Wednesday) Christmas Day  December 25 (Sunday) Rizal Day December 30 (Friday) Special (Non-Working) Days Chinese New Year February 8 (Monday) EDSA People Power Revolution February 25 (Thursday) Black Saturday March 26 Ninoy Aquino Day  August 21 (Sunday) All Saints Day  November 1 (Tuesday) Additional special (non-working) days January 2 (Saturday) October 31 (Monday) December 24 (Saturday) December 31 (Saturday) The dates for Muslim holidays Eid’l Fitr and Eidul Adha shall be declared l...

Last month, I went to Iloilo for a convention. Of course I always wanted to have a cheap accommodation and yet comfortable enough for my standards. I made some research and here's my mini-list of cheap accommodations in Iloilo City. Disclaimer: - prices varies; the ones below are as of today, May 2015  - the "minimum" price mentioned in the list is "per person per night" basis  - some of the hotels below have free breakfast but please explicitly inquire - validate these information by contacting them or visiting their website - this article will be updated from time to time.  Go Hotels - Iloilo Go Hotels - Iloilo Location: Robinsons Mall. Corner   Ledesma St. and Mabini St., Iloilo City Website: gohotels.com.ph Phone Number: (0922)-GOHOTEL Minimum Price: ~500 Pesos (can be as low as 217 Pesos if you avail of promos) (2 person bedroom)

Are you one of the recipient of Department of Science and Technology (DOST) scholarships? If you are, you know very well that you are obliged to render service in the country equivalent to the number of years you enjoyed the scholarship. Now, here's how to request for final clearance once you've finished your service obligation. Step 1 Get all the required documents. Photocopy of diploma Photocopy of your Transcript of Records Certificate of Employment (with date and number of years employed) Filled-up DOST-Tracer Form (Click the link to download a copy) Request Letter addressed to the DOST-SEI Director The head of the SEI changes, but as writing this article, it is Dr. Josette Biyo Step 2 Go to the nearest DOST-SEI Regional Office and submit the above documents. Here's the link to the Regional Offices web pages http://www.sei.dost.gov.ph/index.php/agency-links/regional-offices Step 3 Depending on which regional office you have submitted the request, you...

As a young professional, time is so precious to me. With a lot of things in my plate everyday, I cannot afford to lose a minute of it. And one of the most frustrating waste of time is lining up for my bills payment. Thank goodness there are alternative ways of paying bills such as online payment. In this article, I will show how to pay your Sunlife Insurance using BPI Express Online Facility. Enroll Your Sunlife Account to Your BPI Express Online Account This step assumes that you already have an Express Online account. If you haven't done so, please check this article first. [Read: How to Enroll An Account to BPI Express Online Banking? ] 1. Log-in to BPI Express Online . 2. In the menu bar, select Payments and Reloading >> Bills Payment >> Enroll All Other Bills 3. Fill up the form. In the Bill Information, look for SUNLIFE OF CANADA (SUNLIF) In the Reference Number, enter your 10-digit Policy Number. If you don't know your Policy Numb...

The Philippine government announced Friday, July 17, 2015 as a regular non-working holiday nationwide in celebration of the Muslim Festival Eid'l Fitr. Mark your calendars! July 17, 2015 is a regular holiday for Eid'l Fitr. Read Proclamation No. 1070: http://t.co/vex6T37hJs #walangpasok — Official Gazette PH (@govph) July 9, 2015 Employees who will be required to work on that day shall receive additional compensation based on rules established by the Department of Labor and Employment. ___________________________________ To receive free notifications follow us through the following: 1. Subscribe in our email newsletter IMPORTANT! To enable email subscription, please verify your email address by clicking the link sent to your email address by Feedburner. 2. Follow us on twitter 3. Make BLOGGED PHILIPPINES your homepage 4. Find us in Facebook at facebook.com/pages/Blogged-Philippines 5. Follow us on Google+  

I have been to Iloilo twice already, well, three times if you count the first time when I went to Boracay. But during that time we did not go to Iloilo proper so I'm not going to count that as a full-pledged visit :-) Pasalubong (Butterscotch, Biscocho and Piyaya) Piyaya (Photo credit: Rock Portrait Photography ) Anyway, the first time I went to IloIlo, I took the plane and I only stayed there for a couple of days. Not very exciting so not much to tell except that during that time, we went to Robinsons where a Pasalubong Center is located and bought lots of pasalubong (presents) there. We bought Biscocho , Butterscotch and Piyaya all branded Bong Bong's and lots of other candies and pastilles that can be found there. Actually, as far as pasalubong is concerned, the first three food I have mentioned is native to Iloilo. Iloilo is famous for butterscoth the most. Whenever I think of Iloilo, my mouth starts to water for their butterscotch . Yes, that is ho...