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Kimono Ken Restaurant Does NOT Follow RMPP Act of 2007
August 30, 2011 – 1:11 am | No Comment
Kimono Ken Restaurant Does NOT Follow RMPP Act of 2007

According to Restaurant Menu and Prices Posting Act of 2007 introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago, RMPP Act seeks to protect people from having to pay unexpected prices by requiring restaurants to conspicuously post menus including the prices …

Restaurant Menu and Prices Posting Act of 2007, Philippines
August 29, 2011 – 11:57 pm | No Comment
Restaurant Menu and Prices Posting Act of 2007, Philippines

In some restaurants, customers gets mildly to extremely shocked when their bills come out much higher than the actual prices in the menu. The restaurants reason out that they have a note in the menu …

Some Food Prices in the Philippines, Info for Tourists
August 29, 2011 – 11:10 pm | No Comment
Some Food Prices in the Philippines, Info for Tourists

For tourists visiting the Philippines or planning to move to Manila, we gathered some food prices you might wanna know.
Some of the items listed may be things you are not familiar with, but at the …

CashCashPinoy – Cheapest way of Buying Online for Pinoys!
June 26, 2011 – 10:35 pm | 2 Comments
CashCashPinoy – Cheapest way of Buying Online for Pinoys!

We’re a band of guys who decided to use Internet and Social media in Philippines to connect consumers to cool stuff!
Now, with CashCashPinoy, you can :
Try new things without breaking the bank.
Support the best local …

Unbeatable Ratings of 100 Days To Heaven! Kuha mo?!!
June 25, 2011 – 4:59 pm | No Comment
Unbeatable Ratings of 100 Days To Heaven! Kuha mo?!!

Kantar Media National TV Ratings for June 20 to 23, 2011 – “100 Days to Heaven” is consistent at no. 1.

Daytime:
Gising Pilipinas (0.6%) / Kape’t Pandasal (0.9%) vs. Tunay Na Buhay (Replay) (0.9%)
Umagang Kay Ganda …

Junrey Balawing is New World’s Shortest Man (Filipino) – Guinness World Records!
June 17, 2011 – 9:53 pm | No Comment
Junrey Balawing is New World’s Shortest Man (Filipino) – Guinness World Records!

Guinness World Records™ can officially confirm that Junrey Balawing from the Philippines has been certified as the world’s shortest man.
Junrey was today verified as measuring 23.6 inches, making him almost three inches smaller than the …

Filipino General Who Doesn’t Want To Get Wet!
June 1, 2011 – 9:13 pm | 9 Comments
Filipino General Who Doesn’t Want To Get Wet!

A couple of days ago, an embarrassing scene was played on TV when a Filipino general was carried on someone else’ shoulder so he wouldn’t get wet when he stepped off a boat.
The American officer on the other …

Problems with Passport Application ONLINE by DFA!
May 26, 2011 – 8:27 pm | 3 Comments
Problems with Passport Application ONLINE by DFA!

My brother have asked me to help him to log in at DFA’s website to get an appointment for the passport. Well, everything is fine from filling up the form but there are some confusions …

Too many deals, not enough time? Here’s Dealies.ph
May 19, 2011 – 3:41 pm | No Comment
Too many deals, not enough time? Here’s Dealies.ph

What exactly does dealies.ph do?
Dealies basically makes your discount seeking, bargain hunting, group buying, heck, even your overall shopping life easier. In less than a year the number of group buying sites offering big discounts on
several …

The RP Government SHOULD Rise the Penalties!!!
March 22, 2011 – 2:16 pm | No Comment
The RP Government SHOULD Rise the Penalties!!!

This past few days, I heard many many and many crimes related to homicides, sexual abuses, if not, related to car napping, robberies and many many many more. I’m not pretty sure if the government is …

Where to buy Cheapest DSLR in the Philippines or Manila?
November 14, 2010 – 12:13 am | One Comment
Where to buy Cheapest DSLR in the Philippines or Manila?

If you’re looking for a right place to buy Cheap DSLR cameras and other photographic equipment in the Philippines for the lowest prices, then it’s in Hidalgo St., Quiapo.
The place in general is notorious as …

Requirements For NBI Clearance Application
November 7, 2010 – 4:35 pm | 23 Comments
Requirements For NBI Clearance Application

An NBI Clearance (National Bureau of Investigation) is very important document issued by the government attesting that you don’t have any previous criminal records. It is usually asked when you apply for work, get a …