PRC ID Online Renewal : How to Renew Your PRC ID Online 2020
A couple of weeks before my PRC ID was due for renewal in July 2020, I was stumped by two quandaries: 1. How do I renew my PRC ID in the time of pandemic?...
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Sending international parcels through the Philippine Postal Corp. : Some tips
In December 2019, I went to the Makati Central Post Office (MCPO) on two separate occasions to post parcels to Chennai, India. The parcels contained personal effects that I couldn’t fit in my and...
Online PRC ID renewal : My experience with PRC renewal online
“What I really like to do is obtain documentation from government offices,” said no one ever. Multiple steps, long queues, and an entire working day wasted–it’s an ordeal that practically every adult in...
Getting a reduced travel tax certificate at the TIEZA Makati office
*Please note: As of March 1, 2018, the TIEZA Central Office has been operating at the 6th & 7th Floors of Tower 1 Double Dragon, Meridian Tower, Diosdado Macapagal Ave. cor. EDSA Extension, Pasay...
CFO Seminar and Emigrant Sticker: How I finally got mine
After nearly 12 years of marriage, the birth of my son, and more roundtrip journeys between Manila and Chennai than I care to count, the CFO Seminar requirement caught up with me at long...
How to convert PIO to OCI card: My experience at the Indian Embassy in Manila, Philippines
When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the United States in 2014, he brought more than the promise of better economic and cultural relations between the two nations. Addressing a euphoric crowd at the...
Philippine passport renewal at DFA NCR West, SM City Manila: My experience
Every once in a while, Teacher Mommy, like many hapless residents of our beautiful islands, is subjected to the discombobulating and hair-pulling ordeal of transacting with government offices in order to obtain some documentary...
How to obtain an NBI clearance in 30 minutes (or less!)
Transacting with government offices rates highly on my list of unpleasant experiences, particularly if the government agency happens to be the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). I shudder to remember the quaint early days...
