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Entries Tagged as 'Philippine Government Experiences'

I got my Philippine Drivers License in Half a Day

March 17th, 2009 · No Comments

Today, I decided to apply for a drivers license. At first, I was planning to go to the Santolan Licensing Office but when I asked the taxi driver he was not so sure how to find it. It was good that he knew how to get to the East Avenue (Main) Office of [...]

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A Visit to the Philippine Social Security office (SSS)

February 11th, 2009 · 5 Comments

Today I visited my local neighborhood SSS. I had lost all my documents related to my former life here, and that includes my SSS number.  If not for the China Bank officer asking for it when I opened a bank account I would not have even remembered about this.  Anyways, after 12 years of not [...]

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BIR Inspection of our Shipment

January 21st, 2009 · No Comments

Our shipment has been scheduled to be examined by the BIR Inspector today. The broker sent me a text message at around 1:30pm that if I want to be present during the examination I should be there at around 3pm. I immediately sent him a reply that I can make it. [...]

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Tags: Getting Settled · Philippine Government Experiences · Relocation