Category: Features

Where can you find the best motorcycle rental in Cebu? Read our list of agencies, their prices, and contact information here.

If you’re staying in the Philippines for longer than a few weeks, chance are you need to show up at  an immigration once a year. That’s the Annual Report. Who needs to do it and how does it work? Note that we’re not immigration lawyers—the info here may be inaccurate or wrong. All we can say […]

Air pollution is all around us. It is not just the vehicle exhaust we see or the combustion fumes we smell. Many air pollutants are invisible to the naked eye. And they can easily slip past our body’s defenses, leading to various health issues. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 9 out of 10 […]

Savvy travellers know that they should get a local SIM card in their destination country. Why? It’s often a cheaper option than paying roaming services for international calls and text.  It’s especially useful when you’re travelling in the Philippines, for a lot of good reasons. Having a Philippine SIM card lets you: access the internet […]

“Tops My friend, where do you go? Tops?” The Habal2 driver is shouting, and so are his five colleagues, but I almost still can’t hear them over the honking of dozens of cars that desperately try to make it across JY square before the traffic light switches back to red. Kids run by screaming with joy, the […]

Sending a package from Cebu to another city or abroad? Or are you expecting to receive one? Here’s a guide on your shipping options and some useful tips. Sending via Post Office The public post office, PHLPost or Philippine Postal Corporation, is the cheapest way to send a parcel. It’s also the slowest means. It’s […]

Online shopping is often described as convenient and easy. But though adding items to your cart is hassle-free, the logistics aspect can be nerve-racking. We escape traffic by shopping online, but our orders will most likely get stuck in transit anyway. So, let me say this upfront, you’ll need some patience when expecting a package. […]

If you’re driving a motorcycle in Cebu, you can either use your foreign driver’s license, under some circumstances—or you got to have a Philippines Driver’s License with Restriction Code 1 (RC1). How do you add RC1, if you already have a RC2 license for driving a car? That’s what you’ll learn in this article. What […]

Online shopping is a growing trend in the Philippines, be it with Shopee, Lazada, Zalora or your niche Facebook group. Shopping keeps getting more convenient as e-commerce sites continue to add more payment methods for a hassle-free shopping experience. Speaking of which, what payment method works best for peso transactions?  Online payment options: Cash on Delivery (COD) […]