The ACR I-Card is an important identification card of all foreign nationals who want to stay in the Philippines for over 59 days. This identification card is issued to all qualified individuals by the Bureau of Immigration through the Alien Registration Act of 1950. The process of acquiring the ACR I-Card is a bit tedious […]
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Payment Options for PSA / NSO Certificate Delivery
Anyone who is planning to travel outside the Philippines most likely need to secure all the pertinent documents especially the birth and marriage certificates. It takes a lot of time getting copies of those documents from PSA. The good thing is that you can save lots of time by using the official website of PSA […]
How Filipinos with Dual Citizenship Can Avail PhilHealth
The PhilHealth or the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation have announced the Circular No. 2017-0004 that aims to provide Universal Health Coverage to all Filipinos. Likewise, PhilHealth is also mandated to offer affordable, available, acceptable, and accessible health care services. R.A. No. 10606 or the National Health Insurance Act of 2013 considers FDCs or Filipinos with […]
How to Activate BDO Online Banking Savings Account
Maintaining a savings account is one way to achieve financial freedom. BDO is one of the many banks in the Philippines that different types of account that cater clients here and abroad. The advancement of technology allows clients to enjoy easy and convenient way of saving and handling finances. BDO offers online banking to make […]
What is the Importance of the SSS Annual Confirmation of Pensioners Program (ACOP)
The Annual Confirmation of Pensioners Program or ACOP is set by the Social Security Law to ensure that rightful payees will receive the benefits continuously. This program covers all retiree pensioners, guardians, and survivor pensioners. If the dependent is living abroad, he or she may comply the program through the ACOP-VC. Each type of pensioner […]
SSS Retirement Benefits – How to Apply and Qualify
Are you planning for your retirement? Whether you are employed or not, it’s important to think about the future especially your retirement. There are many different ways to save for the retirement and paying SSS monthly contribution is one of those. The Social Security System or the SSS offers retirement benefit to those members who […]
Guide and Details in Filing the PAG-IBIG Death Benefits Claims
The PAG-IBIG death benefits is one of the benefits that every PAG-IBIG member owes to receive. The beneficiaries can receive the benefits only if the deceased individual is still a member of the organization at the time of death. However, the heirs or the beneficiaries can no longer claim for such benefit if the person […]
Need to Bring a Copy of Birth Certificates if You Renew your Passport
Are you a passport holder or planning to apply for a passport? Either ways, you should know about the updates of information in your passport. This is applicable particularly in the new e-passport in which the exact birth place is required. According to Vice-Consul Elizabeth Picar Ramos, if only the province is indicated in the […]
Extended Validity of Passports and Driver’s License
Recently, President Duterte signed the Republic Act No. 10928 that extends the validity of drivers’ licenses and passports. Originally, the Philippine passport is valid for 5 years, but the new law extends the validity for 10 years. However, the extension of validity exempts those applicants under 18 years old. The validity period can be less […]
List of Acceptable and Valid ID’s in the Philippines
Here in Philippines there’s a lot of ID’s issued by our government but not all of them can use as official or valid identification of ours. So if you are having a government transactions let say on applying for Philippine passport we need to present a valid ID’s to evaluate and process our passport. As […]