Living in the Philippines

• • Shopping
  • Handicrafts, souvenirs, locally made food, clothing and more: AWCP monthly Bazaar
  • Shopping in Makati/Metro Manila
  • Food Delivery
  • Food Panda
  • McDonald's 
  • Yellow Cab Pizza
  • Grocery Delivery
  • Tipping in the Philippines
  • LTO: Land Transportation Office - Driver's License 
  • How to convert a foreign driver's license to Philippine License
  • Driver's License fees
  • UVVRP - Number Coding for license plates
  • Conversion tables
  • Temperature conversion
  • Balikbayan boxes
  • Domestic Worker - Kasambuhay Policies 
  • • Republic Act No.10361
    • Q&A on Batas Kasambuhay (Republic Act No. 10361)

US Citizen Resources 

• • US Embassy in the Philippines
  • US Citizen Services at Embassy
  • US Citizenship for child born abroad
  • Renewing US Passport in Manila
  • STEP enrollment - service that allows U.S. citizens traveling or living abroad to enroll with the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate.
  • FVAP - How US Citizens Abroad can vote for US elections

Utilities

• Water
• Manila Water
• Drinking Water Delivery - Healthy Family, Wilkins, Viva
• Electric
• Meralco
• Napocor
• Cable/Broadband/Mobile/Landline
• Sky cable
• Signal TV
• PLDT
• Globe
• SMART
• other

Medical

• Makati Medical
• St. Luke's BCG
• Asian Hospital Alabang
• The Medical City Artigas
• Directory of Emergency numbers
• Counseling and Crisis Hotlines - see Other Resources