WhenInManila obtain  NSO documents like Birth Certificates, apply for passports, Death Certificates, Marriage Certificates and CENOMAR (certificate of NO marriage ) online and super fast through TELESERV citizen services! NSO documents are processed and delivered within 2-3 days of your making the request with Teleserv . A super-sexy time saving option in service of the increasing numbers of web-savvy Pinoys all over Philippines and abroad. Use the hotline 02-737-1111 or chat online  www.birthcertificates.com.ph.    The [...]

  When In Manila…’WALK THIS WAY!‘ Yes, walk your way to Carlos Celdran‘s world-famous tour  of  ’Intramuros’ in Manila.  Celdran gives guided tours of the old walled city of Manila, the Intramuros, and people throng to him, following him like he is the ‘Pied Piper’ of the Philippines !! He sings the National anthem of the Philippines with his hand on his heart (and boy, he’s a pretty good singer!). The tour begins….       [...]

    WhenInManila join the Manny Mania! Manny Pacquiao : Yet Another Controversial WIN against  Juan Gabriel Marquez          In the Record  12 world Championship Rounds MannPacquiao y beat his ace Challenger  Juan Marquez! 3 Judge Jury in Nevada Las Vegas favored Manny, the Filipino Welterweight champion, against Juan Gabriel Marquez!         It was like Battle cats entering the ring to settle it once n for all…..   A [...]

   When In Manila Do Not Miss the Live Comedy of Rex Navarrete at his show called Rex Reloaded at the NBC Tent, BGC November 16th !    REX NAVARRETE RETURNS!   Rex is back! After sold out shows in the Philippines, Rex Navarrete returns for two nights courtesy of Catalyst Revolution. If you missed him the first time you can catch him at “RexNavarrete: Rex Reloaded” at the NBC Tent on Wednesday, November 16 or “Rex Navarrete Live” at the Waterfront Hotel Cebu on Friday, [...]

  When In Manila Step into a Sex Museum right in the Open Parking of A-Venue Mall…in the heart of Makati’s (and Manila’s) night life!      What? A Sex-Museum?…. in the Catholic Philippines!? ! Are you Nuts? Wasn’t CARLOS CELDRAN, the man-museum giving city walks for ten years now, put behind bars for just openly advocating the RH (Reproductive Health) bill? Then how can Manila host an actual Sex Museum? World over, such museums [...]

    When In Manila, get yourself ready for Four Long and Amazing Nights of Bavarian Food, Beer and Music by German Club Manila at Sofitel Philippine Plaza:  OKTOBERFEST – 20 to 23 Oct 2011.              At the Sofitel, unlimited San Miguel Beer and Bavarian food buffet will be served to the tunes of traditional Bavarian music from Oct 20th 6.30 pm when the first beer cask will be tapped in Manila— in line [...]

  When in Manila, Jane Walker’s  PCF Container Van schools in Tondo tell a story that I could not ignore. WhenInManila was invited for the opening of PCF school in the infamous area of Smokey Mountain, Tondo.         It was not an easy subject to write about…. The location of this school is the north harbor port-side of Manila. A place where sea-men from far-off countries must have dis-embarked centuries ago… and [...]

  When In Manila experience ‘Indian Heart through ART‘  as OMKARA group of artists bring oils, acrylic, water colors and photographs to Art lovers in the Philippines from September 11th to 17th 2011. “We are a passionate, crazy and playful bunch of women artists and we thought of doing something together…and see how we can be at home outside ‘home’ India.      OMKARA ARTISTS IN MANILA     Collaborating with the art circle in Manila…galleries, [...]

  Theatre In Manila When PETA showcases Shakespeare.       PETA or Philippine Educational Theater Association in Quezon City is an amazing performing arts environment. Its latest production, ‘WILLIAM’ is a re-invention of Shakespeare through Rap, Hip-hop and Flip-top beats. Anyone who has enjoyed watching ‘Glee’ or ‘high School Musical’ but dreaded |Shakespeare’s  difficult language is gonna have so much fun watching this When In Manila.    HIGH ENERGY Iambic Pentameter ;-)     [...]

When In Manila REXONA ADVENTURE 2011 comes looking for you with Coach Rio on July 23-24th at SM Mall of Asia. Runners, Wall-Climbers, Free-Fallers, even Online Adventure junkies: Rexona Adventure 2011 has set the bar higher this year with Rexona Adventure RUN, Rexona Adventure HUB and Rexona Philippines Facebook page.       Coach Rio is the Philippines’ ace Marathon trainer and organizer: the ‘Madonna’ of  runs and races in this country.  ”These races cause heavy [...]

THE STOCK MARKET CAFE, BGC, MANILA When In Manila… think restaurants, think The Stock Market Cafe, Bonifacio High Street. My relationships with people always bear an uncanny resemblance to how I react to the food they like. The American concept of  FRESH,ORGANIC and HEALTHY dine-out experience is a relatively new baby in Bistro Group of Restaurants colorful family: TGI Friday’s,Fish &Co., Italliani’s, Flapjacks, Pig Out and Crazy Garlic. Squeaky clean exteriors done in lemony and [...]

    When In Manila, its time to make a date with the cult hero Jose Rizal: the cool patriot, the Gandhi of Philippines. Yuchengco Museum, Makati is celebrating 150 years of Rizal’s influence on the Filipino art and 100 years of its own inception. On June 3rd the launch party of the twin birthdays really rocked!     Rizal was a cool hero. Nerdy, foreign educated, short statured he had plenty of women friends,each inspiring [...]

When in Manila you can see Indian communities’ Sikh Gurudwara and Hindu Temple under a common roof ! They are a sight to cherish. Take a detour from Makati  and go towards the Mahatma Gandhi Street in Paco.     Perhaps in other parts of the world this happens…but I have personally never encountered this kind of physical proximity between the temples of India’s mainstream religion ‘Hinduism’ and its minority (2%) religion ‘Sikhism‘. One upholds [...]

    Manila American Cemetery and Memorial is located  just a hop, skip and jump away from  BGC’s High Street and Restaurants. Designed by Gardener A.Dailey of San Francisco, this memorial is the most beautifully lanscaped site in Bonafacio Global City, Manila. Tomorrow, May 29 2011, Sunday is THE day to visit and participate in the Annual Memorial Day ceremonies that will begin at 7.30am. Boy scouts, volunteering expats and Philippines American Guardian Association have [...]