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Banks and other financial institutions require our personal information and other contact details when we open an account with them.  This is part of the security procedure in order to ensure that they will be dealing with the account holder only.   Some of us find it very cumbersome when banks have many verification methods before they process our requests, even if it is simply an SOP in order to prevent phishing and not be victimized by hackers.  Phishers and hackers have become very creative in their trade lately.  They write letters through our emails informing us of irregularities in our accounts; they also provide a fraudulent link that will allegedly allow us to check that irregularity and wham, they get access to our account, use the money there and before we know it, our savings is gone.  Scary; right? 

                               In keeping with the long-standing annual tradition that has been in place since pre-war times, The Manila Hotel will still hold a New Year Countdown this year albeit in a different space. This year’s welcome to the New Year will be done virtually through a Zoom viewing. with amazing raffle prizes to be given away.  Artists like Lea Salonga, Kuh Ledesma, world-renowned soprano Rachelle Gerodias, Korean baritone Byeong-In Park, Richard Reynoso, UP Concert Chorus, and others, will be joining The Manila Hotel in this virtual countdown event to mark the coming of the New Year.  Guests and customers of The Manila Hotel can join the Zoom party on December 31 from 10pm to watch artists share messages of love and hope through songs, words of encouragement from the hotel’s president Atty Joey Lina, and a chance to win the amazing prizes at stake. To join, anyone with a purchase...

It is not always that one gets to see a mountain slope that is covered with all sorts of flowers, some of them I can't even pronounce, but what a stunning view it is.  I instantly thanked the Creator for giving humans such lovely forms of nature upon seeing that breathtaking sight.  This is what welcomes guests upon arriving at Northern Blossom up in the mountain of Atok, Benguet.   Location of  Northern Blossom: Northern Blossom is located up in Barangay Sayangan, in Atok, Benguet, along the Halsema Highway.   Halsema is that highway that you'd come out of Baguio through until the Municipality of Atok. It is a particularly great ride if your favorite cruising songs are playing in the background and you are overlooking a tranquil mountainside in the early morning with faint sunrise lighting up the early dawn.  And the cold morning breeze envelopes your face...you'd wish the journey would be neverending. Entrance Fee to Northern Blossom: Adults - P...

I want to share these tips with you guys so that we will all learn to be financially prepared for emergency situations just like what we are experiencing now, which is the covid pandemic.  Emergency situations may also be calamities like a typhoon, volcanic eruption where people need to go to evacuation centers, loss of job, illness, sudden death of a provider and of course recession.  So here they are: 1.  Always have cash on hand💲 -  Always keep enough cash, in small bills, which you can use immediately.  Maybe P2,000 to P5,000 will suffice.  You will never know when something will strike and you will need cash as you may not have time to go to the bank.  Your COH will be a great help.    2.  Have an Emergency Fund -  Your emergency fund will be useful when you will find yourself in situations like calamities, sudden death in the family, illness, pandemic, etc.  You will need some working cash while your family waits for a...

The Grand Lobby of the historic Manila Hotel will light up again soon  as the hotel partially reopens to accept guests beginning August 2020 "You Are Safe Here" Just a day before the historic hotel’s founding anniversary, The Manila Hotel plans to partially open its doors to its valued guests, with the famed Café Ilang Ilang, the Lobby Lounge, and the Delicatessen resuming operations on July 3, 2020. A rebirth of sorts after months of following the government’s quarantine protocols, the hotel has adjusted along with the rest of the world in navigating the “new normal,” and puts a high premium on the well-being of guests. With the lobby shining bright anew signifying eternal hope, The Manila Hotel commemorates its 108th founding anniversary on July 4 with a  brand of service that is now focused on enhanced health, hygiene, and sanitation protocols in line with DOH guidelines.  As the hotel prepares for the reopening, Atty Joey Lina, the president of...

      Father’s Day may look a little different this year because of the general community quarantine, but that doesn't mean you can't still devote the day to Dad. Got a special dad who deserves a special meal? Show him your appreciation with an exceptional family lunch or dinner with his favorite dishes.      Whether you’re planning to fire up the grill or set up a sit-down meal indoors this Father’s Day, The Manila Hotel’s Café Ilang Ilang Takeout service is here to help you create the perfect menu.      Express your gratitude and admiration to the greatest man in your life with an exceptional Father’s Day meal which you can easily make at home. Delight your dad with any of our Home Buffet options or A La Carte menu. Because the best dad deserves only the best, let him indulge with an enticing main course of any of our new Sous Vide Steaks offerings. 

Time flies so fast no matter how hard you pull it to slow down, already we are approaching mid-year and amid all the calamities, quarantines, earthquakes, life, like time, continues to move.    2020 is really an eventful year, hopefully, it will take a respite; so that we can all take a deep breath and relax and be ready and braced for any onslaught of challenges again.  Whew...let's put bad things aside and let's be ready with something we have control of like celebrating Father's Day.  Yes, on June 21, 2020, it will be time to honor our fathers, tatay, itay, papa, daddy, dada, in whichever way we address him.  It always stumps me about what to give him every time this day arrives because we don't want to make a mistake of giving him the same gift we gave him last year or the year before or the year before, lest we be accused of not making an effort to buy him  a gift he truly deserves.  But enough of that, I made a research about how to say Happy Fat...