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How to be an Online Active Volunteer or Supporting Member of the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)

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I am not wealthy but my heart is full of love for the animals. Naks! I have always been an active PAWS volunteer since February 2016. That time, as a full time master's student, I still have lots of time and energy to spend in the shelter. I was even able to assist during the Pet Cafe 2016 event in TriNoma featuring the animals from PAWS. I was present mostly on the days for the cats.  #PAWSheen 😸 When I entered the critical phase during my MS life in which I was doing my thesis, I decided to focused on my studies. Since I really wanted to support PAWS and their advocacy, I just opted to support them financially. As everyone should know, PAWS is a non-governmental organization (NGO). As an active and legitimate institution for animal welfare, they have an office, clinic and shelter. They also have to maintain the shelter, pay water, phone, internet and electric bills, buy supplies and compensate their regular staff, among others. Being an NGO, no government fund/budget is allotted...

South Korea Visa Application through Travel Agencies starting July 1, 2018

Wow! Hallyu wave in the Philippines have pushed the embassy of South Korea to make some changes in the visa application. It has been implemented for 2 weeks already as of this posting. I came across this while trying to write about our South Korea trip last April 2018 which I will share one of these days. Announcement from the embassy’s (located in Taguig) website goes like this: “…From July 1, 2018, visa application will be processed through designated travel agencies only due to increased number of Korean visa applicants. Total number of visa applicants increased from 90,000 in the year 2015 to 120,000 by the end of 2016. In the year 2017, total number of visa applicants recorded was around 160,000.   This increase in number of visa applicants caused the applicants to stand in hot weather outside the embassy for hours to wait in line for their turn to apply for respective visas. To avoid such inconvenience, the embassy has designated 35 travel agencies to process...

BPI Save Up Account Life Insurance Policy

This is the insurance policy that will take effect when you open a BPI Save UP with Free Life Insurance account as of this posting. Original (and updated) text can be found on this link . BPI-Philam Life Assurance Corp. General Provisions 1.    CERTIFICATE. This document together with the Info Card shall constitute the Certificate of insurance. The Certificate is not a contract of insurance. It contains only brief details for the Insured’s information, and is subject always to the terms and conditions of the Group Term Life Insurance, with Master Policy number 9900000985, a copy of which is available for inspection upon reasonable request at BPI Direct Savings Bank Head Office. The “Company” whenever used below shall refer to BPI-Philam Life Assurance Corp., while the “Policyholder” shall refer to BPI Direct Savings Bank. “Insured Individual” or “Eligible Individual” whenever used below shall refer to “Insured Accountholder” or “Eligible Accountholder.” 2....