President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the extension of e-visa for Chinese, Indian, South Korean and Japanese nationals in an attempt to capture the tourism markets of these countries. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Malacañang said on...
Visa, a world leader in digital payments, has announced an open call for startups in the region including in the Philippines to apply for the Visa Accelerator Program 2023. Now in its third year in Asia Pacific, the Visa Accelerator Program selects a small group of startups to collaborate on some...
Visa, a world leader in digital payments, has announced an open call for startups in the region including in the Philippines to apply for the Visa Accelerator Program 2023 to shape the future of payments. “It is exciting to see great products co-developed by the successful startups from the...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) will introduce digital transactions as part of its plans and projects for 2023. But before the 2022 ends, BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said the online waiver visa project will be launched. The online waiver visa project is good news for foreign nationals as it...
Cancellation of appointments for Korean visa applicants are not allowed, South Korea’s embassy in Manila said Friday. The cancel button has been removed by Korean government on their website on Nov. 18 to prevent “fraudulent appointments.” This came as the embassy discovered that some brokers...
Brankas, a leading Open Finance technology provider, has been appointed by Visa as its first regional partner to provide live access to its Open Data products. For months, the two companies have been collaborating on data and money movement initiatives, where they had been leveraging each other's...
Japan's envoy to the Philippines has encouraged Filipinos to visit the Land of the Rising Sun as it relaxed its borders amid pandemic. In a video message on Tuesday, Ambassador Koshikawa Kazuhiko said individual and group travels to Japan can now be enjoyed as the Covid-19 situation in the country...
NZ alumni as country ambassadors, Korea opens up, and where to get Tokyo-inspired cocktails in Makati MATARIKI Deputy Head of Mission Mr. Tim Given, NZ Ambassador to the Philippines Peter Kell Just last week, Manaaki New Zealand Scholarship Program alumni and current students got together at...
Visa-free flights to Korea via Clark By Emmie V. Abadilla South Korea now allows visa-free entry through Yangyang International Airport, 158 kilometers from Seoul, from the new Clark International Airport (CRK). This developed as South Korean low cost carrier, Fly Gangwon, will operate flights from...
Filipinos can soon revisit South Korea after the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Philippines announced that it will resume the application and insurance of all types of visas starting June 1, 2022. Flag of the Republic of Korea (PIXABAY) "Application and issuance of all types of visa,...
The Philippines is now opening its doors to Israelis without a visa, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday, April 25. PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN “We are delighted to once again welcome our Israeli friends to our country, just in time for the summer!" Philippine Ambassador to Israel...
Are you finding yourself spending more nowadays? You’re not alone. With fuel prices rising, it’s becoming harder to get home finances under budget. Add to that the fact that more essential goods and services are now simply indispensable. It might be high time to put some smart spending skills...
