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August 6th, 2011

In case you did not know it, one of the more frequent crimes against tourists and locals alike in the Philippines is pick pocketing. Highly organized gangs of old ladies, children and everything in between can ruin your day! We have posted the travel warning below, but don’t fear, we have a better solution!

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Here is a copy of the US State Dept. Memo on Pickpockets: Edited for our pleasure!

July 22, 2011 - Juvenile Pickpocket Gangs

Personal Protective Measures

Several U.S. citizens have recently been victims of juvenile pickpocket gangs operating in the Malate neighborhood of Manila city.  This neighborhood is near the U.S. Embassy and is frequented by tourists.

These pickpocket gangs are comprised of street children between the ages of six and twelve, usually accompanied by an elderly man who acts as the ringleader.  Appearing to be homeless, they  begin their attack by demanding money from non-Filipino tourists.  They aggressively follow the tourists and eventually swarm around them, surreptitiously stealing personal items such as wallets and cell phones.  When the victims begin to protest, the children leave and continue walking down the street. There have been confirmed reports of this type of pickpocket gang victimizing tourists in Cebu City as well.  You should practice the “common sense” security measures outlined below:

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  • If you notice a group of children approaching you, try to cross the street or avoid them.  If they continue to follow or harass you, seek assistance from a local establishment’s security guard or door escort.  The gangs usually leave once they encounter authority figures.
  • Consider not carrying a wallet, but instead keeping cash, IDs, credit cards, etc., in pockets or Buy Lock Flops Flip Flops!
  • Avoid public transit – Jeepneys, LRT and the MRT are prime venues for pickpockets.
  • Do not drink alcoholic beverages excessively, which could make you an easy target.
  • Whenever possible, do not venture into public venues, unknown or dimly lit areas alone.

You can stay in touch and get Embassy updates by checking the Embassy website, found at http://manila.usembassy.gov.  You can also get global updates at the U.S. Department of State’s, Bureau of Consular Affairs website where you can find the current Worldwide Caution, Travel Warnings, Travel Alerts, and Country Specific Information.

If you don’t have internet access, we have a call center for updates–1-888-407-4747 toll-free in the U.S. and Canada, or outside the U.S. and Canada on a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444.

BPO Jobs

March 17th, 2011

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Jobs Philippines – 50 Customer Service Representatives

February 21st, 2011

WE ARE IN NEED OF 50
CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE (CSR)
Wave #001 ECC GLOBAL VENTURE

Australian Campaign
Pioneer Account
Great Pay, Incentives & Benefits
Day Shift Schedule
Monday to Friday
Appointment Setting

If you’re strong on the phone and you’ve got the drive in working on a Call Center, then we’d like to hear from you. This is a call to fill our current Customer Service Representative position. We require that you meet the following criteria:

Requirements:
Above average communication skills

Selling experience preferred but not required

Fresh graduates are encouraged to apply
with or without call center experience

Honest, outgoing with good moral attitude
Minimum data entry skills required (type at least 25 wpm)

Possess Strong people skills.

Must be computer proficient
Be driven and highly motivated
Well organized
Flexible
no age limit

“Qualified applicants will be called, emailled and will receive SMS Text Message regarding their interview schedule”…

This is a “ONE DAY” Hiring Process…

How to Buy Philippines Cell Phone Load From PI Outsource

February 2nd, 2011
Use your Visa, MasterCard, or Discover credit/debit card through PayPal to buy and send cell phone load time for Smart, Smart Buddy, Globe, SUN, Addict Mobile Prepaid (AMP) cell phone subscribers. Once we receive your payment, you or a designated recipient will receive the unlock code for your load. Click the quantity you want to purchase below to proceed.

Simply send this code to your friend or family and they will key it into their phone to release the load.

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Sinandigan, Sabang, Puerto Galera, Philippines Dream Beach Lots For Sale

January 7th, 2011

Breezy Sinandigan Lots For Sale – Beverly Hills Estates
Lots are available costing from PHP3500 SQ/M
Lots are available sized from 400 SQ/M
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Latitude  13°31’17.09″N  Longitude: 120°58’56.24″E
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Future deep well access
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Travel and Transportation Costs from Manila To Sinadigan
Bus  P166
Boat P240

Puerto Galera, Sabang, Sinandigan, Oriental Mindoro Properties
Only three hours from Ermita, Manila
Only one hour from Batangas

Animals OK! There is a tribe of 15 monkeys close by
Dog and cat friendly
If you like rainbows and tropical birds this is the place for you
No nearby goat or chicken pens (No early morning noise!)

Average House on a lot incurs a monthly electric bill of P2000-P4000

Other Amenities

18 minute walk to the colorful nightlife of Sabang.
The Shooting Range – Fire an AK-47
Hash House Harriers – On On!

Local Dive Sites:

Spots 1 to 11    Talipanan Reef to Oddie’s Dingding
1.  Talipanan Reef -Talipanan Reef, which is located less than 1 kilometer from the shore, is a towering underwater formation with a depth ranging from 15meters / 15feet for advanced recreational dives up to 80meters / 264feet for Trimix dives.  This great dive site has a rich variety of marine life.  Sighted in these waters are schools of mackerel, barracuda, and batfish as well as Leopard and Eagle Rays.  Deeper descents allow an encounter with White Tip, Black Tip, and Grey Reef Sharks.  While mid water, one can be close to Surgeonfish, Unicornfish and Giant Tuna.  There is a big quantity of hard and soft corals shaped by frequent currents passing this area.
2.  Manila Channel – A 15-minute boat ride away, the Manila Channel is located between Medio and Boquete Islands.  Although generally a great beginning recreational dive destination, the site offers an enjoyable experience regardless of diving skill because of the assortment of marine life that can be found within these waters.  The area demonstrates slight to strong currents but remain mostly consistent throughout.  Spotted here are mid-sized groupers (often camouflaged), Porcupinefish, Clownfish, Pufferfish, colorful Christmas Tree Worms and occasional Sea Turtles.  Found in large number are stony hard and soft corals which include Gorgonian Sea Fans, Green Tree Corals as well as a variety of Whip corals and sponges.
3.  Batangas Channel – A 10-minute boat ride, the Batangas Channel separates Medio Island from the Mindoro mainland.  The dive here ranges in depth from 5meters / 17feet to 15meters / 50feet.  Ocean adventurers of all skill sets should find this location appealing as it offers a drift dive experience depending on the current and the tide.  Divers are treated to strange and unusual rock and coral formations as well as extraordinary marine life like Blue-ribbon Eels and Stonefish.  Common around these waters are populations of small tropical fish.  In their anemones are Clownfish, Yellowtail fish, Cleaner Wrasse, Parrotfish, Triggerfish and often camouflaged Frogfish.
4.  The Hill – The Hill is an interesting dive destination because of its large diversity of corals, fans and sponges.  One of the more protected sites in the area, the spot can be reached by a 12-minute boat ride from Sabang.  At around 5meters / 17feet, the peak is inhabited by Green Tree corals, coral heads and sponges, as well as fertile fields of soft corals.  The reef then drops to 15meters / 50feet to more fantastic marine life.  An excellent dive during slack water, this is also a perfect spot for macro photography.  Common around these waters are a number of species of sea cucumber, vibrant nudibranchs, mandarinfish, lizardfish and butterflyfish.
5.  Coral Gardens – Just a 12-minute boat ride from Sabang, Coral Gardens is an underwater garden of hard, soft and sandy head corals and sponges.  A magnificent site for snorkeling as the reef starts in shallow water, it slowly slopes off to as deep as 10meters / 33feet.  Ideal for underwater photography because of adequate light reaching underwater, it is truly a site to behold for all types of divers.  A vast number of species of tropical fish are common in the site.  Among them are Gobies, Anthias, Pipefish, Angelfish, Lizardfish, Damsels and Rock Cods.  Other creatures housed in the corals, rock formations and small caves are Juvenile Wrasse, Moray Eels and, from time to time, the Whitetip Reef Shark.
6.  North Point – North Point is located at the northernmost part of Medio / San Antonio Island and is a 10-minute boat ride from Sabang.  Pretty much similar to Coral Gardens, the depth ranges from 5meters / 17feet to 12meters / 40feet.  The current may rise during a change in tides but this is still generally a good spot even for beginning recreational divers.  A white sandy bottom of coral and rock formations is a sight to see.  Common here are Staghorn corals, Basket sponges as well as Plate corals.  These large corals house a lot of types of small fish while turtles and reef sharks are also spotted around these waters.
7.  Marcus Cave A 10-minute boat ride away, Marcus Cave is a Technical / Trimix dive spot located north of San Antonio Island.  Divers have to descend to about 40meters / 132feet to reach the wall and eventually make another drop to the bottom at around 55meters / 182 feet.  Types of whip corals and sea fans line up the way to this scenic cavern.  White Reef Sharks are known to occasionally visit while at the entrance of the cave, groups of small fish are common.  Also seen here are Marble Rays that sometimes lie in sandy parts of this site.  Good to know: In the cave, a plaque is displayed in memory of a diver named Marcus who, apparently, lived way after his last dive here.
8.  Sweetlip Corner – Further out to deep waters, 10 minutes away by boat, a Sweetlip Corner dive is a two-part descent.  The initial descent takes divers to a Whip coral field inhabited by Surgeonfish and Red Emperor fish.  The second descent sends divers to the corner where Yellow-ribbon Sweetlips have taken on a natural habitat.  The spot has an opening through the rock which serves as a tunnel leading back to the reef.  Other marine life common during the dive are Reef Sharks, Bull Rays, Emperors and Batfish as well as Dog Tooth Tuna and Yellowfin Tuna.
9.  Secret Reef – Secret Reef, about 12 minutes away by boat, is another Technical / Trimix dive spot best visited during slack high tide.  The depth range of this dive is 40meters / 132feet to 65meters / 215feet.  It begins with a descent to the bottom which is sandy and slanting.  At the end of the incline appears a majestic rocky formation.  Encountered during this whole experience are Long Whip Corals, Basket Sponges, Black Coral, and big fish such as Jackfish, Snappers, Batfish and Barracudas.
10.  Mamoods Reef- Mamoods Reef is located about 8 minutes from Sabang and is best visited during slack high tide.  From an amazing patch of basket sponges, fan and whip corals at around 30meters / 99feet, divers are treated to a huge variety of gorgonian fans while dropping to a sandy valley below at around 50meters / 165 feet.  Visitors to this spot will be delighted to see Triggerfish, Sweetlips, Surgeonfish and several species of Moray Eels swimming through the area.
11.  Oddie’s Dingding – Oddie’s Dingding or Oddie’s Wall is a tall wall found just off the Manila Channel, a heavy population of deep purple to bright orange Gorgonian Sea Fans, Black Corals, Giant Clams and Barrel Sponges surround the area.  This creates a colorful and lively living space for Sea Snakes, Moray Eels, Triggerfish, Trumpetfish and Fusiliers.  Depth range is from 24meters / 79feet to 45meters / 149feet and is best visited during slack high tide with an experienced guide to help you get through the currents that make this spot a bit difficult to find.  The site got its name from Dive Boat Captain Udilon “Oddie” who discovered it.
12.  Deep La Laguna Reefs The Deep La Laguna Reefs area highlights a couple of reefs about a 3-minute boat ride from Sabang.  Both reefs are deep, perfect for advanced, technical and trimix dives, with the west reaching 55meters / 182feet and the east dropping to 75meteres / 248feet getting to a sandy valley below.Abundant in these waters are Surgeonfish, Unicornfish and Fusiliers while occasional sightings of Sharks and Eaglefish have also been reported.
13.  Dry Dock
14.  La Laguna Point
15.  Anton’s Wreck (St.  Christopher)
16.  M / V Alma Jane
17.  Small to Big La Laguna
18.  Sabang Wrecks
19.  Sabang Point/Sabang Bay
20.  Sabang Reef
21.  Deep Monkey Beach
22.  Monkey Beach
23.  Monkey Wreck – Monkey Wreck was once home to the wooden hull of a large supply boat 24 meters long intentionally sunk back in the early 90s.What’s left at this point is the hull’s skeleton as through the years, parts have been moved by strong typhoons.  The depth of the wreck at around 40 meters/ 132 feet makes it suitable only to advanced and technical divers.  Inhabiting the wreck are Batfish Snappers, Sweetlips, Barramundi Cods, as well as Surgeonfish and small Tuna.
24.  Ernie’s Cave
25.  Wreck Point/Dungon Wall
26.  West Escarceo
27.  Hole in the Wall
28.  The Atoll
29.  Shark Caves
30.  Joshua’s Wall
31.  Fish Bowl
32.  The Canyons
33.  Horse Head Reef
34.  The Steps = The Steps offers a multilevel dive through a chain of reefs, walls, and varying underwater forms with a depth range of 5 meters / 17 feet to 30 meters / 99 feet.  Reached as part of the Kilima Drift dive, this area is exploding with marine life.  Seen here are Batfish, Tuna, Surgeonfish, Eagle Rays, Triggerfish, Pufferfish, Boxfish and Porcupinefish in the middle of fields of Gorgonians, Basket Sponges and Mushroom Corals.
35.  Kilima Drift
36.  Turtle Rock
37.  The Boulders
38.  Sinandigan Wall
39.  Jap Wreck
40.  Verde Island Drop-Off
41.  Black Fish Pinnacle
42.  Verde Island Mini Canyons (or Washing Machine)
43.  Chicken Feather Island Hot Spring
44.  Chicken Feather Island East Side