Monday, October 3, 2011

How to Enroll at BPIExpressOnline

BPIExpressOnline, or BPI Express Online, is the online service of the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) that allows depositors to access their accounts 24/7. With BPIExpressOnline, depositors can check balance of their BPI accounts, pay bills, transfer funds and more.

If you are a BPI depositor, then it is highly recommended that you enroll your account in BPIExpressOnline. Here is a step-by-step procedure for enrolling your BPI account at BPIExpressOnline.

Please note that this procedure is only for those who already have Deposit Account or Credit Card account with BPI.
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BPIExpressOnline homepage

1. Go to the BPIExpressOnline website and click on the "Enroll Now!" located on the right side of the screen.

2. Select the "Not yet enrolled..." radio button. A window will pop out. Just click on "Continue."
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BPIExpressOnline

3. Choose your account that you will enroll for BPIExpressOnline. There are four options depending on the BPI accounts; which are ATM-based BPI deposit accounts, Passbook-based BPI deposit account, BPI Europe account and BPI Credit Card Account. Click on "Continue" after selecting your BPI account.

4. Select your place of residence. If you are living within the Philippines, you are required to visit any BPI Express Teller ATM (for ATM-based accounts) or any BPI branch (for Passbook-based accounts) within 20 banking days to activate the BPIExpressOnline enrollment. Those who are residing outside of the Philippines are required to print, sign and mail the duly accomplished form available from the BPIExpressOnline website. Click on "Continue" after selecting the correct option.

5. Read the "Internet Banking Service Agreement" and click "I Agree" at the bottom of the page to continue.

6. Fill out information regarding your account like the Account Number and type of your BPI account. Click "Submit" to continue.

7. Fill out the BPIExpressOnline registration form. Click "Submit" after you are done filling out the form.

8. The last window shows your BPIExpressOnline confirmation number. All you need to do now is to activate you BPIExpressOnline enrollment. ATM card holder can activate their enrollment through any BPI ATM. To activate, insert the ATM card of your enrolled account and enter the PIN. Select: Special Services, then Activate Enrollments, then Express Online. 

Note that the activation of BPIExpressOnline enrollment for ATM-based accounts has cut-off time until 10 pm (Manila local time) during banking days. If you activated your account before 10 PM, you can access your BPIExpressOnline account the following day. If you activated after 10 pm or during weekends or holidays, then you can access your BPIExpressOnline account 2 days after the day of activation.

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Sunday, October 2, 2011

Cebu Pacific Promo Fares this October

The month of October has just begun and Cebu Pacific announced its latest promo fares for this month.

The travel period that is covered by the recent Cebu Pacific promo fares are those travels from November 1, 2011 to January 13, 2012. The seat sale period is up to October 3, 2011 or until seats last.

Fly to Davao, Dipolog, General Santos, Ozamiz, Pagadian or Surigao from Cebu for as low as 488 pesos.

888 pesos Cebu Pacific promo fares are available for those traveling from Manila to Cotabato, Davao, Dipolog, Surigao, General Santos, Ozamiz or Pagadian.

Cebu Pacific promo fares are also available for international destinations. Travel from Clark to Hongkong, Macau or Singapore for as low as 688 pesos. Flights from Clark to Bangkok can be as low as 888 pesos. Cebu Pacific promo fares from Manila to Brunei are 1,488 pesos.

So, are you traveling around the Philippines or Southeast Asia? Try Cebu Pacific promo fares now! Go to Cebu Pacific website for online booking.


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Saturday, October 1, 2011

Lolong Buwaya: A Worlwide "Celebrity"

BREAKING NEWS: Guiness Book of World Record declared Lolong as the largest crocodile in captivity. Read more about this news here.

Is Lolong the largest buwaya (crocodile) alive? Many people agree that Lolong is the largest buwaya in the Agusan Marsh. With the length of 6.4 meters or 21 feet, who wouldn't say that Lolong is the largest of all the buwaya in the Philippines. The Mayor of Bunawan thinks otherwise. Mayor Edwin Elorde of Bunawan said crocodile hunters saw a crocodile that is larger than Lolong. The said crocodile has a larger head and wider back as compared to Lolong.

Even if there is a possibility that Lolong is not the largest buwaya in Agusan Marsh, many international groups were interested with the giant salt-water crocodile. Last month, Time Magazine included Lolong in its list of Top 10 real life monsters. Guinness World Records and National Geographic Society were also interested with Lolong and planned to send teams to check on Lolong Buwaya.
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Lolong Buwaya inside the pen.
(Source: Inquirer.net)
Guinness is interested in Lolong because the buwaya is a contender in dethroning the longest salt-water crocodile in its list. The current record for longest salt-water crocodile is being hold by the 17 feet and 11.75 inches long crocodile caught in Australia. At a length of about 21 feet, Lolong Buwaya can easily remove the Australian crocodile from the Guinness Book of World Records.

The animal “rights” group, PETA, also weighed in the popularity of Lolong. They demand Lolong to be freed to the wild despite the fact the buwaya is suspected of killing to people and may cause hazard to citizens of Bunawan. The group also accused the mayor of Bunawan of using the captivity of Lolong as a money-making scheme. Members of PETA issued the demand without visiting the area and considering the risk posed to people. Lolong is currently placed inside a 800 square meter pen.
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Lolong Buwaya caricature
(Source: Pilipino Star Ngayon)
Lolong Buwaya is now a famous crocodile. It is possible that it will be included in the list of Guiness Book of World Records.

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Sources of information: Inquirer.net, PhilStar.com and Interaksyon.