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  TIPS.   
Visas:
see Philippines Introduction page
Money:
Exchange booths open to 10pm each day. Equitable Bank does cash advances on Visa and Mastercard.
ATM teller machines are common in Manila and in many cities throughout the Philippines. Many will connect to your home account as well as give advances on the major Credit Cards.
Travelers Cheques can be cashed at banks of course if there are no machines.
Coming & Going:
Air. see Philippines Air Travel page for all flight details.
Ninoy Aquino International Airport is the only one. Domestic and International terminals are a distance apart. Only set fare taxis are allowed to use the airport. To Ermita should cost about P80. Prices to Pasay P350, Makati P350, Quezon City P380.
Getting Around:
Bus. Plenty of cheap buses going everywhere. You need to know destinations though. Many bus companies operate to destinations outside Manila, but all from their own terminals, there is no central station.
Jeepney. Cheap and plentiful. Again, its best to know where you are going.
Rail. Metrorail is good and cheap if it suits your destination.
Taxi. Are all supposed to metered. be prepared for attempted rip-offs. get an idea of the cost from someone else before hiring one.

A Metrorail Train gets you to Makati City or the huge shopping centres in Ortigas or you can take a bus along the Epifanio de Los Santos Ave. (EDSA) ring road which goes from Pasay City in the south to Cubao in the north-east.

AROUND MANILA:
Olongapo (Subic Bay):
Subic Bay is the fromer USA naval base. In 1992 it was converted into a Freeport. Apart from the remaining girlie bars which used to stretch all the way to Angeles City, Olongapo has the Jungle Environment Survival Traing Camp and diving on the twenty wrecks in Subic Bay, including the USS New York battle cruiser, sunk in 1941. There are some beaches north of Olongapo, but they are not the best in the Philippines.
Warnings:
Pickpockets are common and friendly.
Tourist Police 24 hour tel. 501728, 501660.
Shopping:
Handcrafts. Clothing, cane, basketwork, woodcarving.
Accomodation:
Heaps of hotels, guest houses and pensions from cheap dormitory style to luxury hotels. See below.
  FACTS.   
Communication:
Manila area code is 02. General Post Office is in Intramuros District. international phone & fax available here and at other places around the city.
Climate:
Tropical, Cool season, Rainy season and Hot season.
Attractions:
South of the Pasig River is the old Spanish town, Intramuros. Further south the districts of Ermita and Malate are the tourist areas where most of the hotels, restaurants and travel agents are located
Department of Tourism (tel. 5238411) main office is on Taft Avenue near Rizal Park.
The Tourist Information Centre is in Rizal Park next to the skating rink. Also at the airport and Nayong Filipino centre. 24 hour Assistance Hotline tel. 501660, 501728
Health:
Makati Medical Centre, 2 Amorsolo St. Makati. tel. 8189911
Manila Doctors Hospital, 667 United Nations Ave. Ermita. tel. 503011
Geography:
Manila is the capital of the Philippines, on the island of Luzon, the largest in the Philippines. A city of 10 million people spread out along Manila Bay. Most places of interest are fairly central. The business area is in the Makati district.

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