Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Ramada Manila Central, Ongpin St at Paredes St, Binondo
(Mon-Fri 9am-4pm) and Nexor Building, 1677 Quezon
Ave, Quezon City (Mon-Fri 9am-4pm).
Embassies and consulates
Australia, Level 23, Tower
2, RCBC Plaza, 6819 Ayala Ave, Makati
T
02 757 8100,
W
philippines.embassy.gov.au; Canada, Levels 6-8,
Tower 2, RCBC Plaza, 6819 Ayala Ave, Makati
T
02 857
9000,
W
philippines.gc.ca; Ireland, 3/F, 70 Jupiter St,
Bel-Air 1, Makati
T
02 896 4668; New Zealand, 23/F,
BPI Buendia Center, 360 Gil Puyat (Buendia) Ave, Makati
T
02 891 5358,
W
nzembassy.com/philippines; UK,
120 Upper McKinley Rd, McKinley Hill, Taguig City
T
02 858 2200; US, 1201 Roxas Blvd
T
02 301 2000,
W
manila.usembassy.gov.
Emergencies
T
117.
Hospitals and clinics
Makati Medical Center, 2 Amorsolo
St, Makati (
T
02 888 8999,
W
makatimed.net.ph) is the
largest and one of the most modern hospitals in Manila.
In the Manila Bay area, there's the Manila Doctors Hospital,
667 United Nations Ave, Ermita (
T
02 524 3011,
W
manila
doctors.com.ph), while St Luke's Medical Center, 279
E. Rodriguez Sr Blvd, Quezon City (
T
02 723 0101,
W
stluke
.com.ph) is also highly regarded.
Immigration
For visa extensions, head to the Immigra-
tion Building, Magellanes Drive, Intramuros (Mon-Fri
8am-noon & 1-5pm;
T
02 527 3257 or 3280).
Internet access
The entire Robinsons Place mall in
Ermita is a free wi-fi zone. Busy Bee, 1417 M.H. del Pilar St,
Malate (
T
02 256 4776) has a wider-than-average range
of services (it doubles as a Western Union of
ce) and is
open 24hr. In the P. Burgos area try Station 168, 1 Hercules
St at Makati Ave or 88 Internet Café on Burgos St (both
24hr). Rates are usually P40-60/hr.
Laundry
Try Faura Laundry at 570 Padre Faura St in
Ermita, next to Robinsons Place (
T
02 526 7519; daily
except Wed 8am-7.30pm), which charges P33/Kg.
Pharmacies
You're never far from a Mercury Drug
(
W
mercurydrug.com) outlet in Metro Manila - at the last
count there were two hundred of them. In Ermita, there's
one at 444 T.M. Kalaw St (daily 7am-10pm) and 24hr
branches at 660 San Andres St, Malate; Plaza Miranda in
Quiapo; and Ayala Center, Glorietta 4, in Makati.
Post
Makati Central Post O
ce at Sen Gil Puyat (Buendia)
Ave Ave near Ayala Ave (Mon-Fri 8am-5pm;
T
02 844
0150); Ermita Post O
ce at Pilar Hidalgo Lim St, Malate
(Mon-Fri 8am-5pm).
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