The poor traffic in metro manila has led the government to implement a number coding scheme for vehicles travelling the roads of metro manila. The affected cars are based on the last digit of its license plate. The schedule is as follows:

Plate ending in 1,2 : mondays

Plate ending in 3,4 : tuesdays

Plate ending in 5,6 : wednesdays

Plate ending in 7,8 : thursdays

Plate ending in 9,0 : fridays

As of June 2010, the following are extra information one should know about this policy:

Guidelines on Comelec Checkpoints:

1. The Comelec/AFP/ PNP Joint Security Control Centers (JSCC)
checkpoints must be established in well
lighted areas with visible sign boards in coordination with
city/municipal election officer. It shall be
supervised by local Comelec Election Officer.

2. It must be done in a manner that will impose minimum
inconvenience upon person/s to be searched such
that the rights of the persons are not violated.

Dont just throw away your junk! Recycle or at least help those who support recycling.

 The Ayala Waste Market is held every friday at several scheduled locations. These events are organized to help promote recycling in the Philippines. Also, by selling your junk or still useful waste to  accredited recyclers, we lessen the amount of trash that go directly to landfills or illegal dumping/recycling. What better way to dispose of your junk at the same time help protect our environment.

The waste market is organized through the collaboration of  Ayala Foundation,  Ayala Center Association, Ayala Property Management Corp,  Philippine Business for the Environment, Makati City LGU,  National Solid Waste Management Commission and DENR.

by:
Junie S. Del Mundo
Managing Director
EON, The Stakeholder Relations Firm Inc.
and
Robert de Quelen
Global Account Director
Edelman

Copied from  http://www.eccp.com European Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines

Marketing gurus visiting the Philippines for the first time are generally keen to generously share their views on “country branding” and how the country stands to benefit from it. More often than not, their passionate plea concludes with a pleasant-sounding, albeit hastily crafted slogan and a prescription for the Philippine government to launch yet another series of TV commercials and ads in glossy international business magazines. Unfortunately for us, these well-meaning suggestions entail spending tens of millions of taxpayers’ hard-earned money. Country branding need not be this expensive! Success is not guaranteed by the millions and billions of pesos spent on ads all around the world. There is another less expensive way for the Philippines, a path that runs through the hearts of millions of Filipinos rather than on TV screens.