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Rockwell/Powerplant Mall as seen from the newish City Garden Hotel Makati 32nd storey pooldeck

Chinese payment methods available in Manila.

Hmm … I guess handicams are still a problem.

Screen protectors that prevent strangers from reading your Facebook are popular.

Not a Mac!
There is a new, locally-advertised prepaid card solution PayMaya/Smart Padala, “duly licensed by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).”