How To Get NBI Clearance, Smart Free Phone and a Little Explanation Why I Rarely Attend Events

After I got my Philippine Postal ID, and because it was such a breeze for me, I decided to do my NBI clearance too. Their office was just a few steps away from the Postal Office anyway, at the second floor of the Alabang Public Market. Others who wish to do the same can go to their nearest NBI branch or to the main NBI office in Monumento, Manila, across Ever Gotesco, beside Victory Mall.

NBI Clearance Center

Victory Central Mall

#717 Old Victory Liner Cmpd. Rizal Ave.

Monumento, Caloocan City

Tel. no. 351-4149, 351-0619

For those who still don't have their NBI clearance or wish to have theirs renewed, here is a visual presentation on how you can get your NBI clearance:

How To Get Philippine Postal ID and Advice About Getting TIN cards

I'm a freelance virtual assistant. As such, I don't really have any valid IDs with me except for my passport. The SSS ID I have is still the one I was given on my senior year in Ateneo (laminated and still has my maiden name on it); my GSIS e-card has already expired coz I no longer work for GSIS even if I'm still using my Unionbank account to pay for most of my utility bills; my Philhealth card still has my maiden name on it too; and my Platinum Visa is useless because it doesn't have my photo on it. So whenever I do transactions that need valid IDs, they always tell my that my passport is not enough. Even my NSO certified marriage and birth certificates only serve as secondary IDs.

I was supposed to get other valid IDs years ago but I always dreaded doing it for fear of wasting my time in long lines which can cause me severe migraines just like what happened to me when I had my lost passport renewed (nightmare!). I think my fear of transacting with government offices stemmed from my first encounter with Quezon City Hall back in 2002 when I had the spelling of my name changed on my birth certificate. On my birth certificate, my first name was spelled JENIFER when all my life I have been using JENNIFER. God! Do I blame my parents for this oversight? It was one of the most challenging and horrific moments of my life. Add to that the fact that I paid 26 effing thousand pesos and wasted like few months of my life just taking care of that! Don't wanna live through that kind of hell again!