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Business
Hours
Banks
9am
to 3pm. Mon. to Fri.
Government agencies and offices
8am to 5pm Mon. to Fri.
Private firms
9am to 6pm-Mon. to
Fri.
and
9 am to 12 noon on Saturdays
Shops
9am to 7pm Mon. to Sat.
Most Department stores are
open on
Sundays and Holidays.
Country
Code
The Philippines country
code is 63.
When calling Cebu direct,
pls. add 63 + 32
Cebu's area code. Please remember the Philippines is 8 hours ahead of
GMT.
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Currency/Credit
Cards
The monetary unit is the
Philippine Peso(Php)
Note-P10,
P20, P50, P100, P500 and P1,000
Coins - .05,
.10, .25, P1 and P5.
Commercial banks, hotels,
and tourist-oriented businesses exchange foreign currencies and cash
travellers cheques.
Major
international cards such as VISA, Diners Club,
MasterCard and American Express are widely accepted in major
establishments.
Tipping
Bellhops expect a tip, as
do waiters, taxi drivers, hairdressers, beauticians, and porters.
Most hotels and restaurants
add 10% service charge on top of the government tax.
Tipping 5-15% of the bill
appropriate if no service charge is included.
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