Paranaque Food Finds: Happy Jinju

We were just making a u-turn to go back home when we happily stumbled into "Happy Jinju". "Milk tea" was the first thing I read on their signage. I immediately said yes when Sweetie asked if I wanted to try it out. 

Whenever I try out a new cafe I always ask what's their bestseller. For the drink they recommended the white rabbit cream cheese. I ordered it and was a bit anxious that it might be too sweet. It was a burst of flavors when I finally tried it. What I enjoyed was the taste of White Rabbit which is one of my favorite childhood candies. The sweetness was just right. 

They started frying some chicken while we were ordering. The smell was amazing! We ended up ordering 24 pieces so we could try four flavors. We got smoky BBQ, garlic mayonnaise, soy garlic and honey lemon garlic. We liked the smoky BBQ and garlic mayo the best. We ate the chicken wings as a snack and also had it with rice. It's great for both merienda and dinner! Woohoo!

We would have loved to hang out in the cafe. It was all pink! It's a perfect place to hang out in for merienda. For safety though we just waited for our order in the car. We realized though it'll be better to book your order ahead and then just pick it up. Or better yet just have it delivered to you. We plan to try the other beverages and chicken wing flavors next time!

Happy Jinju 

36 France St., Better Living Subdivision, Paranaque City

FB page: https://www.facebook.com/HappyJinjuuu/

Map: https://goo.gl/maps/RTxGDGkPxuMrPidVA

Paranaque Plantita Heaven: Paradise Garden

The mosquitoes have been attacking our home the past week, so we headed to the nearest plant nursery to purchase some citronella plants. We ended up at Paradise Garden which is located at France St. in Better Living Subdivision. The nursery had a convenient parking space across their main plant gallery. 

The plants inside the shop immediately envelops you with a sense of calm. The busy street seemed far away and walking across the aisles brought peace. The shop had a gazillion beautiful plants available for sale, mostly ornamental. They unfortunately didn't have citronella available, but the shop keeper recommended getting the neem tree. It smelled potent so we bought it. It's now near our kitchen window and it looks like it's repelling the mosquitoes. 

Here's a few more photos of the beautiful plants:

Paradise Garden also sells pots, soil, other gardening materials and they do landscaping too. You can find it on France street in Better Living Subdivision, about a hundred or so meters away from BDO. 

Paranaque Food Finds: La Carrnita, Modern Mexican Cantina

We're back home mga kapitbahay! And now that we've checked off ordering food from the restos we missed, we've started to try out new places that have popped up in the past few years. We love eating burritos and quesadilla and we love Army Navy. We're on the lookout for something similar to Guzman Y Gomez. We found La Carnita, a restaurant that offers Mexican food, through Grab. 

La Carnita offers a variety of Mexican food. They have burritos, chimichanga, tacos and quesadilla. We ordered the party box. It included 3 quesadillas and 3 burrito wraps. We also got extra cilantro sauce and pickled onions. 

The party box was very filling. The boys liked the burrito wraps and I liked the quesadilla. What made the dish really tasty was the cheese and cilantro sauce. Next time we'll have to order extra cheese and will likely try out the nachos. 

Here's their menu:

La Carnita has branches in Paranaque in BF and Better Living. You can order from them via Grab, Foodpanda or any pabili service. You can also message them through the following:

http://m.me/lacarnitaexpressbetterliving

http://m.me/lacarnitaexpressbfaguirre

Happy eating mga kapitbahay!

Can You Pay Real Property Tax Online in Paranaque?

The quick answer to this question is NO. There was some promising news last July about this from Business World and the ParanaqueCity.ph website teases it on their page. Unfortunately it's not yet available.

It's best to pay your RPT early so you can avail of the 20% discount. Here are the deadlines:

December 1 to 15, 2021 - 20%

December 16 to 31, 2021 - 16%

*Source

To pay for your tax just head to the Paranaque City Hall. Don't forget to bring the previous year's receipt. 

Here's the procedure to pay your real property tax:

1. Get a number from the assessor's lounge

2. Fill out health declaration form

3. Wait to be called for assessment

4. Head to treasury for computation, get your statement of account

5. Head to the payments area and get a number for payment

6. Wait for your number and pay your real property tax

For concerns regarding your RPT you may call 8-820-PQUE (7783), 0961-096-6329 for Smart, and 0956-394-0176 for Globe.

Paranaque GCQ Alert Level 4 Guidelines for September 16 to 30, 2021

Hello mga Kapitbahay! The Paranaque City Public Information Office has shared the guidelines for GCQ Alert Level 4 for September 16 to 30, 2021.

People and Movement

Transportation

Business Operations

School and Government

Protocols

Ingat lagi mga kapitbahay!

Paranaque City Covid-19 Cases as of August 25, 2021

Kamusta kayo diyan mga kapitbahay? We all hope you are doing well and keeping safe. Please always follow the advised protocols during the MECQ especially since the Delta variant has been spreading in the country. You may also want to refer to the FAQs provided by the World Health Organization to understand more about the coronavirus. 

The Paranaque City - Public Information Office has posted an update on the COVID-19 cases in the city. As of today there are 1,548 active cases, 193 of which are new. The top 3 barangays with the most cases are BF Homes, San Antonio and San Isidro. Here's the breakdown from the PIO --

Source: Paranaque City - Public Information Office

If you need help, please get it through the hotline numbers -

Paranaque barangay health center information is also available here.

Paranaque MECQ Guidelines for August 21 to 31, 2021

Hello mga Kapitbahay! The Paranaque City Public Information Office has shared guidelines for the MECQ. These will be the policies from August 21 to 31, 2021. 

People and Movement

Transportation

Business Operations

School and Government

Protocols

Paranaque City COVID-19 Updates: Vaccinations, Cases, Parana-Cash and Hotlines

Hello mga Kapitbahay! We hope you are all keeping safe at home. Please do remember we are still under ECQ until August 20, 2021. Kindly watch out for any updates if there will be changes later this week. For breaking updates please check the Paranaque City Public Information office FB page.

Here are some updates!

Cases - there are 24,936 with 93.7% recovered. Total active cases is at 1.032. Breakdown of cases per barangay below.

Source: Paranaque City PIO FB page.

Vaccinations - a total of 208,906 Paranaque citizens have been fully vaccinated, 345,092 have received their first dose.

Vaccination schedule -  here's the schedule for August 18, 2021. You can check the confirmed list on the Paranaque City PIO FB page.

Need to register for vaccination -  please go to the page referred by the Paranaque Healthcare office.

Parana-cash - the government is providing some ayuda. If you have not received your Eon card please refer to the announcement below. Kindly also check for your name on the Paranaque City PIO FB page if your card is available. 

Paranaque VIP - here's more information about the Paranaque Vaccine Immunization Program.

Hotlines -  here are the COVID-19 hotlines by city.

Ingat lagi mga kapitbahay!

Paranaque ECQ Guidelines for Business Operations, Schools and Government - August 6 to 20, 2021

The Paranaque Public Information Office has announced guidelines for the ECQ for business operations, schools and government. Please refer to their post here if you have any questions.

Ingat po lagi mga kapitbahay!