SM Bicutan Christmas Hours

Rushing to prepare for Christmas? Here's the Christmas hours of SM Bicutan :)

Mall Hours

December 1 to 23 and 25 to 30 - 10 am to 10pm

December 24 and 31 - 9am to 7pm

January 1 - 12 noon to 10pm

SM Hypermarket

December 1 to 21 and 26 to 28 - 9am to 10pm

December 22 to 23 and 29 to 30 - 9am to 11pm

December 24 and 31 - 7am to 7pm

December 25 and January 1 - 12 noon to 11pm

For inquiries you may call (02) 8776-3061

 

How to Apply for a PWD ID in Paranaque City

It took us more than half a year before I finally got my PWD ID. Normal process requires you to get a clearance from your barangay health center. The doctor in ours was always out and it was frustrating to get hold of her, so we decided to go to the PDAO (PWD Affairs Office) at the Paranaque City Hall. They said my guardian could apply for me as long as I have an ID with my Paranaque address on it.

Here's the normal process:

1. Bring a photocopy of the medical certificate. Make sure your doctor indicates your type of disability in the medical certificate.

2. See the barangay health center doctor at the Barangay Health Center to assess and determine type of disability. Do call to check for availability (we were told our barangay doctor only stays until 10 a.m. and they have a limit on how many they accommodate per day).

3. Go to the barangay admin to get certificate for PWD. 

4. Secure a Social Service PWD form.  

5. Prepare 4 1x1 photos. 

6. Go to Paranaque City Hall and bring all forms and requirements. 

7. City Hall will issue a PWD ID. 

8. Give 1 xerox copy of PWD ID to your barangay's Social Services (DSWD) for records.

Requirements:

Medical certificate with type of disability indicated (make sure your certificate is stamped by the doctor)

Four 1 x 1 photo with your name and signature at the back of the photo

PWD ID form

ID with your address on it 

*Photocopy everything

Since we couldn't get hold of our barangay health center doctor, we went straight to the PDAO at the City Hall. They processed my application since my Voter's ID had my address on it. They also advised to use my passport with my address written on the emergency contact page (last page of the passport). I had to ask my doctor to indicate my type of disability on the medical certificate and the PDAO accepted it. 

The process has been arduous, but as long as you're really qualified and have all the requirements you should be able to apply easily.

Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Elections 2023 Schedule

Hello mga Kapitbahay! You've probably seen posters of "candidates" around your neighborhood and like me, you're probably wondering about the schedule of the barangay elections.

Here's the schedule:

August 28 to November 29, 2023 - election period, gun ban

August 28 to September 2, 2023 - filing of candidacy

September 3 to October 18, 2023 - campaigning is prohibited

October 19 to 28, 2023 - campaign period

October 29 to 30, 2023 - campaigning is prohibited

October 30, 2023 - election day, 7 am to 3 pm

Cubao Fire View from Paranaque

We were enjoying the good air quality yesterday when it suddenly went bad. Went outside to check the vicinity and was surprised to see a huge cloud of smoke billowing from the North. We saw the smoke at around 5:20 pm. 

5:22pm

Immediately checked Twitter and saw that the smoke was from an ongoing fire in Cubao. It was later on reported to be the old Araneta Center Bus Terminal. Video footage from netizens and the news showed the fire engulfed the whole block where the bus terminal was located. The fire was escalated to Task Force Bravo almost two hours after it first started. 

5:56pm

GMA News reported that the fire started past 4 in the afternoon. BFP and fire volunteers from different cities arrived to respond. The incident was declared fire out at 10:09 p.m., much faster than the recent incident in Paranaque City which took more than 12 hours to address (maybe their water supply was more reliable). 

Hope and pray for everyone's safety. Ingat lagi mga kapitbahay!

Suspicious Bag Found in Dona Soledad, Paranaque

A suspicious bag was found in the vicinity of a gas station late evening last February 9, 2023. Video of response made by the Bomb Squad and Sun Valley and Moonwalk fire department/brigade was posted by the Moonwalk Fire Rescue Brigade (video here).

Screenshot of incident from Moonwalk Fire Rescue Brigade video.

For safety, both lanes on Dona Soledad was closed to traffic while the bag was being assessed. After almost an hour, the team said the item was safe. No other info was provided regarding the contents or owner of the bag. 

Huge Fire in Sucat, Paranaque

We were about to head to the bedroom last night when we heard a lot of sirens. Immediately checked Twitter and saw a news channel say it was in our area. Alarmed we looked for the warehouse, but results did not show any DPWH offices in our area. After monitoring a bit more we eventually found out the fire was in Sucat, Paranaque. It was later on clarified it was a warehouse for lumber and not the DPWH office. 

As of writing, BFP has not declared fire out. Bam Alegre of GMA News mentioned in his report that BFP had a hard time getting water in the area. Maynilad has been turning off water in parts of Paranaque in the past two weeks. We stayed up until about 3 in the morning monitoring the situation. The fire happened just behind a gas station and that was really concerning. We knew though from the fire that happened in December 2022 that it will take awhile before it's fully out. 

Here's the news by TeleRadyo about the fire -

Here's the area of the https://goo.gl/maps/rdeNhDqA6ma9E8Bn6

The huge fire in Sucat was the second one in Paranaque in less than a week. There was a fire in Saudi Street in Barangay Don Bosco last week according to txtfire.net. It was a storage facility, luckily the fire was put out within an hour. 

Hope and praying for the safety of everyone. Take care always mga kapitbahay!

Paranaque Basura Collection Status

As advised by the Paranaque City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO), they would be prioritizing collecting trash from main roads. Saw the team collecting trash this morning. 

Hope everything will normalize soon.

Update on Paranaque Basura Collection

You would have noticed by now that trash hasn't been collected since last week. We've brought out our trash a couple of times in the past few days hoping it would be collected. The Paranaque City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) has posted this announcement on their FB page -

Like other residents we hope that the trash will be collected soon.