Quick Guide: How to get to SM Fairview from Quezon Avenue or Espanya

Okay. So, here's another question one reader raised. How do I get to SM Fairview if I find my way lost along the avenues of Quezon and Espanya?

Here are quick easy tips to reach SM Fairview.

1. Just stop where you are. Take a deep breath and relax.

2. Wait for a bus or FX plying these avenues, carrying a signboard of "SM Fairview".

3. Take that ride and boom - humbly ask the conductor to drop you off there.

4. Now, should you found yourself lost or not sure where you are, just ask where you could find easy transport as mentioned in bullet 2.

Hope this quick guide helped you get to SM Fairview!

Buhay, 13 other party list winners in 2013 midterm elections declared

Party-list Buhay (Buhay Hayaang Yumabong) topped the list of party-list winners of the PH midterm elections, as declared by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) on Friday, May 24.

Buhay, in its website, is an organization that "acknowledges the sanctity and value of human life as the most fundamental element of society and recognize the rights of individuals disadvantaged by age, sickness and disability. We implore the aid of the Divine Providence in order to advance their welfare, to the end that a just and humane society, defined by the truth, freedom, fairness, political stability, and due regard for human rights and dignity."

Image Courtesy: Buhay Party-list

13 other party-list were announced as winners of seats  in Congress. A party-list group can earn at least 1 congressional seat by getting 2 percent of the votes cast, which is equivalent to around 200,000 votes.

Shown below is the partial list of winner party-lists in the recently held 2013 PH national elections.

1. Buhay (BUHAY HAYAAN YUMABONG)

2. A Teacher (ADVOCACY FOR TEACHER EMPOWERMENT THROUGH ACTION COOPERATION AND HARMONY TOWARDS EDUCATIONAL REFORMS)

3. Bayan Muna

4. 1-Care (1ST CONSUMERS ALLIANCE FOR RURAL ENERGY, INC.)

5. Akbayan (AKBAYAN CITIZENS’ ACTION PARTY)

6. AKB (AKO BICOL POLITICAL PARTY)

7. Abono (ABONO PARTY-LIST)

8. OFW Family (OFW FAMILY CLUB, INC.)

9. Gabriela (GABRIELA WOMEN’S PARTY)

10. COOP-NATCCO (COOPERATIVE NATCCO NETWORK PARTY)

11. AGAP (AGRICULTURAL SECTOR ALLIANCE OF THE PHILIPPINES)

12. Cibac (CITIZENS’ BATTLE AGAINST CORRUPTION)

13. Magdalo (MAGDALO PARA SA PILIPINO)

14. An Waray

Quick Guide: How to get to Divisoria from Manila City Hall

The Manila City Hall is quite a popular landmark in Manila as it sits right beside the passageway (Taft Avenue) that traverses all the way to Edsa and bodes well near the Central Station of the LRT 1. 

To get to Divisoria, a marketplace known to all due to its dropped prices in bulk commodities like plastic ware, ceramics, fruits, tela, garments, toys, among others, first you need to do is reach Manila City Hall where you can ride a jeepney that has Divisoria written on its signage boards.

You can reach Manila City Hall by any mode of transport - may it be through LRT 1 and arrive either at Carriedo or Central Station, through indirect transport via LRT 2 or MRT then to LRT 1 Central Station, through buses and fx taxis with "PGH/Taft" or "Lawton" signboards, and lastly, through a limitless corolla taxi ride. When you see SM City Manila and/or a high tower with a clock on it, that's the point where you're very sure you're in or near Manila City Hall.

Divisoria resides near Manila City Hall. The Divisoria jeepney will drop you at the plaza near Divisoria. From then on, you'd just have to walk and stroll along the mini-streets of Divisoria. There are a lot of malls/shopping centers there where you could buy a lot for RTW (ready-to-wear) and distributorship. Beware that some "branded" products may be mislabeled and counterfeit.

Hope this quick guide has helped you get to Divisoria.