russellmania Posted May 11, 2017 Posted May 11, 2017 Went to J.Center Mall today and arrived about 11am and didn get out of there until 2:30 pm!!!! I have NEVER seen it standing room only there since I have been using that location. And they were slower than normal. And a good reason for that is I guess you call them fixers or tour agents, but they had 15 to 20 passports and it was about 10 of them there because they call them by number and not name. The finally call my name so I rush to the counter and she hands me my extension paper but no passport. I asked her where is it, she pointed to a sign that said "Pick up your passport in 3 to 5 days" im like WTF??? I have to fight traffic again just to come back for my passport? Does ANYBODY know why the B.I. is doing this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Peterson Posted May 11, 2017 Posted May 11, 2017 Went to J.Center Mall today and arrived about 11am and didn get out of there until 2:30 pm!!!! I have NEVER seen it standing room only there since I have been using that location. And they were slower than normal. And a good reason for that is I guess you call them fixers or tour agents, but they had 15 to 20 passports and it was about 10 of them there because they call them by number and not name. The finally call my name so I rush to the counter and she hands me my extension paper but no passport. I asked her where is it, she pointed to a sign that said "Pick up your passport in 3 to 5 days" im like WTF??? I have to fight traffic again just to come back for my passport? Does ANYBODY know why the B.I. is doing this? They are Working to Rule my Friend, as the Overtime payments have Stopped. it is not "J" Mall but all offices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpbago Posted May 11, 2017 Posted May 11, 2017 They are Working to Rule my Friend, as the Overtime payments have Stopped. it is not "J" Mall but all offices. The rule is: We work slow and talk a lot. It took 3 hours to get a free ticket from PAL when there was only 2 people ahead in line. There was hugging and kissing, others coming in and jumping the que, and more talking about non PAL business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reboot Posted May 12, 2017 Posted May 12, 2017 (edited) That's where I went. Was in an out in about an hour. Things were orderly and efficient to my eye. Edited May 12, 2017 by Reboot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollygoodfellow Posted May 12, 2017 Posted May 12, 2017 Went to J.Center Mall today and arrived about 11am and didn get out of there until 2:30 pm!!!! I have NEVER seen it standing room only there since I have been using that location. And they were slower than normal. And a good reason for that is I guess you call them fixers or tour agents, but they had 15 to 20 passports and it was about 10 of them there because they call them by number and not name. The finally call my name so I rush to the counter and she hands me my extension paper but no passport. I asked her where is it, she pointed to a sign that said "Pick up your passport in 3 to 5 days" im like WTF??? I have to fight traffic again just to come back for my passport? Does ANYBODY know why the B.I. is doing this? There not fixers, you have to be an accredited agent to do extensions. Now with the pick up passports in 3 to 5 days, did you pay the express lane fee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Peterson Posted May 12, 2017 Posted May 12, 2017 There not fixers, you have to be an accredited agent to do extensions. Now with the pick up passports in 3 to 5 days, did you pay the express lane fee? I thought that was abolished or were you Joking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollygoodfellow Posted May 12, 2017 Posted May 12, 2017 I thought that was abolished or were you Joking? Not that I know of. If so when? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Peterson Posted May 12, 2017 Posted May 12, 2017 Not that I know of. If so when? It all came to a head over this debacle of Overtime which is why they BI Offices (Dumaguete certainly) are now on a fixed 9 hour day 8am to 5pm ( No Noon break But..................) We have heard that the 2 month extension is now 1.000 peso cheaper, I don't extend as I am 13a but will try and find out if this is nation wide or just Field offices ( as they definitely work Different form main offices) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russellmania Posted May 12, 2017 Author Posted May 12, 2017 They have big sign that says..Report all fixers to the security guards..on the glass wall outside of the B.I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBM Posted May 12, 2017 Posted May 12, 2017 20 hours ago, Jack Peterson said: They are Working to Rule my Friend, as the Overtime payments have Stopped. it is not "J" Mall but all offices. Not Jack, Bacolod is business as usual. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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