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Working from Manila cafes in 2026: wifi and hours?

fmd_goodGreat Shakes Corporation · #wifi #cafes #manila
I'm in Manila for a few weeks and planning to work remotely from cafes partway through 2026. How reliable is the wifi at places like Great Shakes Corporation, and do people usually camp out for a full… I'm in Manila for a few weeks and planning to work remotely from cafes partway through 2026. How reliable is the wifi at places like Great Shakes Corporation, and do people usually camp out for a full workday or move on after an hour or two? Also curious what hours most people keep here to overlap with a US or Europe team.
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tbh Great Shakes is more of a dessert stop than a work cafe, wifi's fine for email but I wouldn't bank a whole day on it. For proper coworking vibes people hit the BGC or Makati spots, and most camp 2 to 3 hours max before ordering again. Time zone wise Manila runs GMT+8 so a Europe overlap means early mornings, US teams means late nights or graveyard.

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yeah the dessert stop read is right. bgc spots like the ones around high street hold up better for calls, though brownouts still happen so a pocket wifi backup is worth it. for us hours i usually do 6am starts to catch europe, us is rough

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fair on the camp time but the 2 to 3 hour thing depends on the place, some BGC cafes near High Street are fine with laptops all afternoon if u keep ordering. the graveyard shift for US teams is real, i'd add that a backup pocket wifi saves u when the cafe router chokes mid call

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Rasmia Macabago Boarding House in Manila 2026?

fmd_goodRasmia Macabago Boarding House · #manila #boardinghouse #bookings
Hey, I'm moving to Manila for work next month and someone told me to look up Rasmia Macabago Boarding House. Anyone stayed there or know if it's still taking bookings in 2026? Any info on rates would… Hey, I'm moving to Manila for work next month and someone told me to look up Rasmia Macabago Boarding House. Anyone stayed there or know if it's still taking bookings in 2026? Any info on rates would help too
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I haven't stayed there but I walked past that street in Sampaloc last year. Boarding houses like that usually fill up fast, so call ahead rather than just showing up. Rates around there tend to run 3,000 to 5,000 a month.

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yeah calling ahead is the move, most of those places don't even list online. also ask if the rate includes utilities, a lot of the 3k to 5k quotes are rent only & electricity gets split among boarders

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Splitting electricity gets tricky when one boarder runs an aircon, so ask if they sub-meter per room.

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check the barangay hall first, permits get revoked

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