Ark Angel, Yacht in Puerto Galera

Ark Angel, Yacht, IMO: 7821867

This luxury yacht has been in Puerto Galera for a few weeks now.  I first saw it off small Tabinay beach, and wished I had a better camera.

The Super Yacht Ark Angel has 8 Cabins: 1 Master, 1 VIP, 4 Double, 1 Twin and 1 Single. It is capable of accommodating 14 guests.

It has two helicopter decks, one of them suitable for a small helicopter and the other for a larger size.

 

This was my photo from the Beach, with a cheap camera.

ARK ANGEL off Tabinay

This photo showed one of its helicopters onboard.

This one, a week later on August 3rd 2013, in Muelle Bay, as I went past in a ferry, leaving Puerto Galera.
ARK ANGEL - 7821867

and this later in the day still moored in Muelle Bay, as I went past in the ferry home.

ARK ANGEL - 7821867 Rear

Not a good picture, but it was enough for me to get a record of the name.

 

Ship Name: Ark Angel
Ship Type: Yacht
Year Built: 1979 at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.
Gross Tonnage: 713
Call sign: V3CH3
IMO: 7821867

Length : 180.10 ft / 54.95 m
Beam : 28.20 ft / 8.60 m
Draught : 11.80 ft / 3.60 m

Engine : 1 x 969kW Hanshin diesel (1300 HP)
Cruise Speed: 11
Max Speed: 12.5

Refits :

2001
2004
2010 at HYS Yachts and renamed Ark Angel from Galapagos.

Vessel’s Previous Names:

Galapagos: 2000 to 2010
Taishu Maru: 1992 to  2000
Ashu Maru: ???? to 1992
Tiara II:

Time of Last Ferry Batangas to Puerto Galera

This information for the time of the Last Ferry from Batangas to Puerto Galera, is valid at 3rd August 2013, the date I made this trip.

The ferry was scheduled to leave Batangas Ferry Terminal at 5:00pm, that was the last service advertised on the Minolo Shipping Lines website, and we arrived at the booking office at about 1 minute to 5.  !!

My thoughts were more concerned with which hotel would we need to book for the night, as I never expected to catch the ferry.

However, I was pleasantly surprised.  We caught it.  They rushed us to get our tickets, and one of the staff went over to the Terminal Office and got our Terminal Tickets for us.  That is the 30 peso terminal fee.

The security people quickly put the handbag through the X-Ray machine, and then rushed us out, and we rushed through the empty terminal, with someone pointing to which door we had to go through.  The security guard at door 4 rushed us out, and we saw the staff at the ferry motioning for us to come straight over, so we ran over to the boarding ramp, and we were on board, maybe about 10 past 5.

Then we sat and waited…  the ferry left about ten minutes later, at about 20 past 5.

I cannot recall the exact time of the trip, but we in the supermarket in the Puerto Galera ferry area at 6:30pm, (our reciept was timed at 6:32) so this trip, direct from Batangas to Muelle Port, was about One Hour in length.

The morning trip, from Muelle Port to Batangas, took Two hours, but went via Sabang, (not with Minolo Shipping Lines though).

The cost:

230 pesos for each One Way Ticket
30 pesos per passenger for the Batangas Terminal Fee

Tourists pay an extra 50 pesos each for the Environmental fee. This is not payable by residents, no matter what nationality. However a Filipino travelling alone will be assumed to be Resident, while a non Filipino with indicate that the entire group are tourists.

Meulle Port Terminal Fee is only 10 pesos, for departures, with NO environmental fee.
White Beach has no terminal, so no fees for the trip FROM White Beach.

Car Rental in Philippines, the REAL cost

Renting a car in a new country means trusting what you are told, and taking chances with the company you choose.

It is pretty bad in Australia, (but that is another story) so I am under no illusions about expecting to be treated fairly anywhere.

The following is just a factual breakdown of costs, with the details behind the hire.

I wanted to hire a car from Batangas to Tagaytay, but could I find one in Batangas ?  Nothing !! (If you provide hire cars in the Batangas City area, please contact me, and I will add you to my directory pages).

This was my route:

Map Batangas Tagaytay Batangas

A total of about 174 km’s according to Google.

But I had to rent a car from nearer to Manila, in Las Pinas.  That was the closest I could find, and the company said the cost to come down would be about 300 pesos in fuel, and that the total should be about 3,500 pesos based on where I was going. Including everything, fuel, tolls, the driver and meal for 10 hours.

These were the final costs

Estimated Mileages:

  • 91 kms From Depot, Las Pinas to Batangas
  • 174 kms Pick up Batangas Port and drive to Mendez, Tagaytay, then to Laurel, with return to Batangas Port, via Lemery.
  • 91 kms From Batangas back to Depot

Actual Costs

315 Toll fees
1,520 Fuel. Tank filled at Batangas, before drivers return
500 Fuel: Return Trip. The owner said later that it ended up at 350 pesos
1,870 Time: 11 hrs at 170 pesos per hour  (8:00am to 7:00pm)
315 Toll fees on return to Las Pinas
140 MacDonalds (2 pieces chicken, rice and Drink)
4,660 Total Cost

The problem I had ?

The owner originally said that 3,500 should cover the total. Others had quoted 4,000+, so we went with this one.

The total trip should have been about 360km. (details above)

The actual cost of fuel for one leg of the trip, Batangas to Las Pinas was 350 pesos as confirmed by the owner on filling up, when the vehicle got back to base.

Therefore the total for the Las Pinas – Batangas – Las Pinas journey, would have been 700 pesos for 180 kms.

The Total fuel that I had to pay for was 2,020.  So the share for my trip, Batangas – Tagaytay – Batangas, also about 180 kms, ended up at 1,320 pesos.

The owner, after asking why the discrepancy, explained a few things, including:

The high cost of using a 3 litre diesel.  (That made no sense.  Half the distance cost P700, the other half cost P1,320.  The engine was the same for the entire trip.)

The hills in Tagaytay would have caused the vehicle to use the extra fuel. (Tagaytay is about 600 metres above sea level, an increase of 451 metres from the 149 metres at Tanuaun, the turn off point from the express way going towards Las Pinas.
The total mileage affected by the hills is just 36 kms out of the total 180 kms round trip. Would this climb, for just 36 kms, (20% of the trip), cause the the doubling of the fuel consumption for the entire 180 kms ?The first 45 kms was on the Batangas Manila Expressway.

If people give logical reasons, then I am happy to accept, but when they give reasons that don’t add up, and don’t let me speak, by talking over me, then I do get a bit annoyed.

I had no problems with the tolls, the drivers meal etc.  At 300 pesos a day for a drivers wage, I would happily hire a driver and get a car myself, and I may just do that next time.

The bottom line is:

If someone says it will be about x,  Then assume it won’t be.

Don’t use a high powered gas guzzling vehicle, even if Government testing have it as one of the top ten least expensive for fuel costs. www

Check the fuel level on getting the vehicle. That was difficult on this occasion, but I should have asked for the tank to be filled up again when we got in, and just paid the 300 pesos that we were told that part of the trip would be.

 

Batangas to Tagaytay

Distance between and Batangas to Tagaytay, Cavite

The distance from Batangas to Tagaytay, Cavite is about 90 km, according to Google, but can of course vary depending on the route that you choose.

Doing a round trip, with a couple of slight deviations, comes to 174 km, as shown on the following Google map:

Hotels in Tagaytay – Hotels in Cavite Province

Hotels in Batangas City – Hotels in Batangas Province

Map Batangas Tagaytay Batangas

This next map shows the route between Las Pinas City and Batagas, with a distance of 182 kms showing, but that was for the return trip, ie: Las Pinas City, to Batangas Port to Las Pinas City.

The one way trip would be 91 kms, for Las Pinas City to Batagas Port.

Map LasPinas Batangas LasPinas

Hiring an Isuzu Alterra to do the trip from Las Pinas City to Batagas Port, then the round trip via Tagaytay and back to Batangas, with a final journey back to Las Pinas would therefore add up to (174+182) 356 kms.

With the diesel cost being about 45 pesos per Litre, and an Isuzu Alterra 4×2 Auto being in the region of 11 km per litre, say 10 km per litre, then the consumption should be about 36 litres, at a total cost of about 1,620 pesos.

An interesting figure, as it actually used 1,520 pesos for the first 265 kms, so a consumption of rate of closer to 7.8 km per litre.

Plus there was an extra 500 pesos charged for the return trip of 91 km, which works out at a diesel consumption rate of 8.2 km per litre. The return charge was 500 for fuel and 300 for tolls, total 800 pesos.

If we round both of those figures, we get about 8 km per litre, or about 12.5 litres per 100 km, in the fuel consumption rate that I am accustomed to.

I suppose I should not have expected better from a large car like that.

The official diesel consumption rate is shown as:

5.5 l/100 km at 60 km/h (37 mph) 42.7 mpg (U.S.)

6.9 l/100 km at 100 km/h (62 mph) 22.2 mpg (U.S.

Most driving was done at between these rates, so a rate of 6 litres per 100 kms would have been expected.

Therefore 356 km should have used about 22 litres. 22 Litres at 45 pesos per litre = 990 pesos total.

Funny enough, that was what I originally expected, not the 2,020 pesos that I ended up paying.

I did find out that the actual fuel cost for the trip back from Batangas Port to the depot at Las Pinas was 350 pesos.

So my calculations end up at 700 pesos for the 180 km Las Pinas-Batangas-Las Pinas = 3.89 pesos per km
with the cost for our trip Batangas-Tagaytay-Batangas being 1,420 pesos for 180 km = 7.88 pesos per km

The explanation was that the big 3.0 litre diesel engine of the Isuzu Alterra would have consumed much more fuel for the hills in Tagaytay, compared to the normal roads.

I’ve driven up the mountains in Switzerland, and not used that much fuel. All I can say now is that the Isuzu Alterra may look nice, but it is DAMNED expensive on fuel, no matter what the official figures say !!!

Official Figures:

Vehicle:  Cost per Km in pesos, and consumption rates:

Isuzu Alterra 4×2 3.0L MT diesel – P2.37/km (19.44 km/liter) www.alternat1ve.com

Ferry to Puerto Galera

Getting to Puerto Galera from the Luzon mainland involves getting a ferry from Batangas.

The main passenger ferry terminal is at Terminal 3 in Batangas, with Bankas going to the 3 main ferry drop off points in Puerto Galera of:

Muelle Bay
Sabang
White Beach

The current fare can be seen at; Minolo Shipping Lines
Phone: 043 287 3614
Mobile: 0917 8392 680

A list of Ferry Schedules is shown here (as shown on the Minolo Shipping Lines site 2 Aug 2013):

2014 UPDATE:   LAST FERRY from Muelle Bay Puerto Galera to Batangas is 3:30pm (Jan 2014)

 

These 2013 times may be out of date, but the main website is no longer operating.

 

Puerto Galera to Batangas   Batangas to Puerto Galera
5:15 AM 6:30 AM
5:30 AM 7:15 AM
5:40 AM 7:45 AM
6:15 AM 9:15 AM
6:55 AM 9:45 AM
7:30 AM 10:45 AM
7:30 AM 12:05 PM
8:05 AM 12:30 PM
8:20 AM 12:45 PM
8:55 AM 2:00 PM
9:30 AM 3:30 PM
10:15 AM 4:00 PM
10:45 AM 5:00 PM
11:10 AM
11:35 AM
12:00 PM
12:30 PM
12:55 PM
1:15 PM
1:45 PM
2:50 PM
3:45 PM
4:00 PM
4:15 PM

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Car Hire in Baguio, Luzon

Car Rental – Car Hire in Baguio City

Most car rental companies in the Philippines seem to prefer to rent the car with a driver, and being a foreigner in the country, I do feel this is a good idea.

The initial reaction is to worry about the cost, but it isn’t really much of a worry, at a price of maybe 500 pesos for the driver for a full day.

A couple of examples of prices, that I received in August 2013, both indicate a cost of 500 pesos for the drivers time, for 10 hours rental.  One of them specifically quoted 2,000 pesos for the car and 500 for the driver.

Another interesting one was a monthly car rental rate:

Car Type: Toyota Vios / Honda City
Self Drive: P35,000.00
With Driver: P54,000.00
This monthly rate is about 630 pesos per day for the driver.

The International car rental company, Budget, have this on their website today:

An extra charge of 600 will be added to each reservation for the Chauffeur Drive option

 Budget Car Hire Rate Manila

 Car Rental with driver in Baguio City, Luzon:

  • 0923 917 7522 (Toyco Rent a Car)

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Car Hire in Davao, Philippines

Renting a Car in Davao

Most car rental companies in the Philippines seem to prefer to rent the car with a driver, and being a foreigner in the country, I do feel this is a good idea.

The initial reaction is to worry about the cost, but it isn’t really much of a worry, at a price of maybe 500 pesos for the driver for a full day.

A couple of examples of prices, that I received in August 2013, both indicate a cost of 500 pesos for the drivers time, for 10 hours rental.  One of them specifically quoted 2,000 pesos for the car and 500 for the driver.

Another interesting one was a monthly car rental rate:

Car Type: Toyota Vios / Honda City
Self Drive: P35,000.00
With Driver: P54,000.00
This monthly rate is about 630 pesos per day for the driver.

The International car rental company, Budget, have this on their website today:

An extra charge of 600 will be added to each reservation for the Chauffeur Drive option Budget Car Hire Rate Manila

A selection of Car Rental with driver, providers in Davao

  • 0923 881 1297 (Toyco Rent a Car)

Car Hire in Cebu, Philippines

Most car rental companies in the Philippines seem to prefer to rent the car with a driver, and being a foreigner in the country, I do feel this is a good idea.

The initial reaction is to worry about the cost, but it isn’t really much of a worry, at a price of maybe 500 pesos for the driver for a full day.

A couple of examples of prices, that I received in August 2013, both indicate a cost of 500 pesos for the drivers time, for 10 hours rental.  One of them specifically quoted 2,000 pesos for the car and 500 for the driver.

Another interesting one was a monthly car rental rate:

Car Type: Toyota Vios / Honda City
Self Drive: P35,000.00
With Driver: P54,000.00
This monthly rate is about 630 pesos per day for the driver.

The International car rental company, Budget, have this on their website today:

An extra charge of 600 will be added to each reservation for the Chauffeur Drive option Budget Car Hire Rate Manila

A selection of Car Rental with driver, providers in Cebu

  • 0923 255 3817 (Toyco Rent a Car)

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Car Hire in Manila, Philippines

Most car rental companies in the Philippines seem to prefer to rent the car with a driver, and being a foreigner in the country, I do feel this is a good idea.

The initial reaction is to worry about the cost, but it isn’t really much of a worry, at a price of maybe 500 pesos for the driver for a full day.

A couple of examples of prices, that I received in August 2013, both indicate a cost of 500 pesos for the drivers time, for 10 hours rental.  One of them specifically quoted 2,000 pesos for the car and 500 for the driver.

Another interesting one was a monthly car rental rate:

Car Type: Toyota Vios / Honda City
Self Drive: P35,000.00
With Driver: P54,000.00
This monthly rate is about 630 pesos per day for the driver.

The International car rental company, Budget, have this on their website today:

An extra charge of 600 will be added to each reservation for the Chauffeur Drive option Budget Car Hire Rate Manila

A selection of Car Rental with driver, providers in Metro Manila:

  • 0917 831 6556 (Las Pinas)  See example costs of this one at: Batangas to Tagaytay
  • 0923 843 2465 (Toyco Rent a Car)

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Car Rental in Tagatay, Cavite, Philippines

Most car rental companies in the Philippines seem to prefer to rent the car with a driver, and being a foreigner in the country, I do feel this is a good idea.

The initial reaction is to worry about the cost, but it isn’t really much of a worry, at a price of maybe 500 pesos for the driver for a full day.

A couple of examples of prices, that I received in August 2013, both indicate a cost of 500 pesos for the drivers time, for 10 hours rental.  One of them specifically quoted 2,000 pesos for the car and 500 for the driver.

Another interesting one was a monthly car rental rate:

Car Type: Toyota Vios / Honda City
Self Drive: P35,000.00
With Driver: P54,000.00
This monthly rate is about 630 pesos per day for the driver.

The International car rental company, Budget, have this on their website today:

An extra charge of 600 will be added to each reservation for the Chauffeur Drive option Budget Car Hire Rate Manila

A selection of Car Rental with driver, providers in Tagaytay, Cavite:

  • Smart: 0929 292 7558 or Globe: 0915 680 4290

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Cherry Mobile Phones

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Price list at: 

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Bank Codes

There are THREE common bank identifying codes used internationally, and these are: BRSTN: Bank Routing Symbol Transit Numbers for Major Banks in the Philippines....

SWIFT, BRSTN and CHIPS in Philippine Banks

There are THREE common bank identifying codes used internationally, and these are:

BRSTN: Bank Routing Symbol Transit Numbers for Major Banks in the Philippines

This 9 digit code identifies the country, city, and name of your bank, and is the commonly used bank identifier code used among banks in the Philippines to transfer funds.

SWIFT: Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication. Business Identifier Codes (BICs) are often called SWIFT addresses or codes.

The SWIFT code is 8 or 11 characters, made up of:
4 letters: Institution Code or bank code.
2 letters: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code eg: PH = Philippines
2 letters or digits: location code  eg:  the MM at the end of many codes = Metro Manila
The last 3 characters represent the local branch code.

CHIPS: Clearing House Interbank Payments System  http://www.chips.org

 

Although these are listed below, it is always advised to contact your bank to check the code before using it to transfer funds.
A wrong, or outdated, code could cause problems with your financial transactions. Trust ONLY your bank.

Some banks use a routing number of another bank that they route transfers through. For example BRSTN: 021000021 is actually JP Morgan Chase in New York, but used for at least BPI Family Bank and PSBank.

 

Bank BRSTN SWIFT CHIPS
Allied Banking Corp BRSTN: 010320013 ABCMPHMM 113391
Australia New Zealand BRSTN: 010700015
Asia United Bank BRSTN: 011020011
Bangko Sentral Ng Pilipinas BRSTN: 010030015
Bangkok Bank BRSTN: 010670019
Bank Of America BRSTN: 010120019
Bank Of China BRSTN: 011140014
Bank Of Makati BRSTN: to follow
Bank Of Tokyo BRSTN: 010460012
BDO Banco De Oro (& EPCIB) BRSTN: 010530667 BNORPHMM  342100
Bank Of Commerce BRSTN: 010440016
Bank Of The Philippine Islands BRSTN: 010040018 BOPIPHMMXXX
BPI Family Savings Bank BRSTN: 021000021 BPFFPHM1XXX
China Banking Corp BRSTN: 010100013
China Trust Comml Bank BRSTN: 010690015
Citibank N.A. BRSTN: 010070017
Citibank N.A. Cebu BRSTN: 010070017 CITIPHMXCBU
Citibank N.A. Manila Ibg-Treasury Services Unit BRSTN: 010070017 CITIPHMXTSU
Devt Bank Of The Phils BRSTN: 010590018
Deutsche Bank BRSTN: 010650013
East West Bank BRSTN: 010620014
Export & Industry Bank BRSTN: 010860010
Fuji Bank BRSTN: 010640010
HSBC BRSTN: 010060014 HSBCPHMM  070862
Intl Comml Bank Of China BRSTN: 010560019
Intl Exchange Bank BRSTN: 010680012
JP Morgan Chase Bank BRSTN: 010720011
Korea Exchange Bank BRSTN: 010710018
Intl Nederland Bank BRSTN: 010660016
Land Bank Of The Phils BRSTN: 010350025 TLBPPHMM
Maybank Of The Phils BRSTN: 010220016
Metrobank BRSTN: 010269996
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co BRSTN: 010269996 MBTCPHMMXXX
Phil Bank Of Communication BRSTN: 010110016
Phil Trust Company BRSTN: 010090039
Philippine National Bank BRSTN: 010080010 PNBMPHMM
Prudential Bank BRSTN: 010150018
Phil Veterans Bank BRSTN: 010330016
PS Bank (Philippine Savings Bank) BRSTN: 010269996 PHSBPHMMXXX
Rizal Comml Banking Corp BRSTN: 010280014
Security Bank & Trust Co BRSTN: 010140015
Standard Chartered Bank BRSTN: 010050011
United Coconut Planters Bank BRSTN: 010299995 UCPBPHMM
Union Bank Of The Phils BRSTN: 010419995
United Overseas Bank BRSTN: 010270189