Can someone enlighten me.

[Mike & Weng 0]

No problem about ranting. Totally feel your pain. Wishing they would somehow be organized or at least have some courtesy to give instructions like they said on the website. I've tried several times calling but the answer I got was check the website ma'am. Seriously? Why pay people to sit around and tell us to check the website which isnt even correct. We are also trying our luck tomorrow also...yes I said that too that the earliest date available is September 10. Hoping for some kind of miracle tomorrow for everyone that is taking a chance on going for the interview. Good luck to all !

Yeah, my fiancee called twice as well and they just repeat their website. Lol, with the ma'am and sir. I remember my trip in the Philippines and I got called sir. Haha

Ugh, hopefully they can be interviewed asap.

[JAYANN & JAY 11]

Yeah, my fiancee called twice as well and they just repeat their website. Lol, with the ma'am and sir. I remember my trip in the Philippines and I got called sir. Haha

Ugh, hopefully they can be interviewed asap.

Yes hopefully we all can get interviewed tomorrow. Haha...with all these happening they should just forget the interviews for those of us that had to get cancelled twice and just give us the visa for all the hassle they are putting us through going back and forth only to find out it is closed. I would have sent my fiance there yesterday but didnt want to takena chance on him getting sent back. lesson learned: NO MATTER WHAT THEY PUT ON THEIR WEBSITE JUST TAKE A CHANCE EVEN IF IT SAYS THEY ARE CLOSED. Hahahaha.

[Mike & Weng 0]

Yes hopefully we all can get interviewed tomorrow. Haha...with all these happening they should just forget the interviews for those of us that had to get cancelled twice and just give us the visa for all the hassle they are putting us through going back and forth only to find out it is closed. I would have sent my fiance there yesterday but didnt want to takena chance on him getting sent back. lesson learned: NO MATTER WHAT THEY PUT ON THEIR WEBSITE JUST TAKE A CHANCE EVEN IF IT SAYS THEY ARE CLOSED. Hahahaha.

I agree with the taking a chance. Good luck to you and hoping for the best. I keep checking the website at work like I an some sort of addict or something.

This is nuts, on top of the frustration my mom likes to gamble and keeps going to some place called Manila pavilion. Fiancee keeps telling me she keeps leaving the room to go there and I didn't have a problem with it. I though ####### was a grocery store, now I found out that there is a casino there.

Bad mother. Haha

My fiancee and mom are having too much fun without me. Especially during the floods. I'm getting jealous.

[JAYANN & JAY 11]

I agree with the taking a chance. Good luck to you and hoping for the best. I keep checking the website at work like I an some sort of addict or something.

This is nuts, on top of the frustration my mom likes to gamble and keeps going to some place called Manila pavilion. Fiancee keeps telling me she keeps leaving the room to go there and I didn't have a problem with it. I though ####### was a grocery store, now I found out that there is a casino there.

Bad mother. Haha

My fiancee and mom are having too much fun without me. Especially during the floods. I'm getting jealous.

Lol. I keep checking the website also hoping for a miralce it will change. My fiance is coming from Tanauan just a few miles away from Tagatay. I didnt send him yesterday because I felt bad that he traveled thru the flood last week since they made their made their announcement late last Tuesday. He is blaming me that I sent him the notice about the closing yesterday. He says I should have never messaged when you letting you know I was leaving then maybe I could have been interviewed. Hahaha. Good luck to your fiancee and mom tomorrow. All we can do is really take a chance and see what happens.

[Cha n Nel 1]

Awww man, I feel for you folks...you WILL get your interview and be reunited with your loved ones...

[Mike & Weng 0]

Lol. I keep checking the website also hoping for a miralce it will change. My fiance is coming from Tanauan just a few miles away from Tagatay. I didnt send him yesterday because I felt bad that he traveled thru the flood last week since they made their made their announcement late last Tuesday. He is blaming me that I sent him the notice about the closing yesterday. He says I should have never messaged when you letting you know I was leaving then maybe I could have been interviewed. Hahaha. Good luck to your fiancee and mom tomorrow. All we can do is really take a chance and see what happens.

Aww.. Thanks, hey that's where my parents retired to. Near Tagaytay, I think technically in Alfonso, I just remember the casino and Starbucks. Yeah, I feel bad what they have to go through. Wish I could be there with them but I have no one at work to cover me.

How did you know that people were interviewed yesterday? Is that a fact or rumor? Thanks!

[JAYANN & JAY 11]

Aww.. Thanks, hey that's where my parents retired to. Near Tagaytay, I think technically in Alfonso, I just remember the casino and Starbucks. Yeah, I feel bad what they have to go through. Wish I could be there with them but I have no one at work to cover me.

How did you know that people were interviewed yesterday? Is that a fact or rumor? Thanks!

One of them had messages me and the other had commented on a post I made yesterday.

[DaRoq 36]

Yeah, my fiancee called twice as well and they just repeat their website. Lol, with the ma'am and sir. I remember my trip in the Philippines and I got called sir. Haha

Ugh, hopefully they can be interviewed asap.

That Sir/Ma'am business really is awkward at first. Even my Fiancee is treated as a ma'am now. She said she felt "ashamed" (embarrassed) by the way they treated her at the Skechers store in Robinsons. All she wanted was a pair of SKCH +3 shoes, but you'd think she was buying Prada...

Hahaha

[Mike & Weng 0]

Sorry to hear that. That sucks. Haha with the Prada/Skechers comment.

[DavenRoxy 1,073]

Not that it helps at all, but not only is there nothing on the website, and calling is sketchy at best, they also haven't answered my email. I would guess that the backlog from flood closure has them all scrambling around trying to get stuff done. Remember, they are dealing with regularly-scheduled things, plus trying to catch up. Perhaps the person who normally does website updates is busy interviewing customers in order to get caught up?

Ok, that's probably not happening.

But I'm sure they will get straightened out soon.

[JAYANN & JAY 11]

Not that it helps at all, but not only is there nothing on the website, and calling is sketchy at best, they also haven't answered my email. I would guess that the backlog from flood closure has them all scrambling around trying to get stuff done. Remember, they are dealing with regularly-scheduled things, plus trying to catch up. Perhaps the person who normally does website updates is busy interviewing customers in order to get caught up?

Ok, that's probably not happening.

But I'm sure they will get straightened out soon.

Is that really how bad the Philippines is? No organization. If I lived there I'd probably be pissed of half the time with customer service. Hahaha

[Hank_ 9,174]

So just how good was the "service" after Katrina in New Orleans?

Come people, you have a staff that has to continue with "business as normal" for those that have interviews today, plus they have to get everything re-organized for all that did not make their interviews because of the flooding. There are only so many people working there, they don't have spares sitting in a closet waiting to be "activated".

I know the delays suck big time, but...

[Niblet 22]

Hank your probably the only one trying to help those of us looking for answers. Yes it would be really nice to see the same notice that non-immigrants are getting on the USEM website Will definitely update you on how things go when we take our chances tomorrow. Hoping for the best is all we can do right now.

Haank is not the only one trying to help,,I was up until 430 AM or so last nit,,er,,,morning,,whatever,,,I will be calling the embassy today,,,probably about noon manila time,,

I am not going to mince words,,,,I want an answer,,,I will also be drafting an email to the management there,,,maybe they can better explain whats going on in an email

I already know some young staffer who answers the phone will only give me some garbage I will ask to speak to supervisor,,but I dont expect to get anywhere,,but I have to try

[Niblet 22]

So just how good was the "service" after Katrina in New Orleans?

Come people, you have a staff that has to continue with "business as normal" for those that have interviews today, plus they have to get everything re-organized for all that did not make their interviews because of the flooding. There are only so many people working there, they don't have spares sitting in a closet waiting to be "activated".

I know the delays suck big time, but...

Your comparing Katrina to a mild rainstorm?? gimme a break,,,I would say more but I'm probably on shakey ground as it is,,dont stick up for these worthless, lying people who run the show at the

us embassy in manila,,,they are clowns plain and simple

Is that really how bad the Philippines is? No organization. If I lived there I'd probably be pissed of half the time with customer service. Hahaha

yes this is how bad the Philippines is,,,in the USA,,,we wouldnt tolerate this treatment for one day,,,,,I can tell this is filipino run

[Hank_ 9,174]

For you Green Giant

Edited August 26, 2013 by Hank_