when i was going to Singapore before for work 2yrs ago, many advised in pinoysg forum to not take flights thru Cebu Pacific because lots had the hardest time in exiting Manila going to Singapore..most of them said that Immigration Officers are not convinced that these people (especially 1st time international travellers) will go just for a vacation coz Cebu Pacific offers cheap tickets..at that time, i opted to get return tickets from PAL, declared it's just for vacation purposes (although i already have the signed working contract with me)..when i got to the immigration officer, she checked my passport, my ticket from PAL then she stamped my passport..no questions asked and she didn't even checked my return tickets..while i found out my friends working in SG did the same thing, declared just a vacation instead of work purposes but got tickets from Cebu Pacific, had been asked so many questions before they could exit Manila..lots of 1st time overseas workers do such things coz processing of ocw's stuff related here (poea, owwa, etc.) takes so long and lots of money..while if u process it at that country where they'll work, it'll just take one day and a certain amount to get poea, owwa, etc.
