University Mall

by Hadrian Tiu

University Mall is the building connected to the Vito Cruz LRT Station along Taft Avenue. From DLSU's South Gate, it's quite hard to miss; it being the only 3-storey structure next to McDonald's. Nicknamed "UM" by most denizens of the Taft community, it contains a number of shops and restaurants that cater mostly to the needs of the community at large, if not primarily for the students.

Com Cyber Cafe	Alva Computer	Netopia	Max 3D

Internet cafes are abundant in the area and UM is no exception to that. There are several of these shops in the building alone, with most of them on the second floor. Among these are Com Cyber Cafe, Max 3D, and Snap n' Play. These net cafes more or less provide the same services (gaming, internet usage, printing) at various prices.

	There are also ink refilling stations on the ground floor. These shops also sell a select number of ink cartridges as a bonus.
Ink for Less		InkTec

	In addition, there are two shops, both conveniently situated on the third floor, that answer the media storage needs of any student, namely CD-R King and CD Corner. These stores provide blank CDs, DVDs, disc cases, and many more at affordable prices.
CD-R King		CD Corner

Other services within the building include:

Soliman Dental Clinic


A dental clinic on the second floor of UM that provides general dentistry services by appointment:

Dr. Majella C Barba-Pablo
Contact Number: 09175290204
9:00am to 8:00pm (Monday, Wednesday, Friday)

Dr. Gerardo C. Soliman
Contact Number: 09178223231
1:00pm to 3:00pm (Monday to Saturday, except Thursday)

Super King Photography

A photo studio on the second floor for taking studio pictures, photo editing and printing, and other such services

A1 Driving

A driving school on the third floor that provides training courses for would-be motorists.

Mirror Studio

A studio where amateur student bands can practice for gigs. It is located on the third floor, near A1 Driving

Regal Salon

A beauty salon for men and women located on the third floor.

EGI Taft Towers

by Janelisa G Tugcay

EGI Taft Towers is located between De La Salle University's Gokongwei Building and Velasco Building. It offers the public, mostly students, residency in hotel rooms or condominium units for lease and also houses a number of establishments on the Ground Floor of the building.

Netopia Internet Cafe

Yet another branch of one of the most popular internet shops in the Philippines found a good location at the Ground Floor of EGI Taft Towers in Taft Ave., Manila. Netopia Internet Cafe offers a wide selection of services which include internet surfing, web conferencing, internet & network gaming, international calls, and advanced printing services. The shop charges the customer per minute use of the computer and though the establishment does not have the cheapest prices when it comes to their products and services, they assure the public of excellent quality.

Speedbytes Internet Cafe

The two branches of Speedbytes Internet Cafe at the Ground Floor of EGI Taft Towers offers services such as printing, scanning, photocopy, cd/dvd burning, fax services, LAN and online games and desktop publishing. They currently offer a promo of a Php10 rate from 6pm to 12mn.

Microsmith Internet Cafe

Microsmith Internet Cafe has two shops at the Ground Floor of EGI Taft Towers to be able to attend to more customers. The computer shop offers different computer services and products and is well-known to the students for its Piso-printing promo for black & white text printing and a cheap Php5 up colored printing rate. The establishment charges Php25/hr to a customer for using the computer.

BPI Express Banking Center

Office hours : Monday - Friday 10 am - 6 pm

BPI Express Banking Center stands right on the Ground Floor of EGI Taft Towers. It provides financial services for the public and gives the costumers access to their bank accounts through the ATM located infront of the office.

Speak Up

For inquiries : Contact No. 303-1665 / (0920)4227273 / (0919)3516014

or Email at inquire.speakup@yahoo.com

Speak Up is one of the unique establishment located at the Ground Floor of EGI Taft Tower. The shop offers tutorials of different foreign languages including Nihongo,

Mandarin, Fookien, French, Spanish, Italian, English, Filipino, German and Korean. They also offer academic tutorials for subjects like Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Algebra, Calculus, Trigonometry and History and review classes for JLPT, IELTS, TOEFL and the like.

Lizmorasch Salon for Men & Women

Burgundy Transpacific Place

by Erin Grace I. Yap

Right in front of DLSU, Burgundy Transpacific Place is a condominium and hosts mostly students as residents. They also have shops and services for your basic necessities.

Fix Bench Salon



Open from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm

Contact Number: 5211224, 5210769

Bench Fix Salon is a salon for men & women. They offer haircut, styling, hair rebonds, color, makeup, and many more. Most of their customers are students that live along Taft during weekdays. You may contact them inquiry and appointment schedules.


Enchanting Waters



Open from 8:00 am to 9:00 pm

Contact Number: 5223788, 5257030, 0928-7451880

Enchanting Waters is located in the 1st floor of Burgundy Transpacific Place. They are a water refilling station and also sells water containers. They offer to deliver your water too. You may contact them for inquiry.

Malditas



Malditas is located at Burgundy Transpacific Place's ground floor. They are a mini mart that is open 24 hours a day. They sells snacks, drink, liquor, and other basic necessities. They also offer cellphone load.

Archer's Nook

by Erin Grace I. Yap



Just in front of DLSU, Archer's Nook is a dormitory for students. A rent per person would cost P3,500 water and appliances like air conditioner, television (w/cable) and microwave are included. They also provide cabinets, bed & matting, internet access, and regular cleaning by their janitors. Electricity would vary depending on tenant's use.

Archer's Nook also hosts different shops, services, and restaurants.


Laundry Station



Open from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
(Monday to Saturday)

Contact Numbers: 0921-9832700, 0919-3416239, 5239856

Laundry Station is located in the first floor of Archer's Nook and right in front of Flaming Wings. They provide services like dry cleaning, pressing, etc. They also handle pick-up and delivery.
Price per kilo is P26 exclusive of pressing. Pressing of clothes also vary per kilo.


Portal 1.618



Open from 10:00 am to 12:00 am

Rates: 45/hr, 30/hr for members
Membership: 100php

Located in the 2nd floor of Archer's Nook, Portal 1.618 provides Internet access and PC Rentals but no one really comes here to do research and assignments. People who come here often play World of Warcraft and Online Games like Ragnarok. This place is usually filled during the night and during guild wars in Philippine Ragnarok.


Calliope Book Depot



Open from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
(Monday to Saturday)

Located in the 2nd floor of Archer's Nook, Calliope Book Depot sells school books and offers to search a book and deliver it to you or for pick-up. They also sell school supplies and offer 2GO delivery.


JARS Travel

Copytrade Digital Copy Systems

by Erin Grace I. Yap



Open from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm
(Mondays to Saturdays)

In front of DLSU and in between Tapa King and Nitronet, this is the first Copytrade in taft. The second one can be located below the LRT station on the side of DLSU. Copytrade provides Xerox copying, book binding, and rush ID photos. You can leave books and papers to be copied and pick it up after, depending on how long they will be able to copy it.

Nitronet / InkMore

by Erin Grace I. Yap


Open from 7:00 am to 2:00 am
(Mondays to Saturdays)

Rates: P30/hr, P15/hr for members
(For Membership, Inquire inside shop)

In front of DLSU and in between Figaro (soon to open) and CopyTrade, Nitronet provides Internet access and PC rental. They also offer book binding, Xerox, printing, and also sells some school supplies.

InkMore



Nitronet also houses InkMore on the first floor. Open from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, InkMore provides Ink Refilling Services to all kinds of ink brands.

Daily Blossom

by Erin Grace I. Yap



Location: 2456 Taft Ave. Malate, Manila

Open from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
(Mondays to Saturdays)

In front of DLSU and beside Metrobank, Daily Blossom sells flowers for occasions and provides flower arrangements for bouquets. A rose costs 80 php flat, while a half dozen roses would cost around 400 php. They also sell shirts and offer cellphone reload if you need it.

Contact: Anne Perez
610-2658, 0918-4172062