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About Gabay

What Gabay is, who is behind it, and why it exists.

Gabay is an independent, free guide to Philippine government services — NBI clearance, SSS, Pag-IBIG, PhilHealth, the PhilSys national ID, PSA birth and marriage certificates, BIR/TIN, and DFA passports. Our one job is to explain, in plain English, how to do these things correctly and safely.

Why Gabay exists

Millions of Filipinos search every month for how to get an NBI clearance online, register with SSS or Pag-IBIG, apply for the national ID, or request a PSA birth certificate. The official portals hold the real service — but they are often confusing or slow, and the pages that try to explain them are frequently wrong, out of date, or (worse) fixer and scam sites set up to take your money or details. Gabay is the calm, correct, independent alternative: the right steps, the official link, and an honest warning about the scams that target each process.

Who we are

Gabay is published by an independent editorial team. We are not a government agency and we are not affiliated with the NBI, SSS, Pag-IBIG, PhilHealth, PhilSys/PSA, BIR, the DFA, or any bank. We do not process applications, sell slots, or act as “fixers.” We only publish information.

What we will never do

  • Ask for your ID number, SSS/TIN/PhilHealth number, OTP, password, or card PIN.
  • Offer to “help” you complete a government process for a fee, or sell appointment slots.
  • Link to fixer sites or pages that impersonate official portals.
  • Invent fees, dates, or steps — if we cannot verify something, we say so and point you to the official source.

How Gabay is funded

Gabay is free to read. We may earn from advertising shown on the site. Advertising never influences our instructions, and we do not run ads that impersonate government services. See our disclaimer and privacy policy.

Corrections

Government processes change. If you spot something out of date or incorrect, please tell us on our contact page and we will check it against the official source and update it. Read how we check our facts on How we verify.