(UPDATED ON MARCH 1, 2009)

Starting today, I’ll draw a list of free WIFI hotspots in Metro Manila and in the provinces.

This has been done before, yes, but what differentiates this list is that I will personally rate these hotspots whether they’re bad or good.

This list will get longer as I find, test and use more free WIFI hotspots.

QUEZON CITY

1. KAPE TASYO, Freedom Bar, Anonas — very good, pwede ka pang magkape, Pinoy style.

2. Gloria Jeans, Morato/Timog Circle — very good

3. Baang Coffee, Morato Avenue — good, but the shop will charge you for using their power outlets

4. Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, Morato Avenue — offers the “free” WIFI from EYP which gives awful and limited connections

5. Burger King, Timog Avenue — good, and the manager knows WIFI users needs. Just get the WEP password from the duty manager.

6. Burger King, Welcome Rotonda — good, same comment as No. 5

7. Computer Stores Section, TriNoMa Mall — good connection from an open WIFI router

8. Batasan Pambansa — good (free hotspots all over the complex — session hall, media center, canteen and scores of congresspersons’ offices)

9. Sachi, Gateway Mall — good (tested it at this resto but signs say the free WIFI signal is available mall-wide).

10. Five Cows, TriNoMa — not bad (free WIFI signal reaches the entire mall activity area)

11. McDonalds/Timezone area, TriNoMa — good

12. Burger King, SM City North Edsa — good

13. Mag:net Katipunan (WEP password posted near the bar) — good

14. SOLAIR, UP Diliman — good, sometimes spotty

MANILA

1. Robinsons Place Manila (Midtown/Pedro Gil Wing) — good, sometimes bad

2. Max’s Restaurant, Plaza Rajah Sulayman, Baywalk — good, just ask the duty manager for the WEP password

3. Rendezvous Cafe, Vito Cruz cor. Roxas Blvd. — good

4. MoMo cafe and restaurant, Robinsons Place Manila — goof

MANDALUYONG CITY

Robinsons Place Pioneer (mall-wide) — good

MARIKINA CITY

SM Marikina (mall-wide) — good

MAKATI CITY

1. Burger King, Glorietta — good

2. Gloria Jeans, Glorietta (through EYP) — good, sometimes spotty

PASAY CITY

Department of Foreign Affairs (ground floor lobby) — bad to awful

BAGUIO CITY

1. Zola Cafe – along Session Road, very good

2. Hotel Elizabeth – near Mines View and Pacdal Circle, very good but limited only to the lobby area where the signal is strongest

3. Cordillera Coffee – at SM City Baguio, very good

4. Cafe By The Ruins, good

CEBU CITY

Coffeebean and Tea Leaf, SM Cebu — good

TACLOBAN CITY

Leyte Park Resort Hotel — good

MORE TO COME!