I still have 20 pages to read through here but jumped to the last page to announce to everyone that...
...my CC has just been charged!!!
I just got an SMS that my CC was charged for Php47,223.09 on 23/07/13. But the charge still hasn't been reflected in my transactions history online, so I couldn't really verify for sure that it was from CIC. But when you convert it to CAD, it's really close to CAD1,100. So I really hope this is it (I will be pissed if it's a fraudulent transaction).
So anyway, I was charged July 23, 6:21am Philippine Time. So in Nova Scotia, it's July 22, 7:20pm (wow, they're doing overtime).
Keeping my eyes peeled for that PER now ;D