YouTube ads are annoying. I can tolerate the two to four back-to-back ads that occasionally play before I get to see the actual video I want to watch, but the “Video paused. Continue watching?” prompts that show up in the middle of videos really break the experience for me. And so I caved into paying for YouTube Premium. But I’m only set back less than Php95 a month though, because I subscribed to the student plan. Here’s how you can get one. How to subscribe to YouTube Premium for Filipino students Step 1: Scan your student ID, and store it on your computer as a JPEG, PDF, PNG or GIF file. Make sure the scanned image clearly shows your full name and, if possible, proof of the ID card’s validity (e.g., the registrar’s signature for the current semester).