Sending Money to the Philippines

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Many Filipinos living abroad and their foreign partners regular send money to the Philippines. There are a number of ways to send money to the Philippines, each with their own pros and cons.

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Jenny wrote:

Monday, 20 October 2008 20:41:24 PHT

hi everybody... juz wanna ask...im planning to send a letter to my mom in the Philippines..and i have here a small amount in peso bills and im planning to insert it in the letter i will be sending her.. will the USPS detect that there's money in it? is it allowed to insert money in the letter.. i know its risky but it doesn't matter its a small amount only and what im worried about is they might know and not allow my letter to be sent. is there such thing as money detector? or xrays for money? i need ur advice..

I don't think they X-ray letters to search for money, although they might be able to detect the security strips with various techniques. The way money is lifted from letters is much more low-tech. Al that is need is a 1 or 2 cm tear in the edge, a small peek, and if money is inside, a pair of chop-sticks or similar device: stick the sticks on both sides of the note, rotate the pair to make a nice roll of the note, and pull it out. If you ever wondered why envelopes have tears when they arrive, this is the answer.--Jeroen.

Mary grace paguntalan wrote:

Monday, 24 September 2007 19:23:08 PHT

I just want to know if i have my money?/ and when it will be deliver??

karen wrote:

Thursday, 29 March 2007 10:52:59 PHT

I would say that LBC bank is good. You can withdraw from any ATM machine without charge.

Derick wrote:

Saturday, 10 March 2007 14:38:53 PHT

Some problems that i saw here in the province (Northern Luzon) are most commercial bank's either dont have available dollar available.... weird?? exchange rate are brutally low!! usually a receipient hits a stand off situation of either accepting the peso equivalent or dont receive the amount(of course they will choose the former). Some banks from Tarlac even have the person delivering the money get additional P100 from the beneficiary as a token or something. Western Union on one hand............ charges tooooo. much!!! think they're forgeting that they are not the beneficiary.

Dandy L. Doming wrote:

Sunday, 04 February 2007 13:14:03 PHT

I sent 100$ thru money wire from our crew office here on the serenade of the seas ( one of 30 cruise ships of royal caribbean international ) and it's more than a month now and the money wasn't added yet to my account. I verified it thru our main office based in miami florida and they told me that it was sent already to my account. The second time, again I send 100$ to my mother's epci account ( better living branch ) same branch on my epci account, last 28 January, and when my mom verified it, ammount added to the account is only 2,800 pesos instead of 4,800. I would be very grateful if you could investigate this matter. Most of the 3,500 Filipino crew members working in royal carribean international are having remmitances thru epci and we trusted on your bank. Thank you and more power.

Wentot wrote:

Friday, 08 September 2006 18:16:53 PHT

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Naomi wrote:

Tuesday, 22 August 2006 22:55:20 PHT

I am using yespinoy.com to send money to the Philippines for some time now and I had no problems with it. From my experience, my recipient receives the money in a few seconds from the time of my transaction so I consider it as a real-time transaction.

Emma wrote:

Wednesday, 26 July 2006 14:42:50 PHT

I would say that Wells Fargo remittance is the best. They only charge $5 for any amount you send. And the recepient can withdraw from any ATM machine with a PLUS sign. The exchange rate is always the actual exc rate. So, it's actually better than receiving your money in dollars and exchanging it for peso at a lower rate.

ka edong wrote:

Saturday, 08 July 2006 23:14:15 PHT

There's also Smart Money ang G-Cash. I'm putting together a list of remittance services. Work in progress... See it here: How to send money to the Philippines cheers! ka edong eOFW

Maria wrote:

Monday, 27 March 2006 08:37:07 PHT

If cost doesn't matter, try Western Union. They are fast and reliable. I use remithome.com, which is much less expensive (and with much better exchange rates) and very reliable. But their delivery time is 3-5 business days.

Peter wrote:

Sunday, 26 March 2006 20:31:59 PHT

Does anyone know of any reliable and fast service, for sending money to the Philippines online? Please let me know. Its very urgent

danny wrote:

Wednesday, 08 February 2006 09:49:56 PHT

I use Lucky Money to send money to the Philippines. They have many locations in the U.S. and are very reliable. Ive been sending for the past 6 years. They just started online money remittance (http://www.luckymoney.com) although there is a monthly limit one can send thru online. Good customer service as they have a toll free number to check status. My money usually gets there the same day I send.

Marivic Santos wrote:

Friday, 06 January 2006 12:51:20 PHT

Dawodu, If you are located in the U.S., try www.onlinephilippines.net. Several people here have mentioned it as a good way to compare a lot of different online remittance services. My Tito found Remithome.com through this service and sends me money for my tuition here in the Philippines. With online remittance services, you don't need to leave your home to send money! Marivic

Dawodu wrote:

Thursday, 05 January 2006 23:11:39 PHT

How can I send money to a friends in Phippine without leaving my house. I have credit card acount can I used all my infor to send the money. Tell me how possible to send money to a friend.

J wrote:

Friday, 30 December 2005 12:18:36 PHT

I just learned about this remittance service offered by Wells Fargo. It looks like a really good deal. https://www.wellsfargo.com/per/intl_remittance/

Maria wrote:

Tuesday, 22 November 2005 08:01:43 PHT

I have used remithome.com for almost a year now and found it very reliable. Cost is $10 for sending any amount, or $8 if you send regularly (as I do), and they have great exchange rates. They advertise delivery time of 3-5 business days, but I found that it is generally at the shorter end of the range. I use their door-to-door delivery to the provinces, but they also offer bank-to-bank (the cost is the same for both). I found this service on onlinephilippines.net, an independent rating service that rates online remittance services from the US to the Philippines. It currently rates remithome #1.

Johnny wrote:

Thursday, 17 November 2005 16:14:19 PHT

I have used two send money services, one is Western Union and the other is YesPinoy.com. I find Western Union very expensive in sending money and the time it takes is longer compared to YesPinoy.com. YesPinoy.com send money service is cheaper than western union and faster, the money is received in less than a minute, you can send money directly to your recipient's debit card and can be withdrawn to any atm machines.

Jonard Ondoy wrote:

Friday, 11 November 2005 10:32:48 PHT

I am boyfriend now with some friend at Uruguay but canot sent money to me. Western union said money will come in minutes but hours alredy and not yet arive. The Office close because for lunch and I am already have displasured of service. Please help me know the alternitevs that know how to keep promise of money in minutes always. So for next time purposes, I will tel the friend. Ok thank you.

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