@dixonbainbridge
Australian looking for information about Philippines
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Buying land with no Philippines bank account. by Filamretire
Currently in the US and thinking for my Filipina dual national wife to buy land in Philippines. We dont have any Philippine bank account and cannot open one without a Philippine address. Do I take my lumps and wire from a US bank to a Philippine ...
Sorry to hijack your post, but I have the exact same question, only for selling.Say I want to sell a Condominium in Philippines. But I am a foreigner, so I have no account that can receive PHP (only can recieve USD to my Philippines bank ... Read More
Foreigner with a condo, but no bank account in Philippines by dixonbainbridge
Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help answer a question I have.Pre-Covid I was traveling a lot to Ph, bike tours, diving and some surfing. I ended up falling in love with the place and buying a Condo off the plan in Cebu, and early next year that ...
@Enzyte Bob I am no crypto preacher, but to be fair to that poster, I bought my bitcoin sub 200 dollars, and i have a very lucky friend who bought his sub 1 dollar.So if you are going to quote dates and price snapshots, you should make your starting ... Read More
Foreigner with a condo, but no bank account in Philippines by dixonbainbridge
Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help answer a question I have.Pre-Covid I was traveling a lot to Ph, bike tours, diving and some surfing. I ended up falling in love with the place and buying a Condo off the plan in Cebu, and early next year that ...
nope, it wasn't meant to be Read More
Foreigner with a condo, but no bank account in Philippines by dixonbainbridge
Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help answer a question I have.Pre-Covid I was traveling a lot to Ph, bike tours, diving and some surfing. I ended up falling in love with the place and buying a Condo off the plan in Cebu, and early next year that ...
hmmm not sure my pic worked, i will try 1 more time Read More
Foreigner with a condo, but no bank account in Philippines by dixonbainbridge
Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help answer a question I have.Pre-Covid I was traveling a lot to Ph, bike tours, diving and some surfing. I ended up falling in love with the place and buying a Condo off the plan in Cebu, and early next year that ...
@bigpearl It is getting close, well kind of Read More
Foreigner with a condo, but no bank account in Philippines by dixonbainbridge
Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help answer a question I have.Pre-Covid I was traveling a lot to Ph, bike tours, diving and some surfing. I ended up falling in love with the place and buying a Condo off the plan in Cebu, and early next year that ...
@Enzyte Bob Ha nah it is not that bad, it is a big project, owned and developed my Robinsons Land corporation.It is the one on top of Robinsons Galleria in Cebu. There is little danger of it not being finished, the official hand over date is March, ... Read More
Foreigner with a condo, but no bank account in Philippines by dixonbainbridge
Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help answer a question I have.Pre-Covid I was traveling a lot to Ph, bike tours, diving and some surfing. I ended up falling in love with the place and buying a Condo off the plan in Cebu, and early next year that ...
@pnwcyclist Hmmm maybe you are right. Things have changed since I originally purchased it 4 years ago. I would like to hang onto it, but I am starting to think twice about this now after reading this. Although I like to think if I had a good ... Read More
Foreigner with a condo, but no bank account in Philippines by dixonbainbridge
Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help answer a question I have.Pre-Covid I was traveling a lot to Ph, bike tours, diving and some surfing. I ended up falling in love with the place and buying a Condo off the plan in Cebu, and early next year that ...
@Lotus Eater That is another route too. I think I will just bite the bullet and spend a few months there next year while I work it all out. Hopefully find a reliable property manager, thanks for your reply Read More
Foreigner with a condo, but no bank account in Philippines by dixonbainbridge
Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help answer a question I have.Pre-Covid I was traveling a lot to Ph, bike tours, diving and some surfing. I ended up falling in love with the place and buying a Condo off the plan in Cebu, and early next year that ...
@Enzyte Bob Thankyou, that is actually a good idea. I didn't even think about that.I suppose I could track down a real estate agent or property manager to deal with payment collection, paying bills, and paying appropriate taxes on my behalf.I wonder ... Read More
Foreigner with a condo, but no bank account in Philippines by dixonbainbridge
Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help answer a question I have.Pre-Covid I was traveling a lot to Ph, bike tours, diving and some surfing. I ended up falling in love with the place and buying a Condo off the plan in Cebu, and early next year that ...
@Parvaze Hi, Thnaks for getting back.I have an account with HSBC in Cebu, but they do not allow deposit of PHP.Getting a bank account in Philippines is a real punishing task, I have never been successful.I am Australian. I have found that you can ... Read More
Marcos pledges to reboot tourism by PalawOne
Department of Tourism redefines key strategiesBy Moises Cruz October 2022https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/10/11/tmt-anniversary/dot-redefines-key-strategies/1861588THE tourism industry has been severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Border, ...
In my opinion Philippines dropped the ball with their over the top Covid restrictions. Considering the vaccine was never able to stop the spread, trying to force foreigners into having it to travel there back-fired. I know many regulars that would ... Read More
Foreigner with a condo, but no bank account in Philippines
Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help answer a question I have.Pre-Covid I was traveling a lot to Ph, bike tours, diving and some surfing. I ended up falling in love with the place and buying a Condo off the plan in Cebu, and early next year that ... Read More