willTol
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Banking in the philipines by windsurfer51
Just wondering if anybody would have some advise as to which bank would be best to open an account with debit card options.I am planning on renting a condo and stay in Cebu city for 4 months starting in nov 2023
@Enzyte Bob they are but if you want quick and hassle free banking that's the way to go, they don't have physical locations but you can withdraw from pretty much all banknet Atms, there's like a P20 fee max depending on the bank and you can also ... Read More
Banking in the philipines by windsurfer51
Just wondering if anybody would have some advise as to which bank would be best to open an account with debit card options.I am planning on renting a condo and stay in Cebu city for 4 months starting in nov 2023
I am a bit late to the party but I would recommend Maya bank as long as you got a Philippines phone number, it's easier to open an account there as a foreigner, they only ask for your passport. You can then order their visa or mastercard, you can ... Read More
Where to buy GOOD laptops- Cebu? by Larry Fisher
Looking on Amazon for a new laptop and finding really high import duties.So where do people go to physically see/buy laptops in Cebu?I have some but hopefully not overburdening wants in said laptop:1 tb SSD minimum16"minimum screen size40 series ...
Hi Larry,I would recommend SM seaside or SM Cebu city, I just went to Ayala today and some of the gear there are not so recent, most of the recent model are out of stock. What I usually do and check the unit in person and order online from Shoppe or ... Read More
Absurdity of Looking for Work in the Philippines by drjs
I acquired my spousal visa in the Philippines a couple of months ago and started looking for work. Since I'm not Filipino, I knew it would be difficult.First you have to deal with the fact that several companies flat out refuse to hire anybody who ...
@drjs Got an offer today for 120k a month, thanks for the pointers Read More
Absurdity of Looking for Work in the Philippines by drjs
I acquired my spousal visa in the Philippines a couple of months ago and started looking for work. Since I'm not Filipino, I knew it would be difficult.First you have to deal with the fact that several companies flat out refuse to hire anybody who ...
In my area, I saw a couple of jobs advertised anywhere between 60K to 200K, including a few of them that starts at 100k+. I think I got good enough qualifications having worked a couple of well known unicorns over Europe. Back in the days when I was ... Read More
Absurdity of Looking for Work in the Philippines by drjs
I acquired my spousal visa in the Philippines a couple of months ago and started looking for work. Since I'm not Filipino, I knew it would be difficult.First you have to deal with the fact that several companies flat out refuse to hire anybody who ...
@kristopherryanwatson Very true, they seems to love red taps a lot. My wife was so surprise at the amount of red tapes present the Philippines once since She lived outside the country. Sadly she still value being around her family too much, ... Read More
Absurdity of Looking for Work in the Philippines by drjs
I acquired my spousal visa in the Philippines a couple of months ago and started looking for work. Since I'm not Filipino, I knew it would be difficult.First you have to deal with the fact that several companies flat out refuse to hire anybody who ...
@drjs Thanks for the solid pointers, I'll add the extra info you mentioned to my CV.So far I have been applying via LinkedIn and Jobstreet (thanks for letting me know that its a waste of time). I'll start looking at Indeed. Read More
Absurdity of Looking for Work in the Philippines by drjs
I acquired my spousal visa in the Philippines a couple of months ago and started looking for work. Since I'm not Filipino, I knew it would be difficult.First you have to deal with the fact that several companies flat out refuse to hire anybody who ...
Hi, I can relate to this so much, I am in my early 30's with 8 years experience in my field, I can't even seems to land an interview. Philippines is really a tough market, so I might end up working remotely since I am in the tech space Read More