I've used bank transfer as well as Western Union. Large amounts, yes, W.U. can hit you up. But for smaller amounts, it's not bad. You'll find that 99.9% of Filipinos don't have bank accounts, and you can't transfer bank-to-bank without that. And some banks are small and regional, and have no electronic connections. If you try to transfer money to one of those, I shudder to think how long it could take. Good advice about sending in USD, Richard. That makes good sense, as W.U. usually don't have the best of exchange rates.


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