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    All our Tricycles and Jeeps were stopped last week.
    The Mayor has organised free transport for all health workers.
    The local police who roam around in their multi seat open air vans will always pick you up and take you home if you need too....


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    We're on full lockdown now...out here in the Pangasinan jungle.

    8pm-5am curfew.

    No public transport....including trikes.

    Liquor ban.

    Usual one per household shopping arrangements, etc.

    Hasn't really bothered me so far. Busy with DIY.

    Fruit and veggies coming on in the garden. Some good meat in the freezer.

    A few bottles of booze in stock.

    Young sexy wife trying to seduce me every night.


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    Quote Originally Posted by grahamw48 View Post
    We're on full lockdown now...out here in the Pangasinan jungle.

    8pm-5am curfew.

    No public transport....including trikes.

    Liquor ban.

    Usual one per household shopping arrangements, etc.

    Hasn't really bothered me so far. Busy with DIY.

    Fruit and veggies coming on in the garden. Some good meat in the freezer.

    A few bottles of booze in stock.

    Young sexy wife trying to seduce me every night.
    sorry to hear you got it so tough

    after quarentine we are now in Lock down here, need a home pass for 1 family member to go out, i have not been allowed out for over a week now (senior citizen) its nice quiet and peaceful around here, mrs happy i bought her 1 sack of brown rice , and iv got plenty to do working on the pads


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    Tried to call Prudential to find out why one of my pensions has not been paid, answer phone says due to the virus call back next week sometime. That pension is used to pay utility bills.


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    Quote Originally Posted by imagine View Post
    sorry to hear you got it so tough

    after quarentine we are now in Lock down here, need a home pass for 1 family member to go out, i have not been allowed out for over a week now (senior citizen) its nice quiet and peaceful around here, mrs happy i bought her 1 sack of brown rice , and iv got plenty to do working on the pads
    Hehe...yep, another OAP struggling on here mate. Take care...you and yours.

    I've got a load of these to eat now...plucked from the plant outside my bedroom window.


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    Quote Originally Posted by jonnijon View Post
    Tried to call Prudential to find out why one of my pensions has not been paid, answer phone says due to the virus call back next week sometime. That pension is used to pay utility bills.
    That is well out of order mate.

    We have computers and automated electronic transfers now. No excuse !


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    Quote Originally Posted by jonnijon View Post
    Tried to call Prudential to find out why one of my pensions has not been paid, answer phone says due to the virus call back next week sometime. That pension is used to pay utility bills.
    Our utility providers have given a 30 day bill payment extension.. Yours probably has too.


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    State pension will be late too, my payday is 10th April thats good friday so will not get that till the following week. Oh look just found half bottle of rum.


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    I think Easter has been suspended this year... so can cross that one off your list.

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    Quote Originally Posted by grahamw48 View Post
    That is well out of order mate.

    We have computers and automated electronic transfers now. No excuse !
    State pension and Pru arrive at correct time in UK, if it's supposed to be good Friday we get it on the Thursday and at weekend if Sat receive on Friday if Sunday receive Monday.


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    Might well in the UK, does not happen here in the Philippines. DWP use Citibank and they hold for 10 days under money laundering laws.


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    Quote Originally Posted by jonnijon View Post
    Might well in the UK, does not happen here in the Philippines. DWP use Citibank and they hold for 10 days under money laundering laws.
    Ah, I understand now.


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    They just extended the lock down here in Tagum until 19 April.I will be climbing the walls by then.


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    Quote Originally Posted by jonnijon View Post
    Might well in the UK, does not happen here in the Philippines. DWP use Citibank and they hold for 10 days under money laundering laws.
    Leave it in the UK and use Transferwise to send to Philippines bank, quick and cheap, I've had money arrive within minutes.


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    Quote Originally Posted by jonnijon View Post
    They just extended the lock down here in Tagum until 19 April.I will be climbing the walls by then.

    They just extended ours till May 4 !!!
    Ive got 5 more days till my 10 Gallons Ginger beer is brewed..Every cloud..


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    Quote Originally Posted by Scouse View Post
    Leave it in the UK and use Transferwise to send to Philippines bank, quick and cheap, I've had money arrive within minutes.
    No UK address so you cannot have UK account.


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    Quote Originally Posted by fred View Post
    They just extended ours till May 4 !!!
    Ive got 5 more days till my 10 Gallons Ginger beer is brewed..Every cloud..
    Just changed ours to 6pm to 6am. until end April.


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    Quote Originally Posted by jonnijon View Post
    No UK address so you cannot have UK account.
    I still have my UK account and credit card, no problem.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Scouse View Post
    I still have my UK account and credit card, no problem.
    Yeah... if they close mine, how do they think the (bank) credit card is going to get paid ?


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    So far I still have my UK bank account. They know where I live and they know I don't have a UK phone number.
    I have no UK credit card
    I do have a BDO credit card which I use regularly for 0% interest purchases with Installment payments always 0% interest.....I like my Philippine credit card a lot


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    I've started having issues with my usual remittance routes. Many of the cash-pick points I use are no longer available via Worldremit.
    Also last time I used Worldremit I waited over 2 days for them to process...I'm currently looking for short term solutions in case our lockdown continues beyond Aprl 30


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    Quote Originally Posted by Terpe View Post
    I've started having issues with my usual remittance routes. Many of the cash-pick points I use are no longer available via Worldremit.
    Also last time I used Worldremit I waited over 2 days for them to process...I'm currently looking for short term solutions in case our lockdown continues beyond Aprl 30
    I use Transferwise to send money over to the Philippines, I dont know if this is what you are looking for Peter, I did try to open an account with Worldremit some years ago but they refused my application, cant remember the reason now.. but hey its there loss..


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    My PNB remittances are still ok at the moment, only a few hours as usual. Don't know if anything will change in the near future, hope not


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    I can only use cash pick at the moment as all banks within walking distance are outside of my quarantine area....


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    I've been using https://azimo.com/en/ngk/auth/sign-i...61043485379500 to transfer money recently.

    Can be collected from any BDO bank but as they're closed at the moment you can collect from Palawan or Mlhuillier


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    Hello Simon,
    Thanks for the info. As said I have no collection point for cash pick up within reasonable walking distance.
    I've been told there is a Palawan open in Katipunan which would be open. About an hour to walk, but outside our Barangay.
    I'm considering opening a bank account with PSbank and making bank-to-bank transfer. I'll need to talk with them and explore the possibilities.


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    I sometimes used LBC but they're also closed.
    Besides which, more often than not they didn't have enough money for me


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    Quote Originally Posted by Terpe View Post
    Hello Simon,
    Thanks for the info. As said I have no collection point for cash pick up within reasonable walking distance.
    I've been told there is a Palawan open in Katipunan which would be open. About an hour to walk, but outside our Barangay.
    I'm considering opening a bank account with PSbank and making bank-to-bank transfer. I'll need to talk with them and explore the possibilities.
    Maybe this will help?

    https://www.google.com/search?client...fi=hd:;si:;mv:[[14.688646564540484,121.17529890460506],[14.603445758303577,121.029043411441],null,[14.646050300264307,121.10217115802303],13]


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    I dumped Worldremit (after about 3 years) and now also use Azimo....and collect at MHHuillier, or other remittance collection agency.

    I stopped using Worldremit after they no longer had the facility of sending money (directly) through one's UK bank account. They were a lot quicker, but Azimo (similar to Transferwise), though taking maybe 12 hours, does still allow me to pay straight out of my UK bank current account. So far, so good with them.... and they are cheap too...and certainly a lot cheaper than using my UK ATM card here. (p250 per withdrawal) .


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    Lock down extended to May 15th


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