Anyone to ask about living in the Philippines? - Page 211

Thinking of taking a one month hollidays is PI. Visting places like Manila, Subic bay, Puerto Galera, AC and Cebu.
I am a hobby player and dont have any desire losing my money on 50-100, 100-200 games. Is there any desent place in Phils for poker, where i can relax, take a beer and be comfortable losing few bi per night.
Stakes of 10-20, 25-50 would be fine by me.

Thanks

Most card rooms will have 10-20 and 25-50 other than the big casinos. However, outside of Manila, AC, and Cebu, it may be harder to find a licensed card room (not 100% sure).

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12-11-2012 , 08:02 PM

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breena

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Originally Posted by Pooter

The black market places might take em of ya. Depends how many you got. Guess if you dont really need to change and will use next year may as well keep hold of em. It will feel like free money next time you land in flips

Its 10k I just keep them as good chance I will be back there.

Allthough it doesnt seem there is any poker community in Phi that live near beach just Manilla and Cebu crew?

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12-11-2012 , 08:25 PM

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Vucking Vish

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Originally Posted by breena

Dont bring pesos to Thailand btw. Nobody wants them

Alex the boss at the Rockhouse on soi sk metro in Patts is often looking for them mate.

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12-12-2012 , 03:48 AM

#5254

fsn

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Hi again guys. I keep spamming this thread with my stupid questions...

What's the deal with the Sabang underground river and the permits? there's a lot of controversial information out there; some say it should be bookes weeks in advance and for example wikitravel says that 2-3 days should be enough. The thing is we'd much rather get permits from PP and go there by ourselves (van/bus, jungle trail, possibly spend a night in Sapang) than pre-book some full day PP-Sapang-PP tour

thanks

edit: okay actually found a fresh thread and seems like it should indeed be booked in advance. Guess we'll just book a tour

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12-12-2012 , 04:32 AM

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straightflushin

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Originally Posted by breena

Its 10k I just keep them as good chance I will be back there.

Allthough it doesnt seem there is any poker community in Phi that live near beach just Manilla and Cebu crew?

You can exchange it easily at Super Rich (tacky name but good rates + safe place) http://www.superrich1965.com/

I always go to the location at the opposite of Central World behind the Big C, never had any issues or fake notes.

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12-12-2012 , 05:25 AM

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breena

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Thanks for the info I will check both.

Man its like the Phi thread is powered by PLDT or something cause everytime I try and post here I get epic lag

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12-17-2012 , 04:37 AM

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theRealOmahaKid

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Some money questions:
1. Is it possible to transfer DIRECTLY to a dollar account in for example BDO from moneybookers/skrill?
2. Can one transfer from the BDO dollar account to an american account with use of Internet banking/cyberbanking?

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12-17-2012 , 12:24 PM

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SunTzuRepsPlz

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isn't BPI > BDO?

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12-17-2012 , 01:50 PM

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Paul B.

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Huge news for Filipinos: Congress passes RH bill.

We've got about 30 good years left.

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12-17-2012 , 06:46 PM

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theRealOmahaKid

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BDO= banco de oro

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12-17-2012 , 06:47 PM

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theRealOmahaKid

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do you mean BPI is better than BDO? Can you tell me why? I already have an account, or had anyway when I lived in the philippines..

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12-17-2012 , 07:46 PM

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SunTzuRepsPlz

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Yeah I meant in my mind BPI is better than BDO but I might be wrong, I just remember reading that here, I think. Maybe the regulars can tell us.

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12-18-2012 , 05:27 AM

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theRealOmahaKid

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Okay, I don't think this thread got any regulars though :P

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12-18-2012 , 11:37 AM

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alex23

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Originally Posted by SunTzuRepsPlz

Yeah I meant in my mind BPI is better than BDO but I might be wrong, I just remember reading that here, I think. Maybe the regulars can tell us.

Previously, BPI had the highest credit rating of any local bank (Moody's etc, and it was pretty good), but that was years ago, so I'm not sure if it's still true.

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12-18-2012 , 02:53 PM

#5265

theRealOmahaKid

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So nobody here has tried to transfer dollar in skrill to a dollar account in BDO or other banks in the Philippines?

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12-18-2012 , 09:32 PM

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gumaaa

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Originally Posted by theRealOmahaKid

So nobody here has tried to transfer dollar in skrill to a dollar account in BDO or other banks in the Philippines?

Did over three years ago to BPI; no problem.

Should be fine. Major banks here are easy to deal with, once you've opened an account.

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12-19-2012 , 12:01 AM

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Paul B.

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It seems that withdrawing from Moneybookers is YMMV. I inquired about it with support and was told that I can't (check my previous post). This was 2.5 years ago. I think you should email support yourself to get a concrete answer.

As for BPI vs BDO: BPI has more branches and ATMs, and lower minimum balance requirements. BDO has better banking hours and some branches are open on weekends. I went with BPI because of proximity but my branch gets really crowded at times and I have thought about opening a BDO account for the extra convenience.

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12-19-2012 , 02:35 AM

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theRealOmahaKid

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Originally Posted by gumaaa

Did over three years ago to BPI; no problem.

Should be fine. Major banks here are easy to deal with, once you've opened an account.

Cool, thanks for reply. Have you tried to transfer from your dollar account in BPI an American account too?

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12-20-2012 , 04:26 AM

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fsn

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Hi,
Anyone know what's a typical price you have to pay for accommodation in El Nido in January? Nothing too fancy, normal backpacker cottages/rooms.

Most of the prices in the internet are 'starting from xxxxPHP' but in january it seems to be the high season so i'm expecting a bit more expensive. Sent some inquiries to some places and would like something i can compare the offers to

thanks

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12-20-2012 , 07:44 AM

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Paul B.

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I paid 500/night at Ogie's Beach Pension last month for their basic fan room (warning: very basic). There were a bunch of places in the 400-800 range but I went with Ogie's because they had free wifi and 24 hour electricity. Marina Garden right next door seemed like a good option for 700+ but they were fully booked when I got there.

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12-20-2012 , 11:20 PM

#5271

Killah

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Originally Posted by Paul B.

I don't say that you wrong but isn't the BDO bigger, so they have more atms, branches? I have been towns where there are no BPI(Maasin city for example) but there is BDO almost allways(plus some other like landbank metrobank etc.). But i still choosed BPI coz they don't have any fees if you deposid/withdraw another branch than the branch you opened your account(bdo does). Though when i transfered dollars from moneybookers to my peso account i lost quite a bit(dunno if same on BDO).

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12-20-2012 , 11:33 PM

#5272

theRealOmahaKid

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Skrill customer service told me yesterday that one cannot withdraw to the Philippines and Thailand due to gambling restrictions(money from gambling source), so I don't think they know what they are talking about since transfers to Thailand is not a problem.

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12-20-2012 , 11:35 PM

#5273

theRealOmahaKid

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Originally Posted by Killah

If you lost quite a bit then I guess you transferred a smaller amount, like $1000 or something right?

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12-21-2012 , 12:06 AM

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Paul B.

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Originally Posted by Killah

BPI has more ATMs than BDO (1,600 vs 1,372) and more branches (831 vs 716), but yea there are some areas where BDO has a larger presence.

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12-21-2012 , 12:47 AM

#5275

Killah

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Originally Posted by theRealOmahaKid

If you lost quite a bit then I guess you transferred a smaller amount, like $1000 or something right?

Well made two, first one just to kinda try so was less than 1k$ second one was over 100k pesos though but on my calculation the percentage was about same

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