not good

[stevie c]

:NoNo: Just sent some money to the phils using western union & the exchange rate is 65.77 :cwm24:

Oh well im hoping it will be a little better when me & my wife visit there in June.....but im not expecting it to be

Oh well thats my rant over for the day & i feel a little better now for it :)

[juvyjones28]

oh dear :NoNo:

[grahamw48]

65.5 in Manila money-changers a couple of weeks back. :cwm3:

[aim_angel]

its 67.35 thru Metro remittance today.. sent last Saturday and it was 67.85:)

[scottishbride]

No good now ,even the US dollar rate.:NoNo: When I was in the Philippines I remembered it was £1 - P100 pesos was the exchange rate..

[grahamw48]

I remember that too.....late 90s ?

Made working £s/Pesos out easy. :)

[Terpe]

its 67.35 thru Metro remittance today.. sent last Saturday and it was 67.85:)

Yep, I just checked with our usual remittance company and 67.47

It hasn't really changed much for ages.
But 65.77 sounds a bit low for today.

It's not always about every cent on the rate, it's also the fees/charges to complete the transaction.

[Terpe]

No good now ,even the US dollar rate.:NoNo: When I was in the Philippines I remembered it was £1 - P100 pesos was the exchange rate..

Ah, yes. The good old days of the exchange blip. I remember getting 104 flat. Lovely:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[stevie c]

I remember that too.....late 90s ?

Made working £s/Pesos out easy. :)

I remember that also in the late 90s i felt like a millionaire in the phils then :icon_lol:

[Dedworth]

68 dead with CBN Grupo late last week

[stevewool]

i only remember the last few years really so to me anything around 65plus is ok:)

[mikey73]

sent minie some money with western union yesterday and the exchange rate we got was 66.09

[andy222]

I got 67 when i sent money last week. Still low though.

[Rory]

I have stopped using Western Union, the exchange rate and there charges are the worst.
I got 67.1 yesterday with WorldRemit. :)