Quote Originally Posted by sheldon1 View Post
So please beware if you go below 2,000 your account will be closed.
Did they return the 1000php?

I have an HSBC Savings Philippines account with only 5000php balance, haven't touched it for 2 years. They sent me a letter to notify new T & C's and any accounts with a balance of less than 50,000php will be closed as of September 2009, but mine seems to be open and I'm getting regular statements.

Banks in the Philippines seem to favour only the well off, if your poor, they don't wanna know, and whats sad is that there are no alternative basic banking facilities available to those with a small income. Probably why the Philippines still deals mainly in cash for most day to day transactions as opposed to the UK where most transactions are via debit or credit card.