Xoom – Send Money to the Philippines
Here’s a list of Philippine banks and remittance services that processes Xoom remittances. You can send money online through Xoom using your credit card or your U.S. bank account.
Peso remittances may be picked up at:
- M. Lhuillier
- Banco de Oro
- BDO Financial (BDO On-site)
- SM Forex (Shoemart)
- Cebuana Lhuillier
- One Network Bank
- Globe GCASH REMIT
U.S. dollar remittances may be picked up at:
- M. Lhuillier
- Banco de Oro
- BDO Financial (BDO On-site)
- SM Forex (Shoemart)
You may deposit to your or your recipients’ savings accounts or checking accounts at these Philippine banks. It can be a Peso account or a U.S. dollar account.
ABN Amro Bank
Active Bank
Allied Bank
Asian Bank
AsiaTrust
Asia United Bank
Banco de Oro
Banco Filipino
Banco San Juan
Bank of Commerce
Bank of the Philippine Islands
BPI Family Savings Bank
Centennial Savings Bank
China Banking Corp
ChinaTrust
Citibank
Citibank Savings
CityState Bank
Citystate Savings Bank
Development Bank of the Philippines
East West Bank
Ecology Savings Bank
Equitable PCI Bank
Equitable Savings Bank
Export Industry Bank
First Allied Bank
First E-Bank
GSIS Family Thrifty Bank
HSBC
HSBC Savings Bank
Insular Bank
International Exchange Bank
Keppel Bank
Land Bank of the Philippines
LBC Bank
Luzon Development Bank
Malayan Bank
Manila Bank
Maybank
Merchants Bank
Metrobank
Opportunity Microfinance Bank
PBCom
Penbank
Philam Bank
Philippine Banking Corporation
Philippine National Bank
Philippine Savings Bank
Philippine Trust Company
Philippine Veterans Bank
PhilTrust Bank
Planters Bank
Postal Bank
Premiere Bank
Prudential Bank
RCBC
RCBC Savings Bank
Real Bank
Robinsons Bank
Sarangani Bank
Security Bank
Standard Chartered
Summit Bank
Traders Royal Bank
UCPB Savings
Union Bank
United Coconut Planters Bank
United Overseas Bank
Veterans Bank
Westmont Bank
World Partners Bank
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Forced Leave in the Philippines, According to DOLE
Last December, I was put on forced leave for ten days by my employer, together with 15 other colleagues. It was good I had another source of income, otherwise some of my payables would have not been paid.
Actually, the boss didn’t use the term “forced leave.” And she refuses to call it so. She just explained that the Philippines branch needed to cut costs for the month of December so that the U.S. parent would not close the operations in Makati. Whew! She further said that the U.S. is contemplating consolidating the Philippine operations into a location where costs are lower.
I visited the site of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), but surprisingly I couldn’t find anything on forced leaves. It’s good the site accepts queries. So I sent the following query last December:
Sir/Madam: Does the Labor Code have provisions on forced leaves? I have searched all over the site and inside the Labor Code books/chapters and I can’t find something about forced leaves. Kindly please help me find them. And please email me the links. The only things that I’ve found on the Internet about forced leaves in the Phil. are discussions about it in tsikot.yehey.com forum. And of course, they’re not official views. I like to know if forced leaves are legal, as I was put on forced leave starting today together with about 13 others. We’re regular employees. My manager though doesn’t like to label it as forced leave because we’re not paid by the hour, but by the number of records we write. The managers argued that they need to cut costs for the month of December, which has a lot of holidays. Thanks a lot.
And hooray, the Legal Service of DOLE answered relatively fast!
Dear Ms. Nora:
Work days may be reduced on account of losses. The reduction in the number of regular working days is resorted to by the employer to prevent serious losses due to causes beyond his control, such as when there is a substantial slump in the demand for his goods or services or when there is lack of raw materials. This is more humane and in keeping with sound business operations than the outright termination of the services or the total closure of the enterprise.
In situations where there is valid reduction of workdays, the employer may deduct the wages and living allowances corresponding the days taken off from the workweek, in the absence of agreement specifically providing that a reduction in the number of workdays will not adversely affect the remuneration of employees. This view is consistent on the principle of “no-work-no-pay”. Furthermore, since the reduction of workdays is resorted to as a cost-saving measure, it would be unfair for the employer to pay the wages and living allowances even on unworked days that were taken off from the regular workweek.
Thank you for writing.
Legal Service, DOLE
*Please be advised that this email address will only be used to answer email queries sent through our comments and inquiries section. Kindly send your questions through our comments and inquiries section in www.dole.gov.ph
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