{"id":251761,"date":"2020-04-10T05:06:03","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T09:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=251761"},"modified":"2020-04-10T05:06:03","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T09:06:03","slug":"pnb-waives-fees-for-remittances-from-filipinos-overseas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/04\/10\/pnb-waives-fees-for-remittances-from-filipinos-overseas\/","title":{"rendered":"PNB waives fees for remittances from Filipinos overseas"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_251762\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-251762\" style=\"width: 3648px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PNB_bank_ATM_machines_Baguio_Benguet2018-02-25.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-251762\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PNB_bank_ATM_machines_Baguio_Benguet2018-02-25.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3648\" height=\"2736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PNB_bank_ATM_machines_Baguio_Benguet2018-02-25.jpg 3648w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PNB_bank_ATM_machines_Baguio_Benguet2018-02-25-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PNB_bank_ATM_machines_Baguio_Benguet2018-02-25-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PNB_bank_ATM_machines_Baguio_Benguet2018-02-25-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3648px) 100vw, 3648px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-251762\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE: PNB ATM machines in Baguio (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=57722127\">Photo by Patrickroque01\/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Tan-led Philippine National Bank (PNB) is allowing Filipinos overseas to send money to their families who have PNB deposit accounts in the Philippines free of charge from April 9 to May 8.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">In a statement, PNB president and chief executive officer Wick Veloso said this is the bank\u2019s way of helping \u201cour selfless heroes.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cWaiving the remittance fees is a big help to our kababayans who send cash to their loved ones in our country,\u201d Veloso said.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He said this assistance \u201cis especially needed now that the entire world is coping with the economic impact of the Covid-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Fees that will be waived are for remittance transactions that will be done over the counter through the bank\u2019s branches in Los Angeles, Guam, Singapore, Japan, Global Hong Kong, Canada through PNB-Remittance Company Canada, and Europe.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The bank said for PNB Europe, transactions done through the Web Remit and Phone Remit channels are also waived and mailed-in remittance is covered by the waiver in the areas of New York and Japan.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Fees for remittances from Japan that will be coursed through the automated teller machines (ATMs) of Mizuho Bank and Japan Postal Bank will also be waived.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Sending money through the bank\u2019s remittance centers, PNB Global Remit, is also free of charge when done over the counter and through Web Remit and Phone Remit.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Users of the Xchanged remittance app in the US and Guam are also provided a free remittance fee for their first two transactions by using the codes: XCHFREE for US and BEATCOVID for Guam.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The bank earlier waived transaction fees for local money transfer made through Instapay and PESONet, the electronic fund transfer platforms being used to help push the government\u2019s bid to increase electronic payment transactions in the country.<em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0\u2013 The Tan-led Philippine National Bank (PNB) is allowing Filipinos overseas to send money to their families who have PNB 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