Send and receive money anywhere with Western Union

MANILA, Philippines - Filipinos here and abroad can now send and receive money from almost anywhere in the world through Western Union.

The Western Union Company, a leader in global payment services, expanded its global distribution network from over 375,000 in the start of 2009 to over 410,000 agent locations currently.

In the Philippines, Western Union’s footprints were also increased by 500 Agent locations to over 7,700 for the same period.

This means Western Union® Money Transfer is available to Filipinos at all the 128 cities and almost all the 756 municipalities and 81 provinces in the country.

“I am proud that our strong network enables millions of Filipinos away from home to have access to the fast, reliable and convenient Western Union® Money Transfer to provide financial support for their families,” says Patricia Riingen, senior vice president, Pacific & Indochina, Western Union.

Western Union’s Agent distribution network reaches Filipinos in over 200 countries and territories throughout the world, not only in the cities, but also in the countryside and in underserved areas.

“With Western Union, OFWs working in cities such as London or Sydney are able to send money back home to the Philippines. Nonetheless, mothers or fathers working in Manila are also able to send money to their families who may live in very remote areas here like Bongao in Tawi-Tawi, which is just one of Western Union’s 7,700 Agent locations in the country.

“Moving ahead, we’ll continue our promise to consumers – Kampante ka sa Western Union, ensuring Western Union is there in every place that our consumers wish to send money, whether that is from overseas or within the Philippines,” Patricia enthuses.

Wider variety of retail agents with longer service hours, Western Union offers Filipinos a choice of receiving or sending money domestically from a strong retail network of a wide variety of Western Union Agents which includes banks, post offices, department stores, financial services, supermarkets, pawnshops, pharmacies, travel agencies.

In addition, Western Union now has more Agent locations in the Philippines opening seven days a week and during non-business hours. Some of them even offers 24/7 service which provides Western Union consumers unmatched convenience of choosing locations that suit their schedule.