Manila Banking

PCIB Soler: Where Global Banking Meets Manila Standard Time

Dark humor about Manila’s most internationally slow bank

Philippine Commercial and International Bank – Soler Branch

Address: 1081 Soler, Manila
Phone: +63 22429427
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10 Soler Banking Realities:

1. The “International” refers to the geological pace of transactions
2. Pro tip: Bring a passport – you might need to renew it multiple times while waiting
3. Tellers process transactions like they’re negotiating the Treaty of Westphalia
4. The world clock on the wall is a museum piece
5. That moment when your deposit clears just before the heat death of the universe
6. Free language immersion from frustrated UN diplomats in line
7. Security checks are more thorough than a CIA black site interrogation
8. The “Foreign Exchange” sign should say “Foreign Wait (Indefinitely)”
9. Your balance statement includes carbon dating results
10. The vault door has more historical significance than the accounts inside

Originally posted 2008-05-16 21:48:41.