Manila Banking

Security Bank Echague: Where Your Money Is Safe (From Being Used)

Lighthearted takes on banking in Manila’s financial district

Security Bank – Echague Branch

Address: 302-304 C. Palanca (Echague) corner P. Gomez Street, Quiapo, Manila
Phone: +63 23539698
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10 Echague Banking Truths:

1. The security guards check IDs like you’re trying to breach Fort Knox
2. Pro tip: Avoid Fridays when pension checks turn the lobby into a mosh pit
3. Tellers count money with the speed of a sloth on muscle relaxants
4. The “Express” lane moves at EDSA rush hour speed (on a bad day)
5. That moment when you consider taking up knitting while waiting
6. Free blood pressure tests just from watching the queue numbers
7. The AC alternates between “Arctic expedition” and “Bikram yoga studio”
8. Your deposit clears faster than you can say “service charge” (which isn’t saying much)
9. The bulletin board has notices older than your first savings account
10. They play hold music that could tranquilize a charging rhino

Originally posted 2020-09-06 16:14:40.