First and foremost, you can only buy US dollars or any foreign currencies at your BDO branch of account. They won't sell foreign currency to you if you don't have a BDO account with them.

You need to bring your passport, a photocopy of it and your TIN to complete the transaction. For large amounts, it is better to have the dollars reserved a day prior to your visit. There's no need to bring your round trip plane ticket, your passport will do.

I am used to buying foreign currencies for travel at Czarina. But I find the rates of BDO today very competitive. I still use Czarina from time to time. It's a highly recommended money exchange company and it just so happen that they have 2 branches near where I live. Spell convenience.

You can check the daily money exchange rates of BDO on their website https://www.bdo.com.ph and check Czarina's rate at http://www.czarinaforex.com/.

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