Opening a U.S. Dollar Account

Opening a U.S. Dollar Account. A lot of Filipinos have a need for a US Dollar account. Unfortunately for me, most bank require $500 to open an account. Fortunately for me, Philtrust Bank needs only $100 to open and maintain a dollar account. But they also have pretty strict requirements in order to open an account.
A lot of Filipinos have a need for a US Dollar account. Some are for OFW remittances. Better yet, some are for OFWs to store their savings. These days though, a lot are for freelancers so they can deposit their client's payment.

Some, like me, are because they occasionally get US Dollar checks as payment for answering a survey. It's one of the better paying sites (that I know of) so I thought I'd better open a dollar account.
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