Queueing in Palawan Express Pera Padala branches to send money could be grueling. The long line of seemingly organized people cramped within a tiny and humid space discouraged me most of the time. If I only have an option, then I will avoid sending money to Palawan.
Stuck with Palawan Express Pera Padala
I am sending my father an allowance twice a month. If only it is convenient for him, then I can just send him an ATM card, and then transfer the money online as scheduled. However, he is located in a remote area in our province where the nearest ATM machine is two hours away and getting there may cost a fortune. The Palawan Express branch, on other hand, is only a 5-minute walk from our home. That is why, I am stuck on doing the manual way of sending money.
UnionBank online to the rescue
When I learned that I can now send money online from UnionBank and let my father claim it in Palawan Express, I immediately tried it on my next scheduled remittance.
Luckily, I already have a UnionBank account. It is a company payroll account. Hence, once I received the salary credit, I can easily send my father his allowance without me leaving the office.
Sounds safe and convenient right?
Send Money online from UnionBank to Palawan Express Pera Padala
Time needed: 5 minutes
Depending on how fast you type and how quick you can find your recipient details, transferring money from UnionBank to Palawan may take 3 to 5 minutes.
You can send the money using UnionBank website or mobile application. For this tutorial, I show you the mobile app process. The steps are basically the same with web app. The only difference is the user interface (UI).
- From your mobile phone, open the UnionBank application, log in to your account, and then tap SEND / REQUEST.
- Tap Remittance Center.
If you do this for the first time, then you may need to tap Get Started.
- Tap Palawan Express.
- Enter the amount, type the purpose of the transaction, and then, if you have multiple accounts, select an account where you want to source the fund transfer. Tap NEXT.
- Provide your recipient’s full name, birthdate, citizenship, mobile number, and email address, and then tap NEXT.
- Review the transfer details, accept the terms and conditions, and then tap SEND.
Make sure that the recipient full name and contact number are correct.
- Enter the one-time password or OTP that was sent to your registered mobile number.
- Take note of the Reference Number.
The Reference Number is for transaction history purposes only.
- Inform the recipient that the money will be ready for pick up once he/she receives the Tracking Code from an unknown Globe number in a form of SMS or text message.
Use Tracking Code as the transaction number when claiming the money from Palawan Express.
Reminders
- You can send a minimum of 100 pesos and a maximum of 50,000 pesos for each transaction.
- The total daily transfer limit is 50,000 pesos. This limit also includes other money transfer transactions, such as InstaPay and the cash-in transactions to digital payment systems, such as PayMaya or GCash.
- It may take 3 to 5 hours for the bank to clear the transaction. If you want the money to be received by your recipient within the day, then send the money the earliest possible time.
- Palawan Express transfer transactions done after 3PM will be available the following day.
- Transfer transactions done on holidays or weekends are processed on the next working day.
- Service fee depends on the transferred amount and is deductible from your account. For example, if you send 1,000 pesos, then the service charge is 30 pesos. Sending 2,500 pesos, like what I did, costed me 75 pesos to send it.
- For more information, see Unionbank’s FAQs.
If you prefer video instructions, then you may watch the video at the beginning or header of this article.
Did you know that your can also send money from your BPI Online account to Palawan Express Pera Padala? For more information, see the “Send or Transfer Money from BPI Online to Palawan Express Pera Padala” article.
If you have questions, leave a comment below.
What if the transaction was FAILED? How many days they cradit back my money??
Please call the bank po.
Hi. Will I be notified oncema claim yung pera sa Palawan? Thanks
No, MJ. You have to monitor your transaction history.
Hi, what if hindi naclaim ung money? will it return to my account?
If the money has not been claimed for a specified period of time, ma-cre-credit back yun sa account mo. Di lang ako sure kung ilang buwan ba dapat ma tengga yung pera bago bumalik sa account mo. 30 days? 60 days? I am not sure.
Kung gusto mo ng mas mabilisan, may option ka to cancel the transaction. Tawag ka sa banko to process the cancellation. Babalik sayo ang pera mo within 3-5 banking days after mo ma-file ang cancellation request.
Hi how long would it take for money transfer to process had sent yesterday at 12:57pm till now no code provided for claiming. Thanks
The code should be available within 3-4 hours. The code will be texted to the receiver. If your receiver did not receive the text from Palawan, then:
To validate, check your transaction history. If the remittance was successful, then you will also find the code in the transaction history.
ALWAYS check your transaction history.
Paano poba ggawin if nagfailed Ang transaction?
Kung nag-fail or failed ang transaction, uulitin niyo lang po.
Naka try na po ba kayo weekend mag send? Mga what time po the following Monday nasend yung reference number for pick up? Thank you
Yes, Around 11AM na ng Monday.
Pwede po bang icancel yung transaction if ang status is in process pa rin? Thanks!
I think so, po. Pero di ko pa nasubukan. Mas maigi po na magtanong kayo sa bank.
What if the recipient in the province does not have a complete address, only city and province? The provinces don’t usually have exact number, street names unlike metro manila.
The exact address doesn’t really matter. Only the names, transaction code, and contact numbers are required upon pick up.
You can fill up the required address fields with your purok/sitio.
ano po ang dapat gawin kong wrong spelling po ang name ng reciever . Saan po dapat i correct . Kasi hindi po i aaproved ng palawan ang isang letter na mali . ‘Suzette Enostaciom’ na dapat SUZETTE ENOSTACION ang tama . M at N na letter ang need i change . Para maging SUZETTE ENOSTACION.
Tawag po kayo sa bank.
Hi po, tanong ko lang po nagsend po ako ng money to palawan nung august 1 until now po wla pa po text notification yung pinadalhan ko mag fo 4 days na po ngayun tapos chineck ko po ung history ko po sa remittance center wla pong nkalagay doon . Salamat po
Possible reasons, @Liza:
Hindi successful ang transfer. Kung successful ang transfer, may ma-re-receive ka na email tapos mag-a-appear din yan sa transaction history mo.
Successful transaction per nag fail ang transfer. Makaka receive ka ng app notification. Mag-a-appear din yan sa transaction history.
To view the transaction history, open mo yung UnionBank app, and then from the upper-right corner display, tap
> Transactions.
ilang oras po ba bago ma recieve ang tracking number ng reciever? thanks
3-5 hours
Tanong lang po. Pano po malalaman ng sender kung na-claim na po ng recipient ang pera? Kasi kung sa Palawan magpadala, both sender at recipient nakakatanggap ng text notification. Pano po kung sa UB app pinadala? Any idea?
Salamat po.
Wala pong text notification after ma-claim. But you have two options to know kung na-claim na:
Nabawas n sa account ko ung pinadala ko pero wala parin ung transaction no. Ano po ggawin ko?
Sinubukan niyo po bang e-check ang transaction history?
Tama po ba ang recipient cellphone number na nilagay niyo?
Kung OO ang sagot niyo sa lahat, tumawag na po akayo ng banko.
Ako din ng try aq mag send june 29.till now wala pa narerecieved na code yong pinadalhan q
You can view the code on the app. From the upper-right corner of the Unionbank home screen, tap
. Tap Transactions, and then select the transfer money transaction.
The transaction title starts with “Your transfer is ready for pick up.”
Hello. If the status of the transaction is “Pick-up”. Then this does really mean na napick up na yung pera? Haha. Just to confirm lang po.
Based sa experience ko, kung ang status ay PICKUP ay na pick up na siya. Pero wala pa akong nakikitang official documentation from Unionbank na nagsasabing tama ito. Kaya mas maigi na itanong niyo na rin sa receiver kung na pick up na ba talaga.
I made a transaction today, but it was failed however the money was debited to my account. Please help. Thanks.
For that case po, since hindi ko alam kung ano reason kung bakit nag fail, I suggest that you call the bank directly. See https://www.unionbankph.com/contact-us for more information.
Hello po. Nag try po kaminmagsend ng money from Union bank to palawan ita last saturday. However wlaa parin pong txt na natanggap Mama ko. She’s been waiting. Please pakiresponse ASAP
The only possible reason I know is: you send it on weekend. Though the process is electronic, it may need a bank employee intervention to clear the transaction. Please wait until the next working day.
I also tried sending one on Saturday. My father did not receive the transaction code as of this writing/reply.
UPDATE: My father already received the transaction code and has able to claim it today. The money was sent Saturday evening (June 20, 2020).
It takes 2 days?
Normally, it will take only 3 to 5 hours for the bank to clear the transaction and make it available for pick up in Palawan.
However, if you send it on weekend or after cutoff on Fridays, the money will only be available for claiming the following Monday.
That’s why for my case, it took 2 days because I sent the money on a Saturday.