Methods of Payment
You can pay your membership fee, registration fees (conferences, workshops, seminars, forums and lectures) and/or send donations via PayPal, TransferWise, or Bank-to-Bank transfer globally. Regardless of date of payment, annual cycle of membership starts on November 01 and ends on October 31 the following year. This cycle coincides with the biennial international conference and biennial international workshop of PHISO which happens every first week of November.
Standard Membership: This is designed to all who have earned an undergraduate degree. The rate is PH₱800 (or US$20 for foreign applicants) annually.
Student Membership: This is designed to all who have yet to earn an undergraduate degree. The rate is PH₱500 (or US$15 for foreign applicants) annually.
Please take note that before paying your membership fee, you have to fill out the Google Membership Form below. For bank-to-bank transfer (Metrobank, instaPay, PESONet, coins.ph, PayMaya or GCash), the payer must pay all ‘bank transfer’ charges, while for PayPal (www.paypal.me/PHISO), 300 PHP (6 USD) must be added for PayPal charges. TransferWise will automatically deduct a small charge during the transaction.
From any bank worldwide you can transfer or deposit your payments and/or donations to PHISO’s Metrobank Corporate Account. Please remember that you have to pay all ‘bank transfer’ charges. Necessary information are stated below:
- Name of the account: PHILIPPINE INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ORGANIZATION INC
- Account number: 184 318 435 35 72
- Name of the bank: Metrobank
- Bank’s branch code: 184
- Bank’s branch name: Morayta
- SWIFT-BIC code: MBTCPHMM
- Account holder’s mailing address: Room 1221, Pavilion 1, Palma Hall, Quirino Avenue, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines 1101
- Account holder’s mobile number: +63.926.733.3009
- Account holder’s email address: contact@phiso.org
- Bank Routing Symbol Transit Numbers (BRSTN): 026002846
- PayPal bank code: 010269996
- Bank’s mailing address: 866 Nicanor Reyes Sr. Avenue, Sampaloc, Manila, 1015 Philippines
- Bank’s telephone numbers: +63.2.8735.1573 or +63.2.8735.1478 or +63.2.8736.2671
- Bank’s email address: morayta@metrobank.com.ph
- Bank’s telefax number: +63.2.736.2670
With your Philippine (personal) bank account subscribed to instaPay and PESONet, you can easily transfer fund electronically between different local bank accounts done in real time and at any time of the day. These online platforms, aimed at modernizing country’s retails payment system, are products of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.
Using your GCash account and powered by instaPay, you can send money to 30+ local banks for free. Click here for details or follow the steps below in sending money to a bank:
Step 1. Select ‘Send Money’ then ‘Send Money to Bank’ or ‘Bank Transfer.’
Step 2. Select the bank of your choice and input the required details needed to process your transaction (i.e. amount, name, account number, etc.).
Step 3. On the Confirmation page, confirm the amount you wish to send. The bank transfer should be processed immediately; you will receive an SMS confirmation receipt for the transaction as well.
Send money from PayMaya to a bank
- Log in to your PayMaya account.
- Tap “Bank Transfer” in the Home screen.
- Select the partner bank from the list and input amount.
- Input Recipient Details.
- Tap “Continue.”
- Review your Send Money transaction details.
- Tap “Send.”
- Wait for PayMaya’s confirmation via SMS.
Coins.ph is a Philippine-based digital wallet that can be used to complete financial transactions in one tap. Coins.ph is also integrated with the decentralized function of blockchain technology which allows its users to have a peer-to-peer online money exchange at zero cost.
You can deposit or transfer money to our Metrobank account no. 184 318 435 35 72 using TransferWise, which is cheaper and faster compared to bank-to-bank transaction and PayPal. If this is used, a small charge will automatically be deducted during the transaction and PHISO will receive the exact amount.
According to their website: “You could save up to 8x compared to a bank when you send money, get paid in other currencies, or spend abroad on the TransferWise debit Mastercard.” See https://transferwise.com/ for details.
Click the image above or go to PayPal.Me/PhISO to make online payments and donations to PHISO directly or send it to finance@phiso.org. Please remember that you have to add PH₱300 PHP (or US$6) for PayPal charges. That will make PH₱1100 PHP (or US$26 for non-Filipino applicants) for standard membership fee, and PH₱800 PHP (or US$21 for non-Filipino applicants) for student membership fee.
“PayPal.Me” is an easier and faster way to send and receive payments. Just text, email or post PayPal.Me/PhISO on your website, blog, facebook, twitter, etc., and payments or donations will be processed right away. PHISO (prospective) members and conference participants will simply click PayPal.Me/PhISO, enter an amount, log in to their PayPal account and they are done. If you do not have a PayPal account, you can sign up in minutes. Like any PayPal transaction, the connection is secure. Everyone involved will receive an email notification and can view the payment details in their PayPal account activities. Everyone is protected by PayPal Seller and Buyer Protection for all eligible transactions.
For membership-only payments and/or donations, please send us your receipt of payment or donation by emailing it to contact@phiso.org. For inquiries, contact us here.
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