Updated Sep 22, 2012:
Here’s another option for sending money to the Philippines from Greece — via BDO remittance partners in Athens and in Ambelokipi:
CBN Greece S.A.
18 Omirou Street 10672
Athens Greece
CBN Ambelokipi
52 Kiffisias Avenue
Ambelokipi 115 26
Greece
Your money transfer recipient or beneficiary can receive your remittance thru:
Delivery to recipient’s home or office
Cash pick-up at any BDO branch, SM Department store, Global Pinoy center, SaveMore, PrimeAsia pawnshop or rural bank partner.
Credit to recipient’s BDO bank account
Credit to recipient’s account in another bank
As of December 2010, there are about 11,100 Filipinos in Greece, according to data from the Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO). Of this estimated total, 100 have become permanent residents of Greece, 6,000 are OFWs with job contracts and 5,000 are not properly documented.
BDO Remittance Partners in Greece