Super sakit sa ulo ng situation na ito if you're not married to a Filipina / Filipino or don't have a capable Pinoy comaker working/residing in The Philippines. In my case, I'm a Dual US / Pinoy Citizen, and I have all the customary Philippine Gov't IDs, proof of billing, BPI / BDO / HSBC bank accounts in my name. But I don't have nor have I ever earned an income from/in Manila. I applied for an auto loan at 50% DP through BPI and BDO. My foreign income was good, above the threshold. Denied. Multiple times. Even with a comaker (albeit a non-family one), denied. Multiple times.
Finally, I tried another bank. And I applied independently (as in just me on the application) and for 20% down. And just this quarter, after a 5 week wait, I received an sms saying my loan was approved. I picked up the car from the dealer last week. It was so gratifying.
More importantly, this is an amazing stepping stone for me to establishing credit history in Manila, as this was a P1M++ loan. In my name. By myself. As someone who is primarily overseas. And not an OFW. Earning no income based in the Philippines. It was a miracle by all accounts...
- servantguy -