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Approved Applications for New and Opened Banking Offices During the 1st Quarter of 2025

The Office of the Deputy Governor for Financial Supervision Sector issued Circular Letter CL-2025-030 to list approved applications for new banking offices and opened banking offices during the first quarter of 2025. The document details specific approvals and openings for universal, commercial, thrift, and rural banks across various cities and municipalities in the Philippines. It provides a comprehensive record of branch expansions, including regular branches, branch-lite units, and microfinance-oriented offices, along with their respective approval or opening dates.

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OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR I FINANCIAL SUPERVISION SECTOR CIRCULAR LETTER NO. CL-2025-____ To : All Banks Subject : Approved Applications for New and Opened Banking Offices During the 1 st Quarter of 2025 For information, listed below are the (1) approved applications for new banking offices, and (2) opened banking offices during the 1 st Quarter of 2025: Bank Name Type of Office Date Approved City/Municipality I. APPROVED APPLICATIONS FOR NEW BANKING OFFICES A. UNIVERSAL AND COMMERCIAL BANKS

  1. BDO Unibank, Inc. (BDO) Regular Branch Regular Branch Regular Branch Regular Branch Regular Branch Regular Branch Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit 25-Mar-2025 Caloocan City Calumpit, Bulacan Cebu City Surigao City Toledo City Zamboanga City Sorsogon City Tagum City
  2. Security Bank Corporation (SBC) Regular Branch Regular Branch Regular Branch Regular Branch Regular Branch Regular Branch Regular Branch Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit 27-Jan-2025 Cadiz City Concepcion, Tarlac Davao City Naic, Cavite Quezon City San Mateo, Rizal Tagaytay City Makati City Makati City C. RURAL AND COOPERATIVE BANKS
  3. Bayanihan Rural Bank, Inc. (BYNHN) Branch-lite Unit 14-Mar-2025 Daet, Camarines Norte

Page 2 of 5 Bank Name Type of Office Date Approved City/Municipality 2. BDO Network Bank, Inc. (A Rural Bank) (BDONB) Regular Branch Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit 26-Mar-2025 Bongao, Tawi-Tawi Asingan, Pangasinan Barili, Cebu Calatagan, Batangas Concepcion, Iloilo Davao City Dumangas, Iloilo Enrile, Cagayan Hinunangan, Southern Leyte Loreto, Agusan del Sur Magpet, North Cotabato Manukan, Zamboanga del Norte Mauban, Quezon Medina, Misamis Oriental Mercedes, Camarines Norte Mobo, Masbate Montevista, Davao de Oro Natividad, Pangasinan Pangantucan, Bukidnon Piddig, Ilocos Norte Rizal, Palawan San Fernando, Cebu San Francisco, Cebu Sta. Maria, Pangasinan Sto. Nino, South Cotabato Tangalan, Aklan Valencia, Negros Oriental 3. CARD Bank, Inc. (A Microfinance￾Oriented Rural Bank) (CRDMF) Islamic Branch 20-Mar-2025 Marawi City

Page 3 of 5 Bank Name Type of Office Date Approved City/Municipality 4. Cebuana Lhuillier Rural Bank, Inc. (CLHUI) Regular Branch 10-Mar-2025 Tanjay City 5. Rural Bank of Solano (Nueva Vizcaya), Inc. (SLNO) Regular Branch 06-Mar-2025 Diffun, Quirino II. OPENED BANKING OFFICES Bank Name Type of Office Date Opened City/Municipality A. UNIVERSAL AND COMMERCIAL BANKS

  1. Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) Branch-lite Unit 08-Jan-2025 Cauayan City
  2. BDO Private Bank, Inc. (BDOPB) Branch-lite Unit 03-Feb-2025 Angeles City
  3. BDO Unibank, Inc. (BDO) Regular Branch Regular Branch Regular Branch 31-Mar-2025 Alaminos City San Fernando City, La Union Tagbilaran City
  4. China Banking Corporation (CBC) Regular Branch 19-Feb-2025 City of Manila
  5. Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) Branch-lite Unit 24-Mar-2025 Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro
  6. Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) Regular Branch Regular Branch 06-Jan-2025 17-Mar-2025 Marilao, Bulacan Daet, Camarines Norte
  7. Security Bank Corporation (SBC) Regular Branch 25-Mar-2025 San Mateo, Rizal

Page 4 of 5 Bank Name Type of Office Date Opened City/Municipality B. THRIFT BANKS

  1. BPI Direct BanKO, Inc., A Savings Bank (BPIDB) Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit 06-Jan-2025 30-Jan-2025 31-Jan-2025 07-Feb-2025 12-Feb-2025 17-Feb-2025 07-Mar-2025 07-Mar-2025 18-Mar-2025 18-Mar-2025 26-Mar-2025 31-Mar-2025 Bacnotan, La Union Mauban, Quezon Gubat, Sorsogon Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro Pandan, Antique Laoang, Northern Samar Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro Tangalan, Aklan Tobias Fornier, Antique Cauayan, Negros Occidental San Francisco, Cebu Loon, Bohol Lal-lo, Cagayan Paluan, Occidental Mindoro Siaton, Negros Oriental
  2. Producers Savings Bank Corporation (PROSB) Regular Branch Regular Branch Regular Branch Regular Branch 14-Feb-2025 03-Mar-2025 06-Mar-2025 19-Mar-2025 Laoac, Pangasinan Jones, Isabela Paniqui, Tarlac Alcala, Pangasinan C. RURAL AND COOPERATIVE BANKS
  3. BDO Network Bank, Inc. (A Rural Bank) (BDONB) Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit 08-Jan-2025 10-Jan-2025 22-Jan-2025 05-Feb-2025 07-Feb-2025 24-Feb-2025 26-Feb-2025 26-Mar-2025 31-Mar-2025 31-Mar-2025 Katipunan, Zamboanga del Norte Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur Milagros, Masbate Masinloc, Zambales Tuburan, Cebu Panitan, Capiz Oas, Albay Amulung, Cagayan Lemery, Iloilo Panay, Capiz

Page 5 of 5 Bank Name Type of Office Date Opened City/Municipality 2. Card MRI Rizal Bank, Inc. A Microfinance￾Oriented Rural Bank (MRIRB) Microfinance￾Oriented (MF) Branch 20-Jan-2025 Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte 3. East West Rural Bank, Inc. (EWRBI) Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit 23-Jan-2025 28-Mar-2025 City of Tabuk Cataingan, Masbate 4. Rural Bank of Angeles, Inc. (ANGEL) Regular Branch 28-Jan-2025 Ormoc City 5. Rural Bank of Porac (Pampanga), Inc. (PORAC) Regular Branch 26-Mar-2025 Porac, Pampanga 6. Rural Bank of Rizal (Zamboanga del Norte), Inc. (RIZZN) Branch-lite Unit 27-Jan-2025 Lapu-Lapu City 7. Rural Bank of Tanjay, Inc. (TNJAY) Branch-lite Unit 28-Jan-2025 Bago City 8. RBT Bank, Inc., A Rural Bank (RBTBK) Branch-lite Unit 10-Jan-2025 Kibawe, Bukidnon 9. Top Bank Philippines, Inc. (A Rural Bank) (TOPRB) Regular Branch 18-Mar-2025 Mandaue City

CHUCHI G. FONACIER Deputy Governor

16__ July 2025