2025-01-30

M-2025-003: Regulatory Relief Measures for Banks Affected by Tropical Storm Kristine and Super Typhoons Leon, Ofel, and Pepito

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas issued Memorandum No. M-2025-003 to grant enhanced regulatory relief measures to banks serving areas devastated by Tropical Storm Kristine and Super Typhoons Leon, Ofel, and Pepito. The directive permits eligible banks to grant temporary grace periods of up to six months for affected borrowers, excluding these loans from past due and non-performing loan ratio computations while waiving penalties for legal reserve deficiencies. Banks must notify the central bank of their intent to avail these measures and submit supplemental financial reporting to regularize financial assistance provided to officers and track the relief implementation.

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BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS To Subject MEMORANDUM No. M-2025 - The Monetary Board, in its Resolution No. 39 dated 93anuary 2025 approved the grant of additional regulatory relief measures to banks with head offices and/or branches/19ranch-lite units or with end-user borrowers located in areas which were devastated by Tropical Storm "Kristine" and Super Typhoons "Leon", "Ofel" and "Pepito" ICOllectively referred to as "the typhoons"). These relief measures are aimed at enabling banks to carry on with their business operations after extreme weather events and extend equivalent financial relief to their affected borrowers. Affected banks are eligible to avail of the regulatory relief package specified in Section 1151 of the Manual of Regulations for Banks (MORBi, subject to the following enhanced provisions: . . OFFICE OFTHE GOVERNOR ALL BANKS Regulatory Relief Measures for Banks Affected by Tropical Storm 'Kristine", and Super Typhoons "Leon". "Ofel" and "Pepito" The reckoning period of the regulatory relief measures shall be on the respective dates of the landfall of the typhoons in affected areas: 2. For financial assistance provided to officers who are affocted by the typhoons that are not within the scope of the existing Bangko Sentral￾approved purposes under Section 135 of the MORB ILOans, advances, and other credit accommodations to o177cersl the request for post. approval of the grant of loans, advances, or any other forms of credit accommodations to officers shall be submitted on or before 31 March 2025 to the appropriate supervising department of the Bangko Sentral for regularization; and 3. No penalties shall be imposed on legal reserve deficiencies. if any. by thrift banks, rural banks and cooperative banks computed under Section 255 of the MORB on Reserve Deficiencies; Sanctions, starting from reserve week 18 October 2024 up to six (6) months thereafter. Taking a critical balance of their fiduciary duty and financial intermediation role. eligible banks are riot precluded from granting a temporary grace period of up to six (6) months to their clients who were affected by the typhoons, The temporary grace period may cover all outstanding loans' with payment of principal and/or interest falling due that may start on the respective dates of landfall of the typhoons The implementation of the availed temporary grace period shall be based on the terms as agreed by banks and borrowers concerned. The parties, however. are riot precluded from mutually agreeing to a grace period shorter than six (6) months. Banks are expected to discuss with their borrowers the other available options aside from the temporary grace period empowering the latter to make informed decisions considering their financial capabilities. The loans subject of the temporary grace period shall be excluded from the computation of past due and nori-performing loans ratios of banks. Said loans. however. shall still be subject to prudential reporting for supervisory purposes using ' . 'Cla^^me^fion:. g'^NERAL' ' . . . ' O . .' ..' . . ...... Refers to loans released on or before the respective dates of landfall of the typhoons. Page I of 2

the prescribed form (attached as Annex A1 to be submitted electronically to the Bangko Sentral. through the appropriate supervising department, copy furnished the ESC Supervision and Surveillance Group at following the submission timeline of the Solo Financial Reporting Package. Consistent with Section 1151 of the MORB. eligible banks shall notify the Bangko Sentral. through the supervising department. of the intention to avail the regulatory relief measures. For guidance and implementation. ry30 January 2025 ^^^,^.. ,^ <-~~~ EU M. REMOLONA. JR. Governor Classi, ication: GENERAL page 2 or 2

(Name of Bankl Supplemental FRP Report Amounts in Php IAbsolute figuresI (Reporting Period) Residents Particulars Loans to Government A. National Government B. LGUs C. Goccs I. Social Security Institutions 2. Other Financial 2 3, Nori-Financial Agricultural, Fisheries and Rural Development (AFRDj Loans A. Loans that Generally Benefit Agrarian Reform and Other Priority Sectors Current 3 B. Other AFRD-Eligible Loans Microenterprise Loans PDL A. Microfinance Loans FRP Balance IAI 4 B. Other Microenterprise Loans NPL Small and Medium Enterprise Loans A. Small Enterprises 5 6 B. Medium Enterprises Gross Loans Contracts to Sell Loans to Private Corporations A. Financial ACL B. Non-Financial , Classification: GENERAL Net Loans Adjustments [B] PDL NPL Current Adjusted FRP Balance IC . A - Bl PDL NPL Annex A Gross Loans ACL Net Loans Page I of 2

7 Loans to Individuals for Housing Purposes 8 Particulars Loans to Individuals Primarily for Personal Use Pur OSes A. Credit Card B. Motor Vehicle Loans I. Auto Loans 2. Motorcycle Loans C. Salary-Based General-purpose Consumption Loans 9 D. Others Current Loans to Individuals for Other Purposes Total a/Of which loans used to comply with Agriculture. Fisheries. and Rural Development (AFRD) Loans PDL FRP Balance tA1 a ) Loans that Generally Benefit Agrarian Reform and Other Priority Sectors NPL (2) Other AFRD-Eligible Loans Gross Loans 71nc/udesRestructured Loans A - The amount reflected in the FRP as of the Reporting Period B . Outstanding loans subject to regulatory relief measure on the exclusion from the past due and nori-performing classification ACL Net Loans Adjustments [B] PDL , Classification: GENERAL NPL Current Adjusted FRP Balance [C = A - B] PDL NPL Gross Loans ACL Net Loans Page 2 of 2