October 14, 2015

Dear Rural Bankers, Pursuant to Monetary Board Resolution No. 1516, wherein the provisions of the Manual of Regulations for Banks (MORB) and Manual of Regulations for Non-Bank Financial Institutions (MORNBF) on regulations on dividend declaration were amended. The sections/ subsections of the MORB that were amended are as follows: a. Sec. X136 Dividends “The following …

BSP Circular No. 888: Amendments to Regulations on Dividend Declaration and Interest Payments on Tier 1 Capital Instruments Read More »

Dear Rural Bankers, The Monetary Board, in its Resolution No. 1342 dated 20 August 2015, approved the amendments to some of the provisions of Manual of Regulations for Banks (MORB) and Manual of Regulations for Non-Bank Financial Institutions (MORNBFI). The sections/ subsections of the MORB that were amended are as follows: a. Subsec. X141.2 Qualifications …

BSP Circular No. 887: Further Amendments to the Regulations on the Approval/Confirmation of the Election/Appointment of Directors/Officers Read More »

Dear Rural Bankers, The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, following the approved resolution of the Monetary Board, has issued a memorandum granting selected banks of temporary regulatory and rediscounting relief. These are banks with head offices (HOs) and/or branches/ extension offices (EOs)/ microfinance-oriented banking offices (MBOs) in the areas which were devastated by Typhoon “Ineng” based …

BSP Memorandum No. M-2015-035: Regulatory Relief for Banks Affected by Typhoon “Ineng” Read More »