Media Releases

This folder is a compilation of event photos, videos, press releases, speech of officers and guests

BSP Statement on Comelec Resolution No. 9688 – Money Ban

For your guidance, below is the official statement of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas on Comelec Resolution No. 9688, which orders a ban on cash withdrawals exceeding P100,000 from May 8 to 13, 2013 BSP’s Statement on Comelec Resolution 9688 05.08.2013 The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas supports the COMELEC’s goal to ensure clean and  honest  …

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Ph seen as world’s mobile banking capital

With the almost perfect penetration rate of mobile carriers in the country and Filipinos’ long-time fondness and mastery of the art of texting, the Philippines was once tagged as the “texting capital of the world.” However, as mobile phone technology revolutionized, the usual “texting” capability has gone far beyond its functionality to include financial transactions such …

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BSP Circular No. 793: Amendment to Align the Familial Restrictions Applicable to “Independent Director”

Attached for your guidance is BSP Circular No. 793 – Amendment to Align the Familial Restrictions Applicable to “Independent Director” with the Existing Provision of the Securities Regulation Code, issued 8 April 2013. The Circular is also posted in BSP’s website at http://www.bsp.gov.ph/downloads/regulations/attachments/2013/c793.pdf   View BSP Circular No. 793 here.        

BSP Circular Letter No. CL-2013-025: Publication/Posting of Balance Sheet and Consolidated Balance Sheet

Attached for your guidance is BSP Circular Letter No. CL-2013-025: Publication/Posting of Balance Sheet (BS) and Consolidated Balance Sheet (CBS), issued 10 April 2013. The circular is also posted in BSP’s website at http://www.bsp.gov.ph/downloads/regulations/attachments/2013/cl025.pdf   View BSP Circular Letter 2013-025 here  

BSP Circular No. 791: Restoration of 2009 Assessment Rates for Annual Supervisory Fees Charged on Banks

Attached for your guidance is BSP Circular No. 791 – Restoration of the 2009 Assessment Rates for Annual Supervisory Fees (ASF) Charged on Banks and Non-Banks With Quasi-Banking Functions For 2013 onwards, issued 3 April 2013. Circular No. 791 is also posted in BSP’s website at www.bsp.gov.ph/downloads/regulations/attachments/2013/c791.pdf   View BSP Circular 791 here

60th Annual National Convention, June 10-11, 2013 at Sofitel Philippine Plaza, Manila

Dear Everyone, Greetings from the Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines! We are pleased to furnish you the 2013 RBAP Annual National Convention circular. The convention is on June 10-11, 2013 (Monday & Tuesday) at Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila with the theme: “Rural Banks: Championing Inclusive Growth in an Exclusive World of Banking” To avail …

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BSP Memorandum No. M-2013-014: Updated Published Balance Sheet and Consolidated Balance Sheet

Attached for your guidance is the Memorandum to All Banks on the Updated Published Balance Sheet and Consolidated Balance Sheet pursuant to Circular No. 788 dated 26 February 2013 and Circular No. 576 dated 8 August 2007 on the Publication/Posting of Balance Sheet.  The said template shall be adopted starting with the reporting period ended …

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More legislative support

As the rural banking industry waits for the amendment of Rural Bank Act allowing foreign equity, a couple more legislative measures are poised to provide a tremendous boost to the industry’s cause. Under Senate Bill 3255 or “An Act Governing the Creation and Accreditation of Microenterprise Development Institutions [Microdevs],” microfinance institutions like rural banks are …

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P1-B ‘social investment’ firm to help grow RBs

They are now slowly knocking on the door. Pretty soon, more will come in droves. Amid the impending opening up of the rural banking industry to majority foreign ownership, a $24.2-million, “socially-motivated” investment and technical support company Bridge of Singapore was formed composed of different foreign finance companies dedicated to building Filipino banks in provincial …

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Malaya: PDIC launches comprehensive guide of issuances and bulletins

The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) recently launched the PDIC Regulatory Issuances and Bulletins, a compendium of the Corporation’s regulations on bank operations and deposit insurance, in simple ceremonies attended by officers from the Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP), Chamber of Thrift Banks (CTB), and the Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines (RBAP). Also …

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