BSP Circular Letters BSP Circular Letter No. CL-2023-006BSP Circular Letter No. CL-2023-006 2023-01-19T00:00:00.000+08:00

Approved Applications for New Banking Offices and Opened Banking Offices During the 3rd Quarter of 2022

OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR I FINANCIAL SUPERVISION SECTOR CIRCULAR LETTER NO. CL-2023-006 To : All Banks Subject : Approved Applications for New Banking Offices and Opened Banking Offices During the 3rd Quarter of 2022 For information, listed below are the (1) approved applications for new banking offices, and (2) opened banking offices during the 3rd Quarter of 2022: Bank Name Type of Office Date City/Municipality Approved I. APPROVED APPLICATIONS FOR NEW BANKING OFFICES A. UNIVERSAL AND COMMERCIAL BANKS 1. BDO Private Bank, Branch-lite Unit 01-Aug-2022 Iloilo City Inc. (BDOPB) 2. BDO Unibank, Inc. Regular Branch 03-Aug-2022 Bacoor City (BDO) Regular Branch 03-Aug-2022 Dasmariñas City Regular Branch 03-Aug-2022 Dasmariñas City Regular Branch 03-Aug-2022 Lucena City Regular Branch 03-Aug-2022 Muntinlupa City Regular Branch 03-Aug-2022 San Pablo City Regular Branch 03-Aug-2022 Taguig City Regular Branch 03-Aug-2022 Tanza, Cavite 3. Land Bank of the Branch-lite Unit 08-Sep-2022 Bacacay, Albay Philippines (LBP) Branch-lite Unit 08-Sep-2022 Claveria, Misamis Oriental Branch-lite Unit 08-Sep-2022 Floridablanca, Pampanga Branch-lite Unit 08-Sep-2022 Kapalong, Davao Del Norte Branch-lite Unit 08-Sep-2022 Liloan, Cebu Branch-lite Unit 08-Sep-2022 Malungon, Sarangani Branch-lite Unit 08-Sep-2022 Page

Plaridel, Misamis Occidental Bank Name Type of Office Date City/Municipality Approved Branch-lite Unit 08-Sep-2022 San Fernando, Bukidnon 4. Security Bank Regular Branch 29-Sep-2022 San Jose De Corporation (SBC) Buenavista, Antique Regular Branch 29-Sep-2022 Mati City Regular Branch 29-Sep-2022 Alaminos City Regular Branch 29-Sep-2022 Talisay City B. RURAL AND COOPERATIVE BANKS 1. BDO Network Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Abra de Ilog, Bank, Inc. (BDONB) Occidental Mindoro Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Alegria, Surigao del Norte Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Angeles City Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Ayungon, Negros Oriental Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Bacolod City Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Batangas City Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Binangonan, Rizal Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Bobon, Northern Samar Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Bongabong, Oriental Mindoro Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Brooke’s Point, Palawan Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Buenavista, Guimaras Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Busuanga, Palawan Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Calamba, Misamis Occidental Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Calape, Bohol Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Calatrava, Negros Occidental Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Calbiga, Western Samar Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Carmen, Cebu Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Casiguran, Aurora Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Compostela, Cebu Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Coron, Palawan Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022

Daanbantayan, Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Cebu Dauin, Negros Oriental Bank Name Type of Office Date City/Municipality Approved Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Davao City Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Dumarao, Capiz Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Gandara, Western Samar Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Guindulman, Bohol Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Isabel, Leyte Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Jalajala, Rizal Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Kibawe, Bukidnon Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 La Castellana, Negros Occidental Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 La Paz, Tarlac Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Legaspi City Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Lipa City Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Maco, Davao de Oro Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Manukan, Zamboanga del Norte Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Mariveles, Bataan Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Mawab, Davao de Oro Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Nabas, Aklan Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Naga City Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Narra, Palawan Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Nueva Era, Ilocos Norte Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Paete, Laguna Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Palapag, Northern Samar Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Parang, Maguindanao Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Pikit, North Cotabato Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Pila, Laguna Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Pontevedra, Capiz Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Real, Quezon Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Romblon, Romblon Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Roxas, Oriental Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Mindoro Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro

Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 San Jose, Dinagat Islands Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 San Juan, Siquijor Bank Name Type of Office Date City/Municipality Approved Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 San Miguel, Iloilo Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 San Pascual, Batangas Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 San Remigio, Cebu Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 San Vicente, Palawan Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Taal, Batangas Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Taytay, Palawan Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Tiwi, Albay Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Tubigon, Bohol Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Tuy, Batangas Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Ubay, Bohol Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Upi, Maguindanao Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Vallehermoso, Negros Oriental Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Victoria, Laguna Branch-lite Unit 12-Jul-2022 Villanueva, Misamis Oriental 2. BINHI Rural Bank, Branch-lite Unit 31-Aug-2022 Manolo Fortich, Inc. (Formerly: Bukidnon Rural Bank of Balingasag (Misamis Oriental), Inc.) (BINHI) 3. Cantilan Bank, Inc. Branch-lite Unit 02-Aug-2022 Merida, Leyte (A Rural Bank) (CANBK) 4. Rural Bank of Regular Branch 23-Aug-2022 Tayug, Pangasinan Mangaldan, Inc. (Bangko Rural ng Mangaldan, Ink.) (MNGLD)

II. OPENED BANKING OFFICES Bank Name Type of Office Date Opened City/Municipality A. UNIVERSAL AND COMMERCIAL BANKS 1. China Banking Regular Branch 23-Sep-2022 Cagayan de Oro City Corporation (CBC) 2. Development Bank Regular Branch 26-Aug-2022 Urdaneta City of the Philippines (DBP) B. THRIFT BANKS 1. CARD SME Bank, Regular Branch 18-Jul-2022 Valencia City Inc., A Thrift Bank (CSMEB) 2. China Bank Branch-lite Unit 04-Jul-2022 Infanta, Quezon Savings, Inc. (CBSI) Branch-lite Unit 11-Jul-2022 Carcar City Branch-lite Unit 22-Jul-2022 Puerto Princesa City Branch-lite Unit 27-Jul-2022 Kidapawan City Branch-lite Unit 01-Sep-2022 Odiongan, Romblon Branch-lite Unit 01-Sep-2022 Surigao City Branch-lite Unit 12-Sep-2022 Tagbilaran City Branch-lite Unit 19-Sep-2022 Dumaguete City 3. Northpoint Branch-lite Unit 20-Sep-2022 Daet, Camarines Development Norte Bank, Inc. (NORDB) Branch-lite Unit 20-Sep-2022 Lemery, Batangas Branch-lite Unit 20-Sep-2022 San Fernando City Branch-lite Unit 26-Sep-2022 Batangas City Branch-lite Unit 26-Sep-2022 Naga City 4. Producers Savings Regular Branch 22-Sep-2022 Batangas City Bank Corporation (PROSB)

Bank Name Type of Office Date Opened City/Municipality C. RURAL AND COOPERATIVE BANKS 1. BDO Network Branch-lite Unit 08-Jul-2022 Aparri, Cagayan Bank, Inc. (A Rural Branch-lite Unit 13-Jul-2022 Castilla, Sorsogon Bank) (BDONB) Branch-lite Unit 15-Jul-2022 Jagna, Bohol Branch-lite Unit 27-Jul-2022 Tagkawayan, Quezon Branch-lite Unit 29-Jul-2022 Dauin, Negros Oriental Branch-lite Unit 19-Aug-2022 Tayum, Abra Branch-lite Unit 24-Aug-2022 Taal, Batangas Branch-lite Unit 26-Aug-2022 Sogod, Southern Leyte Branch-lite Unit 31-Aug-2022 Carmen, Bohol Branch-lite Unit 07-Sep-2022 Calaca, Batangas Branch-lite Unit 07-Sep-2022 La Paz, Tarlac Branch-lite Unit 09-Sep-2022 Sibulan, Negros Oriental Branch-lite Unit 28-Sep-2022 Nabas, Aklan Branch-lite Unit 30-Sep-2022 Padre Garcia, Batangas Branch-lite Unit 30-Sep-2022 Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat Branch-lite Unit 30-Sep-2022 Santa Catalina, Negros Oriental 2. BINHI Rural Bank, Regular Branch 04-July-2022 Balingasag, Misamis Inc. (Formerly: Oriental Rural Bank of Balingasag (Misamis Oriental), Inc.) (BINHI) 3. Cantilan Bank, Inc. Branch-lite Unit 28-Sep-2022 Merida, Leyte (A Rural Bank) (CANBK) 4. CARD Bank, Inc. (A Microfinance- 12-Sep-2022 Manila City Microfinance- Oriented (MF) Oriented Rural Branch Bank) (CRDMF)

5. CARD MRI Rizal MF Branch 25-Jul-2022 San Francisco, Bank, Inc., A Agusan del Sur Microfinance- Branch-lite Unit 19-Sep-2022 Prosperidad, Agusan Oriented Rural del Sur (MRIRB) Bank Name Type of Office Date Opened City/Municipality 6. Community Rural Regular Branch 08-Aug-2022 Dumaguete City Bank of Dapitan City, Inc. (CDAPC) 7. First Isabela Branch-lite Unit 12-Sep-2022 Cordon, Isabela Cooperative Bank (FICOBANK) (FICO) 8. Rural Bank of Branch-lite Unit 22-Aug-2022 Polangui, Albay Donsol (Sorsogon), Inc. (DNSOL) 9. Rural Bank of Pilar Branch-lite Unit 13-Jul-2022 Bulan, Sorsogon (Sorsogon), Inc. (PLRSO) 10 Rural Bank of Branch-lite Unit 05-Jul-2022 City of Bayawan Tanjay, Inc. (TNJAY) D. DIGITAL BANKS 1. Union Digital Bank, Head Office 18-Jul-2022 Pasig City Inc. (UDB) 2. GoTyme Bank Head Office 01-Aug-2022 Pasig City Corporation (GTYME) Digitally signed by Chuchi G. Fonacier Date: 2023.01.19 15:45:41 +08'00' CHUCHI G. FONACIER Deputy Governor 19 January 2023

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