Approved applications for new banking offices; and banking offices which re-opened during the 4th Quarter of 2004

CIRCULAR LETTER Series of 2005

TO: ALL BANKS

For information, listed below are the: (1) approved applications for new banking offices; and (2) banking offices which re-opened during the 4th Quarter of 2004.

I. APPROVED APPLICATIONS

Type of Office

Date Approved

City/ Municipality

A. COMMERCIAL BANKS

None

B. THRIFT BANKS

Savings and Mortgage Banks

1. Philippine Savings Bank

Branch

10.14.04

Caloocan City

Branch

10.14.04

Caloocan City

Branch

10.14.04

Dumaguete City

Branch

10.14.04

Legazpi City

Branch

10.14.04

Makati City

Branch

10.14.04

Makati City

Branch

10.14.04

Mandaluyong City

Branch

10.14.04

Mandaluyong City

Branch

10.14.04

Manila

Branch

10.14.04

Manila

Branch

10.14.04

Manila

Branch

10.14.04

Paranaque City

Branch

10.14.04

Pasig City

Branch

10.14.04

Pasig City

Branch

10.14.04

Quezon City

Branch

10.14.04

Quezon City

Branch

10.14.04

Quezon City

Branch

10.14.04

Taguig, M-Manila

2. World Partners Bank (a Thrift Bank) Branch

10.07.04

San Pablo City

Branch

10.07.04

Sta. Maria, Bulacan

C. RURAL BANKS

1. RB of Tacurong (Sultan Kudarat)

Branch

10.14.04

Carmen, N-Cotabato

Branch

10.14.04

Columbio, Sultan Kudarat

2. Rural Bank of Luna (Apayao)

Branch

10.22.04

Alcala, Cagayan

3. RB of Marayo (Negros Occidental)

Branch

10.28.04

E. B. Magalona, Negros Occidental

4. Fil-Agro Rural Bank (Bulacan)

Branch

11 .12.04

Calumpit, Bulacan

Branch

11 .12.04

Guiguinto, Bulacan

Branch

11 .12.04

Pulilan, Bulacan

II. RE-OPENED

A. COMMERCIAL BANKS

1. East West Banking Corp

Branch

10.25.04

Laoag City

Branch

12.06.04

San Fernando, La Union

2. Land Bank

Branch

10.01.04

Makati City

3. International Exchange Bank

Branch

11.23.04

Zamboanga City

4. Banco De Oro

Branch

11.05.04

Batangas City

Branch

11.30.04

San Pablo City

B. THRIFT BANKS

a. Savings and Mortgage Bank

1. World Partners Bank (a Thrift Bank)

Branch

11.02.04

San Pablo City

Branch

11.02.04

Sta. Maria. Bulacan

2. Philippine Postal Bank

Branch

11.05.04

Bula, Camarines Sur

Branch

11.05.04

Tigaon, Camarines Sur

3. Philippine Savings Bank

Branch

12.06.04

Caloocan City

Branch

12.06.04

Caloocan City

Branch

12.06.04

Dumaguete City

Branch

12.06.04

Legazpi City

Branch

12.06.04

Makati City

Branch

12.06.04

Makati City

Branch

12.06.04

Mandaluyong City

Branch

12.06.04

Mandaluyong City

Branch

12.06.04

Manila

Branch

12.06.04

Manila

Branch

12.06.04

Manila

Branch

12.06.04

Paranaque City

Branch

12.06.04

Pasig City

Branch

12.06.04

Pasig City

Branch

12.06.04

Quezon City

Branch

12.06.04

Quezon City

Branch

12.06.04

Quezon City

Branch

12.06.04

Taguig, Metro Manila

b. Private Development Bank

1. Luzon Development Bank

Branch

12.20.04

Paraiiaque City

C. RURAL BANKS

1. RB of Cauayan (Isabela)

Branch

10.20.04

San Mariano, lsabela

2. One Network Bank

Branch

10.15.04

Valencia, Bukidnon

Branch

10.18.04

Cabadbaran, Agusan Del Norte

Branch

10.18.04

Koronadal City

Branch

11.09.04

Kabacan, N-Cotabato

Branch

11 .I 0.04

Surallah, S-Cotabato

3. First lsabela Cooperative Bank, Inc.

Branch

11.08.04

Dupax del Sur, Nueva Ecija

4. RB of Porac. Inc.

Branch

12.02.04

Floridablanca, Pampanga

ALBERTO V. REYES Deputy Governor