Approved Applications for New Banking Offices and Banking Offices which Opened/Re-opened

CIRCULAR LETTER NO. CL-2009-013

To     :      ALL BANKS Subject  :      Approved Applications for New Banking Offices and Banking Offices which Opened/Re-opened For information, listed below are the: (1) approved applications for new banking offices and (2) banking offices which opened/re-opened during the 4th Quarter of 2008:

I.   APPROVED APPLICATIONS

Type of Office

Date Approved/ Opened

City/ Municipality

A. COMMERCIAL BANKS

1 Philippine National Bank

Sub-branch

10/02/08

Bangko Sentralng Pilipinas Quezon City

2 Security Bank Corporation

Branch

10/16/08

Caloocan City

Branch

10/16/08

Tagum City

Branch

10/16/08

Tacloban City

Branch

10/16/08

Cebu City

Branch

10/16/08

Angeles City

3 Bank of the Philippine Islands

Representative Office

11/27/08

United Arab Emirates

4 Metropolitan Bank & TCO

Branch

12/02/08

General Santos City

Branch

12/02/08

Cagayan de Oro City

B. THRIFT BANKS

1 Malayan Bank SMB

Branch

10/27/08

Caloocan City

Branch

10/27/08

Navotas City

Branch

10/27/08

Dagupan City

Branch

10/27/08

Urdaneta City

Branch

10/27/08

Angeles City

2 Allied Savings Bank

Branch

10/27/08

Coron, Palawan

3 Robinsons Savings Bank Corporation

Branch

11/25/08

Caloocan City

C. RURAL BANKS

1 Golden Rural Bank of the Phils.

Branch

10/09/08

Tuguegarao City

2 Unity Bank (A RB) Inc.

Branch

10/15/08

Subic, Zambales

3 RB of Lubao Inc.

Branch

10/24/08

Hermosa, Bataan

4 Green Bank (Rural Greenbank Caraga)

Branch

10/30/08

Koronadal City-Marbel

Branch

10/30/08

Pagadian City

Branch

10/30/08

Sta. Rosa City

Branch

10/30/08

Meycauayan City

Branch

10/30/08

Lucena City

5 1st Valley Bank Inc. (A RB)

Branch

11/03/08

Liloy, Zambaongadel Norte

Branch

11/03/08

Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte

Branch

11/03/08

Gingoog City

Branch

11/03/08

Ozamiz City

6 Second Basista RB Inc.

Branch

11/13/08

Urdaneta City

7 Enterprise Bank Inc. A RB

Branch

11/13/08

General Santos City

Branch

11/13/08

Valencia City

Branch

11/13/08

Mandaue City

Branch

11/13/08

Carcar City

Branch

11/13/08

Panabo City

8 Zambales RB Inc. (RB of Castillejos)

Branch

11/13/08

San Fernando City, Pampanga

9 Summit Bank (RB of Tublay Inc.)

Branch

11/25/08

Bontoc, Mt. Province

10 RB of Sto. Domingo (NE) Inc.

Branch

11/25/08

Sta. Maria, Pangasinan

11 Fil-Agro Rural Bank Inc.

Branch

12/18/08

Sta. Maria, Bulacan

12 First Isabela Cooperative Bank

Branch

12/24/08

Lingayen, Pangasinan

Branch

12/24/08

Malasiqui, Pangasinan

Branch

12/24/08

Mangaldan, Pangasinan

Branch

12/24/08

Umingan, Pangasinan

Branch

12/24/08

Aparri, Cagayan

II. OPENED

Type of Office

Date Approved/ Opened

City/ Municipality

A. COMMERCIAL BANKS

1 East West Banking Corp.

Branch

10/27/08

Baliuag, Bulacan

Branch

10/27/08

Matina, Davao City

Branch

10/27/08

Lipa City

2 Metropolitan Bank & TCO

Branch

10/13/08

Zamboanga City

Branch

10/06/08

Batangas City

Branch

11/24/08

Lanang, Davao City

Branch

11/24/08

Communal, Davao City

Branch

12/22/08

Balanga City

3 Bank of Commerce

Branch

12/19/08

Cabanatuan City

B. THRIFT BANKS

1 Phil. Savings Bank

Branch

11/24/08

Bacolod City

2 RCBC Savings Bank Inc.

Branch

10/03/08

San Mateo, Rizal

Branch

10/27/08

Lingayen, Pangasinan

Branch

11/11/08

Tagbilaran City

Branch

12/10/08

San Jose, Batangas

3 Equicom Savings Bank Inc.

Branch

10/13/08

Valenzuela City

Branch

10/15/08

San Fernando City, Pampanga

Branch

10/08/08

Lipa City

Branch

10/18/08

Cubao, Quezon City

4 Philippine Business Bank

Branch

10/02/08

Imus, Cavite

Branch

10/02/08

Valenzuela City

5 Robinsons Savings Bank

Branch

12/08/08

Cabanatuan City

Branch

12/12/08

Meycauayan City

Branch

12/24/08

Urdaneta City

6 Sterling Bank of Asia

Branch

12/10/08

Binondo, Manila

Branch

12/04/08

Ermita, Manila

7 First Consolidated Bank

Branch

10/10/08

Sasa, Davao City

8 Wealth Bank-A Dev't. Bank

Branch

11/24/08

Talisay City, Cebu  &n