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

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OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR SUPERVISION AND EXAMINATION SECTOR

CIRCULAR LETTER NO. CL-2008- 073

TO ALL BANKS

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

and (2) banking offices which opened/re-opened during the 3rd Quarter of 2008: For information, listed below are the: (1) approved applications for new banking offices;

1. APPrOVEd APPLICAtiOnS A. CoMMeRCiAL BAnK China Banking Corporation Type of Office Branch Approved/ 08/26/08 Solano, Nueva Vizcaya Opened Date City/Municipality

B. THRIFT BANKS 1 Robinsons Savings Bank Corporation Branch Branch 07/10/08 07/10/08 Cabanatuan City Tagaytay City

2 Bank One Savings & Trust Corporation Branch 08/07/08 Marikina City

3 Allied Savings Bank Branch Branch 09/17/08 09/17/08 Binangonan, Rizal Orion, Bataan

4 Philippine Savings Bank Branch Branch Branch 08/29/08 08/29/08 08/29/08 Puerto Princesa City Balanga City Butuan City

5 First Consolidated Bank Inc. (A PDB) Branch Branch 08/03/08 08/03/08 Roxas, Palawan Davao City

C. RURAL BANKS 1 People's Bank of Caraga Inc. Branch 07/01/08 Compostela, Compostela Valley

2 Progressive Bank (Progressive RB) Branch 07/01/08 Lipa City

3 Countryside Cooperative Rural Bank of Batangas, Inc. Branch 07/10/08 Lemery, Batangas

4 Occidental Mindoro Cooperative Bank Branch 07/10/08 Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro

5 Cantilan Bank inc. (A Rural Bank) Branch 07/02/08 San Francisco, Agusan del Sur 6 Rural Bank of Placer Inc. Branch 07/22/08 Placer, Surigao del Norte

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Type of Office Approved/ Opened Date City/Municipality

7 Rural Bank of Cauayan (Isabela) Inc. Branch 08/03/08 Tuguegarao City

8 Banco Makiling, A Rural Bank Branch Branch 08/04/08 Lipa City 08/04/08 BinanLaguna

9 Cooperative Bank of Misamis Oriental Branch Branch Branch Branch 08/03/08 08/03/08 08/03/08 08/03/08 Davao City General Santos City Tagum City Surigao City

10 Rurat Bank of Bagabag, Inc. Branch 08/04/08 Villaverde, Nueva Vizcaya

11 Rural Bank of Pandi Inc. Branch 08/27/08 Baliuag, Bulacan

12 Rural Bank of Guimbal Inc. Branch 09/03/08 Estancia, Ioilo

13 Partner Rural Bank (Cotabato) Inc. Branch 09/03/08 Surallah, South Cotabato

14 First Agro-Industrial Rural Bank Inc. Branch 09/11/08 Carcar City

15 Benguet Center Bank Inc. A RB Branch 09/30/08 Baguio City

16 Rural Bank of Maasin (So. Leyte) Inc. Branch 09/30/08 Bontoc, Southern Leyte

17 CARD Bank tnc.(A MF RB) Microfinance (MF) MF Branch MF Branch MF Branch MF Branch Branch 08/27/08 08/27/08 08/27/08 08/27/08 08/27/08 Naga City Roxas City Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro Miag-ao, iloilo

1i. OPENED A. CoMMERCIAL BAnKS 1 Metropolitan Bank & TCO Sub-branch Branch Branch 09/22/08 07/14/08 07/28/08 Mandaue City Urdaneta City Shanghai, PROC

2 Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation Branch Branch Branch 07/21/08 07/31/08 07/14/08 Alabang, Muntiniupa City t{oi}o City Matina, Davao City

3 China Banking Corporation Branch Branch Branch Branch Branch Branch Branch 09/26/08 09/26/08 09/26/08 09/19/08 09/05/08 09/05/08 09/05/08 Mandaluyong City Binondo, Manita Baybay City Alaminos City Concepcion Uno. Marik ina City SM City Marikina Makati City

4 Bank of Commerce Branch 08/21/08 Cebu City

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B. THRIFT BANKS 1 Malayan Bank SMB Type of Office Branch Branch Approved! 09/08/08 09/08/08 Opened Date Iloilo City Cebu City City/Municipality

2 Equicom Savings Bank Inc. Branch Branch 07/01/08 07/15/08 Calamba City Caloocan City

Branch Branch Branch Branch 07/22/08 07/22/08 07/31/08 09/25/08 Sta. Rosa City Cupang, Muntinlupa City Cainta, Rizal Quiapo, Manila

3 Robinsons Savings Bank Branch 07/02/08 San Pedro, Laguna

4 Sterling Bank of Asia Branch 07/14/08 Quezon Ave., Quezon City

5 Philippine Business Bank Branch Branch 07/31/08 07/31/08 Bonifacio Global City. Taguig Navotas City

6 Weaith Bank - A Development Bank Branch Branch Branch 07/1 8/08 07/25/08 08/08/08 Iloilo City Sta. Ana, Davao City Magallanes, Davao City

7 First Consolidated Bank Inc. (A PD8) Branch 08/08/08 Bato, Leyte

8 Kauswagan Bank (A MF TB) MF Branch MF Branch 08/13/08 07/01/08 Kalibo, Aklan Sigma, Capiz

C. RURAL BANKS 1 Producers Rural Banking Corporation Branch 07/16/08 Sorsogon City

2 Enterprise Capital Bank (Rural Bank of Taguig) Branch 07/14/08 Taguig City

3 Towncalt Rural Bank Inc. Branch 08/08/08 Talavera, Nueva Ecija

4 Rang-ay Bank (A RB) Inc. Branch 07/17/08 Magsingal, Ilocos Sur

5 Rural Bank of Sta. Ignacia Inc. (SIGNA Bank) Branch 08/31/08 Gerona, Tarlac

6 Progressive Bank Inc. (Progressive A Rural Bank Inc.) Branch 08/08/08 Iloilo City

7 South Bank Inc. (A RB) Branch 08/11/08 Cagayan de Oro City 8 Rurai Bank of La Trinidad inc. Branch 08/15/08 Dagupan City

9 New RB of San Leonardo (N.E.) Inc. Branch 08/08/08 Cabanatuan City

10 Rural Bank of Cabuyao Inc. Branch 09/18/08 Calamba City

11 GM Bank Inc.(A RB) Branch Branch 08/01/08 08/01/08 Tarlac City Malasique, Pangasinan

Type of Office Branch Branch Approved/ 08/08/08 08/11/08 Opened Date Angeles City Baliuag, Bulacan City/Municipality

12 Rural Bank of San Enrique Inc. Branch 09/03/08 Dingle, Iloilo

13 Summit Bank (RB Tublay) Branch 09/08/08 Tarlac City

HI. RE-OPENED A. COMMErCIAL BANKS 1 Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation Branch 07/14/08 Bacoor, Cavite

2 Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. Branch 07/23/08 Consolacion, Cebu

Branch Branch 07/23/08 08/28/08 Mandaue City Sampaloc, Manila Branch 09/02/08 Cagayan de Oro City Branch Branch 09/02/08 09/04/08 Trece Martires City Calumpang, Marikina City

For information and guidance.

MA. coRAZoN J. GuErREro Sector-In-Charge

November 2008