BSP Circular Letter No. 43 (2025)
Newly Opened Banking Offices and Approved but not yet Opened Banking Offices During the 2nd Quarter of 2025
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OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR I FINANCIAL SUPERVISION SECTOR
CIRCULAR LETTER NO. CL-2025-043
To : All Banks
Subject : Newly Opened Banking Offices and Approved but not yet Opened Banking Offices During the 2nd Quarter of 2025
For information, listed below are the (1) newly opened banking offices, and (2) approved but not yet opened banking offices during the 2nd Quarter of 2025:
I. NEWLY OPENED BANKING OFFICES
Bank Name Type of Office Date Opened City/Municipality
A.
UNIVERSAL AND COMMERCIAL BANKS
1. BDO Unibank, Inc.
(BDO)
Regular Branch Regular Branch
Regular Branch Regular Branch Branch-lite Unit
16-May-2025 19-May-2025
29-May-2025 19-Jun-2025 19-May-2025
Arayat, Pampanga Pozorrubio, Pangasinan Laoag City Calumpit, Bulacan Tagum City
2. Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP)
Regular Branch Branch-lite Unit
11-Apr-2025 28-Apr-2025
Cabugao, Ilocos Sur Talakag, Bukidnon
3. Philippine Trust Company (PTC)
Regular Branch Regular Branch
02-Apr-2025 25-Jun-2025 Muntinlupa City Tuguegarao City
4. Security Bank Corporation (SBC)
Regular Branch Regular Branch Regular Branch Branch-lite Unit 04-Jun-2025 11-Jun-2025 17-Jun-2025 21-Apr-2025 Tagaytay City Bacolod City Apalit, Pampanga Makati City
B.
THRIFT BANKS
1. BDO Network Bank, Inc. (BDOTB)
Regular Branch Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit
23-May-2025 21-May-2025 23-May-2025
Basco, Batanes Guinayangan, Quezon Montevista, Davao de Oro CORRECTED COPY
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Bank Name Type of Office
Date Opened
City/Municipality
Branch-lite Unit
Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit
23-May-2025
28-May-2025 20-Jun-2025 Santo Niño, South Cotabato Rosales, Pangasinan President Quirino, Sultan Kudarat
2. BPI Direct BanKO, Inc. A Savings Bank (BPIDB)
Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit
Branch-lite Unit
02-May-2025 05-May-2025 19-May-2025
16-Jun-2025 Tuba, Benguet Alabel, Sarangani Caramoran, Catanduanes Buguey, Cagayan
3. Producers Savings Bank Corporation (PROSB)
Regular Branch 23-May-2025 Candon City
C.
RURAL AND COOPERATIVE BANKS
1. Card MRI Rizal Bank, Inc. A Microfinance- Oriented Rural Bank (MRIRB)
Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit
Branch-lite Unit
Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit
21-Apr-2025 21-Apr-2025
28-Apr-2025
29-Apr-2025 05-May-2025 05-May-2025 30-Jun-2025 Bislig City Tagbina, Surigao del Sur Siayan, Zamboanga del Norte Talisay City Aliaga, Nueva Ecija Gapan City Carmen, Surigao del Sur
2. Cebuana Lhuillier Rural Bank, Inc.
(CLHUI)
Regular Branch
14-Apr-2025
Tanjay City
3. Manor Bank – A Rural Bank Corporation (MANOR)
Regular Branch Regular Branch
02-Jun-2025 02-Jun-2025
Casiguran, Aurora Dilasag, Aurora
4. Rural Bank of Porac (Pampanga), Inc. (PORAC)
Regular Branch 30-May-2025 Santa Rita, Pampanga
5. Rural Bank of San Narciso, Inc.
(SNZAM)
Branch-lite Unit
23-Apr-2025 Angeles City
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Bank Name Type of Office
Date Opened
City/Municipality
6. Rural Bank of Solano (Nueva Vizcaya), Inc.
(SLNO)
Regular Branch
05-May-2025 Diffun, Quirino
7. Top Bank Philippines, Inc. (A Rural Bank) (TOPRB)
Regular Branch
28-May-2025
Cebu City
II.
APPROVED BUT NOT YET OPENED BANKING OFFICES
Bank Name Type of Office
Date Approved City/Municipality
A.
UNIVERSAL AND COMMERCIAL BANKS
1.
BDO Unibank, Inc.
(BDO) Representative Office 10-Apr-2025 London, United Kingdom
2. Security Bank Corporation (SBC)
Regular Branch Regular Branch Regular Branch Regular Branch Regular Branch Regular Branch Regular Branch Regular Branch Regular Branch
Regular Branch
06-May-2025 06-May-2025 06-May-2025 06-May-2025 06-May-2025 06-May-2025 06-May-2025 06-May-2025 06-May-2025
06-May-2025
Bacoor City Cabuyao City Calbayog City Cebu City Kawit, Cavite Lapu-Lapu City Lapu-Lapu City Mabalacat City Midsayap, North Cotabato Subic, Zambales
3. Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) Branch-lite Unit 16-Jun-2025 Sogod, Cebu
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Bank Name Type of Office
Date Approved
City/Municipality
B.
THRIFT BANKS
1. Legazpi Savings Bank, Inc. (LGPSB) Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit
Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit
24-Apr-2025 24-Apr-2025 24-Apr-2025
24-Apr-2025 24-Apr-2025 24-Apr-2025 24-Apr-2025 24-Apr-2025 24-Apr-2025
Catbalogan City Digos City Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur Maasin City Mati City Surigao City Tagum City Tandag City Zamboanga City
C.
RURAL AND COOPERATIVE BANKS
1. Bayanihan Bank, Inc. (BYNHN) Regular Branch Branch-lite Unit Branch-lite Unit
Branch-lite Unit
15-May-2025 15-May-2025 15-May-2025
15-May-2025
Muntinlupa City Macalelon, Quezon San Manuel, Pangasinan Santa Maria, Laguna
2. First Trubank A Rural Bank, Inc.
(TRUBK)
Branch-lite Unit 10-Jun-2025 Mati City, Davao Oriental
LYN I. JAVIER
Deputy Governor
13 November 2025 Digitally signed by Lyn I. Javier Date: 2025.11.13 07:27:33 +08'00'