The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) will service the deposit insurance claims of depositors of the closed Rural Bank of Catubig (Northern Samar), Inc. on November 19 to 21, 2013, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Servicing of claims will be conducted at the bank’s premises located at B. Tafalla St., Barangay 7, Poblacion, Catubig, Northern Samar.

Depositors whose accounts have balances of more than P15,000 and who have outstanding obligations with the Rural Bank of Catubig regardless of type of account are required to file their deposit insurance claims. The announcement on the claims settlement operations of Rural Bank of Catubig is posted at the bank’s premises and on the PDIC website, www.pdic.gov.ph.

Depositors with validated deposit balances of P15,000 and below and who have complete mailing address found in the bank records or updated through the Mailing Address Update Form (MAUF), and have no outstanding obligation with the bank do not need to file a claim. During the CSO period, deposit accounts with balances of P5,000 and below shall be paid in cash while accounts with balances of more than P5,000 up to P15,000 will be paid in cheque. These depositors must present their evidence of deposit such as savings passbook, certificate of time deposit, latest bank statements or unused checks; and a valid identification document (ID) or barangay certificate to receive payment.

Meanwhile, depositors who are required to file deposit insurance claims are advised to personally present their duly accomplished Claim Form, original evidence of deposit, and two (2) original valid photo-bearing IDs with signature of the depositor. Depositors may also file their claims through mail and enclose the same set of document requirements.

Depositors who are below 18 years old should submit either a photocopy of their Birth Certificate issued by the National Statistics Office (NSO) or a duly certified copy issued by the Local Civil Registrar as an additional requirement. Claimants who are not the signatories in the bank records are required to submit an original copy of a notarized Special Power of Attorney of the depositor or parent of a minor depositor.

The procedures and requirements for the filing of deposit insurance claims are posted in the PDIC website, www.pdic.gov.ph. The Claim Form and format of the Special Power of Attorney may also be downloaded from the PDIC website.

Depositors who are not able to file their claims during the claims settlement operations period may submit their claims either through mail to PDIC or personally at the PDIC Office, 4th Floor, SSS Bldg., 6782 Ayala Avenue corner V.A. Rufino Street, Makati City starting on December 2, 2013.

In accordance with the provisions of the PDIC Charter, the last day for filing deposit insurance claims in the closed Rural Bank of Catubig is on November 11, 2015. After this date, PDIC as Deposit Insurer, shall no longer accept any deposit insurance claim.

The PDIC said that all valid claims will be paid. For deposits to be considered valid, it must be recorded in the bank’s records and must have evidence of inflow of funds, based on the results of PDIC examination. PDIC, as Receiver, has the authority to adjust the insurance rate on the unpaid interest offered by a bank if this is deemed unreasonable.

For more information, depositors may contact the Public Assistance Department at telephone numbers (02) 841-4630 to 31, or e-mail at pad@pdic.gov.ph. Depositors outside Metro Manila may call the PDIC Toll Free Hotline at 1-800-1-888-PDIC (7342).

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