The Monetary Board (MB) placed Koronadal Rural Bank (South Cotabato), Inc. under the receivership of the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) by virtue of MB Resolution No. 428 dated March 10, 2016. As Receiver, PDIC took over the bank on March 11, 2016.

Koronadal Rural Bank is a three-unit rural bank with Head Office located at Alunan Avenue, Koronadal City, South Cotabato. Its two branches are located in Gen. Luna, Digos City, Davao del Sur, and in Sto Niño, Koronadal City, South Cotabato. Based on the Bank Information Sheet filed by the bank with the PDIC as of December 31, 2015, Koronadal Rural Bank is owned by John S. Oropeza (14.68%), Neil S. Oropeza (13.68%), Mark S. Oropeza (12.02%), Rogaciano L. Oropeza (5.34%), Oroderm Services, Inc. (4.22%), Soledad Farm A/I Corp. (4.22%), Oroderm Corporation (4.00%), Mindanao Derm Glow Ventures Inc. (4.00%), Oropeza Medical Group, Inc. (4.00%), Davao Radiant Beauty Center, Inc. (4.00%), Davao Golden Beauty Center, Inc. (4.00%), Better Than Natural Beauty Center, Inc. (3.48%), Marbel Dermplace Inc. (3.23%), Ilo-ilo Dermfix, Inc. (3.23%), Ponciano Rivera, Sr. (2.69%), Solid Gold Commercial Corp. (2.60%), Amelda S. Oropeza (2.60%), and Davao Neo Custom Grafix, Inc. (2.00%). The Bank's President is Mark S. Oropeza and its Chairman is Prospero P. Mojica.

Latest available records show that as of December 31, 2015, Koronadal Rural Bank had 368 accounts with total deposit liabilities of PHP8.3 million. Total insured deposits amounted to PHP7.2 million or 86.63% of total deposits.

PDIC said that during the takeover, all bank records shall be gathered, verified and validated. The state deposit insurer assured depositors that all valid deposits shall be paid up to the maximum deposit insurance coverage of PHP500,000.00.

Depositors with valid deposit accounts with balances of PHP100,000.00 and below shall be eligible for early payment and need not file deposit insurance claims, except accounts maintained by business entities, or when they have outstanding obligations with Koronadal Rural Bank or acted as co-makers of these obligations. Depositors have to ensure that they have complete and updated addresses with the bank. PDIC will start mailing payments to these depositors at their addresses recorded in the bank by the 3rd week of March 2016.

Depositors may update their addresses until March 17, 2016 using the Mailing Address Update Forms to be distributed by PDIC representatives at the bank premises.

For depositors that are required to file deposit insurance claims, the PDIC will start claims settlement operations for these accounts by the 4th week of March 2016.

The PDIC also announced that it will conduct a Depositors-Borrowers' Forum on March 21, 2016. It enjoins all depositors to attend the Forum to verify with PDIC representatives if they are eligible for early payment. Those not eligible will be informed of the requirements and procedures for filing deposit insurance claims. The time and venue of the Forum will be posted in the bank's premises and announced in the PDIC website, www.pdic.gov.ph. Likewise, the schedule of the claims settlement operations, as well as the requirements and procedures for filing claims will be announced through notices to be posted in the bank premises, other public places and the PDIC website.

For more information, depositors may communicate with PDIC Public Assistance personnel stationed at the bank premises. They may also call the PDIC Toll Free Hotline at 1-800-1-888-PDIC (7342), the PDIC Public Assistance Hotlines at (02) 841-4630 to (02) 841-4631, or send their e-mail to pad@pdic.gov.ph.

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The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) was established on June 22, 1963 by Republic Act 3591 to provide depositor protection and help maintain stability in the financial system by providing permanent and continuing deposit insurance. Effective June 1, 2009, the maximum deposit insurance coverage is P500,000 per depositor. All deposit accounts by a depositor in a closed bank maintained in the same right and capacity shall be added together. A joint account shall be insured separately from any individually-owned deposit account.

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