September 20, 2018

Creditors of the closed Women’s Rural Bank, Inc. have until September 23, 2018 to file their claims against the bank’s assets. The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC), the Liquidator of said closed bank, reiterated that claims filed after said date shall be disallowed. Creditors refer to any individual or entity with a valid claim against the assets of a closed bank and include depositors with uninsured deposits that exceed the maximum deposit insurance coverage (MDIC) of PhP500,000.

Claims against the assets of Women’s Rural Bank may be filed personally at the PDIC Public Assistance Center located at the 3rd Floor, SSS Bldg., 6782 Ayala Avenue corner V.A. Rufino St., Makati City, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The prescribed Claim Form against the assets of the closed bank may be downloaded from the PDIC website, www.pdic.gov.ph. PDIC called on creditors to transact only with authorized PDIC personnel.

In case claims are denied, creditors shall be notified officially by PDIC through mail. Creditors whose claims are denied or disallowed may file their claims with the liquidation court within sixty (60) days from receipt of PDIC’s final notice of denial of claim. PDIC also clarified that depositors who filed their deposit insurance claims on or at any time prior to September 23, 2018 are deemed to have filed their claims against the closed bank’s assets.

Women’s Rural Bank was ordered closed by the Monetary Board (MB) of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas on July 12, 2018 and as the designated Receiver, PDIC was directed by the MB to proceed with the takeover and liquidation of the closed bank in accordance with Section 12(a) of Republic Act No. 3591, as amended. The bank’s Head Office is located at 29-A Carandang St., Barangay C (Pob.), Rosario, Batangas. Its lone branch is located in Brgy. Bihis, Santa Teresita, Batangas.

All requests and inquiries relating to the closed Women’s Rural Bank should be addressed to the PDIC Public Assistance Department through mail at the 6th Floor, SSS Bldg., 6782 Ayala Avenue corner V.A. Rufino St., Makati City, or through telephone numbers (02) 841-4630 or 841-4631. Depositors and creditors outside Metro Manila may call the PDIC Toll Free Hotline at 1-800-1-888-PDIC (7342). Walk-in clients may also visit the PDIC Public Assistance Center at the 3rd Floor, SSS Bldg., 6782 Ayala Avenue corner V.A. Rufino St., Makati City, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, except holidays. Inquiries may also be sent as private message at Facebook through www.facebook.com/OfficialPDIC.

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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 deposit insurance. Effective June 1, 2009, the maximum deposit insurance coverage is PhP500,000 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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