By Des Ferriols
Philippine Star
The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp (PDIC) is asking the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) for a P14-billion loan to pay the insurance claims of the depositors of 15 rural banks shut down by bank regulators.
BSP Governor Amando Tetangco Jr. said they have received the loan application but no decision has been made by the Monetary Board.
“The law does allow the PDIC to approach the BSP for assistance. They can do that,†Tetangco said.
PDIC president Jose Nograles told reporters that the PDIC has been authorized by its board to seek a P14-billion loan to finance the payout of deposit insurance claims that have accumulated since late last year.
Nograles said the PDIC had ample funds to settle the claims of 15 rural banks shut down by the central bank late last year and this January but he said the board decided to borrow anyway.
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