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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas reduced reserve requirement ratios for selected reservable liabilities of universal/commercial banks and non-bank financial institutions by 100 basis points. As a result, reserve requirement ratios against various deposit types and deposit substitutes were lowered to a range of 0-18% for banks and 18% for non-bank financial institutions. The circular also amended provisions in the Manual of Regulations for Banks and Manual of Regulations for Non-Bank Financial Institutions regarding required reserves. These changes to reserve requirements took effect on June 1, 2018 following publication in the Official Gazette or newspaper.

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Senrnil: Piulrrlnas

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas reduced reserve requirement ratios for selected reservable liabilities of universal/commercial banks and non-bank financial institutions by 100 basis points. As a result, reserve requirement ratios against various deposit types and deposit substitutes were lowered to a range of 0-18% for banks and 18% for non-bank financial institutions. The circular also amended provisions in the Manual of Regulations for Banks and Manual of Regulations for Non-Bank Financial Institutions regarding required reserves. These changes to reserve requirements took effect on June 1, 2018 following publication in the Official Gazette or newspaper.

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BANGKO SeNrnIL NG PIulrrlNas

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

clRcurAR No.1004
Series of 2018

Subject: Reduction in Reserve Requirements

The Monetary Board, in its Resolution No.471 dated 22 March 2OL8, approved the 100-
basis-point reduction in the reserve requirement ratios of selected reservable liabilities of
universal/commercial banks (UBs/KBs) and non-bank financial institutions with quasi-
banking functions (NBQBs). As a result, the following provisions of the Manual of
Regulations for Banks (MORB) and Manual of Regulations for Non-Bank Financial Institutions
(MORNBFI) are hereby amended.

Section 1. Subsections X253.1 and X405.5 of the MORB on reserves against deposit and
deposit substitute liabilities shall now read, as follows:

"xxx

"SX253.1 Required reserves agoinst deposit and deposit substitute liobilities. The rates
of required reserves against deposit and deposit substitute liabilities in local currency of
banks starting reserve week l June 2018 shall be as follows:

Reservable Liabilities UBs/KBs TBs RBs/ Coop Banks


a. Demand Deposits 78% 8% 5%
b. NOW accounts 18% 8% 5%

c. Savings Deposits L8o/o 8o/o 3%

d. Time Deposits, Negotiable Certificates of Time 78o/o 8% 3o/o


Deposits (CTDs), Long-term Non-negotiable Tax
Exempt CTDs
e. Long-term negotiable certificates of time deposits
L. LTNCTDS under Circular No. 304 4% 4% 4%
2. LTNCTDs under Circular No. 824 7% 7% 7o/o
f. Deposit Substitutes (DS) L8% 8% NA

g. DS evidenced by repo agreement 0o/o 0% NA


h. IBCL (Sec. X343) 0o/o 0o/o o%
i. Bonds 6% 60/o NA
j. Mortgage/CHM cert. NA 6% NA
k. Peso deposits lodged under Due to foreign banks L8% NA NA
Reservable Liabilities UBs/KBs TBs RBs/ Cooo Banks
l. Peso deposits lodged under Due to Head L8% NA NA
Office/Branches/Agencies Abroad (Philippine branch
of a foreign bank)
m. Basic deposit accounts , as defined in Sec. X222 of the o% o% o%
MORBl
t'xxx"

'9X405.5 Reserues agoinst trust and other fiduciory occounts (TOFA) - Others.

In addition to the basic security deposit, banks/institutions authorized to engage in trust


and other fiduciary business shall maintain reserves on TOFA - Others, except accounts
held under (1) Administratorship; (2) Trust Under Indenture; (3) Custodianship and
Safekeeping; (4) Depository and Reorganization; (5) Employee Benefit Plans Under Trust;
(5) Escrow; (71 Personal Trust (testamentary or living trust); (8) Executorship;
(9) Guardianship; (10) Life Insurance TrusU (11) Pre-need Plans (institutional/individual);
(12) Personal Equity and Retirement Account (PERA); and (13) Legislated and Quasi-Judicial
Trust.

"xxxtt

Section 2. Section 4253Q and Subsection 4405Q.5 of the MORNBFI on reserves shall now
read, as follows:

"Sec. 4253Q P008 - 4246Q) Reserves Against Deposit Substitutes. NBQBs shall maintain
required reserves equivalent to eighteen percent (L9%l of deposit substitute liabilities as
defined in Section 95 of R.A. No. 7653, regardless of maturities except:

(a) xxx;
(b)xxx;
(c) xxx; and
(d)xxx

starting reserve week l June 2018.

t'xxx"

"94405Q.5 Reserues against trust and other fiduciary accounts (TOFA) - Others.

In addition to the basic security deposit, institutions authorized to engage in trust and
other fiduciary business shall maintain reserves on TOFA-Others, except accounts held
under (1) Administratorship; (21 Trust Under Indenture; (3) Custodianship and
Safekeeping; (41 Depository and Reorganization; (5) Employee Benefit Plans Under Trust;
(6) Escrow; (71 Personal Trust (testamentary and living trust); (8) Executorship;
1 The required reserves for banks shall take effect starting reserve
week 23 February 2018 (Circular No. 992
series of 2018).

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(9) Guardianship; (10) Life Insurance Trusu (11) Pre-need Plans (institutional/individual);
(12) Personal Equity and Retirement Account (PERA); and (13) Legislated and Quasi-Judicial
Trust.

"xxxt'

Section 3. This Circular shall take effect on l June 2018 after its publication either in the
Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

FOR THE MONETARY BOARD:

I-J,-<-jr
ftesron A. EfPENTLTA, J
Govdfnor

{ ruay 2018

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