PNP Form
PNP Form
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                                              POTOTAN, ILOILO
PHILIPPINES 5008 12
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FILIPINO
11,000.00
The ACCOUNTHOLDER shall be obligated to keep any amount erroneously                   The available balance to the credit of the Deposit Account at anytime shall be
credited to the Account separate from his own funds deposited in the Account.         subject to withdrawal or other disposal in whole or in part by check or written
It is understood that the ACCOUNTHOLDER shall be deemed to have                       orders by any of the ACCOUNTHOLDERS, it being understood that the
received such amount in trust for the BANK and shall have the obligation to           ACCOUNTHOLDERS agree and authorize the BANK to honor, at its
immediately notify the BANK of such erroneous credit. In case the                     discretion, (i) any withdrawal, funds transfer, payment instruction, or
ACCOUNTHOLDER has withdrawn the same, the ACCOUNTHOLDER                               disbursement effected by any of the ACCOUNTHOLDERS through any of the
undertakes to remit and deliver the same to the BANK without need of                  BANK’s products, services, facilities and channels; or (ii) any assignment or
demand. The                                                                           encumbrance of the Deposit Account by any of the ACCOUNTHOLDERS as
ACCOUNTHOLDER’s failure to deliver the funds representing erroneous                   security for any obligation of any or all of the ACCOUNTHOLDERS. For these
credit to his Account shall constitute wilful breach of trust.                        purposes, the ACCOUNTHOLDERS agree that by such withdrawal, funds
                                                                                      transfer, payment instruction, disbursement, assignment or encumbrance,
11.        Accounts of Minors. In case the ACCOUNTHOLDER is a minor, it               each ACCOUNTHOLDER irrevocably designates and appoints the other
is agreed that the parent(s), guardian(s) and/or the person(s) exercising             ACCOUNTHOLDER/S as agents and the BANK is hereby authorized to act
parental authority over the minor: (i) have read and understood and are bound         upon the signature of any one of the ACCOUNTHOLDERS, all without inquiry
by these Terms and Conditions; (ii) have explained to the minor the use and           or regard by the BANK with respect to the use or disposition of the funds so
operation of the Deposit Account, products, services, facilities and channels;        withdrawn, paid out, disbursed, assigned or encumbered. This designation,
and (iii) undertake to explain to the minor the use and operation of any new          appointment and authority shall also include, but not limited to, the following
accounts, products, services, facilities, channels and any enhancements/new           acts or documents: (i) pre-termination, termination or closure of the Account;
features thereof, as well as any new terms, conditions and changes thereto.           (ii) transfer of all or any part of the balance of the Deposit Account to the
The parent(s), guardian(s) and/or the person(s) exercising parental authority         individual account of any of the ACCOUNTHOLDERS with the BANK; (iii)
acknowledge that they have principal and solidary liability with the                  instruction to change address or requests for statement of account (SOA) or
ACCOUNTHOLDER and, as such, hold the BANK free and harmless and                       bank certifications or any other instructions concerning the operation of the
indemnified from damages, liabilities, claims, suits and causes of action arising     Deposit Account; (iv) Affidavit of Loss and request for replacement of
from the minor’s use and operation of the Deposit                                     passbook, confirmation advice of time deposit, or ATM card; (v) submission of
Account and any of the BANK’s products, services, facilities and channels.            a Special Power of Attorney authorizing a third party to withdraw, effect funds
                                                                                      transfer, disburse funds or make any other transaction relating to the Deposit
12.       In Trust For (ITF) Accounts. In ITF accounts opened by the                  Account, or assign or encumber the Deposit Account as security for any
ACCOUNTHOLDER for the benefit of third party/ies (the “Beneficiary/ies”), the         obligation; and (vi) instruction to add an ACCOUNTHOLDER or delete an
ACCOUNTHOLDER reserves the right to close, terminate, assign, pledge or               ACCOUNTHOLDER from the Deposit Account. Notwithstanding the
encumber the Account without notice to, or the consent of, the Beneficiary/           foregoing, the BANK reserves the right, in its discretion, to require the written
ies. The Beneficiary/ies shall be entitled to the balance of the Deposit Account      consent or approval of all ACCOUNTHOLDERS for any such action taken by
in case of the ACCOUNTHOLDER’s death, subject to compliance by the                    any of the ACCOUNTHOLDERS in connection with the Deposit Account.
Beneficiary/ies with the BANK’s requirements and settlement of taxes due on
the Deposit Account, if any.                                                           The ACCOUNTHOLDER/S or each of the ACCOUNTHOLDERS hereby
                                                                                       authorizes the BANK to accept for deposit into the Deposit Account any check
13.        Joint Account. Each of the ACCOUNTHOLDERS represents to be                  payable to any, some or all of the ACCOUNTHOLDERS without need of
of legal age or have the capacity to open a deposit account or enter into legally      indorsement by any of the ACCOUNTHOLDERS. The ACCOUNTHOLDERS
binding contracts.                                                                     hereby hold the BANK, its directors, officers and employees free and
                                                                                       harmless from any claims, liabilities, and causes of action arising out of: (i)
In case of conflicting claims, instructions or representations between or among        reliance on the authority given by the ACCOUNTHOLDERS in favor of each
the ACCOUNTHOLDERS, the BANK is hereby authorized to freeze the                        other in performing the acts herein; and (ii) the BANK’s acceptance of checks
Deposit Account until the ACCOUNTHOLDERS shall have resolved their                     payable to any of the ACCOUNTHOLDERS for deposit into the Deposit
conflict, or the BANK receives a court order authorizing the release of funds          Account in accordance with the authorization herein granted.
to one, some or all ACCOUNTHOLDERS. The BANK shall have the right, but
without any obligation to do so, to take any action it deems necessary and
 The ACCOUNTHOLDERS hereby agree that upon the death of any of the                   BANK liable for any loss or damage which the ACCOUNTHOLDER may incur
 ACCOUNTHOLDERS, the funds in the Deposit Account shall be payable to                arising from such refusal.
 and collectible by the surviving ACCOUNTHOLDER/S subject to compliance
 with the BANK’s requirements and settlement of taxes due on the Deposit             18.       Hold-out, Assignment or Encumbrance of Account. In case an
 Account, if any. The surviving ACCOUNTHOLDERS hereby hold the BANK                  ACCOUNTHOLDER is a married individual, whether the Account is a
 free and harmless and indemnified from any and all taxes, claims/debts and          singlename account or a joint account, the ACCOUNTHOLDER hereby
 liabilities arising from or in connection with this survivorship provision.         represents and warrants that the ACCOUNTHOLDER’s spouse has given
                                                                                     consent to and has authorized the constitution of a holdout, assignment or any
15.       For Joint Account (“AND Account”) - The ACCOUNTHOLDERS                     form of encumbrance that may be made by the ACCOUNTHOLDER on the
agree with one another and with the BANK that all moneys heretofore, now or          Account.
hereafter deposited by them or any of them to the credit of the Account are
and shall be received and held by the BANK with the understanding and upon           19.       Dormant Account. The BANK shall notify the ACCOUNTHOLDER,
the condition that said moneys deposited without reference to previous               by registered mail at the ACCOUNTHOLDER’s address of record, of the
ownership shall be the property of all ACCOUNTHOLDERS jointly.                       dormancy of the Deposit Account at least sixty (60) days prior to the date of
                                                                                     dormancy and the possible imposition of dormancy fee in case the Deposit
 The available balance to the credit of the Account at anytime shall be subject      Account is not updated. A Deposit Account is considered dormant if it remains
 to withdrawal or other disposal in whole or in part by check or written orders      inactive or without any client-initiated transactions for a period of two (2) years
 by the ACCOUNTHOLDERS.                                                              for Savings Account and one (1) year for Current Account. Reactivation of
                                                                                     dormant account shall be personally made by the ACCOUNTHOLDER,
 The ACCOUNTHOLDERS hereby agree that upon the death of any one of                   subject to compliance with the BANK’s requirements for such reactivation.
 the ACCOUNTHOLDERS, the funds in the Account shall be payable to and
 collectible jointly by the surviving ACCOUNTHOLDER/S and the legal heirs            20.       Unclaimed Balances. Pursuant to Act 3036, as amended, all
 of the deceased ACCOUNTHOLDER upon compliance with the BANK’s                       unclaimed balances held by the BANK in favor of any person known to be
 requirements and the settlement of taxes on the Deposit Account, if any. The        dead or who has not made further deposits/withdrawals for a period of ten (10)
 surviving ACCOUNTHOLDERS hereby hold the BANK free and harmless                     years or more shall be transferred to the credit of the Republic of the
 and indemnified from any and all taxes, claims/debts and liabilities arising        Philippines.
 from or in connection with the release of the proceeds of the Account in
 accordance with this provision.                                                     21.         Bank’s Right to Close Account. The BANK reserves the right to
                                                                                     close the Account at any time without prior notice to the ACCOUNTHOLDER
16.         Non-Individual Account. In case of corporate, partnership or any         in case: (i) the Account is mishandled. i.e., issuance of unfunded or
non-individual account, the ACCOUNTHOLDER represents and warrants to                 insufficiently funded check(s) pursuant to Section 36 hereof; (ii) the Account is
the BANK on a continuing basis that the documents and information submitted          involved in, or used, or suspected to be used for any suspicious, fraudulent,
and the representations made in the relevant bank forms for account opening          criminal, unlawful or money laundering activities; (iii) there was/ were
are up-to-date, complete, true, correct, accurate and that all appropriate and       misrepresentation(s) in the opening of the Account; (iv) the
necessary actions have been taken to authorize the execution of documents,           ACCOUNTHOLDER             fails   to    provide     the    BANK        additional
instruments and agreements related to the opening of the Account as well as          information/document on the Account as may be required by the BANK or by
the availment of products, services, facilities and channels of the BANK. The        any applicable laws, rules and regulations, or in support of transactions
ACCOUNTHOLDER hereby acknowledges and agrees that, unless and until                  thereon; or (v) the BANK perceives, at any time, that it may be exposed to any
the BANK receives notices in writing of any changes, the BANK is authorized          financial, legal, reputational or other risk in maintaining the Account. The
to fully rely and act on such information and representations for all purposes       BANK is authorized to report the closure of the Account and the reason(s)
without liability and without need of conducting any further verification on the     therefore to the Bankers Association of the Philippines or to any central
accuracy of such information and representation.                                     monitoring entity or body established to keep record of and monitor
                                                                                     mishandled accounts if the Account is improperly handled or for
 In cases where: (a) there is a claim or dispute, including intra-corporate          misrepresentation by the ACCOUNTHOLDER or for any other reasonable or
 disputes, relating to the Account; (b) there are conflicting claims or              justifiable cause as determined by the BANK.
 representations causing or threatening to cause confusion or doubt as to the
 ownership of; or manner of operating, the Account; (c) the BANK receives            Upon closure of the Account, the BANK shall pay to the ACCOUNTHOLDER
 contradictory instructions, written or otherwise, or any instruction not to allow   the proceeds via Manager’s Check net of all applicable charges, fees and/ or
 signatory/ies to operate the Account; (d) there is an instruction or request by     taxes and/or such amounts which shall answer for all outstanding liabilities of
 any person, natural or juridical, for the BANK to freeze the Account; or (e)        the ACCOUNTHOLDER under any of the products, services and facilities
 there arise events or circumstances analogous or similar to any of the              availed of by said ACCOUNTHOLDER.
 foregoing, the BANK shall have the right, in its sole discretion, but without
 any obligation to do so, to freeze the Deposit Account and/or take any              22.         Set-off. The BANK is hereby authorized to and may, at any time in
 necessary action, including but not limited to, the filing of interpleader suits,   its discretion, without notice to the ACCOUNTHOLDERS, charge any Account
 any of which acts performed by the BANK are hereby expressly authorized,            and/or apply such amount therein as shall be sufficient to pay any and all
 confirmed and ratified by the ACCOUNTHOLDER. For this purpose, the                  obligations of the ACCOUNTHOLDER/S to the BANK or its parent company,
 ACCOUNTHOLDER hereby agrees to fully indemnify and hold the BANK, its               subsidiaries or affiliates, including loans, interest, penalties, charges and other
 directors, officers, employees and representative, free and harmless against        receivables from the ACCOUNTHOLDER/S whether or not covered by
 any and all liabilities which the BANK, its directors, officers, employees and      promissory notes, credit agreements or other evidence of indebtedness. The
 agents may incur or suffer in connection with the BANK’s act of freezing the        BANK or its parent company, subsidiaries or affiliates shall not thereafter be
 Deposit Account or the pursuit of any action which the BANK, at its option,         liable for any loss or damage arising from such charge or application of the
 considers appropriate including the filing of interpleader suits.                   Account to the payment of said obligations. The ACCOUNTHOLDER agrees
                                                                                     that this right to set-off applies regardless whether the outstanding obligation
17.        Peso Accounts of Non-residents. Non-residents may open a Peso             is in a currency different from the currency of the Account applied for set-off,
Deposit Account subject to approval by the BANK and compliance with                  or is held at a branch in a different jurisdiction, or held by the
applicable laws, rules and regulations. The ACCOUNTHOLDER agrees and                 ACCOUNTHOLDER jointly with other persons. For purposes of this provision,
undertakes that the Peso Deposit Account can only be funded by Peso                  the ACCOUNTHOLDER hereby gives the BANK, its parent company,
currency proceeds from sources allowed and supported by documents                    subsidiaries and affiliates, full power and authority to implement the foregoing
required under pertinent regulations. It is understood that every time the           acts, the performance of which are hereby expressly authorized, confirmed
ACCOUNTHOLDER makes or causes a deposit to be made, transfers or                     and ratified by the ACCOUNTHOLDER. This authorization is coupled with
remits funds to the Peso Deposit Account, the ACCOUNTHOLDER represents               interest and shall subsist despite the ACCOUNTHOLDER’s death or
that the funds come from legitimate sources. The BANK reserves the right to          incapacity. The BANK, its parent company, subsidiaries and affiliates, are
refuse to accept any deposit, transfer or remittance of funds into the Peso          likewise authorized to set-off or withhold as security for any obligation with the
Deposit Account for failure of the ACCOUNTHOLDER to submit the required              BANK, its parent company, subsidiaries and affiliates, all monies, properties
documents. For this purpose, the ACCOUNTHOLDER agrees not to hold the                or securities of the ACCOUNTHOLDER now in or which may hereafter come
into the possession or under the control of the BANK, whether left with the           having authority or right to such disclosure of information, as and when
BANK for safekeeping or otherwise, to sell in any public or private sale any of       required by the circumstances. As such, the ACCOUNTHOLDER expressly
such properties or securities of the ACCOUNTHOLDER, and to apply so much              waives the ACCOUNTHOLDER’s right under confidentiality laws in the
of the proceeds thereof as will be sufficient to pay such obligations of the          Philippines or in other jurisdiction including but not limited to R.A. No. 1405 or
ACCOUNTHOLDER.                                                                        The Law on Secrecy of Bank Deposits, R.A. No. 6426 or The Foreign Currency
                                                                                      Deposit Act and R.A. No. 8791 or the General Banking Law of 2000, as may
23.       Deposit Insurance. Deposit Accounts are insured by the Philippine           be amended from time to time, and allow processing, storing, access to and/or
Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) up to a maximum amount of                        sharing of any information regarding the Account as well as the related
P500,000.00 per ACCOUNTHOLDER or such other amount as may be set by                   banking products, services, facilities and channels which the
law or PDIC rules and regulations. PDIC shall presume that the name/s                 ACCOUNTHOLDER has activated, enrolled in or availed of pursuant to these
appearing on the deposit instrument is/are the actual/beneficial owner/s of the       Terms and Conditions.
deposit, except as provided herein.
                                                                                      The ACCOUNTHOLDER hereby holds the BANK, its directors, officers,
In case of transfer or break-up of deposits, PDIC shall recognize actual/             employees and other duly authorized representative free and harmless
beneficial ownership of transferees who are qualified relatives of the                against any and all liability arising from any loss or damage which the
transferor. Qualified relatives are transferees within the second degree of           ACCOUNTHOLDER may incur or suffer as a result of such disclosure. The
consanguinity or affinity of the transferor. The relationship of the transferor and   ACCOUNTHOLDER agrees that all particulars, data, information and
the transferee shall be proven by relevant documents such as, but not limited         documents provided or submitted to the BANK are complete, accurate and
to, birth certificates and marriage certificates.                                     true to the best of the ACCOUNTHOLDER’s knowledge, and the
                                                                                      ACCOUNTHOLDER shall immediately notify the BANK in writing of any
In case of (a) deposits in the name of, or transfers or break-up of deposits in       changes thereto.
favor of, entities, either singly or jointly with individuals, and (b) transfers or
break-up of deposits in favor of non-qualified relatives, whenever such               26.        Notice. All communications and notices required to be given to the
transfers/break-up will result in increased deposit insurance coverage, PDIC          ACCOUNTHOLDER shall be personally delivered or transmitted by postal or
shall recognize beneficial ownership of the entity or transferee provided that        registered mail, courier delivery, telefax, electronic mail, text message,
the deposit account records show the (1) details or information establishing          telephone call or any social messaging platform to the ACCOUNTHOLDER at
the right and capacity and the relationship of the entity with the individual/s; or   the ACCOUNTHOLDER’s address/email/contact number appearing in the
(2) details or information establishing the validity or effectivity of the deposit    Account Opening Form or such other address that may hereafter be given in
transfer; or (3) copy of a board resolution, order of competent government            writing by the ACCOUNTHOLDER to the BANK. Except as otherwise specified
body/agency, contract or similar document as required/provided by applicable          herein, all notices shall be deemed received by the ACCOUNTHOLDER: (a)
laws. In the absence of any of the foregoing, PDIC shall deem the outstanding         if delivered personally or though courier, upon delivery; (b) if sent by postage
deposit maintained for the benefit of the transferor although in the name of the      prepaid registered mail, the date five (5) days after posting; (c) if sent by
transferee, subject to consolidation with the other deposits of the transferor.       facsimile transmission, upon receipt of confirmation of the facsimile
                                                                                      transmission; or (d) if sent by electronic mail or through text message, phone
PDIC may require additional documents from the ACCOUNTHOLDER to                       call or any social messaging platform, upon successful transmission of the
ascertain the details of the deposit transfer or the right and capacity of the        message based on the record of the BANK.
transferee or the latter’s relationship to the transferor.
                                                                                      27.        Offer to Participate in Promos. The ACCOUNTHOLDER hereby
24.         Anti-Money Laundering. The Account is further subject to the              authorizes the BANK, its parent company, subsidiaries, affiliates, and partner
provisions of Republic Act No. 9160, otherwise known as the “Anti-Money               institutions to offer promotional participation, advertisements, surveys or such
Laundering Act of 2001”, including any and all amendments, rules or                   other similar programs by communicating to the ACCOUNTHOLDER in
regulations pertaining thereto. For this purpose, the BANK and its branches,          writing, or by electronic mail, or by facsimile transmission, or by short
agencies and instrumentalities are authorized to disclose such data and               messaging service (SMS), or by such other electronic transmission which the
papers, and make inquiries and reports, as required by regulatory agencies,           BANK, at its option, considers appropriate and effective or through the BANK
whether in the Philippines or abroad, in connection with Anti-Money                   channels or any one of them including posting in the BANK’s website.
Laundering regulations without incurring any criminal, civil or administrative
liability. The ACCOUNTHOLDER hereby agrees to keep the BANK, its                      28.        Cooling off Period. If applicable, the ACCOUNTHOLDER is given
directors, officers and employees, free and harmless from any and all liabilities     two (2) banking days from opening an account, making of an investment or
for any action it has taken, or for refraining from taking any action, in             placement or availing of other BANK products, facilities and services and
compliance with said law.                                                             signing the covering contract or agreement within which to notify the BANK of
                                                                                      the ACCOUNTHOLDER’s intention to cancel or terminate the agreement. The
25.         Disclosure of Information. The ACCOUNTHOLDER hereby                       BANK is hereby authorized to collect reasonable amount of processing and
authorizes the BANK to share and disclose all information, whether                    administrative fees as a result of such cancellation or termination; provided
personal/sensitive/ privileged or otherwise, as may be updated or amended             that, the BANK shall be entitled to recover any loss incurred by the BANK
from time to time, relating to the ACCOUNTHOLDER and/or the Account                   arising from the cancellation or termination of the contract or agreement.
and/or any of the ACCOUNTHOLDER’s properties or investments with the
BANK, to: (i) government agencies, credit information/investigation                   29.       Binding Effect. These Terms and Conditions are binding on each
companies, financial institutions, credit bureaus, other banks, credit card           and all the ACCOUNTHOLDERS and their respective heirs, executors,
companies, consumer reporting or reference agencies, whether based in the             administrators and assigns.
Philippines or in other jurisdiction, for reports of the ACCOUNTHOLDER’s
credit history and account updates including but not limited to past due or           30.       Amendments. The BANK reserves the right to add, reverse, modify,
litigation status of accounts, full payments, or settlement of previously reported    amend, supplement or cancel, from time to time, in whole or in part, any of the
defaulting accounts; (ii) such bodies/agencies having regulatory authority over       accounts, products, services and facilities and these Terms and Conditions.
the BANK, or having regulatory authority or jurisdiction where checks,                Any such addition, revision, modification, amendment, supplement or
deposits, withdrawals or fund transfers pass/are cleared/transmitted or               cancellation will take effect and are deemed binding on the
delivered; (iii) court of competent jurisdiction or any competent judicial body       ACCOUNTHOLDER upon notice in accordance with Section 26 hereof or by
pursuant to a lawful order; (iv) foreign or domestic tax authorities pursuant to:     display or advertisement in the BANK premises, or on the BANK’s website,
(a) the US Foreign Account Compliance Act (FATCA) or any similar present              automated teller machines (ATMs) screen or any similar platform, or by other
or future foreign or domestic law or regulation on automatic exchange of tax          electronic means including short messaging service or similar means of
or financial account information; (b) any intergovernmental agreement of the          delivery or by such other methods of communication which the BANK
Republic of the Philippines on automatic exchange of tax or financial account         considers appropriate and effective. Upon such notice, all such additions,
information; and (c) any agreement entered into, or to be entered into by the         revisions, modifications, amendments, supplements or cancellation shall form
BANK, its subsidiaries, affiliates and agents pursuant to the FATCA or similar        an integral part of these Terms and Conditions. The ACCOUNTHOLDER
law or regulation on automatic exchange of tax or financial account                   likewise agrees to regularly access [the BANK’s website] for any amendment
information; or (v) such other persons or entities the BANK may deem as               to these Terms and Conditions.
31.        Limitation of Actions. Any claim or action arising from any of the         and/or suspend the ATM Card or any service offered in connection therewith
BANK’s deposit products, services or facilities shall be instituted within a          at any time without prior notice.
period of ten (10) years from the date of maturity, in case of a time deposit, or
from the date of the last transaction, in case of other deposit products, services    37. Current Account. The ACCOUNTHOLDER shall be responsible for all
and facilities. The ACCOUNTHOLDER acknowledges that failure to file such              checks issued from the Deposit Account. The ACCOUNTHOLDER
claim or action within said period shall extinguish any right which the               undertakes to observe extraordinary diligence in the custody and use of the
ACCOUNTHOLDER may have arising from such claim or action.                             checks or checkbooks. The ACCOUNTHOLDER shall assume full
                                                                                      responsibility for any forged, unauthorized and/or altered checks. In such
32.       Article 1250 of the Civil Code. The ACCOUNTHOLDER                           cases, the presumption is that the ACCOUNTHOLDER has been negligent in
acknowledges that Article 1250 of the New Civil Code which states that: “In           the custody and/or use of the check/s or checkbook/s.
case of extraordinary inflation or deflation of the currency stipulated should
supervene, the value of the currency at the time of the establishment of the          All blank spaces on checks drawn must be properly completed. The BANK
obligation shall be the basis of payment” does not apply to the Account.              may dishonor checks if signatures are not in accordance with the specimen(s)
                                                                                      registered with the BANK. Any erasure or alteration of the date of the check,
33.       Governing Law. These Terms and Conditions are governed by the               name of the payee, amount in words, amount in figures, the drawer’s
Philippine law and rules and regulations, existing or prospective, applicable on      signature(s), account name, account number, check number, MICR
the Account, issued by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Philippine              characters, regardless of any counter-signature or initials that appear to
Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC), Philippine Clearing House Corporation           authorize the erasure or alteration will not be honored. In case of erasure or
(PCHC), and such other agencies regulating, monitoring or supervising                 alteration, the ACCOUNTHOLDER must issue a new check.
banking operations.
                                                                                      A request to close or terminate the Deposit Account shall be effected by the
34.       Separability Clause. In the event that any provision of these Terms         BANK only after all checks drawn by the ACCOUNTHOLDER against the
and Conditions shall be declared invalid, illegal or unenforceable by competent       Deposit Account and unissued checks shall have been accounted for to the
court, the other provisions not affected thereby shall remain valid and               satisfaction of the BANK. The ACCOUNTHOLDER shall return to the BANK
enforceable.                                                                          all unissued checks and shall be liable to the BANK for any damage or liability
                                                                                      which the BANK may incur or suffer by reason of the ACCOUNTHOLDER’s
35.      Supplementary Provisions. Provisions pertaining to specific                  failure to surrender unused checks. In addition to the BANK’s right to close the
products, facilities, services, and channels of the BANK shall likewise be            Deposit Account in Section 21 hereof, the ACCOUNTHOLDER hereby
provided in a separate supplementary document and, together with these                authorizes the BANK to close the Deposit Account even without prior notice to
Terms and Conditions, shall constitute one integrated document.                       the ACCOUNTHOLDER upon the occurrence of any of the following events:
                                                                                      (i) issuance of three (3) no sufficient fund (NSF)/late funded checks within a
                       Deposit Products and Services                                  period of thirty (30) days; (ii) issuance of five (5) NSF/late funded checks within
                                                                                      a period of ninety (90) days; (iii) issuance of NSF checks with any amount
36. Savings Account. (a) Passbook. The Passbook is non-transferable. The              grossly disproportionate with the deposit balance of the Deposit Account; (iv)
ACCOUNTHOLDER agrees that the BANK shall not be liable for payments                   failure to maintain the minimum maintaining balance requirement for at least
made to any person who shall present the passbook issued for the Deposit              three (3) consecutive months; (v) overdraft (negative balances) due to service
Account. No entries other than those effected by the Bank shall be recorded           charges; or (vi) adverse credit reports of findings regarding the
in the Passbook. The Passbook is issued to assist the ACCOUNTHOLDER in                ACCOUNTHOLDER. In the event the Deposit Account is closed for any of the
monitoring transactions and account balance of the Account. The                       foregoing reasons, the ACCOUNTHOLDER further authorizes the BANK to
ACCOUNTHOLDER acknowledges that since without Passbook transactions                   report such closure and the reason/s therefore to any credit information entity
are allowed (i.e. through ATM or other BANK Channels), the BANK’s records             or body established to keep record of any monitor mishandled accounts.
shall prevail in case of discrepancy on the amount of balance shown in the
Passbook and the BANK’s records.                                                      a) Checkbook. Pre-encoded checkbooks are available upon opening of the
                                                                                      Deposit Account. The checkbook ordered will be available for pick-up at the
(b) Automated Teller Machine (ATM) Card. The ACCOUNTHOLDER                            Maintaining Branch (or delivered to the given address, if requested and subject
acknowledges that the ATM card is and shall remain the property of the BANK           to security procedures). The checkbook request will be subject to fee or charge
and must be surrendered to the BANK upon request. The ACCOUNTHOLDER                   which the ACCOUNTHOLDER authorizes the BANK to debit from the Deposit
must keep the ATM card in a secure place at all times and exercise due                Account. In case the checkbook(s) will be picked-up or received by a
caution to prevent its loss, theft or misuse. In case of loss or theft of ATM card,   representative, the ACCOUNTHOLDER must submit a letter of authorization
the ACCOUNTHOLDER agrees to immediately report the loss or theft by                   and acknowledgment that the BANK shall not be liable for any loss or damage
calling the PNB Customer Care Hotline or the BANK’s Branch where the                  suffered or may be suffered by the ACCOUNTHOLDER arising from the
Account is maintained (the “Maintaining Branch”). ATM cards that are                  BANK’s release of the checkbook(s) to the ACCOUNTHOLDER’s authorized
captured for no apparent reason in any ATM shall likewise be considered lost          representative.
and must likewise be reported promptly. Prior to the BANK’s receipt of any
report of loss or theft, all transactions generated through the use of the ATM        b)Statement of Account (SOA). The BANK shall send an itemized SOA
card shall be deemed conclusively binding on and authorized by the                    (monthly/quarterly) through mail to the ACCOUNTHOLDER’s address on
ACCOUNTHOLDER and the BANK will not held liable for any loss or damage                record. The ACCOUNTHOLDER shall promptly notify the BANK in writing of
incurred by the ACCOUNTHOLDER.                                                        any change of address, failing which the BANK’s sending of SOA to the
                                                                                      address on record shall be deemed sufficient. In case the ACCOUNTHOLDER
The ACCOUNTHOLDER shall not reveal the Personal Identification Number                 opts to pick-up the SOA, the ACCOUNTHOLDER has six (6) months from
(PIN) or cause to reveal the PIN to any person under any circumstances. The           statement date to claim the SOA from the Maintaining Branch.
ACCOUNTHOLDER shall assume full responsibility for all transactions made
through the use of the ATM card whether or not made with the                          Except as otherwise provided hereunder or under the separate agreements
ACCOUNTHOLDER’s knowledge or authority. The ACCOUNTHOLDER must                        covering specific accounts, the ACCOUNTHOLDER shall be deemed to have
notify the BANK of any error or irregularity in ATM transaction/statements            accepted the correctness of the entries made therein and/or waived any claims
immediately upon knowledge of such error or irregularity. The BANK may                against the BANK if, after the lapse of fifteen (15) days from the date of receipt
require the ACCOUNTHOLDER to submit a written report or complaint on the              of such statement, the BANK does not receive any written complaint or notice
erroneous or irregular ATM transaction/statements. The ACCOUNTHOLDER                  of discrepancy from the ACCOUNTHOLDER.
is bound by the additional provisions contained in the PIN mailer envelope.
                                                                                      Failure on the part of the ACCOUNTHOLDER to pick-up the SOA within six
Use of the ATM Card is subject to revocation and/or repossession upon receipt         (6) months from statement date shall authorize the BANK to dispose the SOA
of notice by the BANK of any violation of any of these Terms and Conditions           including related document/s such as scanned images of cancelled/
or for any other reason(s) which, in the opinion of the BANK, would prejudice         negotiated checks and copies of debit and credit memoranda.
the interest of either or both the ACCOUNTHOLDER and/or the BANK. The
ACCOUNTHOLDER acknowledges that the BANK may withdraw, disable
c) Dishonor and Return of Checks. Return of checks drawn against                     the processing of the services available in DBS for any reason determined by
insufficient funds (DAIF) or drawn against uncollected deposits (DAUD), or           the BANK.
with technical defects shall be governed by the rules and regulations of the
PCHC and the BSP and/or the clearing arrangements entered into by the                The ACCOUNTHOLDER shall accept full responsibility for all transactions
BANK for the clearing of the foreign currency denominated checks. The BANK           made through any Digital Banking channel that use the ATM Cardholder and
reserves the right to dishonor and return checks, at its discretion, without prior   ATM PIN, or the Username and User Password, with or without the
notification at any time and the ACCOUNTHOLDER agrees that the BANK                  ACCOUNTHOLDER’s knowledge or authority, and shall accept the BANK’s
shall not incur any liability arising from said dishonor and return. Fees from the   record of transaction as conclusive and binding for all purposes.
return and/or dishonor of checks shall be for the account of the
ACCOUNTHOLDER and shall be debited automatically from the Deposit                    The ACCOUNTHOLDER agrees that the use of the DBS is at the
Account without prior notice.                                                        ACCOUNTHOLDER’s own risk and shall assume all risks, errors, omissions
                                                                                     and delays incidental to or arising out of the use of DBS. The
d)Stop Payment. Stop payment request of a check or deposit item shall not            ACCOUNTHOLDER shall ensure the correctness of all transaction
be valid unless made in writing using the prescribed form of the BANK and            information given and hold the BANK free and harmless from any damages
duly acknowledged as received by the BANK. The stop payment request shall            resulting from the BANK’s reliance on the transactional information provided
be subject to applicable fee pursuant to Section 8 and is accepted on the            by the
assumption that the check has not been negotiated as of the date and time of         ACCOUNTHOLDER.
the stop payment request.
                                                                                     The BANK shall not be obliged to complete financial transactions that are not
Should any lost check be negotiated despite the BANK’s exercise of                   covered by sufficient funds. Only cleared and withdrawable balances of
reasonable diligence, the ACCOUNTHOLDER agrees to hold the BANK, its                 enrolled Accounts shall be considered for these transactions. In case of
directors, officers, employees and agents free and harmless from any loss or         insufficient funds in the enrolled Account, the request will automatically be
damage arising from such negotiation.                                                cancelled, without need of prior notice. The BANK shall have no obligation or
                                                                                     liability for cancelled transactions due to insufficiency of funds in the enrolled
38.        Time Deposit Account. A time deposit may be opened for a                  Account.
minimum amount and term as determined by the BANK. Upon opening of a
time deposit, the ACCOUNTHOLDER shall be issued a confirmation advice                The BANK will not be liable for any losses resulting from circumstances over
which shall no longer be presented upon maturity or pre-termination of the           which it has no direct control, including, but not limited to, the failure of
time deposit. In the event the check(s) intended to fund the time deposit is/are     electronic or mechanical equipment or communication lines or other
returned, it is understood that the confirmation advice shall be deemed as           interconnection problems, severe inclement weather, earthquakes, floods or
cancelled. The ACCOUNTHOLDER acknowledges that the time deposit shall                other such events.
be automatically paid and terminated at maturity date and the proceeds
thereof shall be credited to the designated settlement account which shall earn      The BANK does not warrant or represent that access to the whole or part of
interest at rate applicable to such deposit account from the date of credit to       the DBS, or information and/or functions herein will be provided uninterrupted
the date of actual withdrawal or renewal. In the absence of a settlement             or free from errors or unauthorized third party interception or that any identified
account, the ACCOUNTHOLDER acknowledges that the BANK reserves the                   defect will be corrected, or that there will be no delays, failures, errors,
right to assign a settlement account. In case of pre-termination, applicable         omissions, or loss of transmitted information, or that no viruses or other
taxes and charges shall be deducted from the net proceeds of the time deposit        contaminating or destructive properties will be transmitted or that no damage
and the ACCOUNTHOLDER hereby authorizes the BANK to debit such taxes                 will occur to the computer or mobile system of the ACCOUNTHOLDER. The
and charges from the net proceeds. In the event of any discrepancy between           ACCOUNTHOLDER understands that account information, details, and/or
the confirmation advice and the BANK’s records, it is understood that the            services may not be available during end of day batch processing and/or
BANK’s records shall prevail. In case of renewal, the BANK shall issue a new         system maintenance.
confirmation advice.
                                                                                     The BANK, including its directors, stockholders, officers, and agents, shall in
39.       Foreign Currency Deposit Account. Withdrawals in foreign                   no event be liable for any loss or damages arising in connection with the
currency notes are subject to availability of such notes. Fractions of foreign       access or use or the inability to access or use the DBS, or reliance on the
currencies may, at the BANK’s option, be paid in pesos. Conversion rates from        information contained herein, or for any technical, hardware or software failure
one currency to another will be based on the BANK’s prevailing buying and            of any kind, or the interruption, error, defect, omission, delay in operation or
selling rates. The ACCOUNTHOLDER agrees that service fees may be                     transmission, computer viruses or line or system failure, even if the BANK is
charged for foreign currency cash withdrawals/deposits and authorizes the            advised of the possibility of such damages, loss or expenses.
BANK to debit such fees from the Account. The BANK shall pay the
ACCOUNTHOLDER in the currency required by the ACCOUNTHOLDER and/                     Availment of the DBS constitutes acceptance of these Terms and Conditions
or such other currency.                                                              and subsequent amendments thereof. In case of conflict between these Terms
                                                                                     and Conditions in the Digital Banking Service and the terms and conditions
40.       Digital Banking Service (DBS). The ACCOUNTHOLDER who wish                  governing the relevant transaction/s, product/s, and/or service/s provided
to avail of the BANK’s DBS shall enroll the Account with the Maintaining             herein, the latter will prevail. All terms and conditions of the
Branch. The BANK reserves the right to impose additional restrictions on or          ACCOUNTHOLDER’s Account with the BANK insofar as not inconsistent
refuse enrolment of certain Accounts to DBS. Upon enrolment to DBS, the              herewith shall remain in full force and effect.
ACCOUNTHOLDER will have access to the BANK’s Internet and Mobile
Banking facilities and such other facilities as the BANK may offer from time to      41. Consumer Assistance. The Bank has provided the following channels
time. For joint “OR” Accounts, the ACCOUNTHOLDERS hereby authorize                   for the ACCOUNTHOLDER to provide feedback in order to continuously
each joint ACCOUNTHOLDER to enroll the Account in DBS and agree with                 improve the service:
one another that all transactions to be made by any one of them via DBS are
deemed done with the consent and within the lifetime of all co-depositors and        1.       Approach our Customer Assistance Officer (CAO) or the Sales and
such transactions are jointly and severally binding on each and every one of         ServiceHead (SSH) in the Branch.
them.                                                                                2.       Call PNB’s 24/7 Customer Care Hotline at +632 573 8888 or
                                                                                     emailcustomercare@pnb.com.ph.
The BANK reserves the right to cancel, terminate, or suspend the use of the
DBS for any reason, including, but not limited to, improper handling, zero           The ACCOUNTHOLDER may also refer their concerns to the BSP Financial
account balance, or violation of these Terms and Conditions and those specific       Consumer     Protection  Office at  (02)    708-7087     or   email
to DBS. The ACCOUNTHOLDER may, at any time, cancel or terminate                      consumeraffairs@bsp.gov.ph.
access or use of the DBS through a request made to the Maintaining Branch.
The BANK reserves the right to deny, reject or refuse to grant, act on, or
execute a request, instruction, or transaction of the ACCOUNTHOLDER for
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