The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) will accept bids for three commercial lots on its e-bidding portal at https://assetsforsale.pdic.gov.ph starting at 9:00 am on December 5, 2023, until 1:00 pm on December 6, 2023, and shall be opened at 2:00 pm on December 6, 2023.
Two commercial lots with improvements owned by the PDIC located in Barangay Lucao, Dagupan City with a total area of 4,236 square meters and a minimum disposal price of P100.2 million, will be sold as one. Meanwhile another commercial lot with improvement, previously owned by the closed Rural Bank of Calasiao, Inc. and located in Barangay Poblacion East, Calasiao, is also up for sale during the e-bidding with a minimum disposal price of P32.7 million and an area of 461 square meters. Rural Bank of Calasiao, Inc. was ordered closed by the Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and placed under receivership of the PDIC on November 13, 2015.
The complete list and description of the properties, requirements, e-bidding process, and Conditions of Bid are posted on the PDIC e-bidding portal. Bidders are reminded of their responsibility to determine the actual condition, status, ownership, and other circumstances of the properties they wish to acquire.
A one-time registration in the PDIC e-bidding portal at http://assetsforsale.pdic.gov.ph/Account/Register is required for interested buyers. Once registered, interested buyers may submit their bids online and also observe the e-bidding proceedings by clicking the “Assets for Sale” icon on the PDIC website’s homepage at www.pdic.gov.ph.
For participants bidding on behalf of another individual or an organization, a Pro-forma Special Power of Attorney and Secretary’s Certificate, respectively, is required which may be downloaded from the e-bidding portal.
For more information on the scheduled e-bidding, interested buyers may call the PDIC Public Assistance Department at (02) 8841-4141 during office hours. Those outside Metro Manila may call the PDIC toll-free hotline at 1-800-1-888-PDIC or 1-800-1-888-7342, also during office hours. Inquiries may also be sent via e-mail at [email protected] or private message on PDIC’s Assets for Sale Facebook page (@PDICAssetsforSale) or PDIC’s official Facebook page (@OfficialPDIC).
As the statutory receiver, the PDIC sells closed bank-owned assets through public bidding and negotiated sales. Proceeds from the liquidation of closed banks’ properties are added to the pool of liquid assets of these banks for distribution to uninsured depositors and other creditors based on legal priority. The disposal of these assets increases the chances of recovery of uninsured depositors and creditors of their trapped funds in the closed banks.
Meanwhile, proceeds from the sale of corporate assets are added to the Deposit Insurance Fund, PDIC’s main fund source for payment of valid deposit insurance claims.
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 P500,000 per depositor. All deposit accounts of 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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