2013, December 5. Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) - 50th Anniversary
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PHILIPPINE DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION (PDIC) - 50th Anniversary
Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) is an attached agency of the Department of Finance. It is a government-owned and controlled corporation, created in 1963 by virtue of Republic Act 3591 for the purpose of insuring bank deposits. Just like in the United States of America, deposit insurance in the Philippines was borne out of the need to stabilize the banking system from a rash of withdrawals that led to bank runs. In the U.S., disruptions caused by bank failures occurred during the 1800’s up to the 1930’s. While numerous solutions were put forth, many of them were based on he deposit insurance principles. Solutions to stabilize the U.S. banking industry were originally implemented at the level of the State and initially solicited support from banks on voluntary basis. As the banking crisis in the U.S. worsened in th 1930’s, the U.S. Congress passed the banking At of 1933 which created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). By its very name, the FDIC provided deposit insurance on a national level, starting at USD2,500 per depositor and made membership by banks mandatory. Thirty years later, the Philippines went through a similar banking crisis. In order to stabilize the situation and restore confidence in banks, the Philippine government created its own version of deposit insurance system through Republic Act 3591, which created the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) on June 12, 1963 to protect depositors and help maintain financial stability.
Unlike the Federal Deposit Insurance of the U.S., the Philippines initially adopted a voluntary membership by banks in PDIC. Mr. Basilio Estanislao, then Special Assistant to Central Bank Governor Andres Castillo and later Director of the PDIC itself, was taked to prepare the manuscript of Republic Act 3591. Director Estanislao was quoted to have said “The philosophy behind deposit insurance is for the government to protect the small, unsophisticated depositors who comprise the majority and not the big ones who are more discriminatory”. The foundation for this statement of Director Estanislao is confidence, the major ingredient that makes any financial system flourish. Take confidence away and the financial system crumbles like a house of cards. This is also why President Franklin D. Roosevelt in his first “fireside chat” to the people of the United States of America on March 12, 1933 said that “After all, there is an element in the readjustment of our financial system more important than currency, more important than gold, and that is the confidence of the people”. The PDIC commences operations in 1968 after the appointment of the Board of Directors and release of PDIC’s initial permanent insurance fund in the amount of P5 million. A year later, Republic Act 5571 made banks’ membership with PDIC mandatory. Thereafter, a series of government actions led to the increase in minimum deposit insurance coverage for depositors starting with just a maximum deposit insurance coverage of P10,000 under the Republic Act 3591. The PDIC Charter was further amended in 2009 as a pre-emptive measure to build confidence in the banking system amid the brewing global crisis during that time. Aside from doubling of maximum deposit insurance coverage to P250,000 to P500,000, the PDIC was granted the flexibility to adjust the maximum deposit insurance coverage when the financial stability of the banking system is threatened. The latest amendments to the PDIC Charter also provided institutional and financial strengthening measures to build up the Deposit Insurance Fund and to reinforce PDIC’s role as a member of the country’s financial safety net while continually providing depositor protection. PDIC’s co-regulatory powers were also expanded in terms of determining insured deposits, examining deposit accounts in cases of finding unsafe and unsound banking practices, and conducting special bank examinations. Over the decades, the PDIC has broadened its role from providing depositor protection to help maintain financial stability. Committed to the interest of the depositing public it serves, PDIC remains strong and resilient moving closer to its vision of becoming a world-class organization in depositor protection.
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