Banks suspend Luzon operations due to Typhoon Karding

Local banks closed several branches on Monday due to Typhoon Karding (international name: Noru), but maintained that online channels are available for their clients.

Below is a list of the banks which have released advisories regarding Typhoon Karding:

Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI)
All branches in the National Capital Region, the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), and Regions I, II, III, IVA (Calabarzon), IVB (Mimaropa), and V are closed.
Clients can use BPI Online and the BPI mobile application.

Land Bank of the Philippines
Only select branches in Luzon are open, while all branches and branch-lites in the Visayas and Mindanao remain open, except for the Bongao branches due to a local holiday.

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank)
Affected branches in northern and southern Luzon will be closed on Monday, September 26.
The Metrobank mobile application, automated teller machines (ATM), and cash acceptance machines (CAM) will remain online and available.

Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC)
Branches in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Region I, Region III, Albay, Camarines Sur, Quezon, and select branches in Laguna are closed.
Clients are urged to do banking transactions online with RCBC Digital.

Security Bank Corp.
Select branches will have suspended banking operations.
Branches not affected by Karding will remain open, and ATMs, online operations, and the DigiBanker will remain available.

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. over the weekend approved the suspension of classes in public schools and work in government offices in several areas across Luzon.

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) also suspended trading and the clearing and settlement in the Securities and Clearing Corporation of the Philippines. —Jon Viktor D. Cabuenas/KBK, GMA News