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  • Nearly 99% of Philippine bank deposit accounts fully insured by PDIC

    Nearly 99% of Philippine bank deposit accounts fully insured by PDIC

    MANILA— Nearly 99% of deposit accounts in the Philippine banking system are fully covered by deposit insurance, reflecting expanded depositor protection following the increase in the maximum coverage to P1 million per depositor, per bank, the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) said. As of end-June 2026, the banking system had 190.9 million deposit accounts, up…