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Banks announce long weekend schedules

Kimberly Jane Tan, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA - Several banks have announced their schedules for the four-day long weekend, and advised their clients to plan their transactions accordingly.</p><p>The government has declared non-working holidays on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, All Saint&#x27;s Day, where majority of Filipinos are expected to flock to cemeteries to honor their dead.</p><p>Bank of the Philippine Islands, China Bank and UCPB said all its branches will be closed from October 31 to November 1. But China Bank and UCPB said all its electronic banking facilities, including ATMs and mobile banking, will continue to operate 24/7.</p><p>All three banks will resume normal operations on November 2.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">ADVISORY: Our branches and kiosks will be closed from October 31 to November 1, 2016. Please plan your transactions accordingly. Thank you.</p>— BPI (@TalktoBPI) <a href="https://twitter.com/TalktoBPI/status/791806734083862528">October 28, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>Metrobank also announced that all its branches will be closed on November 1.</p><p>On the other hand, only two branches: Pasay - NAIA 3 Branch (6:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.) and Roxas Boulevard - City of Dreams Resort branch (10:00 a.m. to 10 p.m.) will be open on October 31, it said.</p><p>Checks deposited on October 29 and October 31 will be processed for clearing on November 2, it added. But it said all ATMs and its mobile banking will not be shut.</p><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/metrobankPH/posts/1335626879790453:0" data-width="auto"> </div><p>Philippine National Bank (PNB) said the following branches will be open:</p><p>October 31: KCC Mall GenSan, KCC Mall de Zamboanga, all NAIA branches and FX counters<br/>November 1: all NAIA branches and FX counters</p><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/pnbph/posts/1168569209904449:0" data-width="auto"> </div><p>Only two branches of Security Bank will be open on October 31, namely the one at the NAIA Complex and NAIA Terminal 3 (11 a.m. to 7 p.m.).</p><p>But ATMs and online banking will be available, it said.</p><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/SecurityBank/posts/1234110739985475" data-width="auto"> </div><p>BDO Unibank, on the other hand, asked customers to be cautious while withdrawing cash and paying for purchases during the holiday break.</p><p>&quot;This is a good defense against &#x27;skimming&#x27; which continues to trouble cardholders, based on an industry report,&quot; it said.</p><p>Skimming is the illegal copying of information from the magnetic strip of a cash or credit card.</p><p>Some tips the bank gave are:</p><p>- Transact in safe and reliable places.<br/>- If the ATM and POS (point-of-sale) machines appear to be tampered, look for other options to do your transactions.<br/>- Never disclose your ATM PIN to anyone and regularly change it.<br/>- Cover the keypad when entering your PIN at an ATM or POS terminal.<br/>- Monitor your bank account details regularly. - Immediately report any suspicious transactions made on your account.</p><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/BDOUnibank/posts/1802267966656030:0" data-width="auto"> </div>

<p>MANILA - Several banks have announced their schedules for the four-day long weekend, and advised their clients to plan their transactions accordingly.</p>

MANILA - Several banks have announced their schedules for the four-day long weekend, and advised their clients to plan their transactions accordingly.

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Banks announce long weekend schedules

Kimberly Jane Tan,

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Published Oct 28, 2016 01:39 PM PHT

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Updated Oct 28, 2016 04:08 PM PHT

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