Your Citi Card Agreement.: Read Now
Your Citi Card Agreement.: Read Now
Your Citi Card Agreement.: Read Now
Citi Card
Agreement.
Thank you for choosing Citi!
Get the most rewarding experiences with your new Citi Card.
Start off by carefully reading this Card Agreement to know more about your Card.
This also serves as your contract with us that governs the use of your Card and maintenance of your account.
Your use of the Card means that you agree to these terms and conditions.
Read now.
For cardholders with existing registration/profile on Citibank Online or the Citi Mobile app, and who have requested a replacement card or who have applied for an
additional credit card, you will be eligible to view your replacement or new card details on the Citi Mobile app while your physical plastic card is being processed.
You may activate your card on the Citi Mobile App for use for online transactions in the meantime; after activation, you will see your card number and a temporary
Card Verification Value (“CVV”). When you receive your physical card, you need to activate it separately before you could use it; activation of the physical card will
disable the temporary CVV. You may need to advise your recurring payment merchants of the new CVV.
The Card can be used for personal purposes only and is not transferable. It is valid up to the last day of the month indicated on the Card, unless earlier terminated.
Please properly sign on the back of your physical card upon receipt.
You may use the Card only for personal and legitimate transactions and not for “Unacceptable Transactions” such as gambling or games of chance and transactions
whose cause, object or purpose is contrary to law, morals, good customs, public order or public policy. If we determine that the Card has been or is being used for
Unacceptable Transactions or non-personal transactions, we may take any legal action in connection with the Card and/or the Card transaction, including the
cancellation of your Card and the return of credit balances to the sender.
a. decline any Card transaction even if you have sufficient credit limit;
b. suspend or cancel your Card privileges, the Card, or both;
c. increase or decrease your Relationship Limit, Account Credit Limit, and/or Citi Cash Advance Credit Limit;
d. refuse to reissue, replace or renew your Card;
e. introduce, amend, restrict, terminate, or withdraw your Card benefits, services, facilities and privileges, whether relating specifically to you or
generally to all or to specific cardholders;
f. limit the number of purchases, online transactions, Citi Cash Advances, or other Card transactions in one day;
g. approve any Card transaction even if it may cause the balance on your account to exceed the Relationship Limit or Account Credit Limit, without
waiving any of our rights;
h. cancel any Card Transaction and demand immediate repayment of the same, including payment in full of Installment Transactions; and
i. change the association of the Card (i.e., Mastercard or Visa) at any time.
In case we detect any unusual or suspicious activity on your Card, we may require you to contact us or may temporarily suspend your Card privileges until we are
able to verify the activity. We may also suspend or cancel your Card if we have reason to believe that the Card may be or may have been compromised, used for
fraud, or for Unacceptable Transactions or void or illegal transactions, or may be in the possession of another person. We may, but do not have the obligation to
inform you prior to the suspension or cancellation of the Card. If we revoke your right to use your Card or do not re-issue it for any reason, we may collect all unpaid
balances, fees and charges immediately. Please note that continued use of the Card in case of closure or cancellation or non-reissuance of the Card is deemed as
fraudulent.
In the event that your Card is suspended or cancelled or we do not reissue, replace, or renew your Card, we will notify you within seven (7) business days or within
such period as prescribed by law or regulation. You may however, appeal the suspension or cancellation of your Card subject to mutual agreement with us.
You agree to hold us free and harmless from any loss or damage that you may experience due to any of the actions we take as listed above.
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CARD USAGE
You are responsible for all amounts charged to your Card as well as any Supplementary Card/s, including all applicable Interest charges, fees, other
charges, taxes, and expenses made locally, abroad or online (“Card Transactions”). You (and your Supplementary Cardholder/s, if any) are likewise
responsible for the security of your Card (and your Supplementary Card/s) at all times. Any record of Card usage in any medium, printed or
electronic, is considered valid for all purposes, including as proof of transaction in case of dispute.
The following are examples of records that serve as valid proof of Card usage:
• Charge slips,
• ATM receipts,
• Debit tickets,
• Electronic transaction slips,
• Merchant settlement reports,
• Transaction audit reports/journals,
• Recorded calls.
You agree that the entering of your Card information on the internet is proof of your instructions for the use of your Card, and that we are not
required to verify the identity or authority of the person who entered the information.
You likewise agree that we may accept and execute instructions on any Card transaction given by you either in person or by telephone (with no need
for a call-back procedure), cable or telex or facsimile transmission or by electronic mail, the internet or ATM or point-of-sale terminal (or by any
other telecommunications or electronic mode of communication whatsoever). You agree that we may rely on such instructions (whether oral,
written or electronic) given by any person purporting to be you, which are referable to you in accordance with our prescribed verification procedure
prevailing at that time.
You understand that we prohibit the use of proceeds from unsecured credit facilities for investment into Citi wealth management products. You
confirm that the proceeds from your Card will not be used for subscription into Citi offered wealth management and insurance products. In the
event that the proceeds have been used for these purposes, we will be entitled to do all acts and things necessary to comply with our policies,
including but not limited to liquidating your holdings of investments/insurance at that time. You agree to bear all costs and expenses that we may
incur as a result.
All charges made in foreign currencies (whether online, overseas or local transactions) will be automatically converted to Philippine Peso on the
posting dates at the prevailing exchange rate determined by Mastercard/Visa. For transactions in foreign currencies other than US Dollar, the
amount will first be converted to US Dollar before being converted to its Philippine Peso equivalent. A fee of up to 3.525% will be imposed on the
converted amount which represents our service fee and assessment fee charged by Mastercard/Visa. Whenever you use your Card overseas, you
declare that you are a resident of the Philippines. You undertake to inform us once you cease to be a Philippine resident.
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CARD USAGE
For your non-trade Card Transactions, regulations require an application form for the purchase of foreign exchange. The following may serve as your
application form:
You agree not to use your Card to buy items for importation into the Philippines where the items are prohibited or regulated for importation under
relevant laws, circulars, rules and regulations. You also agree that your Citi Cash Advance availments abroad shall not be used for foreign
investments, payment of foreign loans, or in violation of foreign exchange rules and regulations.
You agree to pay for the following applicable charges even after you cancel your Card:
• Outstanding transactions,
• Citi Cash Advances,
• Interest,
• Non-refundable fees,
• Other charges.
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LOST AND STOLEN CARD
It is your responsibility to immediately report if your Card is lost or stolen or if you suspect that it has been compromised. You will remain liable for
any charges on your Card until you report the loss, theft or compromise of the Card to CitiPhone at 8995 9999 in Metro Manila or 234 9999 in Metro
Cebu. As soon as we receive your call, we will cancel your Card to prevent further transactions. We may replace your Card for a fee. At your option,
we may also provide you with a new Cash Advance Personal Identification Number (“CA PIN”) and/or Telephone PIN (“TPIN”).
You agree that we may change or increase the Interest charges, Annual Membership and other fees, and other charges, and their rates and
calculation from time to time. We will notify you of any changes on Interest charges, Annual Membership and other fees, and other charges before
these take effect.
MERCHANTS
In case your Card is not accepted by any merchant, bank, financial institution, or person for any reason, we will not be liable for any loss,
inconvenience, or expense that you may experience, unless the non-acceptance is due to our gross negligence or willful default.
We are not responsible for any defective product or service purchased using your Card. Any complaint on the product or services should be referred
directly to the merchant and will not affect your obligation to pay the Total Amount Due and any remaining unpaid installments on your Card.
SUPPLEMENTARY CARDS
At your request, we may issue Supplementary Cards on your Card account. Charges using Supplementary Cards will be reflected in your SOA. You
agree to pay for all outstanding obligations under the Supplementary Card, including Citi Cash Advances, and all charges, Interest charges, and non-
refundable fees, even after you request for its cancellation. You will be responsible for ensuring that the physical Supplementary Card has been
properly disposed of to ensure that it can no longer be used.
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CREDIT LIMIT
Your Relationship Limit (“RL”) is the maximum amount that you can spend on all of your Cards. Your Relationship Balance is the sum of the unpaid
balances (including unbilled principal of any outstanding Installment Transactions) on all your Cards. On the other hand, the Account Credit Limit is
the maximum amount that you can spend on the assigned Card.
You may identify spend limits for your Supplementary Cards (”Spend Limit”). Each Supplementary Card’s Spend Limit is part of your Card’s
(“Principal Card”) RL or Account Credit Limit and will remain fixed until you give us instructions to change. Even if the Supplementary Cardholder’s
Card Transactions from the previous months are not paid in full, the same Spend Limit per card will apply every month, provided that there is still
available RL or Account Credit Limit.
If the assigned Spend Limit is greater than your RL or Account Credit Limit, or if no Spend Limit has been assigned, the Supplementary Card’s Spend
Limit will be automatically set to the RL or Account Credit Limit of your Principal Card.
We may increase or decrease your RL or Account Credit Limit, as applicable. We will notify you should there be any adjustment on your RL or
Account Credit Limit. If your unpaid balance exceeds the new Credit Limit, you must immediately settle the excess.
In some instances, we may authorize transactions on your Principal Card and any Supplementary Cards even if they cause the Relationship Balance
on your Cards to exceed the RL or the applicable Spend Limit. In case your Relationship Balance exceeds your RL, the balance in excess of your RL
will be your Overlimit Amount; this will be indicated separately from your Minimum Amount Due on your SOA. Once your Card account becomes over
limit, all your Citi Cards will be immediately blocked; you will be charged an Overlimit Fee right after the transaction that caused your Card account
to exceed your RL; and you may not be able to use any of your Citi Cards. You may only continue to use your Citi Cards after you settle your
Overlimit Amount or your total payments have reduced your Relationship Balance to an amount lower than your RL or Account Credit Limit. The
Overlimit Fee will be billed on the next SOA of the Card where such transaction was charged. However, the fee will only be charged once within the
same month even if you make multiple purchases across your Cards exceeding your RL (See the Citi Card Fees and Charges for the prevailing rates).
You agree that all transactions, including the unbilled principal of any outstanding Installment Transactions, form part of your RL or Account Credit
Limit.
If you have existing unsecured credit facilities with us, you agree and consent for us to review and adjust the credit limits of the said facilities in our
absolute discretion in accordance with our credit policies.
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CITI CASH ADVANCE
Citi Cash Advance is a feature of your Card by which you can get cash in any currency using your physical card and your Citi Cash Advance Personal
Identification Number (“CA PIN”). You may avail of Citi Cash Advance up to our guiding limit through any of the following channels:
Your CA PIN is required for Citi Cash Advance transactions through ATMs. You will have only one (1) CA PIN even if you have multiple Cards with us.
You may nominate your CA PIN by logging on to Citibank Online or to the Citi Mobile App. You may also change your CA PIN via any Citibank, N.A.
ATM in the Philippines or by logging on to Citibank Online or to the Citi Mobile App. The CA PIN is not the same number as your Citi ATM PIN or TPIN.
Never disclose or share your CA PIN to anyone. We will never ask you for your CA PIN. The security of your CA PIN is very important. You will be
liable for any transactions on your Card resulting from your negligence in connection with the security requirement.
Your Supplementary Cardholder/s may also nominate a CA PIN/s by logging on to Citibank Online or the Citi Mobile App. In case your Supplementary
Cardholder has multiple Cards, he or she may nominate different CA PINs for each Card. You are also responsible for all Citi Cash Advance
transactions of your Supplementary Cardholder/s.
a. The collection, storage, communication and processing of identifying Card account balance information by any means necessary to
maintain appropriate transaction and Card account records;
b. The release, disclosure and transmission to participant/s and processors in either the Visa/MasterCard network of details of your Card
account and transaction information and other data necessary to enable your availment of Citi Cash Advance;
c. The retention of such information and data by the said participants and processors in both networks; and
d. The compliance by said participants and processors with laws and regulations governing disclosure of information to which they are
subject.
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CITI CASH ADVANCE
For Citi Cash Advance availed overseas, we will collect, store and communicate data to process the transaction; this may include identifying Card
account balance information. Other entities either in the country where the ATM is used or elsewhere may perform the transaction processing.
Records of any Citi Cash Advance transaction abroad constitute the application required under BSP regulations for the purchase of foreign exchange
for non-trade purposes. Citi Cash Advances are also subject to the rules and regulations of the BancNet network, Mastercard and Visa networks, and
any associated networks.
You likewise authorize us to charge the respective Citi Cash Advance amount together with its related fees and Interest charges to your Card every
time you avail of Citi Cash Advance. You are fully liable for all Citi Cash Advances on your Card and any Supplementary Cards, whether such Citi Cash
Advance was made with or without your knowledge or approval. The Citi Cash Advance transaction record or receipt is binding evidence of the
transaction. Interest charges on Citi Cash Advance transactions are computed from the day of availment until all related balances are paid in full.
Citi Cash Advance is also subject to a Citi Cash Advance service fee (See the Citi Card Fees and Charges for the prevailing rates). We will notify you
of any changes on interest rates, fees and charges before these take effect.
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CITI ONE BILL PAYMENT FACILITY
With Citi One Bill, your recurring bills payment to select utility companies or insurance companies (“Citi One Bill Merchants”) will be automatically
charged to your Card account. You must enroll to this facility by calling CitiPhone (8995-9999 in Metro Manila, 234-9999 in Metro Cebu, or 02 8995 9999
from other provinces), requesting to enroll through any of our authorized telesales officers, or applying through Citibank Online
(www.citibank.com.ph). The utility account to be enrolled must be under your (the Cardholder’s) name. A notification will be sent to you to confirm
your enrollment. We may decline any enrollment if the request is for business or non-personal related bills, or if the account requested for enrollment
is not under your (the Cardholder’s) name.
Once your enrollment is confirmed, we will pay the total amount of your respective bills (“Bills”) submitted by the Citi One Bill Merchants and will
automatically charge it to your Card. Any disputes on the amount of such Bills should be directed to the corresponding Citi One Bill Merchant.
The charges are posted to your Card once the Citi One Bill Merchants submit the Bills to us through the acquirer. The hierarchy of payment of the Bills
will be based on the date of submission of the Bills by the Citi One Bill Merchants. Approval of the Card Transactions is subject to your available RL or
Account Credit Limit. If your RL or Account Credit Limit is insufficient, we may decline the Bills payment, which may result in the cancellation of your
Citi One Bill enrollment. We will notify you in case this happens. Before you may be allowed to settle your Bills through your Card again, you must re-
enroll cancelled or rejected enrollments; reenrollment is subject to our discretion.
We may process payments for the enrolled Bills even in instances of late payment instructions or system error. We may also impose fees and charges on
your Card for services rendered under the Citi One Bill Payment Facility. We will notify you if these charges apply.
Without prior notice, we may reject or cancel any enrollment to Citi One Bill if your Card account is blocked or expired, or is in breach of any terms and
conditions of this Citi Card Agreement, or for any other cause for which we deem it necessary, or as instructed by the Citi One Bill Merchant. If we
reject any Citi One Bill Card transaction and/or cancel your Citi One Bill enrollment, you need to pay the Citi One Bill Merchant directly.
You agree to hold us free and harmless from any liability arising from the exercise of any of our rights above. We will not be responsible for any
penalty, inconvenience, delay, damage, liability, loss or other consequences arising from such late payments, rejection, cancellation or any other
action taken in connection with Citi One Bill, including disconnection or interruption of utility service, termination of insurance policy, or denial of
insurance claims.
Citi One Bill transactions will earn Rewards Points, Thank You Rewards Points, Rebates, PremierMiles and/or Cebu Pacific (CEB) Points subject to the
respective Card product’s terms and conditions. For a copy of the applicable terms and conditions, please visit Citibank Online (www.citibank.com.ph)
or call CitiPhone at 8995 9999 in Metro Manila, 234 9999 in Metro Cebu, or 02 8995 9999 from other provinces.
To cancel your enrollment in Citi One Bill, you may call CitiPhone.
We will notify you in case our collection agreement with the Citi One Bill Merchant is terminated.
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CITI REWARDS
You earn Rewards Points, ThankYou Points, PremierMiles, Rebates, movie passes, parking passes or Cebu Pacific (CEB) Points (“Usage Privileges”), on
qualified transactions, depending on the Card product/s that you have.
Earning and redeeming of Usage Privileges for the different Card products are governed by the respective Card’s terms and conditions.
These Usage Privileges may only be earned and redeemed if your Card account is in good credit standing. If your Card has been cancelled, either by
you or by us, any unused Usage Privileges will be immediately forfeited. Likewise, if you avail of debt restructuring or other collection programs,
unused Usage Privileges will remain forfeited, despite payment of your Card accounts.
Under the Citi PayLite Installment Plan, you can pay for the purchase amount (“Principal Amount”), together with applicable interest and other
fees, if any, in equal monthly installments (“Installment Transaction”) for the term (“Term”). The equal monthly installments will, after the
merchant submits the transaction for settlement (“Posting Date”), be billed to your SOA every month until the end of the Term.
The Citi PayLite Installment Plan is available for single-receipt purchases of at least Php3,000 or such other amount as may be determined by us
from time to time.
You may pay for your purchases via the Citi PayLite Installment Plan at 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24 and 36-month terms or as otherwise specified by the
merchant offering the Citi PayLite Installment Plan.
The Monthly Installment Due will be billed and reflected on your Statement of Account after the Posting Date as [Merchant Name (001:00x)] and so
forth. You may compute the monthly installment due (“Monthly Installment Due” or “MID”) using the following formula:
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CITI PAYLITE INSTALLMENT PLAN
Each MID of your Installment Transaction will be included in the Minimum Amount Due in your SOA until the end of the Term of the Installment
Transaction.
The MID of your Citi PayLite NOW Installment Transaction comprises the billed Principal of your Installment Transaction.
There are no additional fees and charges for the Citi PayLite NOW Installment Transaction, ONLY if you pay in full the Total Amount Due of
your SOA by the Payment Due Date every month until you have paid all installments. However:
(a) If you pay (or had paid) an amount equal to or greater than the Minimum Amount Due but less than the Total Amount Due indicated in
your current (or previous) Statement of Account, the billed MID in your current SOA is subject to the prevailing monthly retail Interest
charge from one day after Statement Date to one day before payment date. Interest is compounded monthly.
(b) Also, if you pay less than the Minimum Amount Due as reflected in your monthly SOA, the MID will be subject to the prevailing monthly
retail interest charge from one day after Statement Date to one day before payment date and additionally any unpaid portion of the MID will
also be subject to the prevailing monthly retail interest charge from the payment date to the next statement date. Usual Late Charges will
also apply.
Purchases availed under the Citi PayLite with CMFR Installment Plan will be subject to the prevailing Citi PayLite Converted Monthly Factor rates
(“CMFR”), which may change from time to time. The applicable CMFR at booking may also vary from time to time and for each Merchant. To
check the CMFR, you should inquire about the Citi PayLite terms of your chosen merchant before availing.
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CITI PAYLITE INSTALLMENT PLAN
Your availment of the Citi PayLite with CMFR means you agree to pay us interest on the Principal Amount on the dates specified in the SOA at the
applicable CMFR with a corresponding effective interest rate per annum based on the outstanding principal balance and the Term as follows:
RATES BELOW ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE IN LINE WITH SPECIAL PROMOTIONAL OFFERINGS
Term Converted Monthly Factor Rate* Effective Interest Rate (Per Annum)**
SPECIAL CONVERTED MONTHLY FACTOR RATES FOR SELECT AUTO, HOME IMPROVEMENT, HOSPITAL/MEDICAL,
SCHOOLS & TRAVEL AGENCIES
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CITI PAYLITE INSTALLMENT PLAN
SPECIAL CONVERTED MONTHLY FACTOR RATES FOR MARIE FRANCE,
FACIAL CARE CENTER AND SVENSON
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CITI PAYLITE INSTALLMENT PLAN
The MID of your Citi PayLite with CMFR Installment Transaction comprises the billed Principal and interest components, which are computed on a
diminishing balance basis. The interest and Principal components of the MID vary each month and are computed as follows:
• Interest component:
Prior month’s outstanding Principal balance x monthly Effective Interest Rate (EIR), where monthly EIR = (1 + Annual EIR)1/12 – 1.
• Principal portion:
The interest charge on the first MID is computed based on the number of days between the approval date of the Installment Transaction and the
Statement Date following the Posting Date; the Statement Date is the date when your SOA is generated after each billing cycle. The interest on
succeeding MIDs is computed based on a fixed 30-day period. This will result in the first MID being different from succeeding subsequent ones.
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CITI PAYLITE INSTALLMENT PLAN
There are no additional fees and charges the Citi Paylite with CMFR Transactions, ONLY if you pay in full the Total Amount Due of your SOA
by the Payment Due Date every month until you have paid all installments. However:
(i) If you pay (or had paid) an amount equal to or greater than the Minimum Amount Due but less than the Total Amount Due indicated in
your current (or previous) SOA, the billed portion of the Principal Amount of your MID in your current SOA is subject to the prevailing
monthly retail Interest charge from one day after Statement Date to one day before payment date. Interest is compounded monthly.
(ii) Also, if you pay less than the Minimum Amount Due as reflected in your monthly SOA, the billed portion of the Principal Amount of
your MID will be subject to the prevailing monthly retail interest charge from one day after Statement Date to one day before payment
date and additionally any unpaid portion of the billed portion of the Principal Amount of your MID will also be subject to the prevailing
monthly retail interest charge from the payment date to the next statement date. Usual Late Charges will also apply.
If the Card account is past due for 60 days or more, the Installment Transaction will be cancelled. Any remaining unpaid balance will be billed to
the Card account in full and will be subject to the prevailing monthly retail Interest charge. Please refer to the Citi Card Fees and Charges at
www.citibank.com.ph/cardsrandf for the prevailing rates, fees and charges.
You acknowledge that your Installment Transaction will be maintained for the Term stated on the charge slip, Promo consent form, Promo
microsite or confirmation SMS or any other documents or records that may have been furnished to you, and that we have already incurred cost of
funds and committed yield to fund sources to finance the Installment Transaction.
If you wish to cancel an Installment Transaction before its Term ends, you may do so, without a prepayment penalty, by calling CitiPhone. In that
case, you agree to pay in full the unpaid portion of the Principal Amount and the cancellation processing fee of Php300, plus, for Citi PayLite
with CMFR Installment Transactions, the pro-rated Interest Charge on the cancelled Installment Transaction computed based on the actual
number of days from the last Statement Date until the date of cancellation. The pro-rated interest is calculated by multiplying (i) the remaining
unbilled portion of the Principal Amount, (ii) the applicable monthly EIR, and (iii) the number of days from the last Statement Date to the date of
cancellation; and dividing the total by 30 days.
In case of promotions where we give you a premium item/s (which include promotional items, Usage Privileges, etc.), we may charge the full
monetary equivalent of the premium item should you cancel the Installment Transaction.
Upon your availment, we already pay for the goods or services in full. In the event that a Citi PayLite merchant from whom you purchased the
goods or services for future delivery ceases to operate, you will still be liable to pay for all unpaid MIDs.
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CITI PAYLITE INSTALLMENT PLAN
If you wish to request for a refund from the merchant, the standard refund process of the merchant will apply. There will be no change to the Installment
Transaction under the facility, and the MIDs will continue to be billed to you for the Term. The amount to be refunded by the merchant will be credited
back to the Card. Once the refund is completed, you must cancel the Installment Transaction by calling CitiPhone at 8995-9999 between 8am to 9pm
daily.
Any disputes on your Installment Transaction should be directed to the corresponding merchant. You must also send the signed and completed
Cardholder Dispute Form (available via Citibank Online at www.citibank.com.ph or by calling CitiPhone) and any supporting documents via email to
dispute.ph@citi.com within thirty (30) days from the date of the SOA in which the disputed Installment Transaction is first reflected.
In case of (a) any change in law or regulations which gives rise to new additional taxes, higher reserve requirements or similar events, or (b) significant
change in the economic environment, we may adjust any applicable charges and Installment interest even before the Term expires.
The principal amount of the transactions covered in (a) through (e) is referred to as the Principal Amount.
You should maintain good credit standing to be eligible for any of these Installment Facilities. However, final qualification is still subject to credit
evaluation and your available RL or Account Credit Limit, as applicable. We may require a minimum availment amount for these Installment
Transactions.
Computation:
The Monthly Installment Due for your Installment Transaction (“Monthly Installment Due” or “MID”) is included in the Minimum Amount Due on your
SOA until the Principal Amount and the applicable Interest are paid in full.
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OTHER INSTALLMENT FACILITIES
You may compute the Monthly Installment Due (the “Monthly Installment Due” or “MID”) by using the following formula:
Where Term is the number of months that you will be paying for the Principal Amount and Interest.
The Monthly Installment Due comprises the Interest and principal components and is computed based on diminishing balance. The Interest and
principal components of the Monthly Installments Due vary each month and are computed as follows:
• Interest component:
Prior month’s outstanding principal balance x monthly Effective Interest Rate (EIR), where monthly EIR = (1 + Annual EIR) 1/12 – 1.
• Principal portion:
For these Installment Facilities, you agree that the charging of the Principal Amount is deferred for the first Statement of Account, and acknowledge
that you will pay an initial interest in consideration of the longer payment period provided to you to repay the Principal Amount. The Monthly
Installments Due will be reflected on your second and succeeding Statements of Account after the approval date, wherein interest will be computed
as set out above.
The initial interest is computed based on the actual number of days from the approval date of your Installment Transaction to your first statement
date, and will be charged on your first Statement of Account issued following approval date. The initial interest is calculated by multiplying (i) the
approved Principal Amount, (ii) the applicable monthly EIR, and (iii) the number of days from approval date to the first statement date; and dividing
the total by 30 days. It will be reflected on your SOA as the charge on Month 0 [Installment Facility or Merchant Name Initial Int].
The Monthly Installments Due will be reflected on your second SOA from the approval date and succeeding SOAs as [Installment Facility or Merchant
Name (001:00x)] and so forth.
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OTHER INSTALLMENT FACILITIES
The following is a sample computation for Citi Speed Cash:
MONTHLY OUTSTANDING
INTEREST COMPONENT PRINCIPAL COMPONENT
MONTH INSTALLMENT DUE PRINCIPAL BALANCE
(Php) (Php)
(Php) (Php)
0 894.05
1 4,666.67 894.05 3,777.62 46,227.38
2 4,666.67 826.59 3,840.08 42,387.31
3 4,666.67 757.93 3,908.74 38,478.57
4 4,666.67 688.04 3,978.63 34,499.94
5 4,666.67 616.89 4,049.77 30,450.16
6 4,666.67 544.48 4,122.19 26,327.98
7 4,666.67 470.77 4,195.90 22,132.08
8 4,666.67 395.74 4,270.92 17,861.16
9 4,666.67 319.38 4,347.29 13,513.86
10 4,666.67 241.64 4,425.03 9,088.84
11 4,666.67 162.52 4,504.15 4,584.69
12 4,666.67 81.98 4,584.69 0.00
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OTHER INSTALLMENT FACILITIES
If you pay less than the Total Amount Due indicated on the SOA, the unpaid portion of the Monthly Installment Due is subject to the prevailing
monthly retail Interest charge. Interest is compounded monthly. Usual Late Charges also apply.
In addition, if your Card account is past due for 60 days or more, the Installment Transaction will be cancelled. Any remaining unpaid balance will be
billed to the Card account in full and will be subject to the prevailing monthly retail Interest charge.
If you wish to cancel an Installment Transaction before its Term ends, you may do so without a prepayment penalty. In that case, you agree to pay in
full the unpaid portion of the Principal Amount and the cancellation processing fee (See the Citi Card Fees and Charges for the prevailing rates), plus
where applicable, pro-rated Interest charge on the cancelled Installment Transaction from the last Statement Date until the date of cancellation.
The accrued interest is calculated by multiplying (i) the remaining unbilled portion of the Principal Amount, (ii) the applicable monthly EIR and (iii)
the number of days from the last statement date to the date of cancellation; and dividing the total by 30 days.
In case of promotions where we give you a premium item/s (which include promotional items, Usage Privileges, etc.), we may charge the full
monetary equivalent of the premium item should you cancel the Installment Transaction.
You acknowledge that your Installment Transaction will be maintained for the Term stated on the documents furnished to you and that we have
already incurred cost of funds and committed yield to fund sources to finance the Installment Transaction. In case you pre-pay any Installment
Transaction before the lapse of the Term, you agree to reimburse us for any loss or additional cost, including but not limited to processing the pre-
payment.
In case of (a) any change in law or regulations which gives rise to new additional taxes, higher reserve requirements or similar events, or (b) a
significant change in the economic environment, we may adjust any applicable charges and installment interest even before the Term expires.
Product-specific provisions:
a. Citi PayLite after purchase Facility. If you qualify for Citi PayLite after purchase, this facility allows you to convert an unbilled straight
single-receipt Retail Transaction (which is any transaction other than Citi Cash Advance transactions and related Citi Cash Advance fees
and charges), into an Installment Transaction, subject to the applicable Interest and other fees. Cash Advance transactions, Interest
charges, fees, and Monthly Installments Due of Installment Transactions are not convertible under the Citi PayLite after purchase
facility. A fee shall be charged upon availment (See the Citi Card Fees and Charges for the prevailing rates).
b. Citi Speed Cash Facility (also known as Citi Call for Cash) Facility. If you qualify for Citi Speed Cash, this facility allows you to avail of
cash against your Card, subject to the applicable Interest and other fees. You may opt to get the amount you availed as a credit to your
checking/savings account which should be under your name, or in the form of a Manager’s Check. A fee shall be charged upon availment
and for the delivery of the Manager’s Check (See the Citi Card Fees and Charges for the prevailing rates).
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OTHER INSTALLMENT FACILITIES
c. Citi Balance Transfer (BT) Facility. If you qualify for BT, this facility allows you to transfer your outstanding non-Citi credit card
balances to your Card, subject to the applicable Interest and other fees. To avail, (i) you must be the principal cardholder of both the
Card account and the non-Citi credit card account, and (ii) your card accounts with us and the other bank or card company must be in
good credit standing. A fee shall be charged upon availment (See the Citi Card Fees and Charges for the prevailing rates).
The approved BT amount must not exceed the total amount due on your non-Citi credit card and the unused portion of your Citi Card
Relationship Limit, as applicable.
You should continue to pay the required amount due under your non-Citi credit card until our payment is reflected in your non-Citi
credit card account. We are not liable for any interest or any other charges in case you fail to do so.
You warrant that the amount transferred from your non-Citi credit card account is free of claims and is not subject to any dispute. Once
the BT application is approved, we can no longer reverse the BT transaction.
d. Citi FlexiBill Facility (also known as Citi Balance Conversion). If you qualify for Citi FlexiBill, this facility allows you to convert a
portion of your Citi Card Retail balance (i.e., outstanding balance excluding Citi Cash Advance) into an Installment Transaction, subject
to the applicable Interest and other fees. Citi Cash Advance transactions, Monthly Installments Due and Interest Charges of Installment
Transactions are not convertible under the Citi FlexiBill facility. The Citi FlexiBill transaction is not considered a payment for your Citi
Card balance; you should continue to pay the Minimum Amount Due stated on your Statement of Account on or before the Payment Due
Date even after availing of a Citi FlexiBill transaction. A fee shall be charged upon availment. (See the Citi Card Fees and Charges for the
prevailing rates).
e. Citi PayLite for bank transactions Facility. If you qualify for the Citi PayLite for bank transactions, this facility allows you to convert a
qualified and completed Citi savings and/or checking bank transaction (specifically, ATM cash withdrawals, third-party funds transfers to
a Citi account and bills payments), into an Installment Transaction charged to your Citi credit card, subject to the applicable Interest
and other fees.
Debit card retail purchase, check payments/issuances, credit card and loan payments, any gambling, financing, lending, cryptocurrency,
investments and insurance purchase transactions, as well as, transactions made in a casino or any government institution are not
convertible under the Citi PayLite for bank transactions facility.
Usage Privileges for the installment transactions will be governed by the Installment Facility Terms and Conditions.
Please note that we may set different application processing schedules for each Installment Facility.
Transactions availed under the Installment Facilities shall be subject to these terms.
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CARD PAYMENT
You are liable to pay any and all unpaid balances on your Card account. You must pay at least the Minimum Amount Due plus the Overlimit Amount,
if any, for a particular month. This payment must be received by us on or before the payment due date indicated on your SOA (“Payment Due
Date”). The Payment Due Date can vary month to month at our discretion.
Your Overlimit Amount, if any, is the portion of the Relationship Balance (including unbilled principal on installment transactions, if any) which
exceeds your RL or Account Credit Limit. This will be indicated separately from the Minimum Amount Due on your SOA. Once your Card account
becomes over limit, all your Citi Cards will be immediately blocked and you may not be able to use any of them. You may only continue to use them
after you settle the Overlimit Amount or your total payments have reduced your balance to an amount lower than your RL or Account Credit Limit.
Your Total Amount Due is your billed balance as of Statement Date; it consists of all Card Transactions made or charged on or before the Statement
Date and any remaining unpaid balance from the previous SOA.
If you pay less than the Minimum Amount Due by the Payment Due Date, your Card account will be considered past due and the applicable Late
Charge, Interest charges and other charges will be incurred by the Card account. Also, the Minimum Amount Due or the portion of the Minimum
Amount Due that you did not settle on or before the Payment Due Date based on the current SOA will be reflected as the Past Due Amount on your
next SOA. In case your Card account is cancelled or closed due to your failure to pay the required amount by the Payment Due Date, we will declare
the total unpaid balance, which includes any unposted transactions and unbilled Monthly Installments Due, to be immediately due and demandable.
When we declare the total unpaid balance due and demandable, the Past Due Amount on your SOA will still be computed based on the Minimum
Amount Due computation in the 2nd paragraph of this section. With the total unpaid balance already being due and demandable, the Minimum
Amount Due on your SOA is your Total Amount Due.
If you pay less than the Total Amount Due by the Payment Due Date, your Card account will be charged Interest as described in the Interest Charge
section. Even if you pay the Total Amount Due in full on or before the Payment Due Date of your current SOA, any unpaid portion of your Previous
Balance will incur Interest as described in the Interest Charge section; the Interest computed on any unpaid amount of the Previous Balance will be
charged on your next SOA (“Residual Interest”).
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CARD PAYMENT
We will apply the payment to your Card in the following order:
a. Monthly Installments Due for the month and any unpaid Monthly Installments Due from the previous month/s;
b. Citi Cash Advance Interest charge for the month and any unpaid Citi Cash Advance Interest charge from the previous month/s;
c. Retail Interest charge for the month and any unpaid Retail Interest charge from the previous month/s;
d. Late Charge for the month and any unpaid Late Charge from the previous month/s;
e. Citi Cash Advance Service Charge for the month and any unpaid Citi Cash Advance Service Charge from the previous month/s;
f. Retail Charges or Fees for the month and any unpaid Retail Charges or Fees from the previous month/s (i.e. Returned Check Fee,
Overlimit Fee, Cancellation Processing Fee, Disbursement Fee);
g. Annual Membership Fees for the month and any unpaid Annual Membership Fee from the previous month/s;
h. Citi Cash Advance for the month and any unpaid Citi Cash Advance from the previous month/s;
i. Retail Transactions (including Citi One Bill transactions and insurance premiums) for the month and any unpaid Retail Transaction
(including Citi One Bill transactions and insurance premiums) from the previous month/s;
j. Taxes for the month and any unpaid Taxes from the previous month/s (i.e. Insurance Documentary Stamp Tax).
Should there be any excess payment after all billed balances have been settled, the said excess payment will be applied to your unbilled balances as
they are posted on your Card account, following the same order. The amount of the overpayment will not be offset against the unbilled Monthly
Installments Due.
Check payments will be credited to your Card account only when the check clears in accordance with local and overseas clearing schedules, net of
charges from the drawee bank and our own charges. If you are issued two or more Cards, you authorize us to apply, at our discretion and without
prior notice, any payment or overpayment to or credit balance from any Card account to any of your other Card accounts.
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INTEREST CHARGE
The applicable monthly interest rates for Retail Transactions and for Citi Cash Advance transactions (“Interest”) are stated in your Statement of
Account. The applicable monthly effective interest rates (“EIR”) for Retail Transactions and Citi Cash Advance transactions are stated in the Citi
Card Fees and Charges. Interest rates are quoted based on a 30-day period. For months with more (or less) than 30 days, the applicable Interest rate
shall increase (or decrease) accordingly. Interest is compounded monthly. In accordance with the Philippine Accounting Standards (PAS) definition,
effective interest rate (EIR) is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash flows through the life of the loan to the net amount of loan
proceeds (BSP Circular No. 730, s2011).
All Card Transactions and any amounts charged to your Card shall incur Interest.
Any credits, payments, and/or other adjustments made are deducted from the unpaid balance on their respective transaction dates.
We multiply the respective items above per day by the daily Interest rate (which is the monthly Interest rate divided by 30) to determine the daily Interest. We
add up all the daily Interest to determine the total Interest for the billing period. Interest is compounded monthly.
Although the monthly interest rates are as stated in your SOA, the total Interest you pay on an annual basis may be higher depending on the amounts you pay and
when you pay. You can save on Interest when you pay more than the Minimum Amount Due and/or pay earlier. Paying less than the Total Amount Due will increase
the amount of Interest and other charges you pay and the time it takes to repay your balance.
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STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT
While your account is active and has an unpaid balance, we will send you a Statement of Account (“SOA”) either to your preferred mailing address or
your email address if you are enrolled in Citi Electronic Statement services. If we are unable to verify your preferred mailing address, we will deliver
your Citi Card and SOAs to any of the verified addresses in your application form.
For closed Card accounts with credit balance, written off Card accounts, Card accounts with no unpaid balance, or accounts with returned
statements, we may send your SOA on a periodic basis.
The SOA is deemed to be accurate unless you notify us of any error in writing within thirty (30) days from the date of the SOA. If you find any error
on your SOA, send the signed and completed Cardholder Dispute Form (available via Citibank Online at www.citibank.com.ph or CitiPhone at 8995
9999 in Metro Manila or 234 9999 in Metro Cebu) and any supporting documents via email to dispute.ph@citi.com or deliver them to us at any of our
Citibank, N.A. Philippine branches within thirty (30) days from the date of the SOA.
You are not required to pay the disputed amount/s while we are investigating the dispute. However, you must pay the other transactions and
charges on the SOA. If, after investigation, we determine that your dispute is invalid, you must settle the disputed amount and the corresponding
Interest charges.
Non-receipt of the SOA does not relieve you of your obligation to pay the amounts due on the Card by the Payment Due Date. To avoid incurring Late
Charges and further Interest charges and other fees, in case you do not receive your SOA within 7-10 days from the Statement Date, please logon to
Citibank Online (www.citibank.com.ph) to view your SOA online, or call CitiPhone (8995 9999 in Metro Manila or 234 9999 in Metro Cebu)
immediately and pay before the Payment Due Date.
You may view the Citibank Online, Citi Electronic Statements and Citi Alerts User Agreements at
www.citibank.com.ph/useragreements/cbolstatementsandalerts.
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CARDHOLDER INFORMATION AND UPDATING
To help prevent money laundering and terrorist financing, Philippine laws, as well as Citi policy, require us to obtain, verify, and record information
that identifies each person who opens an account with us. This means that when you open an account with us, we will ask for your name, address,
date of birth, and other information that will allow us to identify you. We may also obtain a copy of your photo ID or other identifying documents.
You must notify us immediately of any change to your mailing address (residence and/or office), email address, and/or phone numbers (landline
and/or mobile), and other relevant information to avoid delays or failure in the delivery of your SOA, physical card or other notices. You may notify
us of such changes through Citibank Online (www.citibank.com.ph), CitiPhone (8995 9999 in Metro Manila or 234 9999 in Metro Cebu) or by sending
your contact information change request to P.O. Box 153, Manila Central Post Office, 1000 Manila (Attention: Asset Operations).
We must be able to verify your preferred mailing address. If we are unable to verify your preferred mailing address, we may deliver your physical
card, SOAs, and manager’s check for your Citi Speed Cash availment to any of the verified addresses in your application form.
We shall not be responsible for any consequences that may arise due to your inability to receive any SOA or to pay your outstanding Card obligations
as a result of your failure to notify us in a timely manner of any change in your mailing address, contact or other cardholder information.
You shall also provide us with such information and documents as we may require from time to time, and shall update that information as required
by us from time to time, to enable us or any affiliate of ours to comply with any law or regulation or any Government Requirement. “Government
Requirement” means any applicable law or regulation, legal, governmental or regulatory authority or agreement entered into by us and any
governmental authority or between two or more governmental authorities; such law, regulation or authority may be domestic or foreign.
It is your responsibility to notify us of any change in your other information, such as civil status, citizenship, employment details and income. You
agree to submit (i) your Income Tax Return (ITR), whether you are a salaried employee or self-employed; (ii) additionally, your Financial Statements
(FS) if you are self-employed; (iii) Certificate of Employment if you are a salaried employee; and (iv) other documents (collectively “Income
Documents”) annually.
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CONSENT FOR PROCESSING, PROFILING AND SHARING OF DATA AND INFORMATION (Citi’s Data
Privacy Terms)
Please read these provisions (the “Consent”) on Citi Processing, Profiling and Sharing of Data and Information thoroughly. Capitalized terms used
herein shall have the meanings set forth in Citi’s Data Privacy Statement (version 1, 3/31/2017), the terms of which are incorporated herein by
reference. Citi’s Data Privacy Statement (“Data Statement”) can be viewed online at www.citibank.com.ph/DataPrivacyStatement.
The words “You” and “Your” refer to you as a banking, brokerage, credit, debit or prepaid card or loan prospect/applicant or client or Relevant
Individual of a Data Subject of Citibank, N.A. Philippine Branch (Citibank) or Citicorp Financial Services and Insurance Brokerage Philippines, Inc.
(CFSI) or any other entity owned or controlled by Citigroup Inc. in the Philippines (collectively, “Citi”). The words “We”, “Our” and “Us” refer to
Citi.
1. You agree that your application, enrollment, purchase, maintenance, access or continued use of any of Citi’s products and services shall be
deemed as your acceptance and agreement to be bound by the provisions of these terms.
You hereby agree that all Personal Data (as defined under the Data Privacy Law of 2012 and its implementing rules and regulations), customer
data and account or transaction information or records (collectively, the “Information”) relating to you with us from time to time may be
processed, profiled or shared to, by and between Citigroup Inc., and any of its affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively, “Citigroup”) or each of
the Authority (foreign or domestic) or Data Recipients (whether in or outside the Philippines) and for the purposes as set out in Citi’s Data
Statement in force provided by us to you from time to time or for compliance with any law, regulation, government requirement, treaty,
agreement or policy or as required by or for the purpose of any court, legal process, examination, inquiry, audit or investigation of any
Authority. The aforesaid terms shall apply notwithstanding any applicable non-disclosure agreement. You acknowledge that such Information
may be processed or profiled by or shared with jurisdictions which do not have strict data protection or data privacy laws.
2. You agree that the Data Statement from time to time in force shall in all respects apply in relation to your application, account and any matter
arising therefrom or incidental thereto. You agree that the Data Statement is deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Consent.
3. You understand and agree that you must provide us with such information as we may require from time to time to enable us or Citigroup or
relevant Data Recipient to comply with any law or regulation, government requirement, treaty, agreement or policy or as required by or for the
purpose of any court, legal process, examination, inquiry, audit or investigation of any Authority.
4. You acknowledge that we may use voice recognition technology to collect and analyze your voiceprint biometric data for the purpose of identity
verification when you give instructions through the phone.
5. You consent, in connection with any proposed novation, assignment, transfer or sale of any of our rights and/or obligations with respect to or in
connection with your account and any products, facilities and services available in connection with the account, to any novatee, assignee,
transferee, purchaser or any other person participating or otherwise involved in such transaction, to the disclosure, to any such person, by us, of
any and all Information which may be required in relation thereto.
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CONSENT FOR PROCESSING, PROFILING AND SHARING OF DATA AND INFORMATION
(Citi’s Data Privacy Terms)
6. You understand and consent that the processing, profiling and sharing apply during the prospecting and application stages, as well as for the
duration of and even after the rejection, termination, closure or cancellation of the account or relationship or Services (collectively
“Termination”) for a period of at least ten (10) years from the Termination of your last existing account or relationship or that of the Relevant
Individual as determined by us. Where we deem it necessary or are required to fulfill foreign and domestic legal, regulatory, governmental, tax,
law enforcement and compliance requirements and disclosure to each of the Authority or Industry Organization, you understand and consent that
the storage will be made even after a period of ten (10) years from such Termination until the final conclusion of any requirement or disclosure
obligation, dispute or action.
7. You agree that Citibank may use your Personal Data and other information for automated processing and automated decision-making in connection
with the prospecting, application, establishment, maintenance, renewal, reissuance, collection, cancellation and closure of your account/s,
relationship/s and/or card/s, including the provision of Services.
8. For any update, change, supplement, reconfirmation or remediation of the Data Statement and/or these consents, you hereby specifically
authorize the following to accept the Data Statement and to provide the consents anew to us on your behalf in any acceptable form or evidence
as determined by us:
9. These provisions shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provision agreed to between Citi and you (whether before or after
the date hereof) which gives broader rights of disclosure to Citi than contained herein.
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COMMUNICATIONS AND RECORDING
Telephone Communications and CitiPhone
By using CitiPhone (8995 9999 in Metro Manila or 234 9999 in Metro Cebu), by providing your phone numbers to us, and by calling or accepting calls
from us or our service providers in connection with your Card account, you authorize us and our service providers to record, store, replay, and share
with any third party all conversations with you and/or on your phone numbers/lines, including calls with our service providers and with any person
who may answer the phone on your behalf. You agree that these records may be used by us or our service providers for any lawful purpose,
particularly as evidence in any proceeding, judicial or administrative. You are responsible for informing any person who may answer the phone on
your behalf, as your representative, that we and our service providers shall record, replay and use the calls with him or her and that this is being
done with your authorization.
a. You authorize us to accept and execute instructions on any Card transaction given by you or purportedly given by you by telephone (with no
need for a call-back procedure). You agree that we may rely on such instructions given by you or a person purporting to be you, which are
referable to you in accordance with our prescribed verification procedure prevailing at that time. For telephone instructions, we may ask in
accordance with our prescribed verification procedure at that time, questions about you and about the details of your Card account to try and
verify your identity. You agree that we have no obligation to investigate or verify the authenticity or authority of the person providing the
instructions regardless of the circumstances prevailing at the time of such instructions or the nature of the transaction, provided that he/she has
been verified in accordance with our prescribed verification procedure.
b. You agree that we and our service providers are not liable for any loss, damage or expense that results from our actions on any telephone
instructions or communications made after we have verified your identity through our or our service provider’s prescribed verification procedure
at that time. You shall indemnify us and our service providers against any loss, damage, cost, and fees that we may suffer arising from us so
acting.
c. You also agree that we and our service providers may, without prior notice to you, refuse to act on any telephone instruction and that we are
entitled to ask for written confirmation of your telephone instruction even if you had been verified in accordance with our prescribed
verification procedure. We may refuse to act on any telephone instruction until we receive a written confirmation of your instruction. Your TPIN
and your One-Time PIN (OTP) are strictly confidential. For your own protection, do not disclose your TPIN or your OTP to anyone. You may
change your TPIN at any time by giving us telephone instructions, identified by your TPIN or through our verification procedure.
We and our service providers may reject any number you select as your TPIN without giving any reason therefor. We or our service providers shall
confirm your new TPIN either through the Integrated Voice Response System (IVRS) when you give telephone instructions or by notifying you.
Your new TPIN will take effect once you get the confirmation. We may, at any time, withdraw or change any or all of the CitiPhone services and
cancel your TPIN at any time.
d. You also agree to hold us and our service providers free and harmless in case your TPIN or OTP is revealed to any person and for any loss or
damage you may suffer if we or our service providers follow telephone instructions which were identified by your TPIN or by your OTP or
otherwise by the prescribed verification procedure.
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Electronic Message
You agree that we may communicate with you through SMS, email, social media, instant messaging applications, or any other means of
communication for prompts, reminders and notices concerning your Card account (“Electronic Message”). Electronic Messages are sent to you for
convenience, information, notification or demand purposes. We do not guarantee the timely delivery or accuracy of an Electronic Message; it may
not be current at the time of delivery due to delivery lag time. You agree that each Electronic Message may be sent to you without being encrypted
and may include your personal and Card account information. It is your responsibility to ensure the security of your mobile phone, email account,
and computer/electronic devices, and to inform us of any changes to your mobile phone number and email address in a timely manner.
You agree to hold us free and harmless against any and all liability, administrative, civil or criminal, including those that relate to any secrecy laws
or regulations, if any Electronic Message is viewed or accessed by any other person, as well as against any liability resulting from your failure to
update your mobile number or email address with us, rendering us unable to send Electronic Messages to you.
BREACH
You will be considered in breach in any of the following events:
a. You do not pay your Minimum Amount Due, the Overlimit Amount, if any, and the Past Due Amount, if any, as applicable;
b. Any creditor tries, by legal process, to seize any of your assets with us, our subsidiary or affiliate;
c. You apply for payment relief under the insolvency law or other bankruptcy laws;
d. You fail to observe any of the terms and conditions of this Citi Card Agreement or any of the terms and conditions of any Card product,
service or facility (see Acceptance, Assignment, Offsetting, and Amendments);
e. You fail to observe any of the terms and conditions of any contract or evidence of indebtedness and/or other related documents which
you executed or we issued to you in connection with any credit and loan facilities that we granted or that was granted by our foreign
branches, subsidiaries or affiliates, or another financial institution or other lender in your favor;
f. You are charged with, convicted of or under investigation by any authority for violation of Republic Act No. 8484 (Access Devices
Regulation Act of 1998) or other laws or regulations relating to credit cards or bank transactions; or we have prima facie evidence to
charge you with a violation of any of the provisions of such laws or regulations; or
g. We believe, on reasonable grounds, that we were induced by fraudulent misrepresentation to grant you the credit facility.
In case of breach in any of your Cards or credit facilities with us, we may, without prior notice to you, cancel and revoke your right to use all or any
of your Cards or other credit facilities with us, and declare the total unpaid balance, which includes any unposted transactions and unbilled Monthly
Installments Due, under any of your Cards to be immediately due and demandable. You shall be liable to pay Interest and Late Charges, and other
fees, as applicable. We will notify you within seven (7) business days or within such other period as prescribed by law or regulation. You may,
however, appeal the suspension or cancellation of your Card subject to mutual agreement with us.
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BREACH
In the event that we need to refer your Card account to a collection service provider or to a different collection service provider, we will advise you
in writing of the endorsement of your Card account at least seven (7) business days prior to the actual endorsement. Such notification will include
the full name of the collection service provider and its contact details. If we need to refer your account to a collection service provider or to a
lawyer, you are liable to pay the cost of collection, attorney’s fees and the litigation and judicial expenses.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
Our liability under this Citi Card Agreement, if any, will not exceed Three Thousand Pesos (Php3,000). In any legal action filed against us in
connection with this Citi Card Agreement or any incident under it, our maximum liability will not exceed Thirty Thousand Pesos (Php30,000), except
when we are found guilty of willful misconduct.
PREVENTION OF PERFORMANCE
We will not be responsible for any failure to perform any of our obligations with respect to any product or service offered if such performance would
result in a breach of any Government Requirement or if its performance is prevented, hindered or delayed by a Force Majeure Event. In such case,
our obligations will be suspended for so long as the Force Majeure Event continues (and, in our case, no other branch or affiliate shall become
liable). We will not be responsible for any action taken to comply with economic sanctions or Government Requirement (and no other branch or
affiliate shall become liable). “Force Majeure Event” means any event due to any cause beyond our control, such as restrictions on convertibility or
transferability, requisitions, involuntary transfers, unavailability of any communication, clearing or payment system, sabotage, fire, flood, explosion,
acts of God, economic sanctions, Government Requirements, civil commotion, strikes or industrial action of any kind, riots, insurrection, war or acts
of government or similar institutions.
WITHHOLDING
You are responsible for all taxes on amounts we paid or returned to you. If required by any applicable Government Requirement, you authorize us to
deduct or withhold for or on account of taxes on such amounts.
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ACCEPTANCE, ASSIGNMENT, OFFSETTING, AND AMENDMENTS
By signing on the application, the physical card, or the charge slip and/or by your retention and use of the Card, you acknowledge that you have read,
understood and agree to be bound by this Citi Card Agreement in its entirety, including the Citi Card Fees and Charges, the Card application form, and the
terms and conditions that may be made available to you separately in connection with all the Citi products, programs, services, facilities and benefits
associated with your Card, such as, but not limited to, the Citi Cash Advance, Citi PayLite Installment Plan, Citi Speed Cash, Citi Balance Transfer Facility,
Citi FlexiBill Facility, Citi PayLite after purchase Facility, Citi PayLite for bank transactions Facility, Citi One Bill payment Facility, Citibank Online, Citi
Electronic Statement, Citi Alerts Service, Citi Cash Back Card Terms and Conditions, Citi Platinum Visa Terms and Conditions, Citi PremierMiles Card Terms
and Conditions, Citi Rewards Card Terms and Conditions, Citi Prestige Terms and Conditions, Mercury Citi Card Terms and Conditions, Shell Citi Card Terms
and Conditions, Cebu Pacific Citi Card Terms and Conditions, Citi ThankYou Points Terms and Conditions, Rustan’s Citi Card Terms and Conditions, Citi
Simplicity+ Card Terms and Conditions, Citi Grab Card Terms and Conditions, Citi Mobile, and CitiPhone, which may or may not be explicitly defined or
referred to in this Citi Card Agreement, as well as any amendments to this Citi Card Agreement and to such separate terms and conditions. The Citi Card
Agreement also includes charge slips and/or other records of Card usage, and such other rules, regulations, terms and conditions as we shall issue from time
to time. In addition, you also agree to be bound by any and all existing or future laws, regulations and official issuances governing the use of your Card and
all the services and facilities associated with the Card. In case any section of this Citi Card Agreement is declared invalid or unenforceable under any law by
a competent authority, other sections will not be affected and will continue to remain valid and binding.
You agree that we may assign, discount or transfer part or all of our rights and/or obligations under this Citi Card Agreement or under any Card transaction
without any notice. In the event of such assignment, you agree not to assert set-off rights of any obligations we may owe you, against the assignee.
We may make amendments to this Citi Card Agreement, including the fees, charges, and terms, at any time and will notify you of these changes accordingly.
Your continued retention or use of the Card after we have given you notice of such changes means that you have accepted and agreed to the changes. If the
amendments or changes are not acceptable to you, you may close your Card account by calling CitiPhone (8995 9999 in Metro Manila or 234 9999 in Metro
Cebu).
In case you close your Card account for any reason, your total unpaid balance, which includes the unposted transactions and unbilled Monthly Installments
Due, will become due and demandable immediately; you must pay your total unpaid balance on or before the Payment Due Date of your next SOA. Upon
closure or cancellation of your Card account, your Minimum Amount Due on the SOA equals your Total Amount Due. After you close your Card account,
please cut your physical card in half and punch a series of holes on the magnetic strip and/or chip to avoid the compromise of the Card or its further use.
In case of any breach of these terms and conditions, you irrevocably authorize us to act as your attorney-in-fact with full power and authority to do what we
deem appropriate and legally permissible in relation to your Card account/s. You agree that we may, at any time and without notice, offset your dues or
obligations against your deposits, investments and other assets that we, our foreign branches, subsidiaries and affiliates have in our custody or control. You
grant us full power and authority to inquire about and assert our legal claim on these deposits, investments and assets and to apply all or part of these assets
to offset your obligations. In line with this, you also authorize the disclosure to us of any information on your funds or properties that are in our foreign
branches’, subsidiaries’ or affiliates’ possession or custody. You hereby ratify and confirm all acts and deeds that we may do or perform under this
authority.
This Citi Card Agreement is governed by the laws of the Republic of the Philippines. The exclusive venue of all suits to enforce this Citi Card Agreement is
only in the proper courts of Makati City; you waive any other venue.
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DATA PRIVACY STATEMENT
This Data Privacy Statement (“Data Statement”) is applicable to all persons who have established or propose to establish an account and/or relationship
with, and/ or who have provided or propose to provide a guarantee or third party security (the “Data Subject”) to: (i) Citibank, N.A., Philippine Branch,
(ii) Citicorp Financial Services and Insurance Brokerage Philippines, Inc., or (iii) any other entity owned or controlled by Citigroup Inc. in the Philippines
(collectively, “Citi”). This Data Statement can also be viewed online at www.citibank.com.ph.This Data Statement has been prepared by Citi in
connection with the Data Privacy Law of 2012 and its implementing rules and regulations (the “DPA”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise
defined shall have the meanings set forth in the DPA. To the extent that any similar agreement and consent involving the data and information of the Data
Subject are required under Philippine bank secrecy laws and regulations, this Data Statement is applicable for such purpose.
1. General
a) The Data Subject agrees that the use or continued use of any of Citi’s products and services or maintenance of an account or relationship shall be
deemed as the Data Subject’s acceptance and agreement to be bound by the provisions of this Data Statement.
b) From time to time, it is necessary for a Data Subject to allow Citi to undertake processing, profiling and sharing of Personal Data, customer,
transaction or account data and information (collectively, the "Information") in connection with the prospecting, application, establishment or
maintenance of accounts or relationships, including provision of banking, credit facilities or financial, or customer services (collectively, the
“Services”).
c) Failure to supply the Information to Citi, and allow Citi to undertake processing, profiling and sharing of such Information may result in Citi being
unable to provide or maintain the Services to the Data Subject.
d) The Data Subject warrants to Citi that where he/she or his/her representatives is/are responsible for the provision of any Information relating to
any Relevant Individual (as defined below) to Citi, or actually provide/s any such Information to Citi, that he/she has informed each Relevant
Individual and such Relevant Individual has given consent to, Citi’s processing, profiling and sharing of the Information as described in this Data
Statement, and that the Data Subject will obtain such consent in advance of providing any similar Information in the future.
e) The Data Subject agrees that Information of the Data Subject and a Relevant Individual may be processed, profiled and shared in and to any
country/ jurisdiction as Citi considers appropriate or necessary, as described below. Such Information may also be processed, profiled and shared
in accordance with the local practices and laws, rules and regulations (including any regulatory requests, governmental acts and orders) in such
country/jurisdiction.
f) The Data Subject understands and consents that the processing, profiling and sharing apply during the prospecting and application stages, as well
as for the duration of and even after the rejection, termination, closure or cancellation of the Services (collectively “Termination”) for a period of
at least ten (10) years from the Termination of the last existing account or relationship of the Data Subject or Relevant Individual as determined by
Citi. Where Citi has deemed it necessary or required to fulfill foreign and domestic legal, regulatory, governmental, tax, law enforcement and
compliance requirements and disclosure to any foreign or domestic market exchange, court, tribunal and/or legal, regulatory, governmental, tax
and law enforcement authority or self-regulatory organization, the Data Subject understands and consents that the storage will be made even after
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2. Description of the Information to be entered into the System
From time to time, Citi may collect directly from the Data Subject, from any person authorized by the Data Subject in a manner approved by Citi,
from third parties including Relevant Individuals (as defined below) and from available sources, the following data, and enter the data into any
system for processing, profiling and sharing:
a) Personal Data and account information about the Data Subject, family members, friends, beneficiaries, attorneys, attorneys-in-fact,
shareholders, beneficial owners (if relevant), persons under any trust, trustees, partners, committee members, directors, officers or
authorized signatories, guarantors, other security and other individuals (collectively for all of the foregoing who are natural persons,
“Relevant Individuals”), which may include names, identification particulars, contact details, products and services portfolio information,
transaction activity, patterns, history and behavior, employment information, financial background, educational background and demographic
data;
b) Data and information generated in the ordinary course of prospecting, accepting applications, establishment, continuation and Termination of
Services with Citi, or when a Relevant Individual gives instructions, writes checks, withdraws funds, transfers funds, deposits money, enters
into a transaction or arranges banking/credit facilities for himself/herself or for any third party or participates in promos, programs, contests,
surveys and other information and records, such as providing preferences, answers to questions intended for security verification, and other
data the Data Subject chooses to provide; and,
c) Information from cookies, or other technologies deployed for analysis of visits to, usage and transactions in websites, mobile applications, SMS
or the use of any information technology application of and by Citi, social media networks, data aggregators and data integrators and other
available data sources and the use of the internet.
The scope and method of Personal Data processing by Citi cover the following:
“Processing” refers to any operation or any set of operations performed upon Personal Data including, but not limited to, the collection,
recording, organization, storing, updating or modification, retrieval, consultation, use, consolidation, blocking, erasure or destruction of data,
and outsourcing of these activities. Processing may be performed through automated means, or manual processing, if the Personal Data are
contained or are intended to be contained in a system.
“Profiling” refers to any form of automated processing of Personal Data consisting of the use of Personal Data to evaluate certain personal
aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects containing that natural person’s performance at work, economic
situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location or movements.
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4. Purpose of Information Processing, Profiling and Sharing
The Data Subject agrees that the Information may be processed, profiled or shared by Citi or any person who has legitimately obtained such data
from Citi for any of the following purposes (collectively “Permitted Purposes”):
a) to establish, maintain or terminate accounts and establish, provide or continue banking/credit facilities or financial services including
investment, trust, insurance, credit, debit, charge, prepaid or any type of card, loan, mortgage, auto loan, financial and wealth management
products and services and otherwise maintaining accurate “know your customer” information and conducting anti-money laundering and
sanctions, credit and background checks (whether such facilities or services are offered or issued by Citi, Citi’s affiliates, third parties or
through other intermediaries, providers or distributors);
b) to provide, operate, process and administer Citi accounts and services or to process applications for Citi accounts and services, including
banking/financial transactions such as remittance transactions and credit/ financial facilities, subscription or proposed subscription of
products or services (whether offered or issued by Citi or otherwise), and to maintain service quality and train staff;
c) to undertake activities related to the provision of the Citi accounts and services including but not limited to transaction authorization,
statement printing and distribution, customer service and conduct of surveys, the provision of research reports, offering documents, product
profiles, term sheets or other product related materials, administration of rewards and loyalty programs;
d) to provide product related services and support, including, without limitation, provision of processing or administrative support or acting as
an intermediary / nominee shareholder / agent / broker / market participant /counterparty in connection with participation in various
products including investment, trust, insurance, credit, debit, charge, prepaid or any type of card, loan, mortgage, auto loan, financial and
wealth management products and services (whether such products are offered or issued by Citi, Citi’s affiliates, third parties or through other
intermediaries, providers or distributors);
e) to fulfil foreign and domestic legal, regulatory, governmental, tax, law enforcement and compliance requirements (including US anti-money
laundering, sanctions and tax obligations applicable to Citigroup Inc., and any of its affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively, “Citigroup”) and
disclosure to any foreign or domestic market exchange, court, tribunal, and/or legal, regulatory, governmental, tax and law enforcement
authority (each, an “Authority”) pursuant to relevant guidelines, regulations, orders, guidance or requests from the Authority) and comply
with any treaty or agreement with or between foreign and domestic Authorities applicable to Citi or Citigroup, their agents or providers;
f) to verify the identity or authority of Relevant Individuals, representatives who contact Citi or may be contacted by Citi and to carry out or
respond to requests, questions or instructions from verified representatives or other parties pursuant to Citi’s then-current security
procedures;
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g) for risk assessment, statistical and trend analysis and planning purposes, including to carry out data processing, statistical, credit, risk and
anti-money laundering and sanctions analyses, creating and maintaining credit scoring models, and otherwise ensuring potential or ongoing
credit worthiness of Relevant Individuals and Data Subjects, including conducting banking, credit, financial and other background checks and
reviews, and maintaining banking, credit and financial history of individuals (whether or not there exists any direct relationship between that
Data Subject or Relevant Individual, and Citi) and creating and maintaining business development plans and activities for present and future
reference;
h) to monitor and record calls and electronic communications with Relevant Individuals and Data Subjects for record keeping, quality assurance,
customer service, training, investigation, litigation and fraud prevention purposes;
j) to enforce (including without limitation collecting amounts outstanding) or defend the rights of Citi, Citigroup, its employees, officers and
directors, contractual or otherwise;
k) to perform internal management and management reporting to Citigroup, to operate control and management information systems, and to carry
out business risk, control or compliance review or testing, internal audits or enable the conduct of external audits;
l) to enable an actual or proposed assignee of Citi, or participant or sub-participant or transferee of Citi’s rights in respect of the Data Subject to
evaluate or consummate a transaction intended to be the subject of the assignment, transfer, participation or sub-participation;
m) to comply with contractual arrangements or to support initiatives, projects and programs by or between financial industry self-regulatory
organizations, financial industry bodies, associations of financial services providers or other financial institutions (each, an “Industry
Organization”), including assisting other financial institutions to conduct background or credit checks or collect debts;
n) to manage Citi’s relationship with the Data Subject, which may include providing information about the Data Subject or a Relevant Individual, to
Citi or Citigroup;
o) for marketing to us and to individuals with similar profiles, attributes or behavior, banking, financial, credit, investment, trust, insurance, credit,
debit, charge, prepaid or other types of card, loan, mortgage, and wealth management related products or services, conducting market, product
and service research, and designing or refining any products or services including by conducting data analysis, and surveys, by various modes of
communication including mail, telephone call, SMS, fax, electronic mail, internet, mobile, social media, chat, biometric, and other technological
tools and development;
p) to comply with any obligations, requirements, policies, procedures, measures or arrangements for sharing data and information within Citigroup
and any other use of data and information in accordance with any Citigroup-wide programs for compliance with tax, sanctions or prevention or
detection of money laundering, terrorist financing or other unlawful activities; and,
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5. Classes and Recipients of the Information
In addition, the Data Subject agrees that the Information may be processed, profiled and shared, to the following entities inside or outside the
Philippines (each, a “Data Recipient”), in accordance with any purpose described in the Permitted Purposes:
a) any person, agent, broker, adviser, contractor or third party service provider who provides administrative, mailing, telemarketing, direct sales,
telecommunications, call centre, business process, travel, visa, knowledge management, human resource, data processing, information technology,
computer, information security, payment, debt collection, credit or business information, reference or other background checks, leads and
referrals, nominee or securities clearing, consulting service, or other services to Citi in connection with the operation of the business of Citi and
the Data Subject;
b) any person or entity which is part of Citigroup to the extent necessary to fulfil the relevant Permitted Purpose;
c) any drawee bank check clearinghouse, or the service provider of the foregoing, in connection with any cheque or equivalent;
d) credit reference or information company or bureau, and fellow users, members or subscribers of the foregoing company, bureau or agency
(including, where such entities are users, members or subscribers of the foregoing, universal, commercial and thrift banks, including their trust
departments, rural banks and entities with quasi-banking license issued by the BSP, including their subsidiaries and/or affiliates that are engaged in
the business of providing credit; life insurance companies, mutual benefit associations and other similar entities supervised by the Insurance
Commission; credit card companies; financing companies; trust entities; investment houses with quasi-banking license; non-governmental
organizations engaged in the micro financing business; government lending institutions, both government financial institutions and government-
owned and controlled corporations engaged primarily in lending; cooperatives engaged in lending activities such as credit cooperatives or financial
services cooperatives; other entities providing credit facilities; telecommunications companies); and, in the event of default, skip or asset tracing
and debt collection agency;
e) any person or entity to whom Citigroup is under an obligation or otherwise required to make disclosure pursuant to legal process or under the
requirements of any foreign or domestic law, regulation, court order or agreement entered into, binding on or applying to Citigroup, or agreement
entered into by Citigroup and any foreign or domestic Authority or between or among any two or more domestic or foreign Authorities, or any
disclosure under and for the purposes of any guidelines or guidance given or issued by any Authority, or Industry Organization with which Citigroup
is required or expected to comply or participate, or any disclosure pursuant to any contractual or other commitment of Citigroup with an
Authority, or Industry Organization, all of which may be within or outside Philippines including disclosure to any Authority, whether such legal
process, obligation, request, requirement, agreement or guidance may be existing currently or created in the future;
f) any financial institution, processing agent, intermediary, payment infrastructure provider, clearinghouse, issuer, borrower, underwriter, dealer,
seller, registrar, registry, paying and collecting agent, custodian, depository, underwriter, fund manager, fund provider, insurer, credit card
company, acquiring company, card network or association, securities and investment services provider, trustee or any other person who will be
involved in the transactions, Services or any banking/credit or financial activities or with whom the Data Subject has or proposed to or is required
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g) any actual or proposed assignee of Citi or participant or sub-participant or transferee of Citi’s rights in respect of the Data Subject or any
other Relevant Individual, of all or any part of the assets or business of Citi; and,
h) any party giving or proposing to give a guarantee or third party security to guarantee or secure the Data Subject’s obligations or those of any
Relevant Individual.
i) third party reward, loyalty, privileges, programs or other related services and/or service or product provider;
j) co-branding partners of Citi (the names of such co-branding partners can be found in the application form(s) for the relevant services and
products, as the case may be); and
k) charitable or non-profit making organizations or other recipients of donations or contributions from the Data Subject;
l) the respective subcontractor, assignee, vendor or delegate of each of the above-described person or entity.
a) Under and in accordance with the terms of the DPA, any individual has the right:
i. to be informed whether Personal Data is being or has been processed. This includes processing through automated decision-making and
profiling;
ii. to require Citi to correct any Personal Data relating to the Data Subject which is inaccurate;
iii. to object to the processing of the Personal Data in case of changes or amendments to the Personal Data supplied or declared to the
Data Subject;
v. to suspend, withdraw or order the blocking, removal or destruction of the Data Subject’s Personal Data from Citi’s system. It is
understood and acknowledged by the Data Subject that where the Data Subject exercises his right set out in this provision, Citi reserves
its right to Terminate the Services;
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vi. In respect of each Citi entity, requests in relation to the above or for information regarding this Data Statement are to be addressed as
follows:
b) The Data Subject hereby agrees that Citi may amend and vary this Data Statement and the account terms from time to time and that upon
notification of such amended Data Statement, the contents thereof shall similarly amend, vary and supplement such account terms and
conditions, agreements and/or arrangements aforesaid with effect from the date specified in such amended Data Statement, and without
prejudice to the foregoing, the Data Subject’s use or continued use of any of Citi’s services after such change shall also be deemed as his/her
acceptance and agreement to the same.
c) Nothing in this Data Statement shall limit the rights of Data Subjects under the DPA.
For any concerns, you may call us at (632) 8995-9999 or send us a message through www.citibank.com.ph. Citibank, N.A. Philippine Branch is
supervised by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas with telephone number (632) 8708-7087.
For your complaints/concerns, we will endeavor to resolve these within 7 business days. For complaints/concerns requiring more time to resolve, we
will be in touch with you and inform you of the progress.
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