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The financial system, which is the network of legally established institutions engaged in
mobilization, circulation and control of money and credit, facilitates the flow of funds in
economy(Chandler, 1964)
Rodriguez Bank- fist known bank in the Philippines
There is a Contention that the first bank in the Philippines was the Obra Prios
Banco Español Filipino, became Banco delas Islas Filipinas or the the Bank of the Philippines
Island
At the apex of the financial system is the Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas which is the bank issue.
As a bank of last resort, the central bank comes to the aid of the commercial and other
banks may have need for cash.
It is the monetary authority of the country and this includes exerting influence on the value
of peso relative to other foreign currencies.
The Philippine has three major government banks namely, the Philippine National Bank
which is semi-public; the Land Bank, which is public and which functions as a development
bank and a commercial bank; and the Development Bank of the Philippines, which is a
development bank as its name suggest.
Commercial Bank, Savings Bank, Thrift Bank
Rural Banks specialize in extending loans to small scale industries and to agribusiness.
Non-bank institutions that form part of the financial system companies, pawnshops, building
and loan associations, and credit unions.