As of March 2012, Banco de Oro (BDO) is still the only Philippine bank that has surpassed the one-trillion-peso mark in assets. BDO first surpassed the trillion mark in the second quarter of 2011 (April May June 2011).
Here’s a list of the TOP 25 Commercial and Universal Banks in the Philippines, based on total assets as of MARCH 2012, as published by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas on its website.
| RANK | BANK | ASSETS in | PREVIOUS |
| BILLION PESOS | RANK | ||
| 1 | BDO | 1,078.915 | 1 |
| 2 | METROBANK | 709.237 | 2 |
| 3 | BPI | 654.327 | 3 |
| 4 | LANDBANK | 604.425 | 4 |
| 5 | PNB | 306.124 | 6 |
| 6 | DBP | 302.659 | 5 |
| 7 | RCBC | 289.965 | 7 |
| 8 | CHINABANK | 265.933 | 10 |
| 9 | UNION BANK | 257.568 | 8 |
| 10 | CITIBANK | 246.340 | 9 |
| 11 | SECURITY BANK | 212.340 | 11 |
| 12 | UCBP | 198,390 | 12 |
| 13 | ALLIED BANK | 167.732 | 14 |
| 14 | HSBC | 160.992 | 13 |
| 15 | PHILTRUST | 103.767 | 15 |
| 16 | BANCOM | 99.088 | 16 |
| 17 | EASTWEST | 86.568 | 17 |
| 18 | STANDARD CHARTERED | 66.251 | 19 |
| 19 | VETERANS | 58.513 | 18 |
| 20 | AUB | 49.564 | 20 |
| 21 | DEUTSCHE BANK | 49.127 | 24 |
| 22 | MAYBANK | 48.923 | 21 |
| 23 | PBCOM | 46.963 | 22 |
| 24 | ANZ | 38.415 | 23 |
| 25 | ROBINSONS BANK | 36.649 | 28 |
Banks that Rose in Rank or Assets
(Over the Period from Dec 2011 to March 2012)
Deutsche Bank — from rank 24 to rank 21, from 40.185 to 49.127
Robinsons Bank — from rank 28 to rank 25, from 31.474 to 36.649
China Bank — from rank 10 to rank 8, from 258.442 to 265.933
Allied Bank — from rank 14 to rank 13, despite dropping in assets
Banks That Dropped in Assets or Rank
Metrobank — from 753.866 to 709.237
BPI — from 685.340 to 654.327
LANDBANK — from 683.923 to 604.425
PNB — from 314.424 to 306.124 but rose from rank 6 to 5
DBP — from 339.992 to 302.659 dropped from rank 5 to 6
RCBC — from 291.889 to 289.965
East West — from 94.587 to 86.568
Veterans — from rank 18 to 19 despite increasing in assets
Maybank — from rank 21 to 22 despite increase in assets
HSBC — from 170.032 to 160.992, from rank 13 to 14
Union Bank — from 269.108 to 257.568, from rank 8 to 9
ANZ — from 41.214 to 38.415
Citibank — from 266.729 to 246.340
Security Bank — from 215.061 to 212.340
Top Banks in the Philippines, by Assets Dec 2011
Top Savings Banks in the Philippines, by Assets Dec 2011