Armed Forces and Police Savings & Loan Association, Inc.

The Armed Forces and Police Savings & Loan Association, Inc. (AFPSLAI) is a banking corporation in the Philippines associated with the Philippine military and police.

Camp Aguinaldo branch

As of 2016, it had 69 billion Philippine pesos in assets,[1] which are exempt from taxes in the Philippines.[2] As of 2017, there are 21 branches within the Philippines along with 50 extension offices. There are about 500,000 AFPSLAI members.[3] Any changes in its bylaws are required to be approved by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.[4]

The Savings and Loan has a reputation for offering tax-free, high yield dividend products to its members which are not insured by the PDIC. Quarterly contributions to the higher yielding investments are capped.[5]

Events

In 1986, Noe S. Andaya was newly elected as president was elected to head the AFPSLAI. He wanted to increase its capitalization, and in order to do this two years later the association began granting a one percent finders' fee to encourage recruiters to get new depositors to establish accounts. Unfortunately, the cost of the finders' fee drained the AFPSLAI's finances and contributed to its collapse.[6] Then President of the Philippines Corazon Aquino noted in a 1992 State of the Union address that since the AFPSLAI had collapsed, it would no longer manage the military's pensions. In 2016, a news report incorrectly stated that the AFPSLAI managed the pensions. President and CEO of the AFPSLAI and retired Lt. General Virgilio O. Domingo responded in a letter to a newspaper editor that it didn't manage the pensions anymore.[7]

In 1992, a group of VARO Manila Foreign Service employees organized a scheme to swindle the AFPSLAI. They produced fraudulent pension award letters. Then, the letters were taken to the AFPSLAI where they were used as collateral for a total of 1.5 million Philippine pesos in loans. The loans were then defaulted upon. This was halted by terminating the VARO Manila employees.[8]

In 2002, a total of 117.7 million Philippine pesos in rebates were distributed to about 195,000 accounts. The rebates were for salary loans and ranged from 500 to 2,000 Philippine pesos each.[9]

In 2002, it had nonperforming bad loans of 1.4 billion Philippine pesos, but for 2003 this had increased to 4.18 billion Philippine pesos. As of 2017, the last major loss it took was in 2006 when it lost 500 million Philippine pesos invested in the Centennial Savings Bank and Centennial Financing Corp[10][11]

In 2017, the branch in Calapan helped police nab a group of 8 criminals who used the identity to of a retired policeman in an attempt to swindle the AFPSLAI out of 2 million Philippine pesos.[12]

Facade in BGC

Personal loans made to military personnel and police officers are repaid by automatic deductions from their paychecks. In recognition of the hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippine National Police ordered a 30-day moratorium on automatic repayments for the month of April 2020.[13]

Charitable activities

See also


References

  1. ^ AFPSLAI still exists, hale with P69B+ in assets, February 9, 2016, inquirer.net
  2. ^ RESOLUTION NO. M-19 Republic of the Philippines, CENTRAL BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS
  3. ^ "Armed Forces and Police Savings & Loan Association, Inc. (AFPSLAI) | Mega Manila Directory". August 17, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  4. ^ SEC-OGC Opinion No. 12-09, Office of the General Counsel, Securities and Exchange Commission, May 23, 2012
  5. ^ "There's Something About AFPSLAI". A Wise Filipino Soldier. July 30, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  6. ^ G.R. No. 168486, Supreme Court of the Philippines, First Division, Manila June 27, 2006
  7. ^ AFPSLAI: We don’t manage AFP’s pension, February 5, 2016, philstar.com
  8. ^ Veterans' Compensation Premature Closing of VA Office in the Philippines Could be Costly : Report to the Chairman, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives, 1993, pages 23-24
  9. ^ "AFPSLAI posts assets of P4.14 billion". philstar.com. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  10. ^ Fitz (July 9, 2013). "Information About AFPSLAI". Ready To Be Rich. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  11. ^ AFPSLAI loses P500M, May 4, 2006, GMA New Online
  12. ^ Gang busted foar P2-M AFPSLAI loan caper; 8 fall by Jerry J. Alcayde, September 2, 2017, Manila Bulletin
  13. ^ Cops get 30-day reprieve on loan payments by Christopher Lloyd Caliwan, April 6, 2020, Philippine News Agency
  14. ^ "Armed Forces and Police Savings and Loans Association, Inc". www.afpslai.com.ph. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  15. ^ AFPSLAI Scholarship and Educational Assistance Program, afp.mil.ph
  16. ^ "Armed Forces and Police Savings and Loans Association, Inc". www.afpslai.com.ph. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  17. ^ DND RECEIVES GYM EQUIPMENT FROM AFPS, page 9, Defense Chronicle, Volume 2, Issue 2, 2018 and DND receives gym equipment from AFPSLAI, dnd.gov.ph
  18. ^ Donations from Various Domestic Sources, page 2
  19. ^ "Armed Forces and Police Savings and Loans Association, Inc". www.afpslai.com.ph. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  20. ^ "Armed Forces and Police Savings and Loans Association, Inc". www.afpslai.com.ph. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  21. ^ "PRO9 Partners with AFPSLAI and AFP in Peace Drive". pro9.pnp.gov.ph. Retrieved June 8, 2020.