Section 8Sec./Art. 8

Equal Treatment.- Foreign banks authorized to operate under Section 2 of this Act, shall perform the same functions, enjoy the same privileges, and be subject to the same limitations imposed upon a Philippine bank of the same category. These limits include, among others, the single borrower's limit and capital to risk asset ratio as well as the capitalization required for expanded commercial banking activities under the General Banking Act and other related laws of the Philippines.

The basis for computing the ratio shall be the capital of the foreign bank branch in the Philippines.

The foreign banks shall guarantee the observance of the rights of their employees under the Constitution.

Any right, privilege or incentive granted to foreign banks or their subsidiaries or affiliates under this Act, shall be equally enjoyed by and extended under the same conditions to Philippine banks. Philippine corporations whose shares of stocks are listed in the Philippine Stock Exchange or are of long standing for at least ten (10) years shall have the right to acquire, purchase or own up to sixty percent (60%) of the voting stock of a domestic bank.