How this site reads the Bangko Sentral list

This page explains how the figures on this site are produced, what the slice of the list shows, and what a reader should not conclude from it. The source is the list of virtual asset service providers that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas publishes in its directories of supervised financial institutions. This site reads that list once a week.

What the slice shows and what it leaves out

The table on this site shows an entry only if the list gives a brand name next to the legal entity, or the entry is a bank. Other entries exist on the list but are left out of this slice. That choice is a presentational one: the site is about matching an app's brand to the entity behind it, and an entry without a brand name does not help that task. The reader should understand that the table is not the whole list, and that a full list is available on the central bank's own page. The slice is not a rating and it is not a finding of ours; it is a selection from a regulator's publication.

The table carries the institution exactly as the central bank listed it, beside the brand name the list prints. A row records what the source published, not a verdict on the app. An entry marked inactive or not operational stays in the table under its own heading, so a reader can see the status the list gives. The site does not decide which app belongs to which entry beyond what the list itself prints. If the list changes, the table changes at the next weekly read.

The weekly read of the central bank's list

The list is read once a week, so the table is a snapshot. A changed entry appears at the next read, not before. The reader should not treat the table as a live feed; the central bank's own page is the immediate source. The weekly read is a practical rhythm: it is frequent enough to catch most changes, but a change can happen the day after a read and wait a week to appear here. The list itself carries a single 'as of' date for the whole file, and that date is shown in the table. It is not the day an entry was added or changed; it is the date the central bank last revised the file.

When an entry changes, the table reflects the change in the next read. A brand may be added, a status may move from active to inactive, or a bank may appear or disappear. The reader who needs the current state should confirm on the central bank's own page, not rely on this site's weekly snapshot. The weekly read is a convenience, not a substitute for the source.

Why the date is the list's, not an entry's

The list carries a single 'as of' date for the whole file, and the date shown in the table is that date. It is not the day an entry was added, and it is not the day this site read the list. An entry can be old or new, but the date beside it is the date of the whole file. That means a reader cannot tell from the table when a particular entry changed; only that the whole list was current as of that date. The distinction matters because a screenshot of an old list is a weak source: it may show an entry that has since been removed or changed.

The date is not ours. This site does not assign dates to entries; it reports the date the central bank printed on the file. If the central bank updates the list without changing the date, that is a problem with the source, not with this site's reading. The reader should always check the central bank's own page for the current list and its date. A table row is a record of what the source published at a moment, not a claim about the present.

Why the register shows names and statuses, never a verdict

The list is a register of names and statuses. It shows which legal entities hold a permission, and whether the entry is active or inactive. It does not say an app is safe, and it does not say an app is a scam. A listing is a regulator's act, not our verdict; the reader decides. This site makes no ratings and no forecasts. The table shows what the central bank published, and nothing more. An app's absence from the table is not evidence that it is unlawful or that it is safe.

The reader should not read a status as a recommendation. An active entry means the central bank's list currently shows that entity as active; it does not mean the app's service is good or that the reader will not lose money. An inactive entry means the list shows that status; it may be a historical record or a current suspension. The reader should confirm on the central bank's own page and, for any decision, look beyond the register.