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Draft:Orient Bank (Philippines)

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Different from: Orient Bank (Uganda).

Orient Bank (or Orient Development Bank Corporation)[1] was a commercial bank in the Philippines established by Jose Go in February 1996. It was formerly a thrift bank, Bangko Silangan Development Bank.[2] The bank was closed in 1998.[1]

In November 2020, Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 42 convicted Go and another ranking official for fraud involving 159 million linked to the bank's closure. The decision would be publicized by the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation on July 1, 2021.[1]

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