<strong>Notes</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong>DECEMBER 31, 2008, 2007 AND 2006(Amounts in Millions Except Per Share Data)Parent BankMoreMoreOne <strong>to</strong> than three than one Morethree months <strong>to</strong> year <strong>to</strong> than five Non-ratemonths one year five years years sensitive TotalDecember 31, 2008:Resources:Cash P 21,763 P - P - P - P - P 21,763Loans 371,408 36,227 35,381 21,195 3,379 467,590Investments 15,374 8,401 49,148 69,169 - 142,092Placements 74,821 - - - - 74,821Other Resources - - - - 55,360 55,360Total Resources 483,366 44,628 84,529 90,364 58,739 761,626Liabilities and Equity:Deposit liabilities 279,790 19,201 48,160 - 265,816 612,967Bills payable 22,329 12,859 27,069 1,131 - 63,388Other liabilities - - - - 32,011 32,011Total Liabilities 302,119 32,060 75,229 1,131 297,827 708,366Equity - - - - 53,260 53,260Total Liabilities and Equity 302,119 32,060 75,229 1,131 351,087 761,626On-book gap 181,247 12,568 9,299 89,233 ( 292,348 ) -Cumulative on-book gap 181,247 193,814 203,113 292,347 - -Contingent assets 11,739 1,547 6,864 - - 20,151Contingent liabilities 8,448 713 8,093 - - 17,254Off-book gap 3,291 835 ( 1,228 ) - - 2,897Net Periodic Gap 184,538 13,402 8,071 89,234 ( 292,348 ) 2,897Cumulative Total Gap P 184,538 P 197,939 P 206,011 P 295,245 P 2,897 P -December 31, 2007:Resources:Cash P 18,437 P - P - P - P - P 18,437Loans 239,489 26,390 26,516 5,236 297,631Investments 37,801 11,072 39,327 60,682 - 148,882Placements 56,059 107 8,256 64,422Other Resources - - - - 57,117 57,117Total Resources 351,786 37,462 65,950 74,174 57,117 586,489Liabilities and Equity:Deposit liabilities 170,811 21,920 21,881 - 219,683 434,295Bills payable 26,039 13,232 5,037 15,516 - 59,824Other liabilities - - - - 36,921 36,921Total Liabilities (Carried Forward) P 196,850 P 35,152 P 26,918 P 15,516 P 256,604 P 531,04032Thinking Ahead To Get You Ahead • Annual Report 2008
<strong>Notes</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Statements</strong>DECEMBER 31, 2008, 2007 AND 2006(Amounts in Millions Except Per Share Data)Parent BankMoreMoreOne <strong>to</strong> than three than one Morethree months <strong>to</strong> year <strong>to</strong> than five Non-ratemonths one year five years years sensitive TotalTotal Liabilities (Brought Forward) P 196,850 P 35,152 P 26,918 P 15,516 P 256,604 P 531,040Equity - - - - 55,449 55,449Total Liabilities and Equity 196,850 35,152 26,918 15,516 312,053 586,489On-book gap 154,936 2,310 39,032 58,658 ( 254,937 ) -Cumulative on-book gap 154,936 157,246 196,278 254,936 - -Contingent assets 30,328 377 2,426 - - 33,131Contingent liabilities 29,380 330 2,234 - - 31,945Off-book gap 948 47 192 - - 1,186Net Periodic Gap 155,884 2,357 39,224 58,659 ( 254,936 ) 1,186Cumulative Total Gap P 155,884 P 158,241 P 197,465 P 256,124 (P 1,188 ) P -The Group’s market risk management limits are generally categorized as limits on:• Value-at-risk – The RMG computes the value-at-risk benchmarked at a level which is a percentage of projected earnings. The Groupuses the value at risk (VaR) model <strong>to</strong> estimate the daily potential loss that the Group can incur from its trading book, based on a numberof assumptions with a confidence level of 99%. The measurement is designed such that exceptions over dealing limits should only arisein very exceptional circumstances.• S<strong>to</strong>p loss – The RMG sets the amount of each risk-bearing activity at a percentage of the budgeted annual income for such activity.• Nominal position – The RMG sets the nominal amount of US dollar denominated instruments at the BSP-mandated US dollar overboughtposition limit.• Trading volume – The RMG sets the volume of transactions that any employee may execute at various levels based on the rank of thepersonnel making the risk-bearing decision.• Earnings-at-risk – The RMG computes the earnings-at-risk based on a percentage of projected annual net interest income.The Group uses the VaR model <strong>to</strong> estimate the daily potential loss that the Group can incur from its trading book. VaR is one of the keymeasures in the Group’s management of market risk. VaR is defined as a statistical estimate of the maximum possible loss on a given positionduring a time horizon within a given confidence interval. The Group uses a 99% confidence level and a 260-day observation period in VaRcalculation. The Group’s VaR limit is established as a percentage of projected earnings and is used <strong>to</strong> alert senior management wheneverthe potential losses in the Group’s portfolios exceed <strong>to</strong>lerable levels. Because the VaR measure is tied <strong>to</strong> market volatility, it therefore allowsmanagement <strong>to</strong> react quickly and adjust its portfolio strategies in different market conditions in accordance with its risk philosophy andappetite. The VaR model is validated through back-testing.Although VaR is an important <strong>to</strong>ol for measuring market risk, the assumptions on which the model is based do give rise <strong>to</strong> some limitations,including the following:• A 1-day holding period assumes that it is possible <strong>to</strong> hedge or dispose of positions within that period. This is considered <strong>to</strong> be arealistic assumption in almost all cases but may not be the case in situations in which there is severe market illiquidity for a prolongedperiod.• A 99% confidence level does not reflect losses that may occur beyond this level. Even within the model used, there is a one percentprobability that losses could exceed the VaR.• VaR is calculated on an end-of-day basis and does not reflect exposures that may arise on positions during the trading day.• The use of his<strong>to</strong>rical data as a basis for determining the possible range of future outcomes may not always cover all possible scenarios,especially those of an exceptional nature.• The VaR measure is dependent upon the Bank’s position and the volatility of market prices. The VaR of an unchanged position reducesif the market price volatility declines and vice versa.The limitations of the VaR methodology are recognized by supplementing VaR limits with other position and sensitivity limit structures, includinglimits <strong>to</strong> address potential concentration risks within each trading portfolio. In addition, the Bank uses a wide range of stress tests <strong>to</strong> model thefinancial impact of a variety of exceptional market scenarios on individual trading portfolios and the Bank’s overall position. Stress VaR is alsoperformed on all portfolios as a complementary measure of risk. While VaR deals with risk during times of normality, stress testing is used <strong>to</strong>measure the potential effect of a crisis or low probability event.Thinking Ahead To Get You Ahead • Annual Report 2008 33