SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONSEC FORM 17-C

CURRENT REPORT UNDER SECTION 17
OF THE SECURITIES REGULATION CODE
AND SRC RULE 17.2(c) THEREUNDER

1. Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Oct 29, 2017

2. SEC Identification Number

34001

3. BIR Tax Identification No.

000-708-174-000

4. Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter

BDO Unibank, Inc.

5. Province, country or other jurisdiction of incorporation

Metro Manila

6. Industry Classification Code(SEC Use Only)

7. Address of principal office

BDO Corporate Center, 7899 Makati Ave., Makati City Postal Code 0726

8. Issuer's telephone number, including area code

(632)540-7000/702-6000

9. Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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10. Securities registered pursuant to Sections 8 and 12 of the SRC or Sections 4 and 8 of the RSA

Title of Each Class	Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding and Amount of Debt Outstanding
Common	4,368,726,389
Preferred	515,000,000

11. Indicate the item numbers reported herein

Item 9 - Other Events

The Exchange does not warrant and holds no responsibility for the veracity of the facts and representations contained in all corporate disclosures, including financial reports. All data contained herein are prepared and submitted by the disclosing party to the Exchange, and are disseminated solely for purposes of information. Any questions on the data contained herein should be addressed directly to the Corporate Information Officer of the disclosing party.

BDO Unibank, Inc.BDO

PSE Disclosure Form 4-8 - Change in Directors and/or Officers
(Resignation/Removal or Appointment/Election)
References: SRC Rule 17 (SEC Form 17-C) and
Section 4.4 of the Revised Disclosure Rules

Subject of the Disclosure
Appointment of Mr. Frederic Mark Suaco Gomez
Background/Description of the Disclosure
Ladies and Gentleman: Please be informed that the Board of Directors of BDO Unibank, Inc. (BDO), at its regular meeting held on October 28, 2017, approved the hiring of Mr. Frederic Mark Suaco Gomez as Senior Vice President for Information Technology Group, effective on November 15, 2017, subject to the confirmation by the BSP. Mr. Gomez has more than thirty (30) years experience in the financial industry. He was Vice President and Chief Information/Technology Officer for Information Technology, Asia Pacific of S&P Global, Inc. (Singapore & Tokyo, Japan) from January 2011 to January 2017. He held various positions at Standard & Poor’s (New York, USA) since 1996 before becoming its Vice President and Global IT Head for Sales and Marketing Systems in February 2008 up to January 2011. He graduated from the University of Santo Tomas with a degree in Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Thank you. Very truly yours, ELMER B. SERRANO Corporate Information Officer

Resignation/Removal or Replacement

Name of Person	Position/Designation	Effective Date of Resignation/Cessation of term (mmm/dd/yyyy)	Reason(s) for Resignation/Cessation
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Election or Appointment

Name of Person	Position/Designation	Date of Appointment/Election (mmm/dd/yyyy)	Effective Date of Appointment Election (mmm/dd/yyyy)	Shareholdings in the Listed Company		Nature of Indirect Ownership
				Direct	Indirect
Frederic Mark Suaco Gomez	Senior Vice President for Information Technology Group	10/28/2017	11/15/2017	0	-	--

Promotion or Change in Designation

Name of Person	Position/Designation		Date of Approval (mmm/dd/yyyy)	Effective Date of Change (mmm/dd/yyyy)	Shareholdings in the Listed Company		Nature of Indirect Ownership
	From	To			Direct	Indirect
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Other Relevant Information
Please see attachment.