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)

Sep 30, 2026

2. SEC Identification Number

PW - 686

3. BIR Tax Identification No.

000-263-340-000

4. Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter

PHILIPPINE BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS

5. Province, country or other jurisdiction of incorporation

Philippines

6. Industry Classification Code(SEC Use Only)

7. Address of principal office

PBCOM Tower, 6795 Ayala Avenue corner V.A. Rufino St., Makati City Postal Code 1226

8. Issuer's telephone number, including area code

0288307000

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

N/A

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	480,645,163

11. Indicate the item numbers reported herein

Item No. 4 - Resignation, Removal or Election of Registrant's Directors or Officers

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.

Philippine Bank of CommunicationsPBC

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
Resignations and Appointments
Background/Description of the Disclosure
The Philippine Bank of Communications (the “Bank”) is pleased to inform the Philippine Stock Exchange that, at the regular meeting of the Board of Directors held earlier today, September 30, 2026, the following matters were taken up and approved by the Board: 1. That the Board accepted the resignation of Direction Hans Brinker M. Sicat as Director of the Bank effective September 30, 2026; 2. That the Board declared a vacancy in the seat formerly held by Mr. Sicat. The Board, duly constituting a quorum, voted a new Director to fill up said vacancy. Upon motion duly seconded, Mr. John Cary L. Ong, was voted as the new Director of the Bank effective September 30, 2026; 3. That Ms. Patricia May T. Siy resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer (PCEO) of the bank effective September 30, 2026. By virtue thereof, Ms. Siy is hereby classified as a regular Director of the Bank, effective October 1, 2026. 4. That, the Board hereby confirmed the appointment and designation of Mr. John Cary L. Ong as President and Chief Executive Officer (PCEO) of the bank effective October 1, 2026. In the same meeting, the Board likewise confirmed the following recommendations of the Governance Committee: 1. Approval of the hiring of the following: a. Jon Sherbert G. Dela Cruz Rank : Senior Vice President Position : Chief Information Officer Hiring Date : October 5, 2026 Group : Information Technology Group b. Maria Regina S. Sy-Tan Rank : Senior Vice President Position : Chief Strategy & Implementation Officer Hiring Date : October 16, 2026 Group : Office of the President

Resignation/Removal or Replacement

Name of Person	Position/Designation	Effective Date of Resignation/Cessation of term (mmm/dd/yyyy)	Reason(s) for Resignation/Cessation
HANS BRINKER M. SICAT	Director	09/30/2026	Personal reason
PATRICIA MAY T. SIY	President and CEO	09/30/2026	Personal reason

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
JOHN CARY L. ONG	Director, President and CEO	09/30/2026	10/01/2026	100	-	N/A
JON SHERBERT G. DELA CRUZ	Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer	09/30/2026	10/05/2026	0	0	N/A
MARIA REGINA S. SY-TAN	Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy & Implementation Officer	09/30/2026	10/16/2026	0	0	N/A

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
-	-	-	-	-	0	0	N/A

Other Relevant Information
Please see attached Letter dated September 30, 2026