Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank) said it will temporarily suspend several banking services this weekend as it undertakes a scheduled system upgrade.
The maintenance will run from 6:00 a.m. on July 25 to 10:00 a.m. on July 26, the bank said in an advisory.
Metrobank said debit card, prepaid card and paycard services, automated teller machines (ATMs), Withdrawal and Deposit Machines (WDMs), the Metrobank App and Online site, the Earnest App, and remittance services will be affected during the maintenance period.
The bank said its debit card, prepaid card and paycard services, as well as ATMs and WDMs, will be unavailable from 8:00 p.m. on July 25 until 12:00 a.m. on July 26.
The Metrobank App, Online site and Earnest App will be offline from 10:00 p.m. on July 25 to 2:00 a.m. on July 26, while remittance services will be unavailable from 11:30 p.m. on July 25 to 3:30 a.m. on July 26.
Metrobank advised clients to complete their transactions before the scheduled maintenance.
“To avoid inconvenience, please complete your transactions ahead of time. Rest assured that your account is safe and secure. Thank you for understanding,” the bank said.

