 Moodys Investors Service has assigned PBaa2 long-term foreign and local currency senior unsecured ratings to the long-term senior unsecured component of Metropolitan Bank Trust Companys MBT, Baa2 stable, baa2 USD2 billion medium-term note MTN program. The PBaa2 ratings assigned to the senior unsecured component of the MTN program are in line with MBTs Baa2 foreign and local currency deposit ratings, and reflect the banks baa2 baseline credit assessment BCA and Moodys expectation of a very high probability of support from the Government of the Philippines Baa2 stable in times of need. Asset risk for MBT is rising because of the coronavirus outbreak, but Moodys expects its asset quality to remain robust, underpinned by a loan composition that is weighted toward financially sound corporates. 