JG Summit confirmed the merger of Robinsons Bank Corp. (RBC) with the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals today.

The Gokongwei group will own 6 percent of BPI's outstanding shares once the Ayala-led company and RBC shareholders close the transaction before the end of the year.

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