PAYMENT GUIDE FOR CRS ERC TRANSACTIONS

For UST Students and Employees

(1) Payments shall be made through the “BILLS PAYMENT” facility for the following
banks:
a. Bank of the Philippine Island
b. China Banking Corporation
c. Security Bank Corporation

(2) Identify your payment reference number following the format below:

Please refer to the table below for the (Trans Code) numbers:

Transaction Remarks
Transaction Name Fee
Code
CRSERC – Undergrad
056 P3,500.00
Proposal Review
CRSERC – Graduate For initial
057 P7,000.00
Proposal Review submission only
CRSERC – PhD Proposal
058 P7,000.00
Review
CRSERC – Resubmission For continuing
059 P2,500.00
Fee review only
Non-commissioned fee or Inquire via email
CRSERC – Administration
060 10% Administration Fee (ethicsreview.crs
Fee for Funded Projects
(whichever is higher) @ust.edu.ph)
061 CRSERC – GRP Training TBA

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(3) Proceed with payment of designated fee.
a. For BPI
i.  Go to http://www.bpiexpressonline.com and log to your BPI Account OR
Log in to BPI Online Mobile Application

ii.  Select Other Services

iii. Go to “Enroll Billers”

iv. Enter/Select “USTSCH” as Biller Name. Enter your 18-digit Reference

Number

v. Review details. Click “Confirm”

vi. Enter your one-time PIN (OTP) and you’re done. Never share your OTP.

vii. Upon enrollment, you can start paying immediately

viii. Proceed with payment after enrollment. For Internet Banking or Mobile
Banking:

ix. Log in to BPI Online or to the BPI Mobile app and select
“Payments/Load” > “Pay Bills” tab.

b. For China Bank

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i. Log in to your China Bank Mobile App.

ii. On the China Bank Mobile App, tap on the Hamburger Icon, then tap Pay
or Transfer.

iii. Tap on TO BILLERS

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iv. Tap on PAY BILL, then on the succeeding page, fill up the required details.
Click NEXT once done.

v. A summary of the details will be displayed for confirmation. Tap on

CONFIRM to proceed. An OTP will be generated and will be sent to your
registered mobile number.

vi. Input the OTP and tap on NEXT. Once validated, a completion message
will be displayed together with the transaction details.

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c. For Security Bank

i. Log in to Security Bank Online Mobile Application.

ii. Upon successful log-in, select “Bills” menu.

iii. Click Biller field then select “UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS” as merchant
name

iv. Enter the Account, following the 16-digit reference number

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v. Verify the transaction then click again “Confirm Payment”
vi. Transaction Number will be shown. Payor will receive an Email and SMS
notification of the transaction.
Note: “MERCHANT NAME” should be “UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS”; the
reference number printed should be the 16-digit reference number that
includes your student number.

Payments made through bills payment will be posted within 3 working days. After the payment
is done, scan the copy of your deposit slip or print screen the online transaction. Note that bank
transaction fee is not included in the review application fee and must be processed separately
by the primary investigator.

Make sure that the following information is included and clearly reflected in the proof of
payment that you need to submit in the external submission link hosted by Scholastica:
● Full name of payee

● Date of transaction

● Time of transaction

● Transaction or reference number

● Amount paid (note: bank transaction fees should be paid on top of the review
application fee)

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For non-UST Students and Employees

All payment of fees should be deposited to the University of Santo Tomas Account
● Account Name: University of Santo Tomas

● Account Number: 0151-0000-45

● Bank Name: Bank of the Philippines Islands

● Bank Address: Espana Boulevard Corner Morets Street

● Swift Code (Foreign): BOPIPHMM

After the payment is done, scan the copy of your deposit slip or print screen the online
transaction. Note that bank transaction fee is not included in the review application fee and
must be processed separately by the primary investigator.

Make sure that the following information is included and clearly reflected in the proof of
payment that you need to submit in the external submission link hosted by Scholastica:
● Full name of payee

● Date of transaction

● Time of transaction

● Transaction or reference number

● Amount paid (note: bank transaction fees should be paid on top of the review
application fee)

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