POWER OF ATTORNEY

      Known all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints each of Robert M. Franko and Khoi Dang,
signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in- fact
to:

(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of First
Choice Bancorp (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 (including
amendments thereto) in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations
thereunder, and any other forms or reports the undersigned may
be required to file in connection with the undersigned's
ownership, acquisition, or disposition of securities of the
Company;

(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete
and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5 (including amendments
thereto) or other form or report, and timely file such form
or report (including amendments thereto) with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock
exchange or similar authority; and

(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with
the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,
may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally
required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the
documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such
form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such
attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's
discretion.

      The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full
power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise
of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all
intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if
personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or
such attorney-in- fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that
the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the
request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company
assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

      This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5
with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in
securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-
in-fact.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of
Attorney to be executed as of this 16th day of April, 2019.




				/s/ Phillip Thong
				____________________________
				Phillip Thong, Vice Chairman