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Aquinos Disappear From Five Hundred Peso Bills!

3905EFC9-06A8-4F8B-9B86-84AE5AB1532B.jpegMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – So it turns out it was not only former President Manuel Roxas who disappeared from the one hundred peso bill. Apparently, the Aquinos —- Ninoy and Cory — have also been erased from the five hundred peso bill.

It all started when a woman withdrew several P100 bills from an ATM only to discover that the photo of Roxas has been erased.83A1AC1C-FDEB-44F7-ACBA-746E3449DC2F

When it launched an investigation into the mystery, the Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) discovered several P500 bills with the faces of the Aquinos all but erased from the paper currency.

So before you distribute those red envelopes to your godchildren this holiday season, make sure there are no missing faces on your peso bills.

Central Bank Issues Findings On Faceless P100 Bill

83A1AC1C-FDEB-44F7-ACBA-746E3449DC2F.jpegMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reacted swiftly to a report that a lady who withdrew several P100 bills from an ATM got currency with a missing face, that of former President Manuel Roxas.

BSP officials said the the “erasure” of the photo of President Roxas was made upon the insistent request of the surviving members of the Roxas family, including former Presidential candidate Mar Roxas.

In a petition sent to BSP, the Roxas family said that they no longer wanted the late President’s face on the P100 bill because it is an insult to his legacy.

”P100 nowadays almost has no value, and to have the President’s face on the bill negates all the economic reform programs instituted during the Roxas administration,” Mar told The Adobo Chronicles.

Shall we call this, “saving face?”

BSP Unveils New Philippine Peso Bills

959A7036-D3B9-495B-9513-74A4D93E2869.jpegMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The Banko Sentral Ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) has officially unveiled the new Peso bills that feature enhanced features.

The new designs will make it very difficult for anyone to produce and distribute fake bills.

The old paper currency can now be exchanged at all SM bill payment centers.