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Is the new design of the P1000 bill politically motivated? Netizens weigh in on the BSP’s decision

The Philippine eagle will be replacing World War II heroes, as approved by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines

Filipinos were outraged after the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) revealed the new design for the P1000 bill.

The Philippine eagle will be replacing World War II heroes, as approved by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.

BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno said the Monetary Board (MB) and the Office of the President had approved the issuance of the new bill.

“The new series will focus on fauna and flora in the Philippines,” said Diokno when asked why World War II heroes Vicente Lim, Josefa Llanes Escoda, and Jose Abad Santos are being replaced, adding that the new banknotes will be released in April next year.

Netizens were fuming upon hearing about the news, arguing that the new design doesn’t make much sense.

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Jose Abad Santos was the fifth chief justice of the Supreme Court and the acting president of the Philippine Commonwealth. He was executed on May 2, 1942, by the Japanese after refusing to cooperate.

Witnesses said Abad was “magnificently serene when he heard his death sentence.” Before his death, he asked to have a word with his son Pepito.

“Do not cry, Pepito,” Abad Santos told his son. “Show these people that you are brave. It is a rare opportunity for me to die for our country. Not everybody is given that chance.”

Vicente Lim was a Death March survivor and was the first Filipino to enter West Point and a brigadier general in the fledgling Philippine Army. He refused to be part of the puppet government by the Japanese and secretly funded guerrilla activities. Because of this, he was arrested and beheaded. His body was never recovered.

Josefa Llanes Escoda died a civic leader. She advocated for women’s suffrage and founded the Girl Scouts of the Philippines. She and her husband Antonio supplied medicine and food to Filipino and American prisoners in concentration camps.

She was last seen in 1945. It was presumed that she was executed.

Written by Charles Teves

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