The University of the Philippines Department of History has slammed the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ move to replace the image of the three Filipino heroes on the face of the P1,000 bill with the image of the Philippine eagle.

In a statement, the department said it was crucial to keep the legacies of Jose Abad Santos, Josefa Llanes Escoda, and Gen. Vicente Lim alive by retaining their images on the banknote.

“The removal of the images of these three heroes from the new design of the Php1000 bill is a slap on the face of our heroes. It appears that by this act
the BSP is not only disregarding the Filipino symbol of its quest for nationhood and what it means through our heroes; the BSP is also trivializing this symbol,” educators said.

The historians likened the new bills to the Mickey Mouse money bill during the Japanese occupation – ironically the same war in which these martyrs fought.

“Today, in the twenty-first century, under Filipino auspices, through the BSP, that act is being mindlessly repeated,” the department said, pointing out the disregard of the inputs of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP).

“We earnestly call on the Bangko Sentral g Pilipinas to retain the images of our three heroes in the Php1000 bill, most especially in the new polymer bill,” it added.

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P1,000 becomes Mickey Mouse money: UP history dep’t slam heroes’ removal on bill
Source: Filipino Daily Inquirer