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Teachers reject new design of P1,000 bill; urged BSP to scrap its plan

Published Dec 15, 2021 04:46 pm

A group of teachers urged the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to discontinue its plan to roll out the new design of the P1,000 bill --- a move that has been drawing criticism from various sectors since it was announced.

BSP polymer banknotes

The Teachers Dignity Coalition (TDC) expressed opposition to the decision of the BSP to come up with a new design for the banknote.

Controversy continues to hound BSP’s move to replace the current P1,000 bill which features three Filipino World War II heroes Jose Abad Santos, Vicente Lim, and Josefa Llanes Escoda with the image of a Philippine eagle.

“Higit pa sa Agila, ang mga bayaning nagbuwis ng buhay para sa bayan ang sumasagisag sa Pilipinas bilang isang bansa (Central Bank, more than the Eagle, the heroes who laid down their lives for the people symbolize the Philippines as a nation),” said TDC National Chairperson Benjo Basas.

“Huwag niyo nang ituloy ang plano ninyong iyan (Don't go ahead with that plan),” he added.

The BSP earlier announced that the new design of the P1,000 bill is part of the new series which will focus on the “fauna and flora in the Philippines.” It is scheduled to be rolled out in April 2022.

Drifting away?

TDC feared that the removal of the heroes would further separate the Filipinos from their roots.

Basas pointed out that initially, the Department of Education (DepEd) “removed” the teaching of Philippine History in high school.

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Basas alleged, also “removed” Filipino Language and Literature as subjects in the general education curriculum in the tertiary level.

“Ngayon naman ay binura ng BSP ang alaala ng tatlong martir ng World War II sa isanlibong piso (Now, the BSP erased the memory of the three martyrs of World War II in the 1,000-peso ),” Basas said.

For Basas, it seemed that the government “really plans to divert” the youth and people from the true history of the country and weaken their love for the country.

“Gusto yata talaga ng gobyerno na ihiwalay ang Pilipino sa kanyang kakanyahan at lumimot sa kanyang nakaraan (I think the government really wants to separate the Filipino from his essence and forget his past),” he said.

“Kaya naman nanawagan siya na huwag nang ituloy ng BSP ang plano nito (That is why he called on the BSP not to pursue its plan),” Basas stressed.

Along with TDC, Basas -- a public school teacher who teaches Araling Panlipunan (Social Studies) and Filipino in Caloocan High School -- has been calling for the restoration and further strengthening of the teaching of Philippine History and Filipino Language and Literature at all levels of education in country.

READ:

https://mb.com.ph/2021/11/26/teachers-urge-deped-to-restore-ph-history-in-high-school-curriculum/

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