Thursday 3 May 2012

The New Generation Philippine Banknotes

20 Peso. 2010.
Front : Manuel I. Quezon (2nd President of The Philippines/1st President of The Commonwealth)


50 Peso. 2010. 
Front : Sergio Osmeña (4th President of The Philippines/2nd President of The Commonwealth)


100 Peso. 2010. 
Front : Manuel A. Roxas (5th President of The Philippines/3rd President of The Commonwealth/1st President of Third Republic)






200 Peso. 2010. 
Front : Diosdado Pangan  Macapagal (9th President of The Philippines/5th President of Third Republic). Father of Gloria Macapagal - Arroyo, who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010.



500 Peso. 2010. 
Front : Corazon C. Aquino (11th President of The Philippines) and Her Husband Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. They are the parents of Benigno S. Aquino III (15th President of The Philippines)
 

Benigno Simeon "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr. (November 27, 1932 – August 21, 1983) was a Filipino Senator and a former Governor of Tarlac. Aquino, together with Gerry Roxas and Jovito Salonga, formed the leadership of the opposition to the Marcos regime in the years leading to the imposition of martial law in the Philippines. In 1973 he was arrested and incarcerated for 7 years, but was allowed to depart for the United States to seek medical treatment after he suffered a heart attack in 1980. He was assassinated at the Manila International Airport upon returning home from exile in the United States in 1983. His death catapulted his widow, Corazon Aquino, into the limelight, and prompted her to run for President as a member of the UNIDO party in the 1986 elections. Manila International Airport has been renamed Ninoy Aquino International Airport in his honor, and the anniversary of his death is a national holiday in the Philippines, Ninoy Aquino Day.



1000 Peso. 2010. 
Front : José Abad Santos, Josefa Llanes Escoda and Vicente Lim


 José Abad Santos  Basco (February 19, 1886 – May 2, 1942) was the fifth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines and served as Acting President of the Philippines during World War II. He was executed by Japanese forces during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines, He is the grandfather of former Senator Jamby Madrigal.

 Josefa Llanes Madamba Vd.ª De Escoda (September 20, 1898–c. January 6, 1945) was a well-known Filipino advocate of women's right of suffrage and founder of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines.

 Brigadier General Vicente Lim (1888–1944) was a Filipino General in the Philippine Army who served during the Second World War.






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