BSP says 'necessary corrections' made on new P1,000 banknote

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Handout from Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/business/12/11/ph-money_1.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Handout from Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said Sunday it has corrected the spelling and formatting of the Philippine eagle&#x27;s scientific name seen on the circulated photo of what it said was a sample of the new P1,000 banknote.</p><p>&quot;The BSP clarifies that the recently circulated photo of the new banknote was of a sample previously sent to the BSP for review,&quot; it said in a statement.</p><p>&quot;Necessary corrections have already been made, including the spelling and italicizing of the scientific name of the Philippine eagle,&quot; it added.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/12/11/21/look-bsp-unveils-design-of-p1000-polymer-bill">Bangko Sentral unveils design of new plastic P1,000 bill</a></li></ul><p>The central bank made the statement after some social media users, including Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate, pointed out errors in the new design of the P1,000 banknote.</p><p>In a series of Twitter posts, Zarate said the Philippine eagle&#x27;s scientific name — Pithecophaga jefferyi — was misspelled as &quot;Pithecophega jefforyi.&quot;</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">EAGLE-EYED: The BSP should correct the scientific name of the Philippine eagle into Pithecophaga jefferyi as the one they wrote on the new P1000 bill was Pithecophega jefforyi. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SanlibongPiso?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SanlibongPiso</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HaringIbon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HaringIbon</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WowMali?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WowMali</a> <a href="https://t.co/4wR7j9oTfH">pic.twitter.com/4wR7j9oTfH</a></p>— Rep. Carlos I.T. Zarate (@kaloi_zarate) <a href="https://twitter.com/kaloi_zarate/status/1469792058772758533?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 11, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Zarate said the eagle&#x27;s scientific name should have also been italicized &quot;because it is in Latin and needs to be differentiated from the English.&quot; </p><p>&quot;This is one of the rules in the proper writing of scientific names,&quot; Zarate said, adding that the BSP made &quot;almost the same mistake in 2010.&quot;</p><p>The new design of the bill features the Philippine eagle in the front, replacing World War 2 heroes Jose Abad Santos, Vicente Lim and Josefa Llanes Escoda. It is scheduled for circulation in April 2022.</p><p>&quot;The design of the new 1000-piso polymer banknote features the Philippine eagle, which symbolizes clear vision, freedom, and strength,&quot; the BSP said.</p><p>&quot;This is the first note in a new series of Philippine currency that will focus on the country&#x27;s rich flora and fauna,&quot; it added.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1858847" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

The BSP said it has corrected the spelling and formatting of the Philippine eagle's scientific name seen on the photo of a sample of the new P1,000 banknote.

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BSP says 'necessary corrections' made on new P1,000 banknote

BSP says 'necessary corrections' made on new P1,000 banknote

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Published Dec 12, 2021 11:30 AM PHT

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