PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
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Experiments have been made recently with aviation as a factor in the mail and passenger service, both domestic and foreign.
BANKING AND COINAGE
With the exception of the Philippine National Bank, which is a Government-con- trolled institution, the banks are privately owned.
There are 9 banking corporations doing business in the Philippines, not including express companies and savings banks which are also available. Of these, tive are domestic, namely, The Philippine National Bank, The Bank of the Philippine Islands, The China Bank, the Philippine Trust, and Mercantile Bank of China.
The coins used in the Philippine Islands are of the following denominations:-Peso, one-half peso (50 centavos), peseta (20 centavos), media peseta (10 centavos), five centavos, and one centavo. The paper money is issued in 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, and 500 peso denominations. The Philippine peso is equivalent to fifty cents in United States currency. The Philippine Commission maintained this parity by passing the Gold Standard Act on October 10th, 1903. The new peso now coined contains 20 grammes of silver, 800 fine; the 50 centavo piece contains 10 grammes of silver, 750 fine; 20-centavo piece, four grammes of silver, 750 fine; and the 10-centavo piece, two grammes of silver 750 fine.
DIRECTORY
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
EXECUTIVE
H.E. The Governor-General-Major-General Leonard Wood
Vice-Governor-Eugene A. Gilmore
Military Adviser to the Governor General-Halstead Dorey, Brigadier-General (Manila) Technical Adviser to the Governor-General-Col. G. T. Langhorne (Manila)
Secretary to the Governor-General-C. W. Franks (Manila)
Assistant Secretary to the Governor-General-R. R. Ely (Manila)
Chief of Staff, Philippine Constabulary-Col. C. E. Nathorst (Manila) Lieut. Colonel, Medical Corps, U.S.A.-Dr. A. Pond (Cebu, P.I.)
-Feliciano Ocampo
Superintendent, Constabulary Academy-Lieut.-Col. C. E. Livingston (Baguio, P.I.) Secy. of the Interior-Honorio Ventura Under Secy. of Justice-Luis P. Torres Under do.
Secy. of Agriculture & Natural Resources- Secy., Public Instrn.--Eugene A. Gilmore
Silverio Apostol (acting) Under do.
Under -Alejandro Albert
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-Silverio Apostol Secy. of Finance-Miguel Unson (acting) Secy. of Commerce & Communication-- Under Secy. of Finance-Miguel Unson
Cipriano E. Unson (acting) 2nd do. -Vincente Carmona Under Secy. of Commerce & Communic- Secy. of Justice-Luis P. Torres (acting) ation-Cipriano E. Unson.
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PHILIPPINE HEALTH SERVICE (Manila)
Dir. of Health-Jacobo Fajardo, A.B., M.D. Assistant to the Director-Regino G.
Padua, M.D., D.T.M., D.P.H.
Council of Hygiene, Advisory Board to the
Director of Health
President-Fernando Calderon, M.D. Secretary-Teofilo Corpus, M.D.
Executive Office
Execut. Officer-Jose P. Bantug, PH.G., M.D. Acting Assistant Executive Officer-
Teofilo Corpus, M.D.
Office of Records and Finance Chief-Mamerto Tianco
Assistant Chief-Artemio A. Ramos, LL.B.
Office of Property.
Members Jose Fabella, M.D., Gervasio Acting Chief-Bonifacio Mencias, M.D.
Ocampo, M.D., Jose Albert, M.D., Benito
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Valdez, M.D., Eulogio P. Revilla, LL.B.,
and Thomas Earnshaw
Office of Vital Statistics
Chief-Jose Guidate, M.D., C.P.H.