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The coins used in the Philippine Islands are of the following denominations:- Peso, que-half peso (50 centavos), peseta (20 centavos), media peseta (10 centavos), five centavos, and one centavo.
The Philippine Commission maintained this parity by passing the Gold Standard Act on October 10th, 1903. The new peso 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 piecd, two grammes of silver, .750.
fine.
The paper money is issued in 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 500 peso denominations. The Philippine peso is equivalent to fifty cents in United States currency.
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The P200 denomination of paper money now in circulation in the Islands was formerly issued by the Bank of the Philippine Islands, but its issuance has been discontinued.
DIRECTORY
GOVERNMENT OFFICES
BUREAU OF HEALTH
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P.O. Box 619 (Manila, P, T.) Director of Health-Jacobo Fajardo, A.B.
M.D.
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE (Intendencia Bldg., Walled City): Secy, of Finance-A. de las Alas Under Secy. of Finance-Guillermo Gomez Chief Clerk-Felix L. Lazo
BUREAU OF CUSTOMS
(Port Area)
Insular Collector Vicente Aldanese Insular Deputy Collector Jesus, Obieta
BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE (229, Juan Luna, Manila, P. I.) Collector-Alfredo L. Yateo Deputy Collector Jose M. Hilario
BUREAU OF THE TREASURY (Intendencia Building)
Insular Treasurer-Salvador Lagdameo
BUREAU OF PRINTING
(P.O. Box 157)
Director Pablo Lucas
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
(2, Arzobispo, Intramuros)
Secretary-Jose Yulo
Under-Secretary José P. Melencio.
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Chief Clerk-Juan de Leon: Law Clerks-Federico Alikpala, Pedro R. Roxas, Eusebio Cachero, Manuel P. Barcelona & Simeo Constantino
BUREAU OF JUSTICE Solicitor-General-Serafin P. Hilado
Asst.
dó. -Jose P. Melencio Assist. Attorneys Salvador Abad Santos, Ramon Quisumbing, Catalino Buena- ventura, Antonio E. Cuyugan, Felipe.. Natividad, Natividad Almeda-Lopez, Felix Bautista, Roberto Concepcion, Pompeyo Diaz, Emilio A bello, Constante Valera, Rafael Dinglesar, Jose F. Letargo, Antonis Cañizares, Juan R. Enriguez, Roque V. Desguitado, Ruferto Kapunan Jr., Eleuterio J. Gustilo, Alfonso P. Donesa, Mario Villanieva, Tomas Garchitorena, Francisco. Lava, Leon Guinto, Antonio Quirino and Lucas Lacson (Juan de Leon, Chief clerk)
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (86, Sta Potenciana, Intramuros, Manila) Public Service Commissioner-Vicente
de Vera
Senior Associate. Commissioner
Reyes
Junior Associate
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Feliciano Ocampo
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Commissioner
Acting Secretary-Benigno Villanueva
GENERAL LAND REGISTRATION OFFICE
(Metropolitan Theatre Building).
Chief-Enrique Altavas
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