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PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

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The coins used in the Philippine Islands arc of the following denominations:- Peso, one-half peso (50 centavos), pcseta (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 piece, 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.

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 P.O. Box 619 (Manila, P. I.) 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

Chief Clerk-Juan de Leon Law Clerks Federico Alikpala, Pedro R. Roxas, Eusebio Cachero, Manuel P. Barcelona & Simeo Constantino

Asst.

BUREAU OF JUSTICE Solicitor-General-Serafin P. Hilado ·

do. -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 Abello, 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 Villanueva, 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

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Senior Associate Commissioner Alex.

Reyes

Junior Associate Commissioner -

Feliciano Ocampo

Acting Secretary-Benigno Villanueva

GENERAL LAND REGISTRATION OFFICE (Metropolitan Theatre Building) Chief-Enrique Altavas