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THE PHILIPPINES

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The coins used in the Philippines are of the following denominations:-Peso, one-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 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 country 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, Philippines) Director of Health-E. D. Aguilar, M.D.

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE (Intendencia Bldg., Walled City) Secertary of Finance - Manuel Roxas Under-Secretary of Finance-Alfredo L.

Yatco

Administrative Assistant-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, Philippines). Collector of Internal Revenue-Bibiano

L. Meer

Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue-

Crispin Llamado

BUREAU OF THE TREASURY

(Intendencia Building)" Treasurer of the Philippines Antonia

Ramos

Asst. Treasurer of the Philippines--

Apolinarios S. de Leon

BUREAU OF PRINTING

(P.O. Box 157, Manila, Philippines) Director-Pablo Lucas

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (2, Arzobispo, Intramuros) Secretary-(Vacant)

Under Secretary-Jose P. Melencio Chief Clerk-Juan de Leon

Law Clerks-Eusebio Cachero, Antonio Quirino, Eulalio Pichay, Rizal G. Adorable, Lucas Madamba and Jose Baradi

Legal Researchers-Tecla San Andres Pedro R. Roxas, Carlos Kahn, Jose Garcia Bautista and Lualhati Estrella

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

do. -Jose P. Melencio Asst. 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. Douesa, 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

Senior Associate Commissioner

Reyes

Alex..

Junior Associate Commissioner

Feliciano Ocampo

Acting Secretary-Benigno Villanueva

GENERAL LAND REGISTRATION OFFICE.

(Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium) Chief-Enrique Altavas