ON Dec. 28, 2024, I wrote in this column about how the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) appears to be diverging from the tradition of honoring our heroes.
ON Dec. 28, 2024, I wrote in this column about how the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas appears to be diverging from the tradition of honoring our heroes. In its recent decisions, the BSP has effectively begun to erase these heroes from our daily lives by issuing the First Philippine Polymer Banknote Series, which replaced images of our national heroes with those of endangered species and flora.I mentioned there, too, 'Remember the anomalous national ID project? .' So, here we are.
On September 9, 2024, RTC Branch 76 Presiding Judge Renato M. Pambid issued a seemingly illegal Temporary Restraining Order prohibiting BSP from terminating its contract with ACI and barring the imposition of any penalties on the latter.'Prior to these events, on January 25, 2024, Crimes and Corruption Watch International Inc. filed an action against BSP and ACI before the Court of Appeals, praying for the same Court to order BSP to impose the necessary penalties against ACI.
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