(UPDATE) A GROUP known for its members' involvement in the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution criticized the new-look polymer Philippine peso banknotes.
A GROUP known for its members' involvement in the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution criticized the new-look polymer Philippine peso banknotes.In a statement on Friday, the August Twenty One Movement said the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas rejected the quote of National Hero Jose Rizal, 'I die without seeing the dawn brighten over my native land.
The Manila Times columnist and public historian Michael Charleston 'Xiao' Chua said that no defacement of the country's heroes 'will take away the lessons they left behind and the spirit of nation-building that they exemplified.''May the legacy and spirit of all our martyrs and leaders about to be removed from our bills continue to be remembered and serve as inspiration in the hearts of our people,' ATOM said. 'At the end of the day, it is the people who decide.
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