Stella Arnaldo IT was a night of stars, in the financial community that is, as they attended the Annual Bankers’ Reception tendered by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Friday, January 26, at the Fort San Antonio Abad. It was an especially meaningful night as it commemorated the 75th…
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Relatively unknown to many, Manila has another fort, aside from the well-known Fort Santiago, located south of Intramuros and this one is not easy to visit as it is located within the confines of the high-security Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Complex (BSP) - the 1.2-hectare, trapezoid-shaped and equally historic but hidden Fort San Antonio Abad.
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Like many of us today, Jose Rizal must have wondered whether the first batch of natives who were baptized knew what was going on. Language was a barrier; Spanish missionaries had not yet learned our native tongues, nor compiled those monumental glossaries and grammar books. No matter h
BSP issues P5,000 Lapulapu commemorative banknote; medal By JON VIKTOR D. CABUENAS, GMA News
Published January 18, 2021 6:40pm
Updated January 18, 2021 7:24pm The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Monday launched the P5,000 Lapulapu commemorative banknote and medal, as part of the 99-day countdown to the 500th anniversary of the Victory at Mactan. The banknote and the medal were launched at the Fort San Antonio in the BSP Complex in Manila, as part of the celebration of Lapulapu s victory and the special role of the Philippines in the world s circumnavigation referred to as the 2021 Quincentennial Commemorations in the Philippines (QCP). Now more than ever with the global crisis brought about by the pandemic we need a stark reminder of our glorious past. Now more than ever we need our heroes to remind us of our heritage and to inspire to overcome whatever challenge comes our way as a nation, BSP Officer-in-Charge Francisco Dakila Jr. said during the launch which