The August Twenty-One Movement or ATOM questions the release of new peso bills that no longer feature the country’s heroes.
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00:00The August 21 movement, or ATOM, questions the release of new peso bills that no longer
00:05feature the country's heroes.
00:07ATOM, the movement formed following the assassination of Senator Ninoy Aquino, argues the changes
00:12erased the memory of Philippine heroes.
00:15This after the Banco Central ng Pilipinas revealed the new Philippine banknote designs
00:19for the 500, 100, and 50 peso bills.
00:23This completes the BSP's first Philippine polymer banknote series, which launched the
00:27new 1,000-peso bill in 2021.
00:30The new series now replaces the faces of Ninoy Aquino and the late President Cory Aquino
00:35with the Visayan spotted deer.
00:37Former Presidents Manuel Rojas and Sergio Osmeña's faces are replaced with the Palawan
00:42peacock pheasant and the Visayan leopard cat, respectively.
00:46In 2021, the government's removal of World War II heroes Jose Abad Santos, Jose Faelianes
00:51Escoda, and Vicente Lim's portraits from the 1,000-peso bill angered their families.
00:58The descendants said having banknotes commemorate heroes promotes heroism and honors those who
01:02fought for the country's rights and independence.