Well dear viewers, I would like to share this opportunity to talk about the Philippine Currency, Philippine Peso Bill, Philippine Money, Philippine Peso, Pera ng Pilipinas, Pananalapi ng Pilipinas or in its simpler term Pesos or PHP. Most expatriates who have been away for quite a while have not seen the present Philippine Banknotes or inbound travelers to the Philippines such as Tourist or Businessmen. The Central Bank of the Philippines has issued advises for all travelers to change their foreign currencies on legitimate money exchange firms preferably banking institutions. This is to avoid getting scammed, fraud and acquiring local counterfeits. Familiarizing the local Philippine currency is also a must and their local values. When changing your foreign currency exchange rates varies from different exchange centers and local banks. It is a smart thing to look or compare rates before changing your foreign currencies. Below are photos of the present currency notes of the Republic of the Philippines. While the 5 pesos and 10 pesos denomination still exists and are still considered legal tender, the local population uses the coin and are much more visible than the legal tender notes.

5 Pesos - Limang Piso

10 Pesos - Sampung Piso

20 Pesos - Dalawangpung Piso

50 Pesos - Limangpung Piso

100 Hundred Pesos - Isandaang Piso

200 Hundred Pesos - Dalawandaang Piso

500 Pesos - Limandaang Piso

1000 Pesos - IsangLibong Piso

That’s it folks and we hope you enjoy your stay in the beautiful country of the Philippines. In the next issue we would talk about the different banking institutions so foreign travelers would have an idea where to go.
Mabuhay and Welcome !!!

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At this certain point we would like to share topics about the Philippine Government and its individual departments. Not much in the web has explained or have pointed out the different departments of the Republic of the Philippines. Besides the local population, visitors or foreign business or dignitaries as well should have an idea of the structure. Who knows, it might come handy in the future. Nevertheless we could start and introduce the different department levels of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines.

The government is divided into 3 branches, the Executive, the Judiciary and the Legislative level. The Office of the President falls into this category and note that the Department of National Defense and the Department of Interior and Local Government, though under the Executive branch reports directly and is also under the Office of the President. The sites listed below are the different branches of government in the Executive Level.

1. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
2. Department of Education
   
3. Department of Finance
4. Department of Foreign Affairs
5. Department of Energy
6. Department of Health
7. Department of Interior and Local Government
   
8. Department of Labor and Employment
9. Department of National Defense
   
10. Department of Tourism
11. Department of Trade and Industry
12. Department of Transportation
    

The next branch is the Judiciary. In this branch level of the government only one exist as a department branch which is the Department of Justice. Underneath the DOJ comes the sub branches headed by the Supreme Court of the Philippines, and other lower courts that precedes it.

The Legislative level has 2 branches namely the Philippine House of Representatives or the Philippine Congress, which are made up of elected Congressmen of different districts of the provinces and the National Capital Region. Next is the Philippine Senate, which represents 24 elected Senators of the country.

Note: As of this writing, the listings that don’t have the link to their individual departmental government is either the page does not load properly or no website exists.

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