| Central Bank of the Philippines | |
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| Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas(Filipino) | |
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| General information | |
| Headquarters |
Manila, Philippines |
| Coordinates |
14°33′39″N 120°59′18″E |
| Date established |
January 3, 1949 (original) |
| Governor | |
| Currency |
Philippine peso PHP (ISO 4217) |
| Website | |
| www.bsp.gov.ph | |
The Central Bank of the Philippines (Filipino: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas; abbreviated as BSP in both Filipino and English) is the central bank of the Philippines. It was established on 3 July 1993, pursuant to the provision of Republic Act 7653 or the New Central Bank Act of 1993.
List of Governors[]
| Governors of the Central Bank of the Philippines | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Tenure | Appointing president | |
| From | Until | ||
| Miguel Cuaderno, Sr. | 3 January 1949 | 31 December 1960 | Elpidio Quirino, Ramon Magsaysay |
| Andrés Castillo | 6 January 1961 | 31 December 1967 | Carlos P. Garcia |
| Alfonso Calalang | 1 January 1968 | 9 January 1970 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Gregorio Licaros | 10 January 1970 | 15 January 1981 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Jaime C. Laya | 16 January 1981 | 18 January 1984 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| José B. Fernández, Jr. | 19 January 1984 | 19 February 1990 | Ferdinand Marcos |
| José L. Cuisia, Jr. | 20 February 1990 | 2 July 1993 | Corazon Aquino |
| Gabriel C. Singson | 6 July 1993 | 5 July 1999 | Fidel Ramos |
| Rafael B. Buenaventura | 6 July 1999 | 3 July 2005 | Joseph Estrada |
| Amando M. Tetangco, Jr. | 4 July 2005 | 3 July 2017 | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Benigno Aquino III |
| Nestor Espenilla, Jr. | 3 July 2017 | Incumbent | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Philippine peso | |
|---|---|
| Banknotes | 5¢ • 10¢ • 20¢ • ₱½ • ₱1 • ₱2 • ₱5 • ₱10 • ₱20 • ₱50 • ₱100 • ₱200 • ₱500 • ₱1,000 • ₱2,000 • ₱100,000 |
| Coins | ½¢ • 1¢ (1903–1963) • 1¢ (1967–) • 5¢ (1903–1966) • 5¢ (1967–) • 10¢ (1864–1885) • 10¢ (1903–1966) • 10¢ (1967–) • 20¢ (1864–1885) • 20¢ (1903–1945) • 25¢ (1958–1966) • 25¢ (1967–) • 50¢ (1865–1885) • 50¢ (1903–1964) • 50¢ (1967–) • ₱½ • ₱1 • ₱2 • ₱4 • ₱5 • ₱10 • ₱25 • ₱50 • ₱80 • ₱100 • ₱150 • ₱200 • ₱500 • ₱1,000 • ₱1,500 • ₱2,000 • ₱2,500 • ₱5,000 • ₱10,000 |
| Miscellaneous | Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas • Centavo • Peso • Philippine peso sign • Sentimo • Nestor Espenilla Jr. |