By Hilda Austria/PNA
DAGUPAN CITY — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) branch here is asking the public to stop the spread of counterfeit money by surrendering it to them in exchange for a reward.
BSP-Dagupan senior research specialist Gomer Gomez said the reward system by the BSP is under the program “Bayani ka na, Nagkapera ka pa”, which is being implemented for more than a decade already.
“Matagal na po itong programa ng BSP na naglalayong mapatigil ang pagkalat ng pekeng pera (This program is being implemented by BSP for a long time now that aims to stop the spread of fake money),” he said in an interview Friday.
Gomez explained that the amount of the reward for the counterfeit money would depend on the value of the money surrendered to them.
He asked those who have counterfeit money to call their hotline number 6531026 for further details and proper coordination.
Gomez clarified that only counterfeit peso bills and coins are covered under the program, and this does not include other foreign currencies such as the US dollar.
“They could give us the counterfeit dollar if they have one and we will coordinate with the BSP Central Office on how to address it. But the program only rewards those surrendered counterfeit peso bill and coins,” he said.
The Pangasinan police recently recorded incidents of counterfeit bills, even dollar, in the province.
