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POLYMER BILLS. Banks in the National Capital Region should have their automated teller machines fully-capable of issuing and accepting polymer banknotes by end-2022. Also, banks outside the national capital should be ready for this service by June 2023. (Photo from BSP) MANILA - Banks in the National Capital Region (NCR) should have their automated teller machines (ATMs) fully capable to service polymer notes by end-2022 while those in areas outside NCR by June 20, 2023. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) started issuing the PHP1,000 polymer banknotes last April and it aims to issue an initial 10 million pieces as part of its test circulation. It targets to issue 500 million pieces of the said denomination of polymer banknotes by 2023 and BSP Bank Officer IV Xyza Jane S. Templonuevo said the target is doable. "We have a schedule that we follow so if ever we will encounter challenges we will adjust such that we will definitely reach the target of issuing 500 million pieces in ci