Commemorative P5,000 Lapu-Lapu banknote includes historical details, sketches 159 '); Lapu-Lapu, considered as the first national hero, were bared to kick off the National Heritage Month of May. The theme for this year is “Victory and Humanity.” In a Facebook post on May 1, the National Quincentennial Committee, a body tasked to celebrate the 500-year anniversary of the Victory of Mactan, shared more than 34 photos of the bill where its historical details were highlighted. “Its design teaches not just about the towering personage of 1521 that is Lapulapu but our pre-colonial history as well,” the committee said.
The New Generation Currency Series featuring the ancient baybayin script