Proclamation No. 134 (1949)
Revoking Proclamation Nos. 12 and 16, Series of 1946, and Publishing the Values of Certain Foreign Currencies for Purposes of the Assessment and Collection of Customs Duties
MALACAÑANG
Manila
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
Proclamation No. 134
REVOKING PROCLAMATION NOS. 12 AND 16, SERIES OF 1946, AND PUBLISHING THE VALUES OF CERTAIN FOREIGN CURRENCIES FOR PURPOSES OF THE ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF CUSTOMS DUTIES.
Upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Finance, and pursuant to the provisions of Republic Act No. 77, I hereby revoke Proclamation Nos. 12 and 16, series of 1946, and publish the values of certain foreign currencies for purposes of the assessment and collection of customs duties, as follows:
Country | Unit | Equipment Value in U. S. currency | Value in Philippine currency 1. Argentina | Peso | $0.207Y3 | ₱.595466 2. Australia | Pound | 3.2274 | 6.4550 3. Austria | Schilling | .038519 | .197238 4. Belgium | Franc | .0228 | .0456 5. Bolivia | Boliviano | .025 | .050 6. Brazil | Cruzelro | .0553 | .1100 7. Bulgaria | Lev | .0033472 | .006944 8. Canada | Dollar | 1.000000 | 2.000000 9. Ceylon | Rupee | .301166 | .602332 10. Chile | Gold Peso | .051361 | .102722 11. China | Yuan | .00005 | .00010 12. Colombia | Peso | .559538 | 1.139276 13. Costa Rica | Colon | .176367 | .352734 14. Cuba | Peso | 1.000000 | 2.000000 15. Czechoslovakia | Koruna | .020060 | .040120 16. Denmark | Krone | .2094 | .4180 17. Dominican Republic | Peso | 1.000000 | 2.000000 18. Ecuador | Sucre | .0740744 | .148148 19. Egypt | Pound | 4.15 | 8.30 20. El Salvador | Colones | .398995 | .797990 21. Finland | Markkas | .09735 | .01470 22. France | Franc | .094-571 | .009342 23. Greece | Drachmas | .081992 | .003984 24. Guatemala | Quetzales | .992556 | 1.985112 25. Honduras | Lempires | .049-320 | .098040 26. Hongkong | Dollar | .2425 | .4850 27. Hungary | Pengos | .084552 | .169104 28. Iceland | Kronur | .153728 | .307456 29. India | Rupee | .3024 | .6048 30. Indo-China | Plaster | .143 | .286 31. Iran | Rials | .03125 | .06250 32. Iraq | Iraqi dinar | .495 | .810 33. Ireland | Pound | 4.0275 | 8.0550 34. Italy | Lira | .001788 | .003576 35. Japan | Yen | .002778 | .005556 36. Java | Guilder | .38 | .76 37. Luxembourg | Franc | .022748 | .045496 38. Mexico | Peso | .145138 | .290276 39. Netherlands | Guilder | .3765 | .7530 40. New Zealand | Pound | 4.02 | 8.04 41. Nicaragua | Cordoba | .1»8413 | .4040 42. Norway | Krone | .2320 | .396826 43. Pakistan | Rupee | .3333 | .6060 44. Panama | Gold Balboa | .014144 | .028288 45. Paraguay | Peso | .320513 | .641026 46. Peru | Soles | 0.1550 | .3100 47. Poland | Zloty | 009804 | .019608 48. Portugal | Escudo | 0404 | 0808 49. Rumania | Lei | 006667 | 013334 50. Spain | Peseta | 0915 | 1830 51. Straits Settlement | Silver-Dollar | 4734 | 9468 52. Sweden | Kronor | 2785 | 5570 53. Switzerland | Rupee | 2532 | 5064 54. Syria and Lebanon | Pound | 453515 | 907030 55. Thailand | Tical | 1021 | 2042 56. Turkey | Piastre | 3575 | 7150 57. Union of South Africa | Pound | 4.03125 | 8.06250 58. United Kingdom | Pound Stering | 4.030625 | 8.O61250 59. Uruguay | Peso | 658300 | 1.316600 60. Venezuela | Bolivar | 3010 | .6020 61. Yugoslavia | Dinar | 02 | 04
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.
Done in the City of Manila, this 19th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and forty-nine, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the fourth.
ELPIDIO QUIRINO
President of the Philippines
By the President:
TEODORO EVANGELISTA
Executive Secretary