Proclamation No. 151 (1949)
Amending Proclamation No. 134, Dated July 19, 1949, By Publishing the Latest 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. 151
AMENDING PROCLAMATION NO. 134, DATED JULY 19, 1949, BY PUBLISHING THE LATEST 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 amend Proclamation No. 134, dated July 19, 1949, by publishing the latest values of certain foreign currencies for purposes of the assessment and collection of customs duties, as follows:
Country | Unit | Equivalent in U. S. currency | Value in P.I. currency 1. Australia | Pound | $2.24 | ₱4.48 2. Belgium | Franc | .02 | .04 3. Bolivia | Boliviano | .240 | .0480 4. British East Africa | Shilling | .1406 | .2812 5. Canada | Dollar | .909091 | 1.818182 6. Columbia | Peso | .5150 | 1.030 7. Denmark | Krone | .1448 | .2896 8. Dutch Guiana | Guilder | .5335 | 1.0670 9. Egypt | Pound | 2.87 | 5.74 10. Finland | Markkas | .00431 | .00862 11. France | Franc | .0028 | .0056 12. Greece | Drachmas | .00006 | .00012 13. Hongkong | Dollar | .1750 | .3500 14. India | Rupee | .21 | .42 15. Mexico | Peso | .1158 | .2316 16. Netherlands | Guilder | .5325 | 1.0650 17.Netherlands West Indies | Guilder | .5325 | 1.0650 18. New Zealand | Pound | 2.80 | 5.60 19. Norway | Krone | .1400 | .2800 20. Palestine | Pound Sterling | 4.04 | 8.08 21. Poland | Zlot | .04 | .08 22. Portugal | Escudo | .0348 | .0696 23. Straits Settlement | Silver Dollar | .3250 | .6500 24. Sweden | Kroner | .1930 | .3860 25. Switzerland | Franc | .2340 | .4680 26. Union of South Africa | Pound | 2.80 | 5.60 27. United Kingdom | Pound Sterling | 2.8025 | 5.6050
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 15th day of October, 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