First Philippine Polymer Banknote Series

OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR | REGIONAL OPERATIONS AND ADVOCACY SECTOR 005 CIRCULAR LETTER NO. CL-2025-___ To : All BSP-Supervised Financial Institutions Subject : First Philippine Polymer Banknote Series In April 2022, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) launched the 1000- piso polymer banknote. Building on this, the BSP launched the First Philippine Polymer (FPP) Banknote Series on 19 December 2024, featuring the 1000-, 500-, 100-, and 50-piso denominations. These polymer banknotes co-circulate with their paper counterparts. To help raise public awareness and promote acceptance of the new banknotes for payment transactions, the BSP enjoins all BSP-Supervised Financial Institutions (BSFIs) to promote the currency’s circulation by featuring the attached information materials (see Annex A) in your communication platforms, such as websites, automated teller machine (ATM) screens, branches and offices, as well as social media accounts. BSFIs may pick up physical copies of the collaterals from the BSP Communication Office (for Metro Manila BSFIs) or the Regional Offices and Branches (for non-Metro Manila BSFIs) and/or print soft copies of the same.1 We request that the materials be featured until 30 April 2026. For information and guidance. Digitally signed by Bernadette R. Puyat Date: 2025.01.31 17:03:29 +08'00' BERNADETTE ROMULO-PUYAT Deputy Governor 31 January 2025 1 You may reach the Communication Office via 8811-1277 local 3006 and the Regional Offices and Branches via this directory: https://www.bsp.gov.ph/Pages/AboutTheBank/ContactUs/ContactDetailsRegionalOfficesAndBranches.aspx Page Classification: GENERAL

ANNEX A: Information materials on polymer banknotes Download files via: 1. ATM Screen: bsp.gov.ph/Coins and Notes/Polymer/ATM-Screen.png 2. Info Materials: https://www.bsp.gov.ph/Coins%20and%20Notes/Polymer/Info- Materials.zip 3. Posters and Tarpaulins: https://www.bsp.gov.ph/Coins%20and%20Notes/Polymer/Posters-and- Tarpaulins.zip https://www.bsp.gov.ph/Coins%20and%20Notes/Polymer/3.%20Posters %20and%20Tarpaulins.zip 4. Social Media Cards: https://www.bsp.gov.ph/Coins%20and%20Notes/Polymer/Social-Media- Cards.zip 5. Polymer Series Launch AVP: https://www.bsp.gov.ph/Coins%20and%20Notes/Polymer/Polymer- Series-Launch-AVP.mp4 6. FAQs: https://www.bsp.gov.ph/Coins%20and%20Notes/Polymer/FAQs.zip or All materials (Google Drive): https://bit.ly/4iEsCLL

1. ATM Screen Display 2. Info materials

Booklet (40 pages) Brochure

3. Posters English

Filipino

Cebuano

Ilocano

TV Screen

4. Social Media Posts

[Proposed captions for the social media cards may be downloaded from the link]

5. Video