Barasoain Church - Philippine Bill Issue

Philippine Bill Issue

Before 1998, the image of the church has been depicted in certain monetary bills, namely the English series one peso bill and the Pilipino, Ang Bagong Lipunan, and New Design series ten peso bill together with an image of Apolinario Mabini on the other side. However, it was replaced by a ten-peso coin without the representation of the church. In 2009, local priests and Laban ng Bulacan movement officials led by their chairman John Paul Albert Limpo initiated signature campaign to appeal to the Philippine Bangko Sentral restoring at least the image of the church in any present Philippine bill.

Corollary to the removal of the image, Monsignor Angel Santiago, parish priest of Barasoain Church once averred, "the people are starting to lose a sense of nationalism and history and a nation’s currency system ought to help bring them back."

The petition of the local officials, led by John Paul Albert Limpo, Chairman of Laban ng Bulacan movement, was considered by the government with the restoration of the Barasoain Church replica on the new 200 Philippine bill featured on the front side of the bill which is also depicting President Joseph Estrada taking his oath of office on June 30, 1998 while the reverse portion is President Fidel V. Ramos on the re-enactment of the declaration of Philippine Independence at the Aguinaldo Shrine in Kawit, Cavite on June 12, 1998 and also shows the Philippine Centennial Commission logo.

The church was again depicted the New Generation series 200 Philippine peso banknotes.

• Latest photo of the Barasoain Church (San Gabriel)

• Church convent

• Church's main altar

• Church's interior

• Overview of the Church's interior from the choir

• Church's Patio

• 2nd Floor of the Barasoain Museum

• Office of the National Historical Institute - Barasoin Church Historical Landmark (NHI-BCHL) Museum (San Gabriel, Malolos City)

• Portraits of old houses, inter alia at the Museum

• 2nd Floor of the Museum

• Stairways of the Museum

• 2nd Floor of the Museum

• Barasoain Ecclesiastical Museum (San Gabriel, Malolos City), managed by the National Historical Institute