Question & AnswerQ&A (PROCLAMATION NO. 265)
The main purpose is to publish the official value of the Argentina peso for the assessment and collection of duty in the Philippines.
The value of the Argentina peso was fixed at ₱0.40 Philippine currency.
The equivalent value is $0.20 United States currency.
The recommendation was made by the Undersecretary of Finance.
Fixing the value establishes a standardized exchange rate used for calculating customs duties on imports and exports involving the Argentina peso.
Elpidio Quirino signed as the President of the Philippines.
It was signed and published on July 13, 1951.
Marciano Roque was the Acting Assistant Executive Secretary who acknowledged the proclamation.
It establishes the exchange rate equivalency between the Argentina peso and the US dollar, which is used as a reference for valuation purposes in customs duty assessment.