Question & AnswerQ&A (PROCLAMATION NO. 12)
The main purpose of Proclamation No. 12 is to publish the values of certain foreign currencies for the assessment and collection of customs duty under Republic Act No. 77.
The Undersecretary of Finance recommended the publication of the foreign currency values.
The proclamation publishes the values of various foreign currencies against the Philippine peso and their equivalent in U.S. currency for duty assessment purposes.
The values are expressed in Philippine currency and also as an equivalent amount in U.S. currency.
The published values serve as the basis for assessing and collecting customs duty on imported goods priced in foreign currencies.
The value of the Australian Pound in Philippine currency is P6.426226.
The Argentine Peso has a value of P0.595466.
Manuel Roxas signed Proclamation No. 12 as the President of the Philippines.
The Proclamation was dated and took effect on October 30, 1946.
The British Pound Sterling is valued at $4.032578 in U.S. currency.
It provides an official reference for currency conversion rates necessary for assessing import duties, thereby affecting international trade transactions.
It denotes that the proclamation was made in the first year of Philippine independence, highlighting the country's sovereign authority to regulate its laws and currency values.