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Ba Maw announces volunteer Burmese force to leave for NI for action against Dutch; Dutch complete occupation of Repub key areas in Sumatra; Dutch reptd still refusing to let UN observers visit occupied areas; Dutch pol successes in Netherlands-sponsored States noted
Egypt bombs northern area; repts Israeli air raids; Israeli Cabinet weighs armistice
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Transportation Bd plans 2 projects costing $35 million to end Manhattan bottlenecks; other relief measures noted
1949The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the central bank of the Philippines, is established.[†]
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is the central bank of the Philippines. It was established on January 3, 1949, and then re-established on July 3, 1993 pursuant to the provision of Republic Act 7653 or the New Central Bank Act of 1993 as amended by Republic Act 11211 or the New Central Bank Act of 2019. The principal author was Senator Franklin Drilon. It was signed by President Rodrigo Duterte.