Bags of shredded banknotes found in Roxas City barangay

Bags containing shredded banknotes that were supposed to go to the dump were instead found by residents of a barangay in Roxas City, Capiz.

According to Oscar Oida’s report on “24 Oras” on Monday, plastic bags containing the shredded bills were left in Barangay Cagay by a service provider that was supposed to transport them from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' Roxas City branch to a dumpsite in San Jose.

“It so happened lang na ‘yong truck namin galing central bank papuntang dumpsite, dumaan dito kasi na-flat,” Jonathan Agrasada, the contractor, said.

He said they temporarily unloaded the bags containing the shredded bills to fix the truck.

The BSP's Roxas City branch said it is already conducting an investigation regarding the matter.

It added that the service provider already took full responsibility for the incident in view of its contract with the BSP.

To date, the BSP said the shredded banknotes have all been delivered to the designated dumpsite.

According to the BSP, as part of its nationwide “Clean Note Policy” banknotes that are mutilated and unfit are withdrawn from circulation and shredded.

“Unfit banknotes are properly disposed of to ensure that they are not recirculated. This involves shredding of said banknotes,” it said. — Ma. Angelica Garcia/BM, GMA News