If you have a million pesos, what would you do? Most people would probably say they’ll put it in a bank as savings, buy a car or a property, use it for education, or similar purposes. But a vlogger decided to make a kite out of it — and got reprimanded for it. Here’s what happened:

Vlogger makes a kite out of 1,000-peso bills

In a video published on Facebook and YouTube, Cebu-based vlogger Boy Tapang (real name: Ronnie Suan) and his friends crafted a kite using 1,000-peso bills totaling 1 million pesos.

They taped the bills on plastic, securing them with thread. While they successfully flew the kite into the air, it eventually fell apart as some bills got loose and fell to the ground.

BSP reprimands him in person and he apologizes

A few days later, Boy Tapang shared that he got a visit from officials of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), who reprimanded him for what he did in his video.

“Gusto ko lang po humingi ng sorry sa Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas dahil doon sa ginawa ko na saranggola gamit ang pera,” he said in a video posted on Facebook. “Hindi ko po intensyon na paglaruan ang pera kasi ako po ay galing sa mahirap, so ‘yung pera ay malaki ang value sa akin. Pinapahalagahan ko po ‘yung pera.”

The vlogger said the video was made for “entertainment purposes” only and advised his viewers not to follow his footsteps. “Pahalagahan po natin ang pera, i-value natin ang pera kasi napaka-importante sa buhay natin ang pera. Lalong lalo na ang Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas ay seryoso sa pagpreserba ng integridad ng ating pera,” he said.

In another video, Boy Tapang gave away 1,000-peso bills to residents in his area, though he did not say if this was related to his kite vlog.

What you cannot do with peso bills

The law forbids defacing or destroying any peso bills issued by the BSP.

According to Presidential Decree No. 247, individuals cannot “willfully deface, mutilate, tear, burn, or destroy, in any manner whatsoever, currency notes and coins issued by the Central Bank of the Philippines.”

If an individual violates this decree, they must pay a fine of not more than P20,000 or serve time in jail of not more than five years.

The BSP also previously released a guideline on handling the new 1,000-peso polymer bill, stressing that it should not be excessively folded, creased, or crumpled, ironed, exposed to flame or high temperatures, or stapled.

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