Delighted with the new P500 bill that bears the images of his late parents alongside his signature, President Benigno Aquino III could only marvel at how �unprecedented� it all was.

�The last time I checked no other banknote in the world had both parents and child on the same bill,� Mr. Aquino said Thursday at the launch of the new generation of Philippine bank notes at Malaca�ang.

The new P500 bill had the smiling faces of his mother, President Corazon C. Aquino, and father, the martyred Sen. Benigno �Ninoy� Aquino Jr. to the left of his signature as President.

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Amando Tetangco said the new P500 bill �makes history for having on the same banknote both parents with their son's signature.�

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