Issue power.
Section 52
SEC. 52. Issue power.—The Central Bank shall have the sole right and authority to issue currency within the territory of the Philippines. No other person or entity, public or private, may put into circulation notes, coins, or any other object or document which, in the opinion of the Monetary Board, might circulate as currency. The Monetary Board may issue such regulations as it may deem advisable in order to prevent the circulation of foreign currency or of currency substitutes.