Requirement of balanced currency position.
Section 81
SEC. 81. Requirement of balanced currency position.— The Monetary Board may require the banks to maintain a balanced position between their assets and liabilities in] Philippine pesos or in any other currency or currencies in which they operate. The banks shall be granted a reasonable period of time in which to adjust their currency positions to any such requirement. The powers granted under this section shall be exercised only when special circumstances make such action necessary, in the opinion of the Monetary Board, and shall be applied to all banks alike and without discrimination.