A Cebuano vlogger, Boy Tapang, apologized for making a kite out of P1,000 banknotes worth P1 million.
“Ginawa ko lang yung content na saranggola kasi po ay for entertainment purposes only,” Boy Tapang said in a recent post.
The original vlog, which was uploaded earlier this month and has since been taken down from his Facebook page, prompted a visit by members of the Payments and Currency Investigation Group of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.
Boy Tapang, Ronnie Suan in real life, said he should have just created a plastic kite instead of using the banknotes.
“Gusto ko lang sabihin sa lahat ng mga tao na huwag ninyo pong paglalaruan ang pera. Pahalagahan po natin ang pera, i-value natin yung pera, kasi napaka-importante sa buhay natin,” he said.
“Humihingi po ako ng sorry sa lahat ng mga viewers ko, sa mga supporters ko, siyempre lalo na sa Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Pasensya na po sa nangyari, maraming salamat po sa pag-intindi,” he added.
Presidential Decree No. 247 prohibits anyone from willfully defacing, mutilating, tearing, burning or destroying banknotes and coins issued by the country’s central bank.