Cebuano vlogger Boy Tapang apologizes for using P1,000 bills to make kite
Cebuano vlogger Ronnie Suan, more popularly known as Boy Tapang on Facebook, has expressed remorse for his actions after the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reprimanded him for using P1,000 bills to make a kite.
The issue started when Suan posted a video on his social media page about how he and his friends made a kite comprised of P1,000 bills amounting to exactly P1 million. After taping the bills on a plastic, Suan successfully flew the kite into the air.
Later in the video, however, the kite started to fall apart, with several of the bills breaking away and falling into the ground, which some bystanders picked up and returned to Suan.
In an update on Facebook, the content creator revealed that he had caught heat from BSP officials, who came to his house after his viral video came to their knowledge.
"Napag-usapan namin kanina about doon sa saranggola, so ngayon ginawa ko itong content na ito kasi gusto ko lang magvoluntary na gumawa ng salaysay," Suan began. "Gusto ko lang po humingi ng sorry sa Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas dahil doon sa ginawa ko na saranggola gamit ang pera."
"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," he continued.
According to him, the kite-making video was made only for "entertainment purposes."
"Naisipan ko na kapag gumawa ako ng normal na saranggola, gawa sa plastic lang, napaka-common na. Kaya naisipan ko na, 'What if i-try ko na gumawa ng saranggola gamit ang pera?' So ngayon po, humihingi ako ng sorry na nagawa ko po 'yun, hindi ko po intensyon na paglaruan ang pera," Suan said.
With this, he reminded everyone not to follow in his footsteps and avoid trifling with money.
"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," Suan stressed.
Under Presidential Decree No. 247, it is prohibited for individuals to "willfully deface, mutilate, tear, burn, or destroy, in any manner whatsoever, currency notes and coins issued by the Central Bank of the Philippines."
Violators will be punished by a fine of not more than P20,000 and/or by imprisonment of not more than five years.