detect counterfeit bills. 2. For the people to be aware in the differences between fake and real bills. 3. To make people more vigilant in accepting bills. 4. To keep business profits & prevent losses made by counterfeit bills. 4 Ways to Detect Philippine peso Bill. STEP1 Touch the money One easy way to detect fake Philippine bill is to run your fingers through it. Because real money is made of cotton and Abaca, it should be somewhat rough with ridges as opposed to the fake money made of smooth paper. The images should also be raised. The texts, such a “Republika ng Pilipinas” on the top portion, the amount in words at the bottom, and the amount in figures are embossed. STEP 2 Look for the watermark The blank white area on the front part of all Philippine bills have watermark that match the image on the left. You can see the watermark by putting the money against the light and tilting it a bit. The image of the bill, as well as the denomination can be seen on the right side. STEP 3 Find the security threads of each denomination All Philippine notes have embedded security thread. The threads of the 20 and 50-Peso bills are 2mm wide, while the 100, 200, 500, and 1000-peso bills are 4mm wide. The 4mm security threads appear stitch-like and metallic that also change in color depending on the angle. STEP 4 Look for the OVD (Optically Variable Device) Look for the OVD (Optically Variable Device) patches for 500 and 1000-Peso Bills The 500 and the 1000-peso bills have reflective round patches on the left front side of the bill. These patches change their color when rotated. In these patches, you will see a small BSP (Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas) logo for each denomination with a Blue-naped Parrot for the 500 bills and South-sea pearl for the 1000 bills. Mission To provide people of the Philippines an applicable/reliable and easy ways in detecting counterfeit Philippine peso bill and help them to be more vigilant towards a peaceful and progressive country. Vision A updated center for providing ways in detecting counterfeited Philippine peso bill and for the development of more productive people in the Philippines.