BSP Governor Diokno Unveils Marker for Historic Fort Abad

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno (center) led the unveiling of a marker at the historic Fort San Antonio Abad located within the BSP Complex in Manila. 

The stronghold, which was built in 1584 to guard the main approach to Manila from the south and was an integral part of the defense of the city, was recognized as a “National Cultural Treasure” by the National Museum. The fortress was restored in the 1970s and subsequently maintained by the BSP. 

Together with Governor Diokno in the photo are (from left to right) Senior Assistant Governor and Chief Legal Counsel Atty. Elmore Capule, Deputy Governor Francisco Dakila, Jr., Monetary Board (MB) Member Juan de Zuñiga, Jr., MB Member Felipe Medalla, Deputy Governor Maria Almasara Cyd Tuaño-Amador, National Museum of the Philippines (NM) Director IV Jeremy Barns, NM Director III Ana Maria Theresa Labrador, NM Acting Director III Angel Bautista, MB Member V. Bruce Tolentino, and NHCP Chairman Rene Escalante.