Earlier this month, a frustrated Facebook user shared her disappointment over SM Supermalls\u2014the largest mall in the country\u2014alleged refusal to accept her slightly folded PHP 1,000 polymer banknote as payment.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2019Wag na po kayo mag-ipon ng bagong 1k! Bawal daw i-fold o tupiin as per SM\u2019s Management,\u201d the user captioned along with the photo of the rejected folded PHP 1,000 polymer banknote.<\/p>\n
\u201cI-pang babayad ko sana \u2018to, hindi nila tinanggap. Bawal daw tupiin. Hindi kami na-inform,\u201d the user added.<\/p>\n
The now-deleted post went viral and was shared by multiple social media users over the weekend.<\/p>\n
The SM Supermall has addressed the issue, releasing a press statement clarifying that folded banknotes, including the new PHP 1,000 polymer bills, are still accepted in their establishments.<\/p>\n
The mall wrote on its official Facebook page, \u201cIn response to the information circulating on social media regarding the new P1000 bill, we would like to assure the public that folded bank notes are still accepted in our SM Retail Stores.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOnly those that are mutilated – stapled and ripped caused by removal of staple wire – will be deemed unfit and not accepted. Our policy has considered the guidelines set by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n