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PHILIPPINE STAMP COLLECTORS’ SOCIETY PHILATELIC BULLETIN |
PALARONG PAMBANSA 2025
| DATE OF ISSUE: | 24 May 2025 |
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| KIND OF ISSUE: | Postal Card |
| DENOMINATION: | Not indicated Each card is sold at PHP 104 |
| SIZE: | 177.8 mm x 127 mm |
| NUMBER OF DESIGN: | 5 |
| PRINTING PROCESS: | Offset Lithography |
| PRINTER: | AMSTAR Company, Inc. |
| QUANTITY: | Per Card Design: 1,400 Total Cards: 7,000 |
| PHOTOGRAPHS: | Ilocos Norte LGU |
| DESIGNER: | Jose Antonio Jayme |
In celebration of sports competition among the youth, the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost), along with the Department of Education and Province of Ilocos Norte, released a set of prepaid postal cards celebrating the Palarong Pambansa on 24th of May 2025.
The Palarong Pambansa is an annual multi-sport event involving student-athletes from the different regions of the Philippines. These postcards feature the famous tourist spots of Ilocos Norte: The Burgos Windfarm, commissioned on November 9, 2014, it is the largest wind farm in the Philippines and in Southeast Asia, covering 600 hectares. Kapurpurawan Rock Formation in Burgos is a wind and wave-sculpted calcarenite unit along the coast of Burgos, Ilocos Norte, that has been recently considered as a possible National Geological Monument because of its geological significance and aesthetic value. The Ferdinand E. Marcos Memorial Stadium, also known as Marcos Stadium in Laoag City, is a football and track stadium and park. The stadium has a seating capacity of 12,000 and an area of 61,668.48 m2 (663,794.0 sq ft). The facade follows the motif of an abel, an Ilocano textile with a binakol or whirlwind pattern design.
The Suba Sand Dunes in Paoay is known for 4x4 ride with uphill-downhill trails and unlimited sandboarding, it is also the site for famous movies such as PANDAY and HIMALA. The Saud Beach of Pagudpud is a stunning stretch of pristine white sand and crystal-clear turquoise waters. Known for its serene and less crowded atmosphere, making it perfect for relaxation.
BURGOS WINDFARM POSTAL CARD
KAPURPURAWAN ROCK FORMATION POSTAL CARD
SAUD BEACH POSTAL CARD
SUBA SAND DUNES POSTAL CARD
MARCOS STADIUM POSTAL CARD
COMMON REVERSE OF POSTAL CARD
Based on the Philatelic Bulletin prepared by Jasmine Goforth for the Philippine Stamp Collectors' Society
Images courtesy of Robert Tiu Siy