The Philippine Postal Corp. (PHLPost) has temporarily suspended all mail and parcel services from the Philippines to the United States (US), effective Aug. 28, 2025. The state-run postal company announced the suspension in an advisory, citing the US decision to halt its de minimis exemption for...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has ordered the Philippine Postal Corporation (PhilPost) to pay Filmetrics Corporation P47.2 million for the delivery and set up of the Biometric Data Service Facility (BDSF) in 2010. Filmetrics filed a petition for money claim against PhilPost due to the reported...
Congressmen have passed a measure that seeks to change the current ZIP codes in the country in a bid to modernize them. Approved Tuesday, Jan. 28 on third and final reading was House Bill (HB) No. 11255 or the "Modernized ZIP Code System Act". It will institutionalize a modernized alphanumeric ZIP...
The Philippine Postal Corp. (PHLPost) announced the resumption of the issuance of the Postal functional Card, popularly known as the Postal ID, which started last Oct. 15. In a statement on Thursday, Oct. 17, PHLPost said the Postal ID is available in all capturing and registration Post Office...
A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION Juan Ponce Enrile celebrated his 100th birthday in Malacañang Palace (Photo Presidential Communications Office) Living to 100 years is no easy feat, but Juan Ponce Enrile, chief presidential legal consultant, makes it look like cakewalk. Folks online have jokingly referred...
The fire that razed the iconic Manila Central Post Office on May 21 was caused by the explosion of a car battery inside a storage room where it was piled together with office supplies, thinners, and paint cans. *National Post Office Building (Noel Pabalate) * The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)...
The Philippine Postal Corporation (Phlpost) has issued a new stamp that is commemorative of the 40th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The stamp bore the image of former Senator Arturo Tolentino, who was sitting and appeared to be signing a document in...
The Philippine Postal Corporation (Post Office) launched on Monday, Jan. 31, the commemorative “Year of the Tiger” stamps to mark the celebration of the Chinese New Year 2022. Chinese New Year 2022: Year of the Tiger Stamps (Photo from Philippine Post Office) “We wish the Chinese community...
The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) unveiled its De La Salle University (DLSU) St. La Salle Hall stamps. (Photo from Pilipinas Philately) PhilPost also issued first day covers on the "100th Anniversary of the De La Salle University's St. La Salle Hall" to commemorate the centenary of the...
The Philippine Post Office (PHLPost) released on Saturday, Nov. 3, a new stamp collection featuring the country's 10 world-renowned icons as a tribute to the indomitable Filipino spirit. (Photo from Philippine Post Office) The new collection is under the "Living Legends: World-Renowned Filipinos,"...
The first series of ‘Living Legend: World-Renowned Filipinos’ will feature icons such as Tony winner Lea Salonga and international fashion designer Josie Natori In the past, the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) has been spotlighting Filipino culture and heritage through commemorative...
The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) has released special postage stamps featuring the China Bank building in Binondo, Manila to commemorate China Banking Corporation’s centennial. Built in 1924, the building was recognized by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines and the...
