Postmaster General Norman Fulgencio of the Philippine Postal Corporation (Post Office), together with Secretary Michael Dino of the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV) and Undersecretary Debold Sinas of the Office of the President unveiled four (4) “new generation” of Philippine Postcards at the opening of the first Visayas Art Fair at the Montebello Hotel in Cebu City from Nov. 25-28.
The Visayas Art Fair is one of the biggest gatherings of Filipino Artists from all over the country.
The new generation of Philippine Postcards commemorates the outstanding achievements of Filipinos in different fields of endeavors’ which include:
• Living Legends: World-renowned Filipinos Series I, featuring bowling world champion Paeng Nepomuceno, chess grandmaster Eugene Torre, broadway star and singer Lea Salonga, innovator and tech entrepreneur Diosdado Banatao, fashion designer and entrepreneur Josie Natori, NBA star Jordan Clarkson, billiard legend Efren “Bata” Reyes and iconic Filipino mascot Jollibee. Cebuano’s pride, multi-awarded designer Kenneth Cobonpue and fashion designer Monique Lhuillier completed the list.
• The country’s first Olympic Gold Medalist Hidilyn Diaz
• The Philippines’ Miss Universe: Gloria Diaz, Margie Moran, Pia Wurtzbach and Catriona Gray
• Postcards highlighting Cebu- depicting the Quincentennial Commemorations of the 500th Anniversary of the Arrival of Santo Nino, the 500th Anniversary of the Victory in the Battle of Mactan and the Mother of All Maps, the Murillo Velarde Map.
The special stamps and the postcards can be purchased at the Cebu City Central Post Office (near Plaza Independencia) and the Manila Central Post Office shop at Liwasang Bonifacio. – bny
