Category: Commemoratives

BIBINGKA – One of the well-known delicacies found throughout the Philippines is this rice cake made from ground rice, sugar, eggs and butter or margarine. After cooking, the cake is spread with more butter, sprinkled with sugar and served with freshly grated coconut. Special versions have additional toppings of sliced salted eggs and/or kesong puti (local mozarella). This is the traditional Christmas rice cake served with hot ginger tea (salabat) after simbang gabi (dawn masses).

With the successful staging of World Cup 2002 still reverberating in the Korean Peninsula, PHILAKOREA 2002 comes as “Culture World Cup”; created amidst the philatelic spirit of “love, harmony, participation, and progress.” PHILAKOREA 2002 World Stamp Exhibition “represents the enrichment of our daily lives through the pursuit of the serene pleasure of a hobby that all family can enjoy together”

Love is one of the strongest emotions known to bind people of all ages, races and creeds. In the Philippines, one of the most celebrated occasions is Valentine's Day during which love is expressed in so many ways. Among the enduring ways to express one’s love is through love letters and greeting cards sent and received here and abroad. Receiving one during Valentine’s Day triggers shivers of excitement.

Year 2001 is designated international Year of Volunteers (lYV). This posts an outstanding milestone in the history of volunteerism and underscores its continuing relevance in the fast globalizing and technology-driven world of the 21st century.

Kumukutikutitap, Choir Practice, Christmas Lights, and Pasko ni Bitoy.

The Philippine Chinese Philatelic Society (PCPS) was formally named and established in 1951 by a group of overseas Chinese philatelists who sought to: 1) promote philately as a wholesome hobby; 2) foster cordial relationship between Filipino and Chinese collectors; 3) introduce Chinese philately to collectors through the print medium; and 4) gain recognition in international philatelic circles.