Sa Batis by Blanco Postcard

The postcard shows an oil on canvas painting by Jose Blanco entitled Sa Batis. Jose Villones Blanco, better known as Pitok, was born in Angono, Rizal on March 19,1932, graduated by UST in 1955 and married to Loreta Perez and blessed with 7 talented children who are all painters. Blanco had earned numerous awards.

Sa Batis Postcard

I couldn't find additional information about the painting nor its location (private collection or museum), but he has completed various commissioned works for Unilab, Sanwa Bank and Tokyo Marine Insurance, PNB San Francisco California, the former First Lady Imelda Marcos, among others.

Prayer Before Meals by Manansala Postcard

The postcard shows another oil painting by Vicente Manansala entitled Prayer Before Meals. I couldn't find additional information about the painting nor its location (private collection or museum).

Prayer Before Meals Postcard

Grace is a name for any of a number of short prayers said or an unvoiced intention held prior to partaking of a meal. A prayer of Grace is said to be an act of offering thanks to God for granting humans dominion over the earth and the right and ability to sacrifice the lives of divine creations for sustenance; this thanks is the "saying of Grace" prior to and/or after eating of any meal.

SOURCE:Grace Wikipedia Entry

Pitik-Bulag by Parrocha Postcard

The postcard shows an artwork of Beth Parrocha-Doctolero entitled Pitik-Bulag (in watercolor and colored pencils). Beth Parrocha-Doctolero is a graduate of the University of the Philippines, College of Fine Arts. She is currently a freelance children’s book illustrator and enjoys an activity that would further enhance her craft. She had already won a Manila Critics Circle Award for art and design.

Pitik-Bulag Postcard

I couldn't find additional information (size) about the painting nor its location (private collection or museum).

Pitik-bulag is one of the Philippines famous street games. Unfortunately, I couldn't find an in-depth description of the game or how to play the game.

Pinakbet by Llana Postcard

The postcard shows an oil on paper canvas painting by Dindo Llana entitled Pinakbet. No information was found regarding the artist. I also couldn't find additional information (size) about the painting nor its location (private collection or museum).

Pinakbet Postcard

The postcard shows the Pinakbet recipe in the Ilocano dialect (the third most-spoken language in the country), the ingredients and how to cook it. Pinakbet or pakbet is a popular Ilocano dish. The original Ilocano pinakbet uses bagoong, of fermented monamon or other fish, while further south, bagoong alamang is used. The basic vegetables used in this dish include native bitter melon, eggplant, tomato, ginger, okra, string beans, lima beans, chili peppers, parda and winged beans.

SOURCE:
Pinakbet Wikipedia Entry

Philippine Madonna and Child by Balagtas Postcard

The postcard shows another oil on canvas painting by Balagtas entitled Philippine Madonna and Child. I also couldn't find additional information about the painting nor its location (private collection or museum).

Philippine Madonna and Child Postcard

The Madonna and Child is one of the central icons of Christianity, representing the Madonna or Mary, mother of Jesus and her son.