M1200: Hundred Islands Postcard

Postcard Size: 4"x5.5"
Postcard Type: View card
Printed by: JMC Press, Inc., Quezon City
Purchased at Goodwill Bookstore

The Hundred Islands National Park is believed to be at least about 2 million years old. The islands were part of an ancient coral area that extends well inland, a large area that used to be part an ancient sea. When the sea levels lowered, the islands were exposed, whilst hundreds of thousands of years slowly eroded the base of these islands invariably forming mushroom/umbrella shapes in the middle of stunning emerald waters.

Only three of them have been developed for tourists: Governor Island, Quezon Island, and Children's Island.

The back of the postcard reads:
Hundred Islands
Pangasinan, Philippines These islands with their white beaches and clear water are a haven for swimming, fishing and skin diving enthusiasts.

M1200: Hundred Islands Postcard

SOURCES:
Hundred Islands National Park Wikipedia Entry
Hundred Islands National Park

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M1199: Hundred Islands Postcard

M1199: Hundred Islands Postcard

Postcard Size: 4"x5.5"
Postcard Type: View card
Printed by: JMC Press, Inc., Quezon City
Purchased at Goodwill Bookstore

The postcard shows a view from one of the 10 caves that can be found in the Hundred Islands. The Hundred Islands National Park, located in Alaminos City, Pangasinan, is composed of 123 (124 during low tide) mushroom-shaped limestone and coral islands. The islands are scattered along Lingayen Gulf and cover an area of 18.44 sq. km.

The caves in the National Park are Cathedral Cave, Cuenco Cave, Alama Cave, Nalsoc Cave, Simmimbahan Cave, Milagrosa Cave, Century Cave, Quirino Cave, Virgin Cave, Imelda Cave.

The back of the postcard reads:
Hundred Islands
Pangasinan, Philippines
A view from a cave in one of the islands

M1199: Hundred Islands Postcard

SOURCES:
Hundred Islands National Park Wikipedia Entry
Hundred Islands National Park
Island Caves, Hundred Islands National Park

M1194: Boy Scout Monument Postcard

The postcard shows a Boy Scout Monument and identified its location as Manila; however, I could not find any Boy Scout Monument in the Manila area. There is one in Tomas Morato, but it doesn't look like the one in the postcard. Another Boy Scout Monument I found is in Tacloban, and it is also not the same monument.

M1194: Boy Scout Monument Postcard

M1191: Mandala Postcard

The postcard shows a mandala or haystack or stack of palay. The back of the postcard reads:

Mandala. A common rural scene after harvest. Palay stacks are piled to dry in the sun.

M1191: Mandala Postcard

M1190: Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol Postcard

The postcard shows the Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol and the statue of a woman and a female water buffalo located at the north end of the lagoon which is in front of the capitol. Another statue, a man and a male water buffalo, can be found at the south end of the lagoon. The statues are attributed to Guillermo Tolentino, National Artist for Sculpture.

M1190: Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol Postcard

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Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol Postcard

SOURCE:
Bacolod, The City of Smiles