M1300: Luneta Lagoon Postcard

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

The postcard shows the multi-colored fountains in Luneta in late afternoon, probably with the famous Manila sunset in the horizon. You will also see the Rizal Monument in the background.

The back of the postcard reads:
Luneta Lagoon, with its gushing multi-colored fountains.
Located in the City of Manila, Philippines

M1300: Luneta Lagoon Postcard

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M32: Luneta Lagoon Postcard
M31: Rizal Monument Postcard

M1202: Sampaloc Lake Postcard

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

The postcard shows Sampaloc Lake with the famous Mt. Banahaw in the background. The lake, an inactive volcanic maar, is the largest of the Seven Lakes of San Pablo, Laguna. Nearly half of the lake's depth has a shallow depression at the lake's bottom, indicating its volcanic origin.

The lake has an area of 104.0 hectares with a maximum depth of 27.0 meters, approximately 85% of its volume below 10 meters and 15% below 24 meters.

The back of the postcard reads:

Sampaloc Lake
Laguna, Philippines
This lake, rich in legend, surrounds Mt. Banahaw seen in the background.

M1202: Sampaloc Lake Postcard

Legend tells of a giant Tamarind (Sampaloc) tree in the garden of a selfish, stingy old woman who drove away a fairy disguised as an old man asking for some fruit as a cure for his ailing grandson. Instead of helping him, the stingy old woman had him driven away by her ferocious dogs. The old man was badly hurt. After the old man left, there was a thundering noise, rain, followed by the cracking of the earth. And then, the entire orchard sank into a colossal pit which was immediately filled with water. Henceforth, the villagers called it Lake Sampaloc.

SOURCES:
Lake Sampaloc Wikipedia Entry
San Pablo City: Sampaloc Lake

M1201: Fuente Osmena Park Postcard

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

In the heart of uptown Cebu City is a rotunda park with a picturesque fountain in the center. This is the famous Fuente Osmeña Circle. Fuente Osmeña, or literally “Osmeña Fountain,” was named after the Cebu's Grand Old Man, President Sergio S. Osmeña, Sr., who happened to be the second president of Philippine Commonwealth.

The rotunda, which principally features the Osmeña fountain, is said to have been built during the inauguration of the City’s water system. Inside the Fuente Osmeña Circle is a big fountain and around it is a skating rink enclosed in a metal fence.

The back of the postcard reads:
Osmeña Park, Cebu City, Philippines

M1201: Fuente Osmeña Park Postcard

SOURCES:
Fuente Osmeña, Cebu City History
The Fuente Osmeña Circle

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