Boracay Sunset

Boracay Sunset
Photo by: Chito I. Madrono

POSTCARD DETAILS:

Unused

Single View

Size: 4.5"x6.5"

Publisher: N/A
Distributor: National Book Store (NBS)
Cost: Php 1.75
Copyright: N/A
Barcode: 4-800224-004121
Serial Number: 8-00412

ISLAND DETAILS:
Area: 7 km long and 1 km wide
Location: Malay, Aklan, Philippines

"This itty-bitty island (just under four square miles) is as close to a tropical idyll as you’ll find in Southeast Asia, with gentle coastlines and made-for-Instagram sunsets. White Beach is Boracay’s main draw, with powdery white sand and shallow azure water ideal for swimming and snorkeling." 



AWARDS:
Best Island in Asia, Condé Nast Traveler 2019 Readers’ Choice Awards
Best Island in the World, Condé Nast Traveler 2017 Readers Choice Awards
Best Island in the World, Condé Nast Traveler 2016 Readers Choice Awards
World's Best Island in the World, Travel + Leisure 2012

Mayoyao Rice Terraces Postcard - Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordillera

The postcard shows the Mayoyao Rice Terraces, one of the five clusters inscribed in the UNESCO WOrld Heritage Site under Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras.

The rice terraces are dotted with pyramid-shaped typical Mayoyao houses and stretch from Barangay of Chaya to the bank of the Penangah River downstream.

 

Mayoyao Rice Terraces Postcard

Other postcard information:
Unused
Single View
4.2"x6.1"
National Bookstore
SN: 8-09254
Copyright: 2012
Code: 425P8-124-94
Barcode: 4-800224-092548

RELATED ENTRIES:
Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordillera, June 1, 2012

Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park Postcard

Now called the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park or the Puerto Princesa Underground River, it was chosen as one of the New7Wonders of Nature.

Justification for Inscription: "The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park features a spectacular limestone karst landscape with its underground river..."

Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park Postcard

Other postcard information: 
Unused

Single View

4.2"x6"

Rendezvous card

RELATED ENTRY:

St. Paul's Subterranean River National Park Postcards - December 19, 2007

Lorenzo Ruiz and Companion Martyrs

I found the names of the companion martyrs in the painting postcard below. Also known as the 16 Martyrs of Japan, they are:

Antonio Gonzalez
Domingo Ibáñez de Erquicia
Jacobo Kyushei Gorobioye Tomonaga de Santa María
Francis Shoyemon
Jordan Ansalone
Lazarus of Kyoto
Luke Alonso
Marina of Omura
Magdalene of Nagasaki
Matthew Kohiyoye
Michael de Aozaraza
Michael Kurobioye
Thomas Rokuzayemon
Vincent Shiwozuka
William Courtet

They were all beatified on February 18, 1981 and canonized on October 18, 1987.

Lorenzo Ruiz and Companion Martyrs Painting Postcard

Other postcard information:
Unused

Single View
4.2"x6.15"

National Bookstore

SN: 8-07331

Copyright: 2008

Code: 300P8-191-69

Barcode: 4-800224-073318

RELATED ENTRY:

Painting Postcard - January 3, 2009

SOURCES:

Martyrs of Japan Wikipedia Entry

Biography of the Companion Martyrs

Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordillera

I have always thought that the Banaue Rice Terraces located in the poblacion and as seen on the 1,000 Philippine Peso bill are part part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, but they are not. They are, however, a National Cultural Treasure under Ifugao Rice Terraces.

Banaue Rice Terraces

The Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras (all in Ifugao) that were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1995 only include the following:
(1) Batad Rice Terraces (in Banaue)
(2) Bangaan Rice Terraces (in Banaue)
(3) Mayoyao Rice Terraces (in Mayoyao)
(4) Hungduan Rice Terraces (in Hungduan)
(5) Nagacadan Rice Terraces (in Kiangan)

Batad Rice Terraces

This means that I now only have 66 UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Philippines postcards, 15 of which are postcards of the Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordillera.