24 April, 2020

Bangka in Bauang

Bangka in Bauang postcard
Bangka in Bauang
Photography by Walter Landolt


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Bangka in Bauang postcard


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Distributor: National Book Store (NBS)
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Copyright: 1990
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Serial Number: 2680753


Bangka are various native watercraft of the Philippines. It originally referred to small double-outrigger dugout canoes used in rivers and shallow coastal waters.

23 April, 2020

Windsurfing in Boracay

Windsurfing in Boracay postcard
Windsurfing in Boracay
Photo by Richie of Richie's Mistral Windsurfschool


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Windsurfing in Boracay postcard



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Distributor: National Book Store (NBS)
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Copyright: 1990
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Serial Number: 2663428


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

22 April, 2020

Boracay Sunset

Boracay Sunset postcard
Boracay Sunset
Photography by Rene Thalman (Sundance Resort)


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Boracay Sunset postcard


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Distributor: National Book Store (NBS)
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Copyright: 1990 
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Serial Number: 2660261


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

21 April, 2020

Manila American Cemetery and Memorial

Manila American Cemetery and Memorial postcard
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial
Photography by Juanito F. Acasio 


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Manila American Cemetery and Memorial postcard


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Copyright: 1990
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Serial Number: 2660227


MEMORIAL DETAILS:
The cemetery has the largest number of graves of any cemetery for U.S. personnel killed during World War II and holds war dead from the Philippines and other allied nations. The headstones are made of marble which are aligned in eleven plots forming a generally circular pattern, set among a wide variety of tropical trees and shrubbery.
Established: 1948
Designer: Gardener A. Dailey
Memorial: Personnel killed during World War II
Total burials: 17,206 (3,744 Unknowns) 
Area: 152 acres or 62 hectares
Location: Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, Philippines

20 April, 2020

Mayon Volcano

Mayon Volcano postcard
Mayon Volcano
Photography by J. Dante Mara 


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Mayon Volcano postcard


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Distributor: National Book Store (NBS)
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Copyright: 1990
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Serial Number: 2660195


VOLCANO DETAILS:
Renowned for its "perfect cone" because of its symmetric conical shape.
Official Filipino Name: Liwasang Pangkalikasan ng Bulkang Mayon
Etymology: Named after the legendary princess-heroine Daragang Magayon (Beautiful Lady)
Type: Active Stratovolcano
Elevation: 2,463 m (8,081 ft)
First ascent: Scotsmen Paton & Stewart (1858)
Location: Albay (Bicol Region), Philippines


DECLARATION/CLASSIFICATION:
Tangible Immovable Cultural Property
Mayon Volcano National Park (July 20, 1938, by Proclamation no. 292)
Mayon Volcano Natural Park (November 21, 2000, by Proclamation No. 413)
Albay Biosphere Reserve (March 2016, UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves)
Tentative List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites