PHL Post releases Muscovado town centenary stamps

The Philippine Postal Corp. has released commemorative stamps to mark the centenary of Laua-an in Antique province as a muscovado town in the country.
 

PHLPost said the stamps issued since January 31 feature Laua-an as a major source of partially refined to unrefined brown sugar "with strong molasses content and flavor."

 

"Laua-an is home to the Pahinis Festival which showcases the traditions, culture, and arts of the town with emphasis on the promotion of the muscovado sugar industry. 'Pahinis' is the ritual done in cleansing the tools and equipment used in the muscovado production," it said.

 

The new stamps feature Laua-an’s centennial logo, a new building erected after super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan)’s wrath, and a sugar mill.

 

An ancient pot and chimney used to cook the juices from sugarcane are also featured on the stamps.

 

PHLPost is issuing 104,000 pieces of the 30mm x 40mm commemorative stamps printed by Amstar Company Inc.

 

The stamps can be bought for P10 each online and in major postal offices nationwide, and at the Manila Central Post Office. — Joel Locsin/VC, GMA News