PHLPost issues stamps marking Jaro archdiocese’s 150th anniversary

The Philippine Postal Corp. is releasing a set of commemorative stamps marking the 150th anniversary of Jaro Archdiocese in Iloilo.

Images of the stamps tweeted by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts showed two designs of the stamps.

One depicted the Jaro Cathedral while another depicted the Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria. Both designs are in P10 denomination, and bear the slogan "blessed, consecrated, sanctified".

Archdiocese of Jaro commemorative stamps released http://t.co/Fct2EQv63W via @govph @Ppostofficial pic.twitter.com/W8WPbvY8y9

— NCCA (@NCCAOfficial) May 27, 2015

The Official Gazette said the new stamps were made available starting Wednesday, May 27.

PHLPost printed 104,000 of the commemorative stamps.

Jaro, which was established on May 27, 1865, is the fifth oldest diocese in the Philippines, the PHLPost said. — Joel Locsin/BM, GMA News