Philippine Postal Corporation

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Philippine Postal Corporation
Native name
Korporasyong Pangkoreo ng Pilipinas
Company type Government-owned and controlled corporation
Industry Postal Service
PredecessorPostal Service Office
Founded1767;258 years ago (1767)
HeadquartersNew Annex Building, Manila Central Post Office Compound, Liwasang Bonifacio, Manila, Philippines [1]
Area served
 Philippines
Key people
Chairman Stephen C. Cruz and Postmaster General & CEO Luis D. Carlos
Products Mail service
Parcel post
EMS
Number of employees
8,000+ (as of 2014) [2]
Parent Office of the President of the Philippines
Website www.phlpost.gov.ph OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The Philippine Postal Corporation (Filipino : Korporasyong Pangkoreo ng Pilipinas), [3] abbreviated and stylized as PHLPost and also known as the Philippine Post Office, is a government-owned and controlled corporation under the Office of the President, responsible for providing postal services in the Philippines. The Philippine Postal Corporation has in excess of 8,000 employees and runs more than 1,215 post offices nationwide. [2] It is based in the historic Manila Central Post Office, situated at the Liwasang Bonifacio and overlooking the Pasig River, and is currently headed by Postmaster General & CEO Luis D. Carlos. The board of directors is composed of seven members, including the postmaster general, who serves simultaneously as the chief executive officer.

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Mail envelope registered by PHLPost

Previously an attached agency of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) and the Commission on Information and Communication Technology (CICT), the Philippine Postal Corporation is under the direct jurisdiction of the Office of the President of the Philippines.

The Overseas Filipino Bank, previously the Philippine Postal Savings Bank, is one of three government-owned banks in the Philippines, it was formerly organized under PHLPost but is now a separate company.

History

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Historical marker installed at the Manila Central Post Office in 1994

The Philippine postal system has a history spanning over 250 years. In 1767, the first post office in the Philippines was established in the city of Manila, which was later organized under a new postal district of Spain. [4] At first, the postal office served mainly to courier government and church documents. In 1779, the postal district encompassed Manila and the entire Philippine archipelago. The postal district was reestablished on December 5, 1837. A year later, Manila became known as a leading center of postal services within Asia. Spain joined the Universal Postal Union in 1875, which was announced in the Philippines two years later. By then post offices were set up not only in Manila but in many major towns and cities in the provinces. During that time, badageros or horseback-drawn letter carriers were dispatched to deliver mail from the "Tribunal" or town hall to "Casa Real" or the provincial capital.

It was during the Philippine Revolution that President Emilio Aguinaldo ordered the establishment of a Post Office to provide postal services to Filipinos. It was later organized as the Bureau of Posts under the Department of Trade on September 5, 1902, by virtue of Act No. 426, which was passed by the Philippine Commission. The Philippines eventually joined the Universal Postal Union, this time as a sovereign entity, on January 1, 1922.

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2017 stamp dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the corporation

The Manila Central Post Office building, the headquarters of the Bureau of Posts, was constructed in its present-day Neo-Classical style in 1926. It was designed by Filipino architect Juan M. Arellano and inaugurated in 1931, but was destroyed during World War II. After the war, the Central Post Office was rebuilt in 1946. [4] It has since become a prominent landmark and tourist attraction in Manila.

On May 21, 2023, a massive fire hit the Manila Central Post Office late in the night and continued until the morning of May 23. The edifice was completely gutted, from the basement to the ground floor all the way up to the fifth floor; the structure was still there, but the ceiling had fallen down. Letters, parcels and the postal agency's entire stamp collection were likely destroyed. Fifteen people, mostly firefighters, were injured, while the amount of damage was estimated to be worth around ₱300 million.

In the aftermath of the fire, the Philippine Postal Corporation said it was transferring the central office's operations to the Foreign Surface Mail Distribution Center in Port Area, Manila, [5] [6] while the business mails service for private corporations was to be moved to the Central Mail Exchange Center in Pasay, near Ninoy Aquino International Airport. [7]

In June 18, 2024 the Philippine Postal Corporation Board of Directors elected innovation leader and digital transformation Chairman Mike Planas as the new Postmaster General and CEO. He took oath and assumed office that same day. Present during the board meeting were Vice Chairman Justice Stephen Cruz (Ret.), Commodore Raul B. Leyritana (Ret.), Chairman/Postmaster General and CEO Mike F. Planas, Director Patrick David R. De Leon, Director Maura M. Baghari-Regis and Acting Postmaster General Director Luis Carlos. [8]

Luis D. Carlos replaced Michael Planas as Postmaster General and PHLPost CEO after his August 15 reelection by the board of directors, led by Justice Stephen Cruz, [9] Chairman of the Board of Directors. [10]

In December 2024, as memorial to Pasig River, PHLPost launched at Bonifacio Shrine, Gelo Andres and Renacimiento Manila's work, the P150 "Simbang Gabi sa Ilog Pasig”. The longest usable stamp measures 234mm x 40mm. The postage stamp design features 9 historical churches from Binondo to Antipolo along the Pasig River. [11]

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  2. 1 2 "Highlights of 2014Annual Report" (PDF). PHLPost. 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Mga Pangalan ng Tanggapan ng Pamahalaan sa Filipino" (PDF). Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (in Filipino). 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "History/Competitive Edge". 2011. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Fire razes decades-old Manila Central Post Office". Rappler. May 22, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Sorting mails at Philpost office in Port Area". ABS-CBN News. May 23, 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  7. ↑ de Guzman, Karen (May 22, 2023). "Fire guts Manila Central Post Office". ABS-CBN News.
  8. ↑ "PhPost welcomes new members of the Board". Philippine Postal Corporation. February 22, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  9. ↑ Baroña, Franco Jose (August 18, 2024). "PHLPost disruptive power struggle ends". The Manila Times . Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Palace names Meynardo Sabili as chief of urban poor commission". GMA Integrated News. August 28, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
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