Philippine Postal Corporation

The Philippine Postal Corporation (Filipino: Korporasyong Koreo ng Pilipinas ), short Phil Post, the post is in the Philippines. The headquarters of the Phil Post is located at Liwasang Bonifacio Square in Manila.

History

The origins of the postal system in the Philippines dates back to the Spanish colonial period. In 1767 a first post office was established in Manila, and in 1779 took place in Spain, the establishment of a new post- district, which included Manila and the entire Philippine archipelago. The first stamps were issued on 1 February 1854. She graced the portrait of the Spanish Queen Isabella II in 1877, three years after its founding, the country acceded to the Universal Postal Union. After the Philippine Revolution, the company was re-founded in 1898 under President Emilio Aguinaldo as Philippine postal service and was from 1902 the Ministry of Economy. On January 1, 1922, the postal company re-entered the UPU in, but now as an independent company, which no longer subject to Spanish control. Today's business and the company name Philippine Postal Corporation eventually go back to the Law No. 7354 of April 2, 1992.

State Post

The Philippine Postal Corporation is a 100 % state-owned company in the Philippines. The headquarters is located in Manila and the board of directors consists of seven members, under which the Postmaster General Josefina M. Dela Cruz holds the Presidency. Since 2004 is the postal companies in the newly founded that year Commission for information and communication technology.

The Philippines is divided into 14 postal regions, of which each is managed within the organizational structure of the Phil Post of a regional manager. Nationwide employs the postal company claims to have 18,000 people in more than 2,000 post offices, distribution centers and smaller distributors. For the delivery of the mail is a fleet of over 2,500 vans and motorcycles available.

Area Code

The ZIP codes in the Philippines are 4 digits and are taken from the American ZIP code mentioned. However, unlike in the U.S. is not written in the Philippines postal code behind the place name, but is in the address area on the bottom left front of the place names mentioned, as is common in Europe. In the area of ​​Metro Manila every barangay or district has a separate ZIP code. In the rest of the country, each city or town associated with its own ZIP code, where even very large cities such as Cebu City (6000) and Davao City (8000) on only one postal code feature.

References and sources

  • Philpost.gov.ph
  • Philpost11.com

14.595428120.979069Koordinaten: 14 ° 35 ' 44 "N, 120 ° 58' 45" E

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