2021, December 15. City of Bislig, Surigao del Sur Centenary
Litho Offset, Amstar Printing Company, Inc.,
Perf 14
Se-tenant B/4, Sheets of 40; Commemorative SKs Miniature
Sheets of 4
12p - Centennial Poster
12p - Tinuy-An Falls
12p - Kawa-Kawa Hills
12p - Karawasan Festival
First Day Covers:
Manila & Bislig, Surigao del Sur
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF THE CITY OF
BISLIG - "THE CITY OF WONDERS"
The
Philippine Postal
Corporation (Post Office)
issues commemorative
stamps and official first day covers for the
Centennial
Celebration of the City of Bislig,
with the theme “Celebrating
Life and Heritage with Thanksgiving”.
Bislig existed as a pueblo before formally
becoming a town on January 1, 1921, by virtue of Executive Order No.
62. It is part of Surigao del Sur, in the Caraga Region of southern
Philippines. It gained its status as a component city on September
18, 2000, through Republic Act No. 8804 and is currently sectioned
into 24 barangays.
The name “Bislig” supposedly comes from
either of two narratives – first, a royal couple making their way
through the area came upon a life-threatening situation, and they
were saved by holding onto a thick vine called “bislig” that grew
abundantly in the forest. In honor of their lives being saved, the
area was named “Bislig” thereafter. Another story asserts that it
was because the territory was known for “bizlin”, a kind of gold
found and bartered in the area.
The municipality celebrates its centennial
anniversary this year, thus, its local government enacted various
commemorative activities: Bisliganons enjoyed sports, tourism video,
essay writing, and spoken word poetry competitions, tree planting,
mass weddings, and city-wide clean-up activities, among others.
The stamps for this occasion feature the
Centennial Poster
for Bislig by Carl
Leonard A. Dollete, the
Tinuy-an Falls,
Kawa Kawa,
and the
Karawasan Festival.
The official first day cover features a view of the
Lawigan Beach Resort,
with the
Philippine eagle
(Pithecophaga
jefferyi),
which frequents protected areas in Bislig, prominently displayed in
the foreground.
This milestone issuance proudly represents
the rich culture and heritage of Bisliganons. These stamps shall
immortalize and celebrate Bislig, the “City of Wonders”, for
generations to come.