Feb 25 - Philippine People Power Anniversary

February 22 till 25, 1986 will forever remain in the annals of Philippine history as the supreme manifesation of genuine "PEOPLE POWER.
Filipinos from all walks of life - the rich, the poor, the religious, the employed and the unemployed, came in droves towards Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA), between Camps Aguinaldo and Crame, during those fateful four days in February, to form a human barricade against the soldiers sent by the dictatorship.
Inspired by the heroic crusade of their truly elected leaders, Corazon C. Aquino and Salvador H. Laurel, and catalyzed into action by a brave bunch of military men led by the Defense Minister and the Armed Forces Vice Chief of Staff, millions went to defy the might of the repudiated arcos dictatorship. And they prevailed, without violence.
By their vigilance and courage, and the help of Divine Providence, the Filipino people triumphed over the forces of repression and tyranny.
The Bureau of Posts proudly commemorates, through these stamp issues, those unforgettable events that are now enshrined for posterity as "PEOPLE POWER".

4 stamps: Values of 60s, PhP 1.20; PhP 2.40 and PhP 3.00
Souvenir Sheet: PhP 7.20

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Philippine Culion Money

The Culion Leper colony was administered by the Commonwealth Bureau of Health. Normal monthly expenditure was about 25,000 pesos, most of which was obtained directly from Manila. The outbreak of the war effectively severed source of supply.
Funds on hand were nearly exhausted in meeting the December 1941 payroll. The special Culion coinage was reissued, but was only a stop-gap measure. In late January 1942 at a public meeting, a proposal was adopted to issue a local scrip. A Currency Committeee was formed consisting of Dr. H. W. Wade, Medical Director of the Leonard Wood Memorial, as Chairman, with Acting Chief Pathologist Jose O. Nolasco and Disbursing Officer Julio Lisboa as Members.
The scrip was mimeographed on pink paper for centavo denominations and blue paper for peso denominations. The Bureau of Health stamping was applied on the back in blue. Notes were dipped in paraffin for durability.
Even so, the scrip was accepted with reluctance, and an appeal was made to President Quezon who telegraphed on February 9, 1942:
IF NECESSARY ISSUE NOTES FOR PAYMENT OF SALARIES AND OTHER EXPENSE. THESE NOTES WILL BE REDEEMED BY GOVERNMENT LATER.
A total of 144,485 pesos was printed, but only 92,130 pesos placed in circulation. When Japanese military scrip arrived at the end of July 1942, use of Culion scrip was officially prohibited.
(from catalogue)

1c 1942
This Certifies That The
PHILIPINES COMMONWEALTH
BUREAU OF HEALTH
CULION LEPER COLONY
Is Obligated to Pay the Bearer
::::::-One Centavo-:::::::
Issued by the Authority of the
PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
Transamitted 2/9/42 through the
Commanding General, USAFFE, Iloilo



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