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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.
A ZIP code is composed of a four-digit number representing a locality. Usually, more than one code is issued for areas within Metro Manila, and a single code for each municipality and each city in provinces, with exceptions such as: [1] Davao City with eleven ZIP codes (8000, 8016 to 8026); Antipolo with six ZIP codes (1870 to 1875);
Primary postal service building of the Philippines. Established as Manila Post Office in 1767. Manila Post Office Building, Liwasang Bonifacio: Filipino June 2, 1994 Philippine School of Arts and Trades: Established in 1901. Moved to present site in 1916. Destroyed during WWII and rehabilitated in 1951. PSAT site, Ayala Ave. English 1952
The post office, circa pre-1930 An aerial view of the post office, 1932. Manila's first post office was established in 1767. During the early years of the American occupation, the Philippine Commission created the Bureau of Posts, which later became the Philippine Postal Corporation, through Act No. 462 issued on September 15, 1902.
PhilPost recommends the use of postal codes in the country and correct addressing. [3] However, most residents do not use, let alone know how to use ZIP codes, and thus the codes are usually omitted. According to PhilPost, the proper use of ZIP codes assists in letter sorting and reduces letter misrouting. [3]
Lawton Avenue, also known as Fort Bonifacio–Nichols Field Road and Nichols Field Road, [1] is the main road in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines.It follows a part of the alignment of the old Nichols route running roughly southwest to northeast from Sales Interchange to 5th Avenue and the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial.
Ususan is bounded on the north by Pembo and Rizal mostly through the Pateros River and Pinagsama Creek, northeast by Martires Del '96 and San Roque in Pateros and Palingon Tipas in Taguig, on the east by Calzada, to the southeast by Tuktukan through the Taguig River, to the south by Bambang through the Sapang Ususan Creek, and on the west by Pinagsama through the Circumferential Road 5.
The eastern section of the avenue is known as the location of two of Metro Manila's biggest cemeteries, Manila Memorial Park and Loyola Memorial Park. Notable places located along the road also include SM City Sucat , SM City BF Parañaque , Amvel Business Park, which houses the El Shaddai church, and the Santana Grove strip mall.