00:00Despite the rise of new technology, the Philippine Postal Corporation is encouraging young people to continue writing letters and collecting stamps.
00:12Bien Manalo is back.
00:16The Pope Stamps were found at an exhibition in a mall in Manila.
00:20It was owned by the boy scout of the Philippine Secretary General, Kim Robert De Leon.
00:26De Leon holds the Guinness World Record for the largest collection of stamps featuring popes with 2,398 stamps.
00:35According to him, he started collecting stamps during the pandemic.
00:39During the pandemic, a lot of things happened and I got a lot of stress.
00:43I saw this as an opportunity to de-stress and relax.
00:49Because of these stamps, I was able to travel to even countries I cannot imagine.
00:54So you get to learn their story, their history, and it's like you're able to go there through the stamps that I've collected.
01:01De Leon also holds the Guinness World Record for the largest collection of stamps featuring scouts, which was published in October.
01:09We want to promote the art of philately, especially to young people.
01:14We can learn a lot from the art of philately.
01:18You won't just enjoy it, you won't just be impressed by the prints, but you will learn so many things.
01:25Because of the rise of modernization, PhilPost encouraged young people to still write letters and collect stamps.
01:33It's just a matter of time that the younger generation will take a look at the stamps also.
01:39So it's up to us also from the post to give back the needs of the children.
01:46Ann is also a stamp collector who attended the opening ceremony of the Stamp Exhibition.
01:51She was just a kid when she fell in love with the collection of different stamps.
01:56I feel happy because they are colorful, and artworks are small, like miniature.
02:04It's really a relaxing activity.
02:07Stamp collecting is for everyone, and it gives us happiness.
02:11She said that her love for collecting stamps grew even more during the pandemic.
02:16This opened the doors for me to build my collection, and I have friends who swap, sell, we exchange stamps.
02:26So there, it's increasing.
02:28BN Manalo for Pambansang TV in the new Philippines.
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