THE Philippine Postal Corp. (PHLPost) has issued the country's longest postage stamp in a bid for the Guinness World Records.

The sheetlet strip of three measures 200 mm x 35 mm and is the first of its kind issued by PHLPost in celebration of the 125th anniversary of Philippine Independence.

Entitled "Philippines: First Republic in Asia," the stamp vividly illustrates the Philippines' nationhood from the historic proclamation of independence on June 12, 1898 to the declaration of the First Philippine Republic in 1901.

The commemorative stamps feature historical vignettes that transpired from the declaration of Philippine Independence in 1898, the arrival of Aguinaldo in Malolos Bulacan, the inauguration of the first Philippine Republic at the Barasoain Church in 1899, the Philippine-American War, Aguinaldo's odyssey in Northern Luzon with women nursing the wounded, Apolinario Mabini in Pangasinan, and Aguinaldo's capture in Isabela.

Inside the stamps are photos of the Philippine Revolutionary Government Postage Stamps and the Philippine Revolutionary Government Postage and Telegraph Registration Stamps issued during that historic era.