5c Dove,
Philippine Map - Singles (4,000,000)
6c Dove,
Philippine Map - Singles (3,000,000)
18c Dove,
Philippine Map - Singles (1,000,000)
Note: Quantities
shown has taken into considerations surcharge of 1,000,000 out of
2,000,000 issued for the 18c.
First Day Covers: Manila, Baguio City (Known
printed cachets)
BAGUIO CONFERENCE OF 1950
In May 1950, upon the invitation of President Qurino, through the
insistent suggestion of United Nations President Carlos P. Romulo,
official representatives of India, Pakistan, Ceylon,
Thailand, Indonesia, and Australia met in the city of Baguio for a
regional conference sponsored by the Philippines. China
and Korea did not attend the conference because the latter did not
contemplate the formation of a military union of the Southeast
Asian nations. On the other hand, Japan, Indonesia, China, and
others were not invited because, at the time, they were not free and
independent states. Due to the request of India and Indonesia, no
political questions were taken up the conference.
Instead, the delegates discussed economic and, most of all,
cultural, problems confronting their respective countries. Strangely
enough however, the Baguio Conference ended with an
official communiqué in which the nations attending the same
expressed their united agreement in supporting the right to
self-determination of all peoples the world over. This initial
regional meet held much promise of a future alliance of these
neighboring nations for common protection and aid.