The events commemorated in my stamp is the “Diamond Jubilee Year” of the IGLESIA FILIPINA INDEPENDIENTE (1902-1977). The personality in my stamp is Gregorio Labayan Aglipay (May 5, 1860 – September 1, 1940). He was the first Filipino Supreme Bishop of the Philippine Independent Church. On January 18, 1903, Aglipay was appointed Supreme Bishop of the Philippine Independent Church by the bishops of Manila, Cavite, Nueva Ecija, Isabela, Cagayan, Pangasinan, and Abra.
