LIST: Here's where you can get souvenir stamps in Metro Manila

If you're heading to Binondo, make time for the Chinatown Museum at Lucky Chinatown Mall. The museum has 19 souvenir stamp designs spread across its galleries, with each one highlighting a different part of Binondo's Filipino-Chinese history and culture.

Visitors can collect the stamps at designated stamping corners throughout the museum. You can also purchase a Historian's Passport booklet for P50, which is designed for collecting the stamps.

The museum is located on the fourth floor of Building A, Lucky Chinatown, Reina Regente Street, Binondo, Manila. It is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

National Museum of the Philippines

If you're looking for a souvenir stamp while exploring the country's museums, the National Museum of the Philippines has its own passport program for stamp collectors.

The NMP Passport was launched in May, allowing museum-goers to collect customized stamps from its museums and regional branches around the country. The passport itself was initially distributed for free, although the first batch was limited and required visitors to complete registration and activities during its launch. 

Admission to the National Museum is free, and the NMP Passport lets visitors collect stamps from its regional museum branches. The passport currently has limited quantities of 100 pieces per regional museum branch, with prizes available for the first set of visitors who complete their stamps across the regional museums.

Quezon Memorial Circle

If you want to make the most out of one stamp-hunting trip, head to Quezon Memorial Circle, where several museums with souvenir stamps are located within the same area: Museo ni Manuel Quezon, Quezon Heritage House, and Bahay Modernismo.

You can get the QC Explorer Passport for free every Tuesday at the Quezon Heritage House, Bahay Modernismo, or Tandang Sora Women’s Museum. Visitors need to join the museum’s guided tour, complete the feedback form, and follow the Quezon City Tourism and participating museums’ social media pages.

Only 10 passports are available per museum each Tuesday, on a first-come, first-served basis, so it’s best to arrive early.

The best part for stamp hunters? You can collect multiple designs during a single visit to Quezon Memorial Circle.

Tandang Sora Women's Museum

Also in Quezon City, stamp hunters can visit the Tandang Sora Women's Museum, located inside the Tandang Sora National Shrine along Banlat Road.

The museum highlights the stories and contributions of Filipino women throughout history, including their roles in the Philippine Revolution, the suffrage movement, and other achievements in Philippine society.

Admission is free, with the museum open from Tuesday to Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Scribe

Stationery lovers can also get their souvenir stamp fix at Scribe, which has stamping stations at select branches in Eastwood, SM Megamall, and SM Aura.

The stamps feature illustrations related to the mall or branch where they are located. 

Its Studio by Scribe branch is located along Granada Street in Quezon City, which also offers stamps. 

The stamps are free to use and do not require a purchase, making it an easy stop if you want to add a few designs to your journal, scrapbook, or travel collection.

Papemelroti

If you already enjoy browsing stationery and paper goods, you can add Papemelroti to your stamp-hunting itinerary.

The store has stamping stations at selected branches. Papemelroti said that you can stamp your heart out after making any in-store purchase.

The good news is that the purchase doesn't have to be expensive—you can pick up a small stationery item or postcard before asking the cashier about the stamps.

You can find Papemelroti's stamping stations at Alabang Town Center, Ayala Malls Manila Bay, Glorietta 1, Roces, Shangri-La Plaza, and SM North EDSA.

LEGO Official Store

LEGO fans have another reason to visit their local LEGO Certified Store: souvenir stamps.

The stamps come in unique designs, with some featuring the name of the specific branch or illustrations inspired by the area. 

You can ask the cashier about the stamps and the LEGO passport, which collectors have reported receiving for free.

Stamps are available at LEGO stores in Trinoma, UP Town Center, Shangri-La Plaza, BGC, Manila Bay, Alabang Town Center, and Vermosa.

Fully Booked

Your local bookstore can double as a stamp-hunting destination.

Fully Booked has stamping stations at several branches, including UP Town Center, SM North EDSA, Gateway Mall, BGC High Street, and Mitsukoshi BGC. Stamp collectors can usually ask the cashier or staff for the stamp, and you don't need to make a purchase to use it.

The shop has also released its own Reading Passport, although this is separate from the regular rubber-stamp stations.

Common Room PH

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For a more artsy stop, head to Common Room PH, a Filipino creative retail store that carries products from local makers, artists, and homegrown brands.

Common Room PH also has a free stamp station at its UP Town Center branch, located on the 2nd floor of the Cinema Building (Phase 2). 

The store currently has other Metro Manila locations as well, including Power Plant Mall, Alabang Town Center, and Ayala Malls Manila Bay, although stamp availability can vary by branch.

Mudcakes by V

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Stamp hunters can also add Mudcakes by V to their itinerary. The souvenir stamp is free to use with any purchase from the store, so you can simply ask the staff for the stamp after making your purchase.

You can drop by the cafe's two branches at 77 Maginhawa Street and 234 Tomas Morato Avenue in Quezon City.