[2] It is based in the historic Manila Central Post Office, situated at the Liwasang Bonifacio and overlooking the Pasig River, and is currently headed by Postmaster General & CEO Luis D. Carlos.

The board of directors is composed of seven members, including the postmaster general, who serves simultaneously as the chief executive officer.

In 1767, the first post office in the Philippines was established in the city of Manila, which was later organized under a new postal district of Spain.

During that time, badageros or horseback-drawn letter carriers were dispatched to deliver mail from the "Tribunal" or town hall to "Casa Real" or the provincial capital.

It was during the Philippine Revolution that President Emilio Aguinaldo ordered the establishment of a Post Office to provide postal services to Filipinos.

On May 21, 2023, a massive fire hit the Manila Central Post Office late in the night and continued until the morning of May 23.

[7] In June 18, 2024 the Philippine Postal Corporation Board of Directors elected innovation leader and digital transformation Chairman Mike Planas as the new Postmaster General and CEO.