The Philippines, a breathtaking archipelago of over 7,000 islands, is home to one of the world’s richest and most unique geographies. With more than 52,000 species,half of them endemic, it’s a ...

A nearly three-century-old map that helped the Philippines win its territorial dispute against China was formally received at the Malacañang Palace on Friday, December 6, with President Ferdinand ...

The Murillo Velarde 1734 Map was produced by Spanish Jesuit Friar Pedro Murillo Velarde with the help of two Filipino artisans, Francisco Suarez who drew the map and Nicolas dela Cruz Bagay who ...

SB19 and members of the Velarde family also viewed the original map in a guided tour of the NLP Permanent Gallery led by its curator Dr. Xiao Chua. According to the United States' Library of Congress, ...

Map: 7.6-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes the Philippine Sea By William B. Davis, Madison Dong, John Keefe, Judson Jones and Bea Malsky Dec. 2, 2023 ...