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Tuesday, April 23, 2024

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At its headquarters in Makati City, a collection of old maps were exhibited including old Phiippine Maps from the collection of Mel Velarde dated 1734 w being contested by China despite past arbitrations. Photo by Diana B. Noche 1 1657 Sanson map of the Philippines 2 1785 Isole Filippine map 3 A guest looks closely at an exhibited old map 4 L to R former associate justice of the SC Antonio Carpio, Mel Velarde, from who the 1734 map was part of his collection 5 L to R Antonio Carpio, Mel Velarde, ex Deped Sec Lesli Lapuz, and Cristina Ortega, former ambassador to Paris, France 6 Cristina Ortega remarks about former Amb Alberto del Rosario and his role in theChina/Phil dispute 7 Mel Velarde recalls how he got the 1734 map with A Carpio, J Lapuz, and C Ortega listen 8 and 9 A Carpio explains in detail the Scarborough ute with China 10 Behind 1734 map J Lapuz, Mel Velarde, Antonio Carpio 11 Behind 1734 map Mel Velarde, A Carpio, C Ortega 12 J Lapuz and A Carpio
Diana Noche
By Diana Noche
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Former Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio (right), former Education Secretary Jesli Lapus and NOW Corp. Chairman Mel Velarde (first and second from left) flank the Murillo-Velarde 1734 Map—the oldest known map of the Philippines in history—as ‘Scarborough Shoal and the Spratlys in Ancient Maps: An Exhibition,’ opened on Friday at the Alliance Française de Manille in Makati City.

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