FACT CHECK: Role of the Murillo Velarde map in the 2016 arbitral award NEEDS CONTEXT
Mel Velarde’s claim on the role of the 1734 Murillo Velarde map in affirming the Philippines' sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea needs context.
Mel Velarde’s claim on the role of the 1734 Murillo Velarde map in affirming the Philippines' sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea needs context.
Ang pahayag ni Mel Velarde sa papel ng 1734 Murillo Velarde map sa pagpapatibay ng soberanya ng Pilipinas sa West Philippine Sea ay nangangailangan ng konteksto.
LOOKING at the almost 300- year-old Philippine map by Fr. Pedro Murillo Velarde which businessman Mel Velarde acquired for P12 million in an auction in London last year, one can see that the Jesuit priest is a great storyteller.