In the hazy days of the Chinese empire, centuries before Magellan reached the Orient, the Igorots of Benguet mined gold in the Philippine hills. The Spaniards snatched off their gold earrings and ...

I refer here to the foreword of volume 3, entitled "Magellan arrived in the Philippines" by Maria Dolores Elizalde. Ms Elizalde used for the foreword a paper she delivered at a forum on Spain and ...

In Eastern Samar, the narrative of March 16, 1521 isn’t about the “discovery” of the archipelago by foreigners, but about the ...

Residents of Homonhon received free medical consultations from partner healthcare providers during the medical mission.

It is the first area in the Philippines sighted by Magellan on March 16, 1521. Magellan's crew called the islands, Zamal. The Spaniards anchored at the tiny island of Homonhon. Eastern Samar is a ...