INFLUENTIAL Filipino historian Teodoro Agoncillo explained the onset of Spanish colonialism in the country in this manner: ".

Through 15 years of archaeological research, scientists from the Ateneo de Manila University, working with international ...

The Philippines has a maritime history dating back to 35,000 years ago involving “technological innovation and long-distance ...

The first circumnavigation of the Earth, completed by the expedition led initially by Ferdinand Magellan and later by Juan ...

Lav Diaz's historical drama stars Gael García Bernal and premiered out of competition at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.

Starring Gael Garcia Bernal as the famed Portuguese explorer, 'Magellan' is among Filipino auteur Lav Diaz's shortest and most approachable films.

My students find me weird because in the age of Google and Waze, I continue to be intrigued by physical maps of the ...

revealed right after Magellan’s rapturously applauded debut at the Debussy Theater. “The actor enjoyed his time in the Philippines. He actually came back twice,” Paul said. “We shot the ...

CANNES, France — Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal stars in a new film which re-examines the discovery of the Philippines by ... a national resistance hero. "Magellan," which premiered at the ...

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CANNES, May 20 — Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal stars in a new film which re-examines the discovery of the Philippines by European explorers and questions the existence of a national resistance hero ...