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THE National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) - Museo El Deposito together with the University of Santo Tomas (UST) History Society opened the West Philippine Sea exhibit, "Pag-asa sa Gitna ng Kalayaan," at the Main Building of the UST last Jan. 14, 2025.
Mel Velarde, the donor of the 1734 Murillo Velarde Map, now in the care of the National Library of the Philippines, led the ribbon cutting.
UST students and faculty attended the event along with representatives of the Philippine Air Force, Philippine Coast Guard, Department of Foreign Affairs and Adamson University.
WPS EXHIBIT OPENS Mel Velarde, donor of the 1734 Murillo Velarde Map, leads the ribbon cutting. He is joined by NHCP Commissioner Ma. Eloisa de Castro, UST Faculty of Arts and Letters Dean Melanie Turingan, UST HistSoc Acting President Allexus Andaya and photographer Paul Quiambao. PHOTO FROM NHCP
The collection was first displayed at the National Library of the Philippines in July 2024. It was brought to Adamson University in August and the University of Asia and the Pacific in October.
Aside from photos by photographer Paul Quiambao, some of the cartographic treasures of the NLP, the miniature of the BRP Sierra Madre and the original flag of the Freedomland from Admiral Tomas Cloma were also featured. The exhibit would end on Feb. 7, 2025 with a closing lecture by Ret. Associate Justice Antonio Carpio at the UST Medicine Auditorium on Feb. 14.
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