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What has happed to Freedomland?

- The Ear -
June 22, 2011 | 12:00am

FREEDOMLAND. Long, long before the current controversy over the Spratly Islands, there was a Pinoy, said to be Bol-anon, who developed a part of the islands chain into what he called Freedomland and flew the Philippine flag over it. He was ahead of the Chinese and other Spratly claimants in putting up structures in the area.

ADMIRAL. That Pinoy was Tomas Cloma, an admiral in the Navy. A reader who reminded The Ear about Admiral Cloma and his hostoric Freedomland called up to ask: “Where is Sir Tomas Cloma now and what has happened to Freedomland?”

ADMIRAL

ADMIRAL CLOMA

CALLED

CLOMA

FREEDOMLAND

PINOY

SIR TOMAS CLOMA

SPRATLY

SPRATLY ISLANDS

THAT PINOY

TOMAS CLOMA
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