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The Chinese Treasure Fleet in 15th century Philippines

By Carmen Guerrero-Nakpil | May 19, 2008 - 12:00am

It was the people of our archipelago who discovered Magellan and the Europeans in 1521, not the other way around, as most Filipinos were taught by our grade-school textbooks. Our islands and their inhabitants were...

Arts and Culture

The greatest Asian explorer you’ve never heard of

By Therese Jamora-Garceau | December 11, 2005 - 12:00am

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Ask any Asian student to name the world’s greatest explorers, and they will probably list Marco Polo, Vasco da Gama and Ferdinand Magellan. Some might even mention Limahong, the...

Travel and Tourism