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Dhaka, 15 April 2025 – To cap off its celebration of this year’s International Women’s Day and Philippine National Women’s Month, personnel of the Philippine Embassy in Bangladesh enthusiastically...
The Maritime and Ocean Affairs Office (MOAO) was created on 7 October 2014, merging and reorganizing two former DFA offices called West Philippine Sea Center (WPSC) and Ocean Concerns Office (OCO).
Department Order No. 12-2014 recognized the need to merge and consolidate these offices for the DFA to arrive at a more coherent and comprehensive approach to maritime issues, including those vital to national interests.
The Murillo-Velarde Map, regarded as "Mother of all Philippine Maps", is considered as the “holy grail” of Philippine cartography.
The 1734 Murillo-Velarde map shows the entire Philippine archipelago in such detail that it is also considered as the first ever scientific map of the Philippines.
The buntot ng pagi or stingray tail, is a Filipino martial arts weapon which is also believed to ward off evil spirits and demons.
Though less lethal than other weapons, the buntot ng pagi is known for causing excruciating pain and wounds that would fester.
It is believed that remnants of a poison produced by the stingray would cause the wound delivered by the buntot ng pagi to linger and get infected.
Did you know, that when explorers and experts discovered the wreckage of the galleon San Diego near the coasts of Nasugbu, Batangas on 21 April 1991, among the artifacts recovered were parts of Japanese katana swords.
During the time the San Diego sank (14 December 1600) it was engaged in a naval battle with the Dutch warship Mauritius.
Japanese mercenaries were hired to supplement the numbers of the combatants on board the San Diego.
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