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Alvarez receives replica of 1734 Philippine map

By Concept Central - February 22, 2017 10:33 AM

House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez (right) with Mel V. Velarde and the Murillo Velarde Map (left).

House Speaker Pantaleon D. Alvarez was the first official to receive a replica of a Spanish-era map of the Philippines islands that was donated to the National Museum.

Mel V. Velarde, chairman of the Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication (AIJC) and donor of the map he bought in a London auction in 2014, presented the Carta Hydrographica y Chorographica de las Yslas Filipinas Manila 1734, otherwise known as the Murillo-Velarde Map, to Alvarez as head of one of the four institutions that will get a copy of the map.

“This historic map is part of every Filipino’s birthright,” Velarde said at the simple turnover rite held at the House of Representatives on Wednesday.

Alvarez promised to proudly display the piece in the House premises and to encourage his colleagues to support efforts that will instill intense love of country, especially among schoolchildren.

Velarde is also donating a replica of the oldest Philippine map drawn by Jesuit priest Pedro Murillo Velarde to other government offices, including the Senate, Supreme Court and Executive Departments.