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  • by Mel Velarde May 28
    LINK: http://www.malaya.com.ph/business-news/opinion/wealth-stories-murillo-velarde-map By Ellen TordesillasJune 10, 2015 LOOKING at the 300- year-old Philippine map by Jesuit priest Pedro Murillo Velarde which businessman Mel Velarde acquired for P12 million in an auction in London last ye...
  • by Mel Velarde May 28
    Link:http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2015/06/08/Philippines-fortifies-sea-claim-with-300-year-old-map.html Philippines fortifies sea claim with 300-year-old map By Louie U. Navarro, CNN Philippines Updated06:20 AM PHT Tue, June 9, 2015 Known as the Murillo Velarde map, the centuries-old docume...
  • by Mel Velarde May 28
    LINK: http://verafiles.org/articles/ph-submit-300-year-old-map-un-case-vs-chinaPH to submit 300-year-old map to UN in case vs ChinaAUTHOR: ELLEN TORDESILLASDATE: JUNE 07, 2015 The Philippine government will be submitting to the Permanent Court for Arbitration in The Hague this week an almo...
  • by Mel Velarde May 28
    LINK: http://globalnation.inquirer.net/124287/mother-of-all-ph-maps-coming-home] Mother of All PH Maps Coming HomeBy: Pennie Azarcon dela Cruz - @inquirerdotnetPhilippine Daily Inquirer / 03:29 AM June 07, 2015 MEL VELARDE points to Bajo deMasinloc, now known as Panatag or Scarborough Shoal, a...
  • by Mel Velarde May 27
    The Story of Mel Velarde, the Man Behind NOW Mel Velasco Velarde started working at the age of eight, when he was appointed assistant press photographer for the 1971-1972 Philippine Constitutional Convention. He assisted his ailing father, Meliton R. Velarde, who suffered a debilitating n...
  • by Mel Velarde May 27
    CURRICULUM VITAE OFMEL VELASCO VELARDEPresident and CEO, NOW CorporationNOW Corporation is a publicly listed firm in the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE Ticker: NOW). It has investments in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) industries and engages in mobile telecommunica...
  • by Mel Velarde May 27
    On the CoverMan at His Best Esquire Q&A: National GeographyLINK:https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/esquire-philippines/20170601/282071981859591He now has in his hands the map that proves Scarborough Shoal always belonged to the Philippines.MEL VELARDE, CEO of tech company Now Corporation, t...