The fruit of 500 years?

By Francisco S. Tatad

Nov 18, 2022 12:08 am

FIRST THINGS FIRST

IT was a special moment when we marked last year the 500th anniversary of Ferdinand Magellan's circumnavigation of the world, the start of Spanish colonization of our islands, and the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines. Each of these anniversaries is significant in our development and growth as a nation, but I would choose the third as the most important.

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FIRST THINGS FIRST

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