PASIG CITY, METRO MANILA – The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) – Museo El Deposito together with the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) opened the West Philippine Sea exhibit ‘Pag-asa sa Gitna ng Kalayaan’ at the Hanns Seidel Hall of the UA&P last 9 October 2024.  

In her opening remarks, UA&P Associate Professor and Vice President for Affairs Dr. Marya Svetlana Camacho stated, ‘We can connect readily with the people we see in the photographs, whose daily lives have incorporated their home’s geopolitical significance and come to represent the Philippines’ place – and rights- in the regional and global order.’  

NHCP Deputy Executive Director Mr. Alvin Alcid in his message said, ‘We can familiarize ourselves with our historic and legal rights. We can assert these rights in the face of naysayers- both foreigner and fellow Filipino,’ and NHCP Commissioner Dr. Francis Navarro read the message from photographer Mr. Paul Quiambao, who was in Mindanao. UA&P students and faculty attended the event along with uniformed personnel from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine Navy.   

The collection was first displayed at the National Library of the Philippines last July 2024 and was exhibited too, at Adamson University in August. Aside from photos, some of the cartographic treasures of the NLP, the miniature of the BRP Sierra Madre and the original flag of the Freedom Lands from Admiral Tomas Cloma are also featured. The exhibit shall end on 14 November with a closing lecture by Ret. Associate Justice Antonio Carpio at the Dizon Auditorium of the UA&P.   

The NHCP is the national government agency mandated to promote Philippine history through its museums, research, and publications, and to preserve historical heritage through conservation and the marking of historic sites and structures. 

 

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