Published January 16, 2021, 12:52 PM The House Committee on Basic Education and Culture has approved a resolution seeking to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Philippines’ part in the first circumnavigation of the world on the island of Homonhon on March 17, 1521. House Resolution No. 1403, principally authored by Eastern Samar Rep. Maria Fe Abunda, gained the nod of the House panel, chaired by Pasig City Rep. Roman Romulo. House Deputy Speaker Sorsogon Rep. Evelina Escudero moved for the approval of Abunda’s resolution. Abunda noted that the first circumnavigation of the world in Homonhon Island 500 years ago is “the beginning of one of the most important historical events in the life of the Philippines.”