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Ferdinand Magellan began his search for a route to the East Indies by traveling down the coast of South America.

CabSec: PH gov't working hard to achieve herd immunity by end of 2021 Philippine Information Agency 06 May 2021, 16:38 GMT+10 DUMAGUETE CITY, May 6 (PIA) -- A top official of the Duterte Cabinet has assured Dumaguetenos that the government is working hard to achieve its goal of attaining herd immunity by the end of the year. "We, too, continue to work hard and look forward to the day, with our ongoing vaccination program, we will be able to realize herd immunity and realize freedom from COVID-19 by the end of 2021," Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles announced during an event here on May 4. Nog...

DUMAGUETE CITY, May 6 (PIA) -- A top official of the Duterte Cabinet has assured Dumagueteños that the government is working hard to achieve its goal of attaining herd immunity by the end of the year. “We, too, continue to work hard and look forward to the day, with our ongoing vaccination program, we will be able to realize herd immunity and realize freedom from COVID-19 by the end of 2021,” Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles announced during an event here on May 4. Nograles was the guest of honor and the keynote speaker of the Unveiling Ceremony of the Panilongon Historical Marker held a...

Published April 18, 2021, 12:08 AM The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic moved back the commemoration of 500 years of Christianity by a year. Instead of a culmination, what was marked last Easter Sunday was the start of year-long activities. Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma pointed out that there are two important milestones: The first mass in Limasawa, Leyte on March 16, 1521 and the first baptism in Cebu on April 14, 1521. Among the first to be baptized were Rajah Humabon and his wife Hara Humamay who were gifted by Magellan with an image of the Sto. Niño that has become one of the most popular ico...

SunStar Photo from The National Quincentennial Committee (NQC) + March 17, 2021 THIS year, the world celebrates the 500th anniversary of the Ferdinand Magellan-Sebastian Elcano expedition and the 500th anniversary of the birth of Christianity in the Philippines. As we celebrate this special anniversary of the first global voyage, let us trace this momentous expedition from Spain to the Philippines 500 years ago. Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese explorer, believed that there was a westward route to reach the Spice Islands. Magellan's proposal was then accepted by King Charles of S...