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A state that knows its title is strong will be willing to submit to arbitration while a state that knows its title is weak will run away from arbitration
WITH our disputes over the South China Sea territorial and maritime disputes again hogging the front pages, I am again astonished at the massive misinformation on the issue, a testament indeed to the tremendous power of the US and its propaganda apparatus.
There I was staring at a huge ancient sepia-toned map, replete with details and names of the different places in the Philippines, including Scarborough Shoal and the Spratlys.
"This is the Mother of all Philippine Maps because this is a living document. It determines Philippine territory today. You cannot determine Philippine territory without reference to this map. We have to go back to that map to determine the islands belonging in the Philippine archipelago. There's no other map," Carpio said.
Images courtesy of Memories of the Orient It was a lazy Saturday morning at Ortigas Market that led me to discover a unique find—a treasure trove of historical maps. As I passed by, I vaguely noticed the Murillo Velarde Map of 1734 in front of me when this friendly fellow…