“The 1734 Murillo Velarde map “served as a crucial piece of historical evidence” in the country's case over the West Philippine Sea dispute with China under the UNCLOS in the Hague-based arbitral tribunal.”
Mel Velarde
Claim dated 6 Dec 2024.
Vera Files rated thisNeeds context
What Vera Files found
While the Philippines submitted the Murillo Velarde map as historical cartography evidence of the country's connection to Scarborough Shoal and the Spratly Islands, the arbitral tribunal did not rule which country has sovereignty over the disputed South China Sea features.
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In short
Mel Velarde made this claim around 6 December 2024. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 16 January 2025, 41 days later. Its rating was “Needs context”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/live/JJpsf0IUbWE?t=288s
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