Mel Velarde
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Mel Velarde
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Mel Velasco Velarde is a Filipino businessman. He is chairman of the Filipino telecommunications conglomerate, Now Corporation and NOW Telecom, and chairman and CEO of the Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication (AIJC). He is known for acquiring the Murillo Velarde 1734 Map, regarded as "The Mother of All Philippine Maps," through an auction at Sotheby's London in 2014. The map served as critical evidence in the Philippines’ win against China's claim over the West Philippine Sea in 2016.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Velarde
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2021-05-21T03:20:01Z
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2024-09-07T10:28:53Z
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