๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐จ ๐. ๐๐๐ซ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ formally turned over and presented the ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ขรฉ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐จ ๐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐จ to the ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐๐ซ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ on March 19. He described it as one of the most detailed and comprehensive maps in Philippine history, as it clearly identifies Panacot Island, also known as Bajo de Masinloc or Scarborough Shoal, and includes high-tide features of the islands along with hydrographic details.
In addition to this map, brief overviews of other historical maps were also presented, showing that ๐๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ฅ๐จ๐ had long been depicted as part of the Philippines. This historical map serves as strong evidence that even during that period, Bajo de Masinloc, located in the ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ has already been recognized as part of Philippine territory, reinforcing the countryโs claims through historical and factual basis.
