The explorer Ferdinand Magellan arrived in the Philippines in 1521. His name was Ferdinand Magellan, known for his voyage around the world. He claimed the islands of the Philippines as a Spanish ...

“Whenever foreign merchants arrive at a settlement ... all these details give us a glimpse of the Philippines long before Magellan.

Yes, Robert Francis Prevost, who is now Pope Leo XIV, has already been in the Philippines, but his connection to Filipinos is ...

MANILA, Philippines — Decorated filmmaker Lav Diaz is returning to the Cannes Film Festival with his newest movie "Magellan," starring Gael Garcia Bernal as the titular Portuguese explorer.