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National Library of the Philippines unveils historic documents in its gallery

The National Library of the Philippines in Manila unveiled the Recovered Philippine Insurgent Records (PIR) and the Map of the Philippines attached to the 1898 Treaty of Paris during a ceremony last November 25, 2024.

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National Library unveils historic documents in its gallery

Mark Demayo

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The National Library of the Philippines in Manila unveiled the Recovered Philippine Insurgent Records (PIR) and the Map of the Philippines attached to the 1898 Treaty of Paris during a ceremony on Nov. 25, 2024.   The Map of the Philippines attached to the 1898 Treaty of Paris was donated by former Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio and his wife Ruth Carpio.  The Recovered Philippine Insurgent Records are revolutionary documents seized by the United States and returned to the Philippines in 1957. The documents went missing in the 1980s and 1990s with three documents recently recovered after being discovered for sale on eBay.

The National Library of the Philippines in Manila unveiled the Recovered Philippine Insurgent Records (PIR) and the Map of the Philippines attached to the 1898 Treaty of Paris during a ceremony last November 25, 2024.