Murillo Map and the case of disputed islands - Scarborough Shoals

Mel Velarde (left) and AFP-NOLCOM Commander Lt. Gen. Romeo T. Tanalgo point to the location of Scarborough Shoals at the official replica of Fr. Pedro Murillo Velarde Map, the centuries-old document originally called "Carta Hydrographica y Chorographica de las Islas Filipinas" during the map hand-over at Camp Sevillano Aquino in Tarlac City on Monday, June 6, 2016. Jojo Riñoza/Manila Bulletin

Mel Velarde (left) hand-over the official replica of Fr. Pedro Murillo Velarde Map to AFP-NOLCOM Commander Lt. Gen. Romeo T. Tanalgo

The official replica of Fr. Pedro Murillo Velarde Map, the centuries old document originally called "Carta Hydrographica y Chorographica de las Islas Filipinas"