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An Iranun pirate armed with a spear, a kampilan sword, and a kris dagger. The Sulu and Celebes Seas, a semi-enclosed sea area and porous region that covers an area of space around 1 million square kilometres, [1] have been subject to illegal maritime activities since the pre-colonial era [2] and continue to pose a maritime security threat to bordering nations up to this day.
1890 illustration by Rafael Monleón of a late 19th-century Iranun lanong warship with three banks of oars under full sail Sketch of a lanong used by Sulu pirates with a boarding platform (c. 1850) Lanong were large outrigger warships used by the Iranun and the Banguingui people of the Philippines.
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The pirates entered the city and engaged the forces of Salcedo and Francisco de León, Manila's mayor. At the same time, Spanish artillery overpowered the Chinese fleet and pushed it out of the harbor. The main battle happened in the streets, where pirates killed León, but shortly after, Sioco was taken down by a Spanish marksman. Unsupported ...
The Bamboo Organ is the only known oldest and largest bamboo organ existing in the world today with a unique and distinct sound as compared to other pipe organs, built by Fr. Diego Cera Las Piñas Bamboo Organ National Cultural Treasure plaque NMP Declaration No. 01-2003
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December 14 – Olivier van Noort and the Spanish engage in a naval combat off Fortune Island, forcing van Noort to quit piracy in the Philippines. [2] Unknown – James Lancaster is given control of the East India Company's first fleet. [3] Unknown – Walter Raleigh is sworn into office as governor of Jersey, an island off the coast of ...
Porch pirates have targeted nearly 40% of American shoppers Americans ordered 21.7 billion parcels (or about 65 packages per U.S. resident) in 2023, according to the global shipping company Pitney ...