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    The document discusses the site of the first mass in the Philippines. It states that according to the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, the first mass was held in 1521 on Limasawa Island after Ferdinand Magellan discovered the Philippines. However, some accounts allege it was in Butuan City. Two expert panels convened in 1995 and 2008 both ruled Limasawa Island as the site. The findings were supported by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines. Due to these findings, the president declared March 31st a holiday in Southern Leyte to mark the historic mass. The document creator favors enacting law to settle the controversy, as evidence strongly supports Limasawa as the site.

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    Sabangan, Lyka Pearl C.

    Activity #2 (The Site of the First Mass)

    BS Mathematics, MT31 September 10, 2020

    1. Where do you think was the first mass in the Philippines held? Support your answer with

    primary sources.

    According to the National historical Commission of the Philippines (NCHP), the “First

    Easter Sunday Mass” that was held in 1521 after the discovery of Philippines by Ferdinand

    Magellan was held at Limasawa Island.

    The NHCP adopted a recommendation from a panel of Church historians in a resolution 

    dated July 15 but released only on Wednesday, August 19, reaffirming its earlier stand that LIma

    sawa Island was the site of the first mass that started Christinaity in the Philippines.

    In 1995, former Agusan del Norte Rep. Charito "Ching Plaza," who is now managing

    director of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), filed a bill alleging that Butuan

    City was the location of the first mass.

    The House of Representatives then forwarded the matter for further study to the NHCP,

    then known as the National Historical Institute.

    The question of the exact position of the historical mass was addressed earlier by the

    NHI, the NHCP 's predecessor, through two expert panels: the first chaired by former Supreme

    Court Justice Emilio Gancayco in 1995 and the second by historian Benito Legarda in 2008.

    Both panels ruled that Limasawa Island was the location of the 1521 Easter Sunday Mass.
    The findings were then supported by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the

    Philippines. As per The Inquirer, “The panel reassessed the studies and literature on the matter,

    gathered the extant copies of Antonio Pigafetta’s chronicles and other accounts abroad, surveyed

    the presumed sites of the event in Butuan and Limasawa, consulted experts in geology and

    cartography, and submitted its report for review by the history departments of various Philippine

    universities “ Per Pigafetta, chronicler of the Magellan Expedition, the Easter Sunday Mass that

    expedition chaplain Fr. Pedro Valderama celebrated on March 31, 1521, happened in a place he

    identified as Mazaua.

    Due these findings, President Duterte declared that March 31 of every year as holiday in

    Southern Leyte to mark the historic Mass held in town.

    2. Create a table providing similarities and differences of different accounts and versions of

    the first Mass in the Philippines.

    Arguments in favor of Limasawa, Southern Leyte

    Accounts/Versions of Similarities Differences

    Chronological Orders
    Francisco Albo’s Account The island has gold and

    quantities of gingers.
    Miguel Lopez de Legaspi The expedition entered the

    and/or Hernando Riquel Philippines at the island of

    (Home Clerk of the Samar called Tandaya

    Home/Office) Account
    Pigafetta’s Account The island has quantity of They didn’t go to dine, but

    gold. instead to held mass and

    introduce Christianism to the

    people.
    Jose Arcilla, Historian Islanders and Europeans

    became friends.

    Arguments in favor of Masao, Butuan City

    Accounts/Versions of Similarities Differences

    Chronological Orders
    Gregorio Zaide They all sail up to the soil of

    the Philippines.
    Fred Atkinson They all sail up to the soil of They sail westward

    the Philippines.
    John Ford They all sail up to the soil of They sail eastward

    the Philippines.

    3. Do you favor the enactment of law as a means to settle the controversy of the place where

    the first mass in the Philippines was held? Justify your answer.

    Yes, I am in favor of this reenactment. Though the law was enacted without the

    President’s signature, the still presented multiple evidences as a proof in which there was

    a strong proof that the first mass was held in Limasawa.

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