This week’s milestones: Oct. 25 to Oct. 31

Inquirer.net - Oct 25, 2026

Oct. 26, 1521 The remaining crew of the expedition once led by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan dropped anchor at “Biraham Batulach,” known today as Barangay Batulaki, to take shelter from a violent storm. In the detailed account of the voyage, Antonio Pigafetta, a Venetian scholar and explorer, also wrote that Sebastian el Cano had

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Oct 25, 2026

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Terrifying moment thugs shoot each other in gunfight outside nightclub - as they each begin 18 years in jail

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