The War God of Homonhon and the Arrival of Magellan | Countdown to 500 | 5 March 2021

University of San Carlos Historian Dr. George Emmanuel Borrinaga takes us through centuries of Waray Culture and Tradition and how the War God of Homonhon facilitated the arrival and landing of Magellan on the island. Hosted and Moderated by Ms. Ayesha Sayeng and Ms. Juvelyn Nierves of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.

Countdown to 500 is a special educational online lecture series produced by the National Quincentennial Committee as part of its ongoing public initiatives for the 2021 Quincentennial Commemorations in the Philippines. This lecture series is specially developed to provide timely historical discussions during the COVID-19 Pandemic in partnership with the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, Department of Foreign Affairs Presidential Communications Operations Office, and Radio-Television Malacañang.