via Manila Bulletin, 07 June 2024: A recent lecture by Baldomero M. Olivera’s on the Kalaga Putuan Crescent, a supposed Austronesian maritime kingdom that thrived in the southeastern Philippines for over 13 centuries was presented at the National Museum. It is important to note that Olivera is not an archaeologist or historian (a red flag!), and that there is no evidence for a unified kingdom that lasted for 1300 years during that time period.
To enrich the collective understanding of the country’s early history, the National Museum of Fine Arts recently hosted a lecture by Dr. Baldomero M. Olivera. The lecture was based on his paper titled “Reconstructing Philippine History Before 1521: The Kalaga Putuan Crescent and the Austronesian maritime trade network.” In his paper, Dr. Olivera puts forward the existence of a lost Austronesian kingdom: the Kalaga Putuan Crescent (KPC).
According to his research, this kingdom existed as a cultural and political entity for over 13 centuries, as suggested by archaeological and textual evidence, ceramic analysis, and recent genetic studies.
