“It should be corrected if Tomas Cloma was really there. Tomas Cloma was a seafarer, he’s not a discoverer,” Marcoleta claimed as the topic centered on whether Cloma’s seafaring journeys were taught at military schools. However, his claim provided a basis for the Philippines’ subsequent claim to the Kalayaan Island Group in the West Philippine Sea,” he added. “Some people still cannot move on from Tomas Cloma. Here are the historical facts, so Cloma can be left alone to rest in peace,” Lacson said.
