Mayor Michael Rama of Cebu City together with his delegation, Sabrosa Mayor José Manuel de Carvalho Marques and Philippine Ambassador to Portugal Philippe J. Lhuillier at the Avenida Cidade de Cebu in Sabrosa, Portugal.

Among the activities being planned by the Network is the 500th celebration of Magellan’s two-year circumnavigation of the world and securing UNESCO’s support for the classification of the geographic route of Magellan’s circumnavigation as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.