Welcome to the People Power 2 Digital Library CDROM, the inaugural volume of the PhilippineDigitalLibrary.com This CDROM edition is a compilation of the most significant multimedia content extracted from the People Power…
The Filipino American Chamber of Commerce of Orange County (FACCOC) became one of the first recipients in the United States of an advanced digital media portal, NowPlanet.TV, developed by Information…
Guest Speaker to the 1983 United Nations International Youth Leaders Conference, New York, USA. Continued college at University of San Francisco; dropped out again to join Raul Manglapus’ Movement for…
Consistent honor student while pursuing and teaching photography. Entered Ateneo De Manila University; transferred to UP Diliman; dropped out of college to accept the United Nations invitation to be a…
Read Collier’s Encyclopedia cover-to-cover and won as National Quiz Champion covered live on nationwide TV. Mel won a brand new Toyota Corolla as grand prize, which he sold for…
The Constitutional Convention of 1970 was called to change the then Philippine Constitution, written to establish the Commonwealth of the Philippines. A special election was held on November 10, 1970…
World’s Youngest Professional Photographer at age 8 as awarded by Supreme Court Justice Felix Makasiar, for covering the 1971-72 Philippine Constitutional Convention as assistant to his father Meliton who suffered…
I remember I would take pictures of people in private and public events like parties, weddings, conventions and other gatherings in Hotel Enrico, Bayside Club, Nile Club and the Manila…
In 2009, Mel received the Top Taxpayer Award for 2009 from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) after his company, Velarde Inc., was recognized by the BIR as Top ONETT…
This speech was delivered during a book launching event in May 2006. The book was entitled “Communicating with Wilma” written by WIlma Tapalla and published by Anvil and the National…
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