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A FEW DROPS OF BLOOD DRAWN FROM A SMALL INCISION IN THE ARM OF EACH OF THE TWO CHIEFS WERE PLACED IN SEPARATE CUPS CONTAINING WINE, AND IN THE PRESENCE OF THE FOLLOWERS OF BOTH, EACH CHIEF DRANK THE POTION CONTAINING THE BLOOD OF THE OTHER. THUS, DURING THIS PERIOD OF COLONIZATION, A BOND WAS SEALED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NATIVE PRACTICE, THE FIRST TREATY OF FRIENDSHIP AND ALLIANCE BETWEEN SPANIARDS AND FILIPINOS.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Current status: Delisted<br \/>\nBasis of delisting: Resolution No. 04, S. 2005 \u2013 Adopting the recommendation of the Panel resolving the Site of Blood Compact between Sikatuna and Legazpi<br \/>\nDelisted by: National Historical Institute (NHI)<br \/>\nDate delisted: 2005<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":165907,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"registry_category":[4457],"level_status":[4698],"labels":[5070,4629,6288,4697,6547,6289,4615],"class_list":["post-164900","historical-sites","type-historical-sites","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","registry_category-sites-events","level_status-delisted","labels-5070","labels-bohol","labels-datu-sikatuna","labels-delisted","labels-delisted-2005","labels-miguel-lopez-de-legazpi","labels-region-vii"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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