All set for Battle of Mactan reenactment on April 27 – Chan

Futch Anthony Inso 04/25/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — It’s all set for the Battle of Mactan reenactment which is in line with the 502nd “Kadaugan sa Mactan” on Thursday, April 27, 2023. “All systems go, wala nay kakulian. Ready na ang…

Lapu-Lapu City invites PRRD to Victory of Mactan closing rites on April 27

Futch Anthony Inso 03/30/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City Government has formally invited President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to attend the closing of the 500th Victory at Mactan on April 27, 2022. Lapu-Lapu First Lady Cindi King-Chan, the former chairperson…

Lapu-Lapu to offer new tour package at Liberty Shrine to tourists

Futch Anthony Inso 02/18/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City government will offer a tour package to tourists who would visit the city. According to Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan, the tour package will take place at the Liberty Shrine in…

Duterte wants Lapulapu statue in Cebu ‘bigger and higher’ than Magellan’s

01/18/2022

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte wants a bigger and higher statue of Filipino hero Lapulapu in Cebu than the statue of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who the native chieftain defeated in the Battle of Mactan. Magellan…

Lapulapu: Hero behind the myth

Ador Vincent Mayol 04/25/2021

CEBU CITY, Cebu, Philippines — He is widely celebrated as the first Filipino hero. But apart from successfully warding off Spanish invaders 500 years ago, very little is reliably known about Lapulapu. “Nobody knows what happened to…

Palace declares April 27 ‘Special Working Day,’ 2021 as ‘Year of Filipino Pre-Colonial Ancestors’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/21/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Malacañang has declared 2021 as the ‘Year of Filipino Pre-Colonial Ancestors’. With it, April 27, 2021 will be a Special Working Day to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Datu Lapulapu’s triumph in the…

Let’s celebrate resistance, not empire

Roland G. Simbulan - @inquirerdotnet 04/12/2021

Should we be the ones celebrating 500 years of European colonization in Asia? In 1521, as Ferdinand Magellan was laying claim to our islands for the King of Spain, Hernando Cortez and his Spanish soldiers were completing…

Stricter implementation of health protocols during celebration of Victory at Mactan

Futch Anthony Inso 04/06/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu– Stiffer implementation of health and safety protocols is expected here during the celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Victory at Mactan on April 27, 2021, which will be attended by President Rodrigo Duterte.…

Datu Lapulapu monument gets facelift

Doris C. Bongcac 04/04/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Another important remembrance of the heroism of Datu Lapulapu is getting a facelift. Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard Chan said City Hall personnel started on Saturday morning, April 3, the restoration works on the Lapulapu…

Aside from Battle of Mactan, Lapu to also host Quincentennial-related events

Futch Anthony Inso 03/26/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines – Aside from the upcoming celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Victory at Mactan, the Lapu-Lapu City government is also preparing to host some activities related to the 500 Years of Christianity (YOC).…

No more Manila actors in Battle of Mactan reenactment

Futch Anthony Inso 03/23/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City government will implement changes in the upcoming reenactment of the Battle of Mactan, in line with the celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Victory at Mactan. Cindi Chan, the…

NHCP corrects EZ Mil’s controversial ‘Panalo’ lyrics

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/11/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The government has intervened on the controversies surrounding Fil-Am rapper EZ Mil’s ‘Panalo’ lyrics.  The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), in a statement issued on February 10, 2021, corrected the controversial lyrics of…

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