Organizers gear up for Kadaugan sa Mactan

Norman V. Mendoza 02/22/2017

THE Lapu-Lapu City organizing committee is now preparing for the week-long celebration of Kadaugan sa Mactan that will be held in different venues in the city, such as City Hall grounds, Hoops Dome, Millennium Park below the…

Kadaugan sa Mactan starts

Norman V. Mendoza 04/22/2016

THE annual Kadaugan sa Mactan festival started last night with a three-day street party and two separate concerts. Frank Brazil, chief of City Traffic Management System (CTMS), said no street will be closed for the Kadaugan Street…

7,000 watch Kadaugan beach battle

Norman V. Mendoza 04/28/2015

Spanish soldiers fired  canons at nipa huts while making their way to the beach of  Mactan. Datu Lapu Lapu led natives armed with spears and bows and arrows in confronting  their unwanted guests led by Portugese Ferdinand…

Thousands attend Kadaugan Street Party

Norman V. Mendoza 04/27/2015

Hundreds of thousands of Lapu-Lapu City residents and visitors attended the opening of the three-day Kadaugan Street Party, one of many activities held in celebration of the annual Kadaugan sa Mactan. Senior Supt. Armando Radoc, acting Lapu-Lapu…

Kadaugan organizers promise a ‘great show’

04/26/2015

Part of Mactan’s beachline will again be transformed into a Spanish era battlefield for Monday’s re-enactment of the annual Kadaugan sa Mactan or Battle of Mactan. Director Damian Gomez promised a “great show” for spectators who will…

Kadaugan food fest draws 5,000 visitors

Norman V. Mendoza 04/19/2015

About 5,000 visited the 41 food booths at the Liberty Shrine since Friday for the week-long food festival held as part of the calendar for the annual Kadaugan sa Mactan (Victory in Mactan). The food booths set…

Bigger crowd expected this year for Battle of Mactan

Norman V. Mendoza 04/17/2015

No bottles or sharp objects will be allowed at public venues of the  week-long celebration of the Battle of Mactan which opens today with the annual food festival at the Mactan Shrine. Visitors and guests will be…

Kadaugan sa Mactan draws 15,000

04/27/2014

Tourists who attended the annual re-enactment of the Kadaugan sa Mactan lauded the presentation, with tourism officials expecting a larger turnout next year. “The play was really good,” said Sten Dahl, 70, a first time spectator from…

Pueblo Verde Joins the Kadaugan sa Mactan 2014 Celebrations

PR 04/26/2014

Expected to be even more resplendent this year, Kadaugan sa Mactan promises to wow visitors with a slew of reasons to flock to the island where the historic battle took place. Aside from its grandeur and pageantry,…

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