Nat’l Museum to declare Basilica, image of  Sto. Niño de Cebu as National Cultural Treasures

Futch Anthony Inso 02/10/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—The National Museum of the Philippines will declare the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño and the image of the Sto. Niño de Cebu as National Cultural Treasures. This was announced by National Historical Commission of…

A king’s ransom for Magellan’s men

Ambeth R. Ocampo - @inquirerdotnet 11/13/2020

Some students who were thoughtful enough to thank me for our recently concluded online Rizal course confessed that their hatred for history stemmed from boring content and being forced to memorize mind-numbing dates, names, and places. With…

The end of the beginning

Manuel L. Quezon III - @inquirerdotnet 11/04/2020

Two things combined to make me wonder about an altogether different thing. The first of the two things was an interesting report in MyCebu.ph on Resil Mojares revisiting his insight into the dispute between Humabon and Lapu-Lapu:…

Kid’s rendition of Yoyoy Villame’s Magellan song is worth watching

Immae Lachica 03/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Can you remember the songs you sang when you were six years old? Maybe you’d recall singing to your favorite nursery rhyme or favorite cartoon song. But this six-year-old boy from Cagayan de Oro…

Roads to be closed Sunday for kickoff of 500-day countdown to Holy Child’s quincentennial celebrations

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Expect road closures along Streets M.C. Briones, Urdaneta, P. Burgos, and D. Jakosalem in Cebu City on Sunday, December 1, 2019, for the countdown of the 500 years celebration of the Señor Santo…

NQC: Lapulapu (without the hyphen) is Mactan ruler’s name

Norman V. Mendoza 11/14/2019

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — “It’s Lapulapu and not Lapu-Lapu.” This is the correct spelling of the name of the ruler of Mactan, who defied Ferdinand Magellan and Rajah Humabon of Cebu, according to the National Quincentennial Committee…

Lapu-Lapu, Magellan and blind patriotism

Ambeth R. Ocampo 11/14/2019

“Much Ado About Nothing” is the title of a play by Shakespeare — and also a line that sums up last week’s trending firestorm over the Spanish animated film “Elcano y Magallanes: La primera vuelta al mundo.”…

Archdiocese of Cebu to highlight first baptism in 2021 quincentennial celebrations

Rosalie Abatayo 11/13/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The first Catholic baptism, which took place in Cebu, will highlight the Archdiocese of Cebu’s commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Christianity this 2021. The Archdiocese will baptize 500 children…

Papal Nuncio: Santo Niño de Cebu is an image of faith brought by free will

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/13/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The image of the Santo Niño de Cebu is the image of faith from free will.  This is the statement of Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia, Papal Nuncio to the Philippines, during the launching…

Celebrity actors on Kadaugan sa Mactan stint: It was a fun experience

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/27/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Grateful and honored.  This was how celebrities Derrick Monasterio, Myrtle Sarrosa, and Mark Neumann felt after performing the Kadaugan sa Mactan (Victory of Mactan) Re-enactment 2019 at the Mactan Liberty Shrine in Barangay…

Magellan-themed Gabii sa Kabilin to start this year

Intern 04/17/2018

This year’s Gabii sa Kabilin (Heritage Night) is set on May 25. Starting this year, Gabii sa kabilin will have reference to the expedition of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. Event organizers from the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc.…

‘Kadaugan sa Mactan’ draws 5K crowd

Norman V. Mendoza 04/27/2017

OVER 5,000 spectators were on hand to watch yesterday’s reenactment of the annual Kadaugan sa Mactan that showcased participants of four schools, several folkloric dance groups and Manila-based celebrities clad in native Filipino costumes. The event was…

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