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Lapulapu [2] [3] [4] (fl. 1521) or Lapu-Lapu, whose name was first recorded as Çilapulapu, [5] was a datu (chief) of Mactan, an island now part of the Philippines.Lapulapu is known for the 1521 Battle of Mactan, where he and his men defeated Spanish forces led by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his native allies Rajah Humabon and Datu Zula.
The inhabitants of the Sulu archipelago believe that Lapulapu was a Muslim of the Sama-Bajau. [14] On April 27, 2017, in honoring Lapulapu as the first hero who resisted foreign rule in the country, the date April 27 when the battle happened was declared by President Rodrigo Duterte as Lapulapu Day. [15] [16]
Lapu-Lapu is a 2002 Filipino historical drama film co-produced and directed by William G. Mayo and written by Jerry O. Tirazona. It stars Lito Lapid as the titular datu , alongside Joyce Jimenez , Dante Rivero , Vic Vargas , Roi Vinzon , Jeric Raval, Ian Veneracion , Jess Lapid Jr. , and Gloria Sevilla .
As a preparation for the 2021 Quincentennial Commemorations in the Philippines, the Mactan Shrine park in Lapu-Lapu City was renovated. [1] By September 2019, the initial plans for the shrine called for the replacement of the 20 m (66 ft) bronze statue of Lapulapu with a larger monument depicting the Battle of Mactan; the bronze statue is planned to be reinstalled in a courtyard of a museum to ...
Mactan Shrine, also known as Liberty Shrine or Lapulapu Monument, is a memorial park on the island of Mactan in Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines.It hosts two monuments, namely the Magellan Monument, which is dedicated to Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and the Lapu Lapu Monument, a bronze statue which commemorates Lapu Lapu, a native leader who defeated Spanish soldiers led by Magellan in ...
Saint Alphonsus Catholic School (Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu) Inc., popularly known in the community as Saint Alphonsus Catholic School (SACS), was founded in 1916 in Opon (Lapu-Lapu) by Mateo O'Callaghan, a Redemptorist priest, who named it in honor of the Redemptorists' founder, Alphonsus de Liguori. In 1916, the primary course was opened with 250 ...
Lapulapu or Lapu-Lapu was a datu of Mactan (fl. 1521). Lapu-Lapu may also refer to: Epinephelus undulosus, a fish known in the Philippines known as Lapu-lapu; Eutropis lapulapu, a species of skink; Lapu-Lapu, a 2002 Filipino film; Lapu-Lapu City, a highly-urbanized city in Cebu, Philippines Lapu-Lapu City College, an educational institution in ...
President Rodrigo Duterte, in Zamboanga City on July 5, 2021, lays the Order of Lapu-Lapu with the Rank of Kalasag medal on the coffin of a fallen hero, who died in the C130 plane mishap in Sulu. Under Executive Order No. 17 signed by President Rodrigo Duterte, the Order of Lapu-Lapu had three ranks: Lapu-Lapu Medal, Kalasag Medal and Kampilan ...