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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]
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.
Lapu-Lapu Day: Araw ni Lapu-Lapu: Fixed A working holiday which was first observed in 2019. Celebrates the victory of Lapu-Lapu and his men over the Spaniards, led by Ferdinand Magellan, during the Battle of Mactan on April 27, 1521. May 8 Radio Day: Araw ng Radyo sa Pilipinas: Fixed
Demonstrators in front of the John A. Wilson Building in Washington, D.C.. Day Without Immigrants (or A Day Without Immigrants) was a protest and boycott that took place on February 16, 2017, to demonstrate the importance of immigration, [1] [2] and to protest President Donald Trump's plans to build a border wall and to potentially deport millions of undocumented immigrants. [3]
Philippine Airlines offered non-stop flights to Los Angeles, the longest route from MCIA, from March 2016 to May 2017. [19] On August 27, 2018, on the occasion of National Heroes Day, President Duterte expressed support for renaming the airport after Mactan chieftain Lapu-Lapu whose forces killed Ferdinand Magellan during the Battle of Mactan ...
The TNT Boys (also known as The Big Shot Trio or Tawag ng Tanghalan Boys) is a Filipino boy band made up of three of the pre-to-early teen finalists of the 2017 television competition Tawag ng Tanghalan Kids. [1] The members are Keifer Sanchez, Mackie Empuerto, and Francis Concepcion.
September 2, 2017: San Miguel vs. Alaska University of San Agustin Gym: Iloilo City: January 14, 2017: Barangay Ginebra vs. Meralco Hoops Dome: Lapu-Lapu City: January 21, 2017: GlobalPort vs. San Miguel August 26, 2017: Barangay Ginebra vs. Alaska Quezon Convention Center: Lucena: February 26, 2017: Barangay Ginebra vs. San Miguel October 13, 2017
BRP Lapu-Lapu (MMOV-5001) (also known as DA BRAR MMOV 5001) ... It was launched on August 10, 2017, [1] and was commissioned into service on December 21, 2017. [2]