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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]
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.
On July 1, 2017, A woman's body was found in the waters of Tabuelan and was brought to Escalante, Negros Occidental. There was a speculation that this could be mayor Boniel's body. [ 12 ] The body was later ruled out to be that of Boniel and was identified as the body of a 64 year old woman who is a resident from Calatrava, Negros Occidental .
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 ...
On the morning of the vísperas ("eve", i.e., the day before) held the Saturday of January, the images of Santo Niño de Cebu and Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Cebú are returned to Cebu City in a fluvial procession that ends with a reenactment of the first Mass, wedding and baptism in the nation, held at the Pilgrim Center.
After the war, the 3MA was transferred to its present location in Camp Lapu-Lapu in what was then the Lahug District of Cebu City. The foundation of the present Barangay Apas and the subsequent evolution of neighboring barangays into highly urbanized areas took their roots from the establishment of Camp Lapu-Lapu. From being the 3MA ...
President Rodrigo Duterte (center) led the burying of the time capsule during the groundbreaking ceremony of the CCLEX at the Virlo Public Market in Cebu on March 2, 2017. The groundbreaking ceremony for the Cebu–Cordova Bridge was held on March 2, 2017. The expressway was MPTDC's first venture outside of Luzon. [7]
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 ...