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The Battle of Mactan (Filipino: Labanan sa Mactan; Spanish: Batalla de Mactán) was fought on a beach in Mactan Island (now part of Cebu, Philippines) between Spanish forces led by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan along with local allies, and Lapulapu, the chieftain of the island, on the early morning hours of April 27, 1521.
The Rizal Park Hotel (formerly the Manila Army and Navy Club) is a 107-room, historic five-star hotel located along Manila Bay in Manila, Philippines.The hotel, which opened on 26 July 2017, occupies the Manila Army and Navy Club building following its demolition and redevelopment in 2014 by hotel developer Oceanville Hotel and Spa Corporation.
The Mount Data Hotel is a hotel in Bauko, Mountain Province, Philippines, noted in Philippine History as the venue of the signing of the Mount Data peace accord which ended hostilities between the Philippine Government and the Cordillera People's Liberation Army - an event that was a major contributor to the establishment of the Cordillera Administrative Region.
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 ...
Mactan is a densely populated island located a few kilometers (~1 mile) east of Cebu Island in the Philippines. The island is part of Cebu province and it is divided into the city of Lapu-Lapu and the municipality of Cordova .
Shangri-La Mactan, Cebu is a 5-star resort owned by Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts located on the island of Mactan, Cebu, Philippines.The hotel measures 13 hectares, has 541 guest rooms and suites, a 6-hole golf course, two outdoor swimming pools, a private man-made beach cove, and a 6-hectare marine sanctuary with over 100 kinds of fish and corals.
In February 1945, during the 1945 Battle of Manila, Ermita was the scene of some of the most horrific massacres that occurred during the Second World War. The wife and four children of future President Elpidio Quirino were murdered in Ermita, as was Supreme Court Associate Justice Anacleto Diaz. Between 68% and 85% of Ermita was destroyed ...
On March 11, 2015, the company opened the 82-room Summit Hotel Magnolia within the Robinsons Magnolia shopping center in New Manila, Quezon City. [5] On March 14, 2017, the company opened Summit Galleria Cebu in Cebu City. The 220-room hotel is located within the newly constructed Robinsons Galleria Cebu shopping mall near the city's Pier 4. [6 ...