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February 21 – President Duterte issued Proclamation No. 164, declaring January 25 of every year as 'Day of National Remembrance' for the SAF 44, the forty-four uniformed personnel of the Philippine National Police Special Action Force killed in the line of duty while serving a warrant of arrest on a known terrorist in Mamasapano, Maguindanao ...
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.
September 22, 2017 Sarah Geronimo, Alden Richards, Erik Santos, Ronnie Liang, Ella Cruz, Julian Trono Hoops Dome Lapu Lapu City, Cebu October 20, 2017 Sarah Geronimo, Alden Richards, Mark Bautista, Ronnie Liang, Ella Cruz, Julian Trono University of Southeastern Philippines (USEP), Davao City January 20, 2018 Alden Richards Live in Sydney!
Datu Lapulapu; Spanish Empire ... (May 23 – October 23, 2017) ... Looking for the prehispanic Filipino: and other essays in Philippine history, New Day Publishers, ...
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]
The 2021 Quincentennial Commemorations in the Philippines (2021 QCP) was a series of observances organized to mark the 500th anniversary of various events in the Philippines, notably the introduction of Christianity in the Philippines, the role of the country in the Magellan–Elcano circumnavigation, and the victory of Lapulapu in the Battle of Mactan.
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 ...