Wala Lang Mactan was not an impressive place in the 16th century. As late as 44 years after Magellan’s stay, Miguel López de Legaspi found Mactan “swampy, largely inhospitable, and sparsely inhabited” by “some 300 indios in four or five small settlements.” It was strategically located...
President Duterte is sticking to his belief that Lapulapu, who led a group of warriors to defeat Spanish invaders led by Ferdinand Magellan five centuries ago, was a Tausug from Mindanao. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) The President made the assertion about Lapulapu's roots even...
Instead of physique and age, Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones underscored that one’s persistence and commitment to fight any challenge should be used as the basis of being a hero. Education Secretary Leonor Briones/DepEd/FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN Briones, in a statement issued Friday,...
April 27, 2021 is the 500th year or quincentennial of the Victory at Mactan and part of the celebration is a competition to find the best design for a new Lapulapu Monument that would rise in Mactan, Lapulapu City, Cebu. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) and the...
Filipinos were enjoined to unite and overcome the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the same way that our ancestor-warriors came together during the historic Battle of Mactan 500 years ago. NHCP Chairman Rene Escalante and DOT Secretary BernadetteRomulo-Puyat. (Photo by Roy Mabasa/ File...
President Duterte paid tribute to his "idol" Lapulapu and honored the bravery of the country's health and essential frontliners as the "worthy heirs" of his legacy. President Rodrigo Duterte (Photo: Malacañang) The President issued a pre-recorded message honoring the country's past and present...
Get the facts straight about the first recorded voyage around the world EXPLORER EXTRAORDINAIRE Portrait of Ferdinand Magellan We all know Ferdinand Magellan as the first-ever explorer to travel around the globe. But do we really know his story? In commemoration of the 500th year since Magellan...
