DENR Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga (left), 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan (Facebook) House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan believes that the newly-launched Task Force Homonhon will go a long...
FROM THE BLOOD OF OUR ENEMIES The Battle of Mactan led to Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan’s defeat after being severely outnumbered by Datu Lapu-Lapu’s forces
Laced with enthusiasm, a young dance troupe tries to perfect their moves on the land that once hosted an epic battle against...
The crosses we carry
MAGELLAN’S CROSS The replica of the Magellan´s Cross displayed at the Philippine Consulate General in Barcelona
The Cardinal underscored the importance of accepting one´s cross, and said that embracing our crosses would become bridges of brotherhood and solidarity...
WALA LANG
This month we commemorate the 501st anniversary of Ferdinand Magellan’s arrival, highlighted by an exhibition in the National Museum, El Viaje mas Largo – La Primera Vuelta del Mundo.
The festivities center on “the longest journey, the first circumnavigation of the globe.”...
And how the ‘Spanish representative’ reached the Philippines
MASTER EXPLORER Ferdinand Magellan, painting, 1970 (G. Dagil Orti)
March 16 marked the arrival of Portuguese-born navigator Ferdinand Magellan and his crew in the Philippines. It had been exactly 501 years since Spain came into...
Honoring the Filipino on the 123rd anniversaries of the Malolos Constitution and the First Philippine Republic
By Dr. Pablo S. Trillana III
BODY OF LAW General Aguinaldo (seated,center) and 10 delegates to the first assembly that passed the constitution, in Barasoain Church, Malolos. Dec. 8...
If there's one thing that President Duterte wants to ensure at the tail end of his term, it's for Philippine hero Lapulapu to be the more revered figure locally especially when compared to Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan.
(Photos from Wikipedia, Malacañang)
Duterte, in his...
For the record, it's "Lapulapu"--not "Lapu-Lapu"--when referring to the first Philippine hero.
Photo from Wikipedia. The caption reads, “Imaginary posthumous portrait of Lapulapu by Carlo Caacbay for the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, 2019.”
The standard spelling of...
Don Papa Rum and chef Victor Magsaysay bring a dining experience inspired by Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition
Back when the Earth was young, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan went on a grand expedition like no other. Braving the oceans of the world, his epic odyssey put him on the edges...
Chef Don Patrick Baldosano of Linamnam dreams up what we served to the travel-weary, starving Europeans in 1521
Images JULES VIVAS
LIKE HOMONHON A special hut of palm and banana leaves set up in the al fresco area for the the first half of the dinner reimagining the arrival of Magellan's...
The collection includes the 'birth certificate' of the Philippines, books by an ancient geographer, and more
A part of the map of the newly discovered world (universale della parte del Mondo novamente ritrovatta) included in the third volume of Navigationi et Viaggi published in 1556)
The year...
Wala Lang
Early on Easter Sunday morning, March 31, 1521, Magellan sent some men ashore to prepare a suitable place. Some 50 men including Magellan followed, dressed in their Sunday best. Six muskets fired as they stepped ashore and were greeted by Chiefs Kulambo and Siaui. The two were brothers,...
