and completing the first circumnavigation of the world.On the island of Mactan is a shrine with the statue of Lapu-Lapu honoring him as the first Filipino hero to resist foreign rule. The battle that ...

Since chieftain Lapu-Lapu killed explorer Ferdinand Magellan and defeated the Spaniards in a battle in 1521, Mactan Island ... is commemorated in a shrine on the island. According to the ancient ...

AMID tight security, French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault and his delegation got a glimpse of Cebu City’s landscape during ... were toured around the Mactan Shrine in Lapu-Lapu City by ...

Three colors dominate the grounds: the blue of the pool water, the green of the landscape and the ... this battle and now there is a shrine in remembrance of his death. It stands near another shrine ...

By then every space at the starting line at the Mactan Shrine was filled. When we planned the Great Lapu-Lapu Run 2, it was agreed that it would be meaningful to start in the area where the Battle ...

Rising near the historic Lapu-Lapu Shrine, Positano Mactan will feature two floors of retail area, whose design is inspired by the vibrant public markets of Positano. Inside, future residents will ...

SUPPORT. The community gather under the summer heat at the Liberty Shrine to show their support for the 504th Kadaugan sa Mactan. “It’s surprising, the kids really know the details of the history.

The 492nd anniversary of the Battle of Mactan is ushered in by a week-long food festival featuring menus of Lapu-Lapu City’s posh hotels and resorts. Staged in the Liberty Shrine, diners are ...