As is the Filipino Catholic tradition, on Thursday mourners gathered at St. Andrew's Parish church in Vancouver to mark the ...

On Thursday evening, about 200  people attended a 40-day memorial mass to honour and pray for the 11 people who lost their ...

Last Saturday's festival commemorated the anniversary of the Battle of Mactan, where in 1521 Indigenous Philippine chieftain Lapu-Lapu defeated explorer Ferdinand Magellan, setting back the ...

the anniversary of the Battle of Mactan, where in 1521 Indigenous Philippine chieftain Lapu-Lapu defeated explorer Ferdinand Magellan, setting back the advance of Spanish colonization.

Hallmark actor Noel Johansen mourns wife's death in the Lapu Lapu festival day attack ... in 1521 to expel Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan's army of Spanish forces from Mactan.

commemorates Datu Lapu-Lapu’s victory over Spanish forces led by Ferdinand Magellan during the Battle of Mactan in 1521, according to reports. The Filipino chieftain’s triumph is regarded as a ...

Lapu Lapu Day is observed in the Philippines to commemorate the indigenous chief who led his forces to defeat Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in battle in 1521.

At least 11 dead, dozens injured in attack on Filipino festival Police 'confident' was not an act of terrorism Driver, 30, charged with eight counts of ...

For Diaz, “Magellan” isn’t just historical ... violently—when he was killed during the Battle of Mactan. According to popular lore, Lapu-Lapu, the chieftain of Mactan, rejected Spanish ...

honours Datu Lapu-Lapu, the Filipino chieftain who famously defeated Spanish forces led by Ferdinand Magellan in the Battle of Mactan in 1521 and became a national hero. The centrepiece of the ...

To recognize this significant Filipino community, in 2023, British Columbia officially recognized April 27 as Lapu Lapu Day, a day that gives opportunity “to learn more about the history of people in ...