MANILA, Philippines — Cebu’s rising junior tennis stars are poised to make a powerful statement as they take center stage in the highly anticipated Lapu-Lapu City National Junior Tennis ...

Lapu Lapu Day is celebrated in the Philippines in remembrance of Indigenous chief Lapulapu, who led his people to defeat Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in battle in 1521. The deadly incident ...

Magellan is best known for setting foot in the Philippines in 1521 and falling at the hands of Lapu-Lapu's fighters in Cebu, and his remaining crew members became the first people to ...

Magellan, who was sponsored by the Spanish crown, died at the Battle of Mactan on April 27, 1521, killed in combat by warriors said to be led by Lapulapu. Diaz puts forward a theory in his film that ...

1:52 Law Society of BC expresses concern over Eby’s Lapu Lapu tragedy comments The Canadian Bar Association is expressing concern about B.C. Premier David Eby’s comments surrounding the Lapu ...

A gathering led by Filipino groups at McMaster University is aiming to honour the 11 people killed in Vancouver during the Lapu-Lapu Day event last month. The groups began organizing after ...

A preliminary report into the events surrounding the Lapu Lapu tragedy in Vancouver found that all standard event planning processes were undertaken leading up to the day. The Lapu Lapu festival ...

The 11.14-meter-tall (36.5-foot) Sentinel of Freedom—the iconic figure of Datu Lapu-Lapu, now stands proudly within the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) Complex, along Maria Orosa Street in ...

The Canadian Filipino Association of the Yukon hosted a prayer vigil on May 9 for the victims of the April 26 Lapu Lapu Day tragedy in Vancouver. Members of the association met outside the CFAY ...

Vancouver police attend to the scene of the Lapu-Lapu festival following a deadly attack on Saturday.Mike Howell, BIV The victims of April’s deadly Lapu-Lapu Day festival vehicle-ramming ...

We will emerge stronger': B.C. politician praises resilience after festival tragedy B.C. festivals re-examine security following Lapu-Lapu Day tragedy Eby was asked at an unrelated news conference ...

All the necessary precautions were taken in the planning of last month’s tragic Lapu-Lapu Day festival by organizers, police and city staff, a preliminary review by the Vancouver Police ...