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NCCA risks lawsuits with change of name of Manila Metropolitan Theater

Antonio Montalvan II, VERA Files
Updated as of Jun 13 12:11 PM

The law is very explicit. The name of the Manila Metropolitan Theater cannot be changed.  Read more »

Historian: Lapulapu was not Tausug

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 30 11:27 AM

A Filipino historian on Friday debunked a claim made by Sen. Bong Go that Lapulapu, leader of the island of Mactan in the Visayas, was from Mindanao. Read more »

Where are the remains of Ferdinand Magellan? NHCP chair responds

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 28 06:26 PM

Rene Escalante, a former chair of the Department of History of De La Salle University, said it is unlikely for Filipinos at that time to return Magellan's body because traditionally, bodies of slain enemies are kept as war trophies. Read more »

Battle of Mactan reenactment pushes through despite pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 27 03:11 PM

The reenactment of the historic Battle of Mactan pushed through in this city on Tuesday despite the continued threat of COVID-19, with actors wearing face masks during the show as a precaution against the respiratory illness. Read more »

EXPLAINER: The importance of celebrating PH’s role in historic Magellan–Elcano circumnavigation

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 13 04:59 AM

Next week marks the start of major activities celebrating the Philippine segment of the circumnavigation of the world, as part of the Quincentennial Commemorations in the country. Read more »

CCLEX’s giant crosses to be lit up in April to mark 500 years of Christianity in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 10 04:32 PM

Eight giant crosses on the pylons of the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) bridge will be lit up in April in time for the celebration of 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines, the operator and builder of the bridge and expressway said on Wednesday.    Read more »

Lapu-Lapu mayor wants rapper Ez Mil banned from city

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 08 08:27 PM

Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan of Lapu-Lapu City found rapper Ez Mil insulting as he used Lapu-Lapu, one of the country’s national heroes, in one of his songs.  Read more »

A closer look at the P5000 bill, and why Lapu-Lapu needed to be on the money

RHIA GRANA
Updated as of Jan 20 09:16 PM

The hero takes back the spotlight in the year where his victory in Mactan is celebrating its 500th anniversary   Read more »

77 miyembro ng Naval Forces Central sa Lapulapu, positibo sa COVID-19

Leleth Ann Rumaguera, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 13 12:41 PM

Umabot na sa 77 miyembro ng Naval Forces Central sa lungsod ang nagpositibo sa COVID-19, ayon sa huling tala nitong Linggo. Read more »

'Thank you' message of COVID-19 patient's kids move Lapulapu crisis responders to tears

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 21 03:19 PM

Three children of a woman in Lapulapu City in Cebu province who tested positive for the novel coronavirus moved local officials to tears after writing them letters of gratitude and encouragement on Saturday. Read more »

Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu cities want to stay under ECQ

Annie Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 12 10:48 PM

The cities of Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu on Tuesday appealed to the national government to let them stay under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), as other areas shift to the loosened "general community quarantine" (GCQ). Read more »

Ready to see an aged Lapulapu? Historians say warrior hero was ‘very old’ at Battle of Mactan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 09 10:04 PM

The National Historical Commission of the Philippines on Thursday released a "photo-realistic" painting of Lapulapu to celebrate the 499th anniversary of the Battle of Mactan.   Read more »

Ina napilitang iwanan ang mga anak matapos magpositibo sa COVID-19 sa Cebu

Vilma Andales, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 29 06:59 PM

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu - Mabigat sa dibdib ng isang 31-anyos na ina ang kaniyang pag-iwan sa kaniyang dalawang anak sa lungsod na ito nitong Lunes matapos siya ay magpositibo sa COVID-19. Read more »

PH commemorates 499th anniversary of Battle of Mactan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 27 08:22 PM

The Philippine government, through the National Quincentennial Committee, commemorated the 499th anniversary of the Battle of Mactan Monday. Read more »

National Historical Commission to improve Lapulapu monument in Cebu

Joworski Alipon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 06:38 PM

The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) is set to improve the monument of the legendary Filipino hero Datu Lapulapu in line with the upcoming 500th year commemoration of the Battle of Mactan this April 2021. Read more »

Historian: ‘Magellan’ film a chance for Pinoys to learn more about ancestors

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 02:44 AM

The National Historical Commission of the Philippines said it respects artistic freedom and does not endorse or critique films and other arts forms. Read more »

Long-awaited national monument for Lapulapu to be built in Cebu

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 08:05 PM

The monument is scheduled to be inaugurated on April 27, 2021, the 500th anniversary of Lapulapu's victory in Mactan. Read more »

It’s Lapulapu: Gov’t committee weighs in on correct spelling of Filipino hero’s name

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 01 08:58 PM

A committee cited as basis the recorded name of Lapulapu in Antonio Pigafetta’s chronicle of the Magellan-Elcano expedition spelled as "Çilapulapu." Read more »