The festival, celebrated especially in the central Philippines, honours Datu Lapu-Lapu, the Filipino chieftain who famously defeated Spanish forces led by Ferdinand Magellan in the Battle of Mactan in ...

These have resonated in history. On April 27 this year, Cebu will reenact the Battle of Mactan. The voyage of Magellan lives on.

This year’s re-enactment breathed new life into the retelling of the Battle of Mactan. Not only did it depict the clash between Lapulapu and Ferdinand Magellan, but it also brought audiences ...

THOUSANDS of individuals witnessed the reenactment of the Kadaugan sa Mactan, reminding them of the heroic defense by the ...

Magellan, and King Philip, bound to become Cebu’s new tourist landmarks. Inarguably one of Cebu’s biggest attractions is food! And Savoy Mactan’s young executive chef Chyrch Francis Mendoza ...

ON April 26, the Filipino immigrant community in Vancouver, Canada, held a festival honoring Lapu-Lapu, the Mactan chieftain who vanquished Ferdinand Magellan and his men in battle in April 1521. What ...