In Romblon, a giant lapu-lapu was caught LAPU-LAPU – A giant grouper was caught in the waters of Romblon. “Lapu-lapu” refers to a group of large fish known as groupers, popular in Filipino and Southeast Asian cooking. These fish are known for their strong bodies, powerful mouths, and typically spotted coloring, which helps them blend … Read more
In Negros Oriental, a giant Lapu-Lapu was caught LAPU-LAPU – The residents of Brgy. Antulang in Siaton, Negros Oriental, were amazed when they spotted a gigantic fish caught by fishermen in the area. The Negrosanon Stories Facebook page posted some photos of the enormous fish, which weighs 64 kilograms and measures almost as long as … Read more
Lapu-Lapu mayor offers P30K reward to identify vandals of newly painted wall JUNARD “AHONG” CHAN – The mayor of Lapu-Lapu is offering a reward of 30,000 pesos after a newly painted wall in the city has been vandalized. In a statement, Mayor Chan announced that they have opened a hotline that is available to receive … Read more
Lapu-Lapu mayor: “I am in favor of that — there is no more hyphen.” LAPULAPU — On Tuesday, Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan said that he’s pushing for the city to be renamed. This, after President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the revision in the rendering of the first Filipino hero’s name from “Lapu-Lapu” to … Read more
President Duterte signed an EO changing the rendering of the Filipino hero’s name from “Lapu-Lapu” to “Lapulapu”. LAPULAPU — President Rodrigo Duterte recently signed an executive order changing the rendering of the Filipino hero’s name from “Lapu-Lapu” to “Lapulapu”. The President issued Executive Order (EO) 152 directing the private and public sector to refer to … Read more
Lapulapu or Lapu-Lapu? LAPULAPU OR LAPU-LAPU — The National Quincentennial Committee (NQC) again clarified the name of the Mactan leader. The National Quincentennial Committee had again stated that the name of the Mactan leader must be written without the hyphen in order to avoid confusion and to properly honor the historical figure as well. According … Read more