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
President Rodrigo Duterte insisted that Mactan’s hero Lapulapu came from a tribe in Mindanao called Tausug. “I raised Lapulapu to the level and dignity of a true warrior. And he was Tausug. The settlement is Tausug,” said the President in a speech at Camp Siongco in Maguindanao on Tuesday. “Itong mga pilosopo, they are contesting … Read more
Senator Bong Go took to social media wherein he apologized for wrongly claiming that Lapulapu was from Mindanao. “Ako po ay taospusong humihingi ng paumanhin kung iba ang dating ng aking naikwento,” he said. According to him, the account that Lapulapu came from Mindanao particularly in Sulu originated from Abraham Ibarani-Idjirani. “Nabanggit din nang ilang … 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
BSP unveiled PHP 5,000 Lapulapu banknote and Lapulapu commemorative medal. In honor of the 500th anniversary of Lapulapu’s victory in the Battle of Mactan, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Monday officially launched a commemorative PHP 5,000 banknote and a commemorative medal. The banknote launch also kicked off a 99-day countdown to the actual … Read more