Spain’s three-century presence in the Philippines was “not right,” President Rodrigo Duterte said during the 501st anniversary celebration of the Victory at Mactan held in Lapu-Lapu City Wednesday.
President Rodrigo Duterte has issued an executive order (EO) changing the spelling of the name of the ruler of Mactan from Lapu-Lapu to Lapulapu.
President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday hailed the heroism of Lapu-Lapu as the nation commemorates the quincentennial anniversary of the Battle of Mactan.
President Rodrigo Duterte has proposed replacing Magellan’s imposing statue in Mactan, Cebu with a figure of a darker Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri.
Harry Roque Jr. has heeded the advice of President Rodrigo Duterte not to push through with his senatorial bid in 2019 because the resigned presidential spokesperson will not win the elections.
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed Republic Act 11040 declaring April 27 as ‘a special working public holiday’ throughout the country in honor of Cebuano hero Lapu-Lapu.
The Senate approved today on third and final reading a bill seeking to declare April 27 as a special working holiday to commemorate the victory of Lapu-Lapu and his men over the Spaniards during the Battle of Mactan in 1521.
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) will grant Chinese nationals visas upon arrival (VUA) in the Philippines to make it easier for Chinese investors and tourists to visit the country.
President Rodrigo Duterte has declared April 27 as Lapu-Lapu Day in honor of the Filipino native chieftain who repulsed Spanish invaders in the Battle of Mactan in 1521.
The tandem of presidential candidate, Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Sen. Alan Cayetano, are planning to transfer the Department of Tourism to Cebu in a bid to boost tourism in the country.
