a 16th-century tribal chieftain in the Philippines known to have slain the famed Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. Who is Lapu-Lapu, and why is he being celebrated by Filipino migrants in ...

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 ...

The festival honors Datu Lapu-Lapu, the Filipino chieftain who famously defeated Spanish forces led by Ferdinand Magellan in 1521 MANILA, Philippines – Thousands of Filipinos in Vancouver were ...

That’s the bold claim made by multiawarded independent filmmaker Lav Diaz in his latest work, “Magellan”—a film set to premiere at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival this May.

Lav Diaz on the set of 'Magellan.' Photo by Hazel Orencio Bernal, who has worked with acclaimed directors including Alfonso Cuaron, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Pedro Almodovar, Walter Salles, Michael ...

The Lapu Lapu Festival is a Filipino block party that honors Lapu-Lapu, the chieftain who led native forces in the defeat of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan at the Battle of Mactan in 1521 ...

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 ...

The incident happened as the Filipino community in Vancouver celebrated Lapu Lapu in remembrance of indigenous chief Lapulapu who led the defeat of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in a battle ...

The earliest recorded circumnavigators, Ferdinand Magellan, Francis Drake and Thomas Cavendish, had to contend with previously unmapped currents and winds. With the advent of sailing ships and ...

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Not only did it depict the clash between Lapulapu and Ferdinand Magellan, but it also brought audiences into the deeper stories of the local heroes who earned their place in history. The ...

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