LAPU-LAPU DAY. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his speech as he leads the celebration at the Liberty Shrine in Lapu-Lapu City in commemoration of the "Adlaw ni Lapulapu" (Day of Lapu-Lapu) and the 501st Anniversary of the "Victory of Mactan" on Wednesday (April 27, 2022). The ceremony also served to close the Mactan part of the 2021 Quincentennial Commemoration in the Philippines, the consolidated national and local program for the remembrance of the historic events of 1521 and the Philippine part in the first circumnavigation of the world. (Screengrab from RTVM video) LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu - President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said the strong leadership of Datu Lapulapu in driving away foreign invaders 501 years ago on Mactan Island has earned him the well-deserved honor and distinction of being hailed as the Philippines' first hero. The President visited the historical island city to lead the celebrations at the Liberty Shrine in Barangay Mactan here in c
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