Lapu-Lapu is hailed as the first Filipino hero, though very little is known about him. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Virginia executed a condemned killer, Timothy Spencer, in the first case in which DNA testing was used to obtain a conviction ...

The 16th-century tall ship is a replica of the one that circumnavigated the globe with Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan’s fleet. Last year marked the 500th anniversary of Magellan’s ...

The explorer Ferdinand Magellan arrived in the Philippines in 1521. His name was Ferdinand Magellan, known for his voyage around the world. He claimed the islands of the Philippines as a Spanish ...

Ferdinand Magellan was born in Portugal into an influential ... The letters he sent to Magellan about the place would change the explorer's life. Back in Portugal, Magellan fell out of favour ...

Thousands had gathered in Vancouver to celebrate Lapu-Lapu Day when the man drove over the revellers, killing nine people.

They object to associating these galaxies with the name of the Portuguese sailor and explorer, Ferdinand Magellan. The authors of this initiative underscore that Magellan had no association with ...

Award-winning Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz’s nine-hour film about the 16th-century Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan is set to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival next month. The festival ...

To recognize this significant Filipino community, in 2023, British Columbia officially recognized April 27 as Lapu Lapu Day, ...

We meet our presenters, Jenny and Wayne, before setting our chronometers to travel to the year 1492 to meet Christopher Columbus. You must enable JavaScript to play ...