In Mactan, there is the statue of a Filipino who lived in 1521 and was named Lapu Lapu. He is celebrated by many Filipinos as a National Hero, and called The Hero who repelled the first foreign invaders. Invading what? The Philippines at that time was not a nation. It was an archipelago of warring tribes without even a common language. Many Filipinos are perplexed at the reasoning behind Lapu Lapu being called a hero and bewildered at the concept of an invasion.
However during the First Regular Season of the 14th Congress of the Philippines, Senator Richard Gordon introduced a bill proposing to declare April 27 as an official Philippine national holiday to be known as Adlaw ni Lapu-Lapu, (Cebuano), “The Day of Lapu-Lapu”
However during the First Regular Season of the 14th Congress of the Philippines, Senator Richard Gordon introduced a bill proposing to declare April 27 as an official Philippine national holiday to be known as Adlaw ni Lapu-Lapu, (Cebuano), “The Day of Lapu-Lapu”
Ito ang estatwa ni Lapu-lapu ang estatwa ng isang Pilipino na nanirahan sa 1521 at ay pinangalanang Lapu Lapu. Siya ay bantog sa maraming mga Pilipino bilang isang Pambansang Bayani, at tinawag na ang unang bayani na nagtanggol sa Pilipinas laban sa mga banyaga.
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