Articles tagged with: lapu-lapu
The Lapu-Lapu Shrine is a 20-meter bronze statue located in the Mactan Shrine park in Punta Engaño, Mactan Island, Cebu. The statue was erected to honor Rajah Lapu-Lapu, the native chieftain of Mactan Island who …
The Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary is a sanctuary for migratory birds and other marine species in the Olango Island Group that is located about five kilometers east of Mactan Island, Cebu. The group of islands …
Guitars manufactured from Cebu are famous throughout the Philippines because of the guitars’ affordable price, world-class quality and durability…
The province of Cebu is an island that is part of the Central Visayas Region in the Philippines and is situated 584 kilometers south of Manila, the capital city of the country. Cebu is located to the east of Negros island, to the west of the Leyte, and Bohol islands. It is located on…
When Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan working for the crown of Spain arrived in Cebu in 1521, he was warmly received by the chieftain of Cebu, Rajah Humabon, his wife Queen Juana, and their subjects. Magellan then persuaded Humabon to form an alliance with Spain…
Often called as the “Queen City of the South,” Cebu City is located in the island of Cebu and is the Philippines’ second largest city. As early as the 9th century until the 15th century, Cebu was inhabited by people of…
