Though Lapu-Lapu likely did not do the deed, he is widely commemorated as a symbol of Filipino resistance and pride. Now, historians are working toward a more accurate portrayal ahead of the 500th ...

MANILA (Reuters) - Thousands of Filipinos in Vancouver were celebrating Lapu-Lapu Day on Saturday, marking a defining moment in Philippine history, when tragedy struck - a vehicle drove into the crowd ...

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The connection Carlos Patalinghug Jr. has with a Filipino martial art form known as stick fighting, or Eskrima, goes beyond cultural — it’s family. As owner and chief instructor of Kick Connection, ...

This year marks the quincentenary of the publication of First Voyage Around the World, 1519-1522: An Account of Ferdinand Magellan’s Expedition. First published in 1525, this travelogue was written by ...

Vancouver Filipino festival incident: Vancouver's Lapu Lapu festival turned into a tragedy on April 27, when a car ploughed into a crowd, resulting in at least 11 deaths and injuring dozens more.

An upcoming film set in the Philippines’ pre-colonial period has cast Danny Trejo as the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. The film, “1521,” is set to depict the events leading up to the ...

MEXICO CITY — Disease, mutinies and uncharted waters nearly sabotaged the global circumnavigation expedition led by Portuguese mariner Ferdinand Magellan. Five centuries later, a pandemic looms as a ...

MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Disease, mutinies and uncharted waters nearly sabotaged the global circumnavigation of the expedition led by Portuguese mariner Ferdinand Magellan. Five centuries later, the ...