Actually, there are lesser-known heroes we should know about. First, General Martin Teofilo Delgado, the first Iloilo governor and a valiant leader against Spain during the Philippine Revolution.

The fact is that today he is honored as the first Filipino hero, the city of Opon was renamed after him and figures of him decorate squares while his effigy was on some coins in the second half of the ...

making Lapu-Lapu the first Philippine national hero. For this, Mactan’s main city and a variant of the grouper fish have been named after Lapu-Lapu. The block party in Vancouver was first ...

Directed by William G. Mayo Action star Lito Lapid steps into the shoes of one Lapu-Lapu, the first Philippine hero and defender of Mactan against the Spaniards. The hero met his death upon ...

The trailer also teased the appearance of Pearl Pangan, a.k.a. Wave, Marvel's first Filipino hero. In the halls of Midtown High, Peter suddenly bumps into her, causing him to drop his notebook.

Sakada is a Filipino term for farm ... revolutionary leader and national hero Gabriela Silang. It’s now a museum with a section devoted to the first Sakadas from Candon, filled with artifacts ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo, who won two gold medals in the Paris Olympics, flew home to a hero’s welcome ... where Yulo grew up and first trained in gymnastics ...