Why you should sign the petition to make Lapu-Lapu Day a National Holiday?
If you know the significance of April 27, 1521, there’s no need for me to ask this question.
posted on: Sunday, April 27, 2014
What is the significance of November 30 in the Philippines?
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Bonifacio Day.
How about December 30?
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Rizal Day
April 9?
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Araw ng Kagitingan or Day of Valor
And August 21 too?
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Ninoy Aquino Day
We all know that Andres Bonifacio, Jose Rizal and Ninoy Aquino were valiant heroes .
Lapu-Lapu is considered the Philippines’ first hero, right?
So why is it not a national holiday.
Let’s look at the list of 2014 public holidays of the Philippines.
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OMG!
Can you see what I can’t see?
Our nation’s first hero doesn’t have a holiday? Not even a shadow of it!
How could this be?
In case you don’t know, it was exactly 493 years ago on April 27, 1521 when Lapu-Lapu and his men defeated Magellan and his men.
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Doesn’t he deserve praise, honor and respect?
Doesn’t he deserve a national holiday in honor of Lapu-Lapu’s victory and heroism?
Yes, Lapu-Lapu already has a statue in Cebu and Manila.
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Jose Rizal and Andres Bonifacio has countless of monuments too!
But isn’t it weird that Lapu-Lapu, the leader of the first and only first victory against Spanish invasion is not celebrated by the entire country.
Thankfully, Ka Bino Guerrero, Cebu’s heritage interpreter is lead an online petition.
www.change.org
Here are more details about the petition.
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I already signed the petition and so did these people too.
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As of today, only 61 people joined this cause.
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We need your help.
Sign this petition if you believe it is the right thing to do.
After that, share this petition to your family and friends.
We need to spread this message. Just remember what Lapu-Lapu and his men did for us on April 27, 1521 or 493 years ago.
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To sign the petition, click the photo below and you will be redirected to a new page.
Thank you for the support!
Mabuhi si Lapu-Lapu!
Mabuhi ang Kadaugan sa Mactan!
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