2021 Quincentennial Commemorations in the Philippines

Victory and Humanity, 1521-2021

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  • Lapulapu Now in Philippine Banknote

    Lapulapu Now in Philippine Banknote

    22 January 2021

    On 18 January 2021, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) launched the 5000-Piso Lapulapu Commemorative Banknote and Medal. Held at the Fort San Antonio Abad, BSP Complex, Malate, Manila, this event marked the 99-day countdown to the D-Day of the 2021 Quincentennial Commemorations in the Philippines (2021 QCP), which is the 500th anniversary of the Victory at Mactan.

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  • PH Flag at Lapulapu’s Shrine Now 24/7

    PH Flag at Lapulapu’s Shrine Now 24/7

    3 January 2021

    By virtue of National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) Board Resolution No. 10, signed on 16 December 2020, the Liberty Shrine at Barangay Mactan, Lapu-Lapu City is now a site of the permanent display of the Philippine flag effective 17 January 2021. Republic Act No. 8491, otherwise known as the Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines (1998), mandates NHCP to identify sites in the country to be given such status. This means the National Flag shall be...

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  • Metropolitan Theater to Open for the Quincentennial of Mactan

    Metropolitan Theater to Open for the Quincentennial of Mactan

    3 January 2021

    The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) are aiming to finish the restoration of the Metropolitan Theater (MET) in Manila before the 500th anniversary of the Victory at Mactan on 27 April 2021.

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Artist Offers His Lapulapu Artwork for Students, Government Offices 8 March 2021
Artist Offers His Lapulapu Artwork for...

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Scholars to Tackle Precolonial Visayan Women Power in Bed and Politics 6 February 2021
Scholars to Tackle Precolonial Visayan Women...

In commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the first circumnavigation of the world in Cebu, Visayan scholars will discuss...

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Santo Niño, Basilica as National Cultural Treasures this April 30 January 2021
Santo Niño, Basilica as National Cultural...

National Historical Commission of the Philippines Chairperson Rene R. Escalante announced the declaration of the Basilica Minore del Santo...

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Lapulapu Now in Philippine Banknote 22 January 2021
Lapulapu Now in Philippine Banknote

On 18 January 2021, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) launched the 5000-Piso Lapulapu Commemorative Banknote and Medal. Held...

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Cebu and Southeast Asia During Magellan’s Arrival
Cebu and Southeast Asia During Magellan’s...

Among the interesting things to know about the pre-Hispanic Philippines is our ancestors’ contacts with the neighboring peoples of...

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Milan-Based Filipino Designer Pays Tribute to Our Ancestors
Milan-Based Filipino Designer Pays Tribute to...

Milan-based fashion designer and stylist Lionell Christian Lanuzo recreated in his new creation our “grandly decked out” ancestors 500...

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Government-Church Sector Quincentennial Cooperation
Government-Church Sector Quincentennial Cooperation

The message of Dr. Rene R. Escalante, Chairperson of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines and Executive Director...

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100-Day Countdown at the Sentinel of Freedom, Rizal Park, Manila
100-Day Countdown at the Sentinel of...

The message read during the 100-day countdown to the D-Day of the 2021 Quincentennial Commemorations in the Philippines, on...

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