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How demand for rubber led to the gory exploitation of native populations in South America and Africa
This time the volcano Krakatoa, in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra, erupted. News of the colossal eruption was ...
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Filipino legend celebrated in tragic Vancouver block party: Who is Lapu-Lapu?
a 16th-century tribal chieftain in the Philippines known to have slain the famed Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. Who is Lapu-Lapu, and why is he being celebrated by Filipino migrants in ...
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Lav Diaz’s 9-hour film ‘Magellan’ starring Gael Garcia Bernal to debut at Cannes
Award-winning Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz’s nine-hour film about the 16th-century Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan is set to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival next month. The festival ...
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What is Lapu-Lapu Day? Filipinos shocked by festival tragedy in Vancouver
The festival, celebrated especially in the central Philippines, honours Datu Lapu-Lapu, the Filipino chieftain who famously defeated Spanish forces led by Ferdinand Magellan in the Battle of ...
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Senseless violence via vehicle attack in Vancouver
ON April 26, the Filipino immigrant community in Vancouver, Canada, held a festival honoring Lapu-Lapu, the Mactan chieftain who vanquished Ferdinand Magellan and his men in battle in April 1521. What ...
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Lav Diaz, Gael Garcia Bernal's 'Magellan' film getting Cannes premiere
MANILA, Philippines — Decorated filmmaker Lav Diaz is returning to the Cannes Film Festival with his newest movie "Magellan," starring Gael Garcia Bernal as the titular Portuguese explorer.