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B.C. festivals re-examine security following Lapu-Lapu Day tragedy • May 11, 2025, 10:47 AM ET (CBC)
Filipino students at McMaster hold event to remember victims of Lapu-Lapu Day attack • May 10, 2025, 12:41 PM ET (CBC)
Filipino community in Hamilton comes together for victims of Lapu-Lapu Day tragedy • May 5, 2025, 6:40 AM ET (CBC)
This campaign raised $57K to repatriate a 'loving mother' killed in Lapu-Lapu festival tragedy. It was fake • May 2, 2025, 9:17 AM ET (CBC)
B.C. premier announces review of mental health legislation in wake of Vancouver festival tragedy • May 1, 2025, 7:25 AM ET (CBC)

Lapu-Lapu, city, northwestern Mactan Island, Philippines. It is located on a narrow channel of the Bohol Strait opposite Cebu City. Formerly called Opon, the city was renamed in honour of Chief Lapulapu, who, on April 27, 1521, killed the Portuguese navigator and explorer Ferdinand Magellan. The chief is considered a national hero. A coconut-growing and fishing centre, it has an international airport nearby and excellent port facilities, including petroleum installations. Inc. city, 1961. Pop. (2000) 217,019; (2010) 350,467.

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