The Philippines big hero is Lapu-Lapu who defended Cebu against Magellan back in 1521.  The location where the battle happened is on Mactan island where the Cebu airport is located.  Since I’m staying on the island tonight to catch a morning flight tomorrow, I decided to check it out.

Apparently Magellan was wounded by a spear to the head and retreated to his boat, where he later died.  The boat left Cebu and continued on to finish circumnavigating the globe.

From Cebu city itself it’s kind of difficult to get here.  However, if you are already on Lapu Lapu island then you can ride a jeepeny around the back of the airport for 10 peso.