AGAINST the backdrop of Manila’s verdant Rizal Park, a powerful figure has found a new perch from which to inspire the nation ...

Hallmark star Noel Johansen was married to Jen Darbellay until her sudden death at age 50. Darbellay was one of the 11 people who were killed in Vancouver’s Lapu-Lapu festival tragedy in April 2025.

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The annual festival commemorates indigenous Filipino chieftain Datu Lapu-Lapu, who defeated colonial Spanish forces in the 16th century. At the celebration in Vancouver, a SUV drove into a crowd ...

Hundreds of people gathered in Whitehorse and Yellowknife on Friday to show solidarity with the victims of last week's attack at a Filipino cultural festival in Vancouver. On April 26, a man ...

a man drove through a crowd of people at the city's Lapu Lapu Day Block Party, killing 11 people and injuring more than 20 others. The festival was a joyful event honouring Datu Lapu Lapu, an ...

Hallmark actor Noel Johansen mourns wife's death in the Lapu Lapu festival day attack. (Image via Instagram/@ladybellay, @noeljohansen) Hallmark actor Noel Johansen's wife, Jen Darbellay, was one ...

The annual event honors Datu Lapu-Lapu, the first recognized national hero who led native forces in defeating Spanish troops under Ferdinand Magellan in the 1521 Battle of Mactan. The festival ...

Lapu Lapu Day celebrates Datu Lapu-Lapu, an Indigenous chieftain who stood up to Spanish explorers who came to the Philippines in the 16th century. The organizers of the Vancouver event — which ...