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

Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal stars in a new film which re-examines the discovery of the Philippines by European explorers ...

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 ...

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.

She was 50. Johansen and Darbellay, who share son Ford, 15, and daughter Darby, 7, were in attendance for the Filipino heritage event, which celebrates historic figure Datu Lapu-Lapu, on Saturday ...

The attack occurred as the event, celebrating Filipino national hero Datu Lapu Lapu, was winding down after a concert in the John Oliver School field. Food trucks remained open for departing diners.

As members of the Le family headed out the door to enjoy music, food and camaraderie at a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, their 16-year-old son decided to instead stay ...