(FreebieMNL) Cavite Vice Governor Ramon ‘Jolo’ Revilla III recently came under fire for referring to Ferdinand Magellan as a hero.
Revilla, who appeared to have mistaken Magellan for Filipino hero Lapu-Lapu, claimed in his Facebook post that the Portuguese explorer is a hero during the commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Mactan.
“Isang pagsaludo sa kagitingan ng isa sa mga unang bayani ng bayan na si Ferdinand Magellan na nagbuwis ng buhay para sa kalayaan 500 taon na ang nakararaan!”
He immediatly issued an apology over what he said in his Facebook post and said: “I apologize for the earlier confusing post on our celebration of Lapu-lapu’s victory in Mactan 500 years ago.”.. Read More
