Lapu-Lapu Shrine

Location: Liberty Shrine, Punta Engaño, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu

Dedicated to: Lapu-Lapu, a native chieftain of Mactan who defeated
Magellan in the battle of Mactan in 1521.
Date built: Sometime in 1969 through RA. 5695

Lapu-Lapu is considered as the first Filipino hero who successfully defended

the Philippines from the Spanish invasion. He’s a symbol of courage and success in defeating enemies. In fact, his
image is the central figure in the seal of the Philippine National Police and the Bureau of Fire Protection.He is best
known as the hero of the Battle of Mactan on April 27, 1521. The battle of Mactan stopped the invasion of Magellan
in Cebu and delayed the Spanish occupation of the islands by over forty years until the expedition of Miguel López
de Legazpi in 1564.
The monument of Lapu-Lapu is located in Liberty Shrine (Mactan Shrine), where the historic battle of Mactan took
place at dawn on April 27, 1521. The area is also the place where Magellan Shrine and the marker of the spot the
Portuguese conquistador was killed are located.

Magellan Shrine:
Location: Liberty Shrine (Mactan Shrine), Punta Engaño, Lapu-Lapu City,
Cebu
Dedicated to: Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan
Date built: 1866

-The monument of Magellan is the oldest in this list. It was built in

1866 – that makes the monument almost 150 years old now. The monument
or shrine of Magellan is just a few steps from the statue of Lapu-Lapu. Both
monuments and other important markers of events that happened during the historic battle of Mactan are found in
Liberty Shrine or Mactan Shrine.
Ferdinand Magellan may be remembered by Filipinos as an enemy of the legendary hero Lapu-Lapu but the
Portuguese explorer is also recognized by many as the man who brought Christianity in the Philippines.
The Portuguese explorer is also recognized by the world as the one who organized the Spanish expedition from
1519 to 1522 that resulted to the first circumnavigation of the Earth. A few steps from the monument of Magellan is
a marker on the exact spot where the Portuguese explorer was killed during the Battle of Mactan.
Dambana ng Kagitingan (Shrine of Valor):
Location: Mount Samat, Pilar, Bataan, Philippines
Designer: Lorenzo del Castillo and Napoleon Abueva
Date built: 1970
Dedicated to: The Soldiers who fought for freedom in the Battle of
Bataan.

- Mount Samat in Bataan was the site where the Philippine and
American soldiers took their last stand against the invading
Japanese forces in the Battle of Bataan. After a three-month battle,
Bataan fell and surrendered to the Japanese on April 9, 1942. This Japanese victory led to the infamous Bataan
Death March that involved 60,000–80,000 Filipino and American prisoners of war. The march resulted to more than
20,000 dead Filipino and American prisoners of war. The Shrine of Valor was built not only to honor the gallantry
of the Filipinos who fought in the Battle of Bataan but to honor all the brave soldiers who fought and died fighting
for our freedom during the Japanese invasion.
To commemorate and honor the heroism and bravery of the soldiers who fought the Japanese invaders in the
Battle of Bataan, the Philippine government declared April 9 as a national holiday. The day is known as Araw ng
Kagitingan or Day of Valor.

EDSA shrine:
Location: Ortigas Center, EDSA corner Ortigas Avenue, Ugong
Norte, Quezon City
Designer: Various artists
Date built: 1989
Dedicated to: The peaceful outcome of the People Power Revolution
in 1986

-The EDSA Shrine was originally built to commemorate the events

during the People Power Revolution and its peaceful outcome. The
People Power Revolution (also called the EDSA Revolution or the
Philippine Revolution of 1986) was a series of nonviolent demonstrations joined by over two million Filipino
civilians including several political, military and religious personalities on February 22-25, 1986.
The people power revolution caused the departure of the dictator President Ferdinand Marcos and the restoration
of the country’s democracy. The Shrine includes the seven-meter bronze statue of Our Lady of Peace, sculpted by
Virginia Ty-Navarro . It has also two chapels – the San Lorenzo Ruiz Chapel and the Chapel of Perpetual Adoration
– where catholic devotees can offer a prayer.
Emilio Aguinaldo Shrine or the national Shrine
Location:Kawit, Cavite, Tirona Highway
Designer:
Date built: 1845 Renovated 1849 and 1919
Dedicated to: Emilio Aguinaldo

The Aguinaldo Shrine is where the independence of the Philippines was

declared on June 12, 1898. The shrine is the ancestral home of President
Emilio Aguinaldo, the first president of the First Republic of the
Philippines. The house was originally built of thatch and wood in 1845 and
reconstructed with limestone and hardwood in 1849. Aguinaldo was born
in the house on March 22, 1869.
The Emilio F. Aguinaldo Shrine is a national shrine located in Kawit,
Cavite in the Philippines, where the Philippine Declaration of Independence from Spain was declared on June 12,
1898.[3] To commemorate the event, now known as Araw ng Kalayaan or Independence Day, a national holiday, the
Philippine flag is raised here by top government officials on June 12 each year. The house is now a museum.