President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang)
The President made the assertion about Lapulapu’s roots even as the National Historical Commission of the Philippines clarified that the Filipino hero was a chieftain of the island of Mactan.
“I raised Lapulapu to the level and dignity of a true warrior, and he was Tausug, the settlement was Tausug,” Duterte said during his visit to Maguindanao Tuesday, May 11.
“Hindi nila alam, those who are debating, ang mga Bisaya kung makinig lang sila nang mabuti (They don’t know, those who are debating. If the Visayans will just listen closely), they can make out of what a Tausug is talking about,” he said.
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Lapulapu was Tausug, Duterte claims By CONSUELO MARQUEZ, GMA News
Published May 12, 2021 1:20am I raised Lapulapu from the level of dignity of a true warrior and he was Tausug. The settlement is Tausug, said President Rodrigo Duterte. President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said that Lapulapu, who defended Mactan island in Cebu from Spanish invaders, was a member of the Tausug tribe in Mindanao. Sino nag-elevate kay Lapulapu? Diba sabi ko noong nagpunta ako dito wala tayong national hero? Duterte said at the Camp Brigadier General Gonzalo Siongco in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao. He was in town for a meeting with BARMM officials, police and military leaders.