The National Historical Institute (NHI) and Congress, through RA 2733 enacted in 1960 declared that the “First Mass” in the Philippines was held at Limasawa Island in Southern Leyte. Last month, 200 ...

On March 31, 1521, the Portuguese leader of a Spanish expedition, Fernando de Magallanes, led his men in celebration of the Easter Mass in the island of Limasawa (southernmost part of Leyte). That ...

Limasawa, the smallest municipality in Southern Leyte, is popularly known as the site of the Easter Mass celebrated by the Magellan expedition in 1521. But I visited Limasawa not because of its ...

LIMASAWA, Southern Leyte — Residents of this historic island will soon enjoy a whole day supply of electricity, thanks to the solar light project by the Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC). PNOC ...

Limasawa may be the smallest and poorest town in Southern Leyte province, but its residents are not fretting because they consider their island as the most blessed. “Among all the thousands of islands ...

CEBU CITY — Eight months before the 500th anniversary of the “first” Mass in the country, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) has determined that Portuguese explorer Ferdinand ...

PADRE BURGOS, Southern Leyte — A festive atmosphere pervaded in Limasawa, Southern Leyte, on Tuesday, as the island town marked the 505th anniversary of the first Catholic Mass in the country. Bishop ...

The spoiler for today’s commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the first Easter Mass in Limasawa are the advocates who stubbornly insist that it was actually held in Butuan. It seems we are far ...