DID YOU KNOW: Lankandula-led uprising vs Spaniards

On Nov. 6, 1574, Rajah Lakandula, King of Tondo, led an uprising to protest the Spaniards’ ill-treatment of his countrymen.

The Order of Lakandula, the order of political and civic merit of the republic, is conferred in commemoration of the leadership, courage and resolve of Rajah Lakandula.

It is one of the senior honors of the country conferred by the President of the Philippines. —Marielle Medina, Inquirer Research