CEBU CITY—It wasn't funny. Mayor Paz Radaza of Lapu-Lapu City has demanded an apology from the makers of a brand of disposable diaper to pull out their television advertisement that mocked the historic Battle of Mactan. She also demanded that the advertisement of EQ diapers be pulled out because it was "grave insult to (Lapu-Lapu residents) and to the Filipinos in general." "As a good corporate citizen, they must help preserve the lessons of history and promote our country's culture and heritage, not mock it with crass commercialism," she said in a statement. The EQ Diaper commercial portrayed Portuguese conquistador Ferdi...
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