Datu Ache is a Philippine Hero, a Tausug chieftain, who commanded Sultan Bongsu's force of warriors in repelling an armada of 80 ships with 600 Spaniards and 3,000 Christian Filipino allies led by Governor Sebastian Hurtado de Corcuera on January 4, 1638.
Lapu Lapu is the first hero in the Philippines. On April 27, 1521 Lapu Lapu and his men repulsed the Spanish invaders killing their leader Ferdinand Magellan. Thus Lapu Lapu became the first Filipino to have repelled European aggression.