Category: History
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The incessant tolling of the bells of the San Guillermo de Aquitana parish church in Dalaguete at noon on June 1, 2002 told residents of the quiet town something was wrong. A few blocks away, Andree Alfred R. Navarrete was helping prepare for a youth camp at the Dalaguete Central School when he heard the…
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On this day 458 years ago, Miguel Lopez de Legazpi took control of Cebu and, as was the practice of Spaniards, placed it under the patronage of the saint commemorated on that day – Saint Vitalis of Milan or San Vidal.
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Bishop Pedro Sanz de la Vega y Landaverde was consecrated bishop of Cebu on January 26, 1705. But he never set foot in Cebu. Bishop Pedro refused to travel to the Philippines, offering one excuse after another until he died on Dec. 17, 1727. Even after he was excommunicated and jailed for defying orders to…
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Consummatum est. Tanan Natapus Na. That was how Bag-ong Kusog opened its report on the Cebu City Charter that took effect on February 24, 1937. “Consummatum est,” was what former presidente (mayor) Fructuoso Ramos told a gathering in Sine Acme of the outgoing Cebu municipal councilors on the eve of the Cebu City Charter taking…
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To celebrate the Lunar New Year, a hybrid forum will discuss the Chinese and Chinese Mestizo involvement in the economic life of Cebu from pre-colonial to the Spanish periods. The subject will be handled by Asian Studies professor and historian Dr. Michael Cullinane, PhD.
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Casa Gorordo Museum set in motion a highly-anticipated 40th year celebration next year with recollections of this mid-19th century house from key individuals, new logo unveiling, and announcement of anniversary activities throughout 2023 during a short but compelling ceremony held last December 6 in the Museum Courtyard.
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elisa Adolfo Presbetero, 67, has been selling candles outside the Saint Francis of Assisi Parish in Balamban for more than 30 years now. The money she makes selling candles helped her send her children to school.
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A marker to honor the late Supreme Court Chief Justice Jose Abad Santos is the newest tourist attraction in the heritage city of Carcar in southern Cebu. Carcar is known as the shoe capital of Cebu. Its famous native delicacies are chicharon, bocarillo, and rice crispies commonly known as ampao. It is also known for…
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Right in the center of historic Barangay Pari-an is a tourist attraction that stands tall with its rigid features consisting of sculptures made of brass, bronze, concrete, and steel. Multi-awarded national artist Eduardo Castrillo designed the monument and depicts scenes about historic events that define the history of Cebu. The late Cebuano Senator Marcelo Fernan…
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The Bantayan parish will reverse a change that has been described by various Church people as unauthorized and will again become the Parish of St. Peter The Apostle, according to an announcement on its Facebook page.
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Authorities are asking people to put off and avoid mass gatherings with the spread of the more contagious but reportedly less virulent omicron strain of COVID-19. In Cebu City, Mayor Michael Rama was criticized by some for his statement on not cancelling the Sinulog, albeit organizers clarified that there won’t be street dancing and other…
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Cebu City’s historic Freedom Park was once a vibrant setting for gatherings and a bastion for freedom of expression where people exchanged ideas about issues. It is set to have a new lease on life with the Carbon District modernization.
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Two burial sites about 50 meters from each other but centuries apart offer a peek into the life and death of pre-colonial Cebuanos. One site had jars buried with the remains, the other had remains buried in a jar.
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I grew up thinking it was an abandoned jail. During summer breaks as a kid, my friends and I would pass by this cylindrical structure going to and heading back from swimming near the coastal area of Cabahug. All of us thought it was an abandoned jail. In sixth grade, we had a group project…
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Cebu historians, a Tausug scholar, and an Augustinian priest will delve into the Moro raids and Spanish fortifications in the late 16th to early 19th century Cebu/Visayas in a panel discussion on Independence Day. Cebu rap artists will also physically perform their bars with the theme on unity. Entitled “Baluarte (Fortress of defense and reconquest):…
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A chronicle of the richness of the Archdiocese of Cebu’s historical patrimony, the Panaw sa Pagtuo: The Journey of Faith at 500 Years of Christianity Travelling Exhibit is set to be launched on April 11, at SM City Cebu Northwing. One of the major activities in Cebu to celebrate the fifth centenary of Christianity in…
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Dominance of women in religion, culture, politics, and sex in precolonial Visayas is the focus of a panel discussion among scholars and women advocates during a blended Valentine cultural event. To celebrate #Cebu500 years of being part of the first circumnavigation of the world, a Visayas historian, an anthropology professor, and a New York-based journalist…
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Cebu scholars and an Islamic Studies Tausug professor will look into the origins of the different versions of the Sinulog: the war dance and the candle vendors’ Sinulog in a blended event today featuring an online panel discussion with live audience and performances. The former Executive Director of the University of San Carlos (USC) Cebuano…
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Officials of the Department of Education-Region 7 (DepEd-7) and Cebu island school division superintendents will participate physically while those in other Central Visayas provinces will join virtually the blended celebration of the 122nd year of Cebu independence from Spanish rule. The educators, with Cebu heritage organizations, youth, tourism institutions and groups, a community theater, an…
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Far from the simplistic and nationalistic recounting of the Battle of Mactan as local warriors repelling foreign invaders, what happened had more to do with local infighting over control of the Mactan channel. Historian and National Artist Resil Mojares said Lapulapu had offered to submit to the King of Spain upon Ferdinand Magellan’s demand but…