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FEBRUARY 15

| February 15, 2025

1897 General Adolfo Montero arrives in Cebu to assume the position of politico-military governor of Cebu. He succeeds General Celestino Fernandez Tejero y Mulet.

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FEBRUARY 14

| February 14, 2025

1952 A legal battle continues to be waged over the controversial jackpot machines in the city. Jackpot machine operators contest a city ordinance banning the machines is getting an injunction order naming City Mayor Pedro Elizalde and Police Chief Nicolas Gabutina respondents.

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FEBRUARY 13

| February 13, 2025

1846 Birth of Benigna Cui (1846-1926), well-known Cebu philanthropist and businesswoman. 1857 A bishop’s decree confirms the erection of Tuburan, Cebu, as a parish. Its patron saint is San Antonio de Padua.

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FEBRUARY 12

| February 12, 2025

1877 A bishop’s decree confirms the erection of Nueva Caceres as a parish. It is separated from Boljoon and placed under the patronage of San Jose. 1890 An ayuntamiento is established for the second time in Cebu (the first was abolished because of the lack of personnel). It is composed of an alcalde, two lieutenant […]

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Vicente Sotto Lecture 2025 January

Vicente Sotto Lecture 2025 January

| February 11, 2025

“Toward a Camino de Santo Niño” Mr. Jason Abellaneda Baguia ABSTRACT: The devotion to the Holy Child Jesus of Cebu is at least 460 years old as of 2025, the ordinary jubilee year of the Catholic Church that unfolds with the theme “Pilgrims in Hope.” Drawing from the theme of pilgrimage and from famous pilgrimage […]

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Vicente Sotto Lecture 2024 December

Vicente Sotto Lecture 2024 December

| February 11, 2025

“Seizing the Momentum: The Communist Resistance in Cebu during the Anti-Marcos Struggle, 1972–1986” Mr. Karlo Mikhail I. Mongaya ABSTRACT: The talk makes use of archival material and oral narratives to retrieve the history of the communist resistance to the Marcos regime in Cebu from 1972 to 1986, focusing on one of the Philippines’ major urban […]

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Vicente Sotto Lecture 2024 November

Vicente Sotto Lecture 2024 November

| February 11, 2025

“The Making of a Legend: Shaman-warrior Narratives of Cebu” Ms. Maricris Lauro-Henderson ABSTRACT: The variations of the shaman-warrior narratives deserve examination. These narratives share magically endowed characters who are invulnerable (kublan or pabukol) and can fly (e.g. stand on the tip of a banana or cogon leaf). The narratives at times tax credulity and the […]

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Vicente Sotto Lecture 2024 October

Vicente Sotto Lecture 2024 October

| February 11, 2025

“Slay That Move: Tourism and Rehabilitation of the Dancing Inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention Rehabilitation Center, Philippines” Mr. Emmanuele Jones Mante ABSTRACT OF THE LECTURE: This research is a descriptive analysis of the dancing inmates in Cebu City, Philippines, particularly at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC). The CPDRC gained prominence by […]

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Vicente Sotto Lecture 2024 September

Vicente Sotto Lecture 2024 September

| February 11, 2025

“Tambag, Tigmo, Tusmod: Reading Cebuano Riddles and Dares in Selected Poems by Michael Obenieta” Dr. Desiree L. Balota ABSTRACT: This paper explores the communication of intentions, intimations, and imperatives in selected poems of Michael U. Obenieta. With attention to the socio-cultural tradition in Robert Craig’s communication theory and Max Weber’s and George Herbert Mead’s symbolic […]

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Vicente Sotto Lecture 2024 August

Vicente Sotto Lecture 2024 August

| February 11, 2025

“Creative Placemaking and Restorative Urban Narratives In the Comics of Josua Cabrera” Dr. Shane Carreon ABSTRACT: The paper is a preliminary look into the visualization of Cebu City by poet and cartoonist Josua Cabrera as shown in his comic strips, Latagaw og Utok and Jimsky and his forthcoming graphic novel, Si Jimsky ug ang Tanghaga […]

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