Fiesta of Mandaue City 1565 Miguel Lopez de Legazpi establishes the Spanish settlement of Cebu as “Villa de San Miguel.” Ground is broken for a triangular fort and sites marked off for Spanish quarters and a church. 1878 Birth in Dumanjug, Cebu, of Dionisio Jakosalem (1878-1931), lawyer, journalist, Cebu governor, and Secretary of Commerce and […]
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Vicente Sotto Lecture 2024 August
“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 […]
Vicente Sotto Lecture 2024 July
“Gugma sa Yutang Natawhan: Recontextualizing Vicente Sotto’s sense of nation in his journalistic fiction amid current challenges to Philippine Sovereignty,” Dr. Crina E. Tañongon ABSTRACT: Following the Philippines’ independence from American colonial rule in 1946, questions persist regarding the nation’s true sovereignty, especially amidst ongoing territorial disputes in the West Philippine Sea with China. This […]
Vicente Sotto Lecture 2024 June
“A Panorama of Fools in the Plays of Piux Kabahar” Dr. Hope Sabanpan-Yu ABSTRACT: Studies devoted solely to methods of characterization in Philippine dramatic plays have been relatively few. In addition to language, the playwright Piux Kabahar presents odd characters, those with offbeat thoughts and behaviors. A reading of Kabahar’s comic plays will yield a […]
Vicente Sotto Lecture 2024 May
“Tapping AI, Big Data Tools, and Archives to Track Missing Cebuano Heritage” Max T. Limpag ABSTRACT: New technologies such as AI augment the capabilities of journalists and researchers in processing huge amounts of documents and data and extract insights needed for reporting and writing. The recent issue on heritage allegedly stolen from parishes in Cebu […]
Vicente Sotto Lecture 2024 April
“The Forgotten Avila Paintings in the Convent of Boljoon: Reexamining the Stylistic and Formal Qualities of the Ceiling Paintings of the Convent of Boljoon and its Re-attribution as a Work by the Prewar Cebuano Painter, Canuto Avila” Jay Nathan T. Jore ABSTRACT: The talk will center around the prewar movement in Cebuano art of decorating […]
FEBRUARY 11
1902 Today’s issue of Ang Suga (Vicente Sotto’s paper) continues its campaign against the Spanish friars, lambasting the editors of Ang Camatuoran, a Catholic newspaper, as “sound boxes” and “serile servants” of the friars.
FEBRUARY 10
Fiesta of Catmon, Cebu Fiesta of Dalaguete, Cebu 1888 Birth in Compostela, Cebu, of Escolastico Morre (1888-1921), known as “Errone”, editor and writer. 1899 The officials of the Philippine Republic in Cebu meet to discuss preparations for the impending war against the Americans. The meeting is called by Luis Flores. Juan Climaco is placed in […]
FEBRUARY 9
1657 A royal decree is passed requiring Chinese mestizos to pay double the amount for tribute paid by natives, following what, at this time, was already the practice in Cebu. 1901 Gen. Arthur MacArthur asks the commanding general of the Visayas Military District which provinces are ready for the establishment of civil government under Act. […]
FEBRUARY 8
1890 Birth in Dalaguete, Cebu of Cebuano poet Amando N. Osorio (1890-1946). Osorio served as Dalaguete Mayor and Cebu Deputy Governor. 1919 The first issue of El Espectador (1919-1922), comes out. This newspaper was published and edited by Manuel C. Briones. 1935 The Philippine Constitution is adopted by the Constitutional Convention.
FEBRUARY 6
1852 Moalboal, Cebu is established as a parish. 1908 Maj. John S. Parke assumes command of the U.S. garrison in Cebu, succeeding Lt. Col. Ammon A. Augur.