1866 Birth in Pangil, Sta. Cruz, Laguna, of Anastacio Oclarino, one of the founders of the Katipunan in Cebu. 1896 Execution by Spanish musketery of Dr. Jose Rizal in Bagumbayan, Manila. 1941 The presidential inauguration of the Second Commonwealth takes place inside a Corregidor tunnel. Manuel Quezon and Sergio Osmeña take their oath as president […]
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May 31
1850 A decree of the Bishop confirms the erection of Bogo, Cebu, as a parish. It is separated from Bantayan and placed under the patronage of San Vicente Ferrer.
May 30
1880 Colegio de la Inmaculada Concepcion is inaugurated with 30 boarders, 6 half-boarders, and 30 day students. First directress is Sor Hilaria Salinas. 1881 Birth in Merida, Leyte, of Cebuano writer and Aglipayan Bishop Fernando A. Buyser. 1942 The Japanese Military Administration in Cebu issues a notice ordering all those in possession of gasoline, motor […]
May 29
1879 Birth in Carcar, Cebu, of Maximino Noel, Cebu provincial board member (1922-25) and multi-term congressman of Cebu’s third district. 1885 Justice of the Peace courts are established throughout the country.
May 28
1898 A battle between Spanish soldiers and Cebuano Insurgents takes place in Bitlang, “gateway to the Sudlon Mountains.” The Spaniards are driven back after suffering losses. 1906 The Philippine Commission passes Public Act No. 1497 granting to the Philippine Railway Co. a concession to construct a railway system in Panay, Negros and Cebu, A railroad […]
May 27
1901 Lt. Col. James Miller assumes command of the U.S. troops in Cebu, succeeding Col. Edward J. McClernand. 1947 Luis V. Espina assumes the mayorship of Cebu City, succeeding Vicente S. del Rosario. He remains mayor until Sept. 5, 1947.
May 26
1607 The royal council in Spain responds to a petition of Jesuits Pedro Chirino and decrees an annual endowment of 2,000 ducados to support the Jesuit College in Cebu. 1918 Father Sinforosos Montemar of Santa Fe, Cebu, is consecrated in Manila as Bishop of the Aglipayan Diocese of Cebu. Montemar (1859-1931) is a leading figure […]
May 25
1958 Acting Mayor Pedro Tacala of Danao, Cebu, is murdered in a Danao schoolroom during a public meeting in what is reported a part of the fierce post-election feud between the Osmeña and Cuenco political camps in Cebu.
May 24
1881 Birth in Cebu, Cebu, of Florentino Borromeo (1881-1965), one of the best of Cebuano dramatists.
May 23
1565 The Cebuano continue to harass the camp the Spaniards had set up in Cebu shortly after their arrival on April 27. It was only on June 4 that a peace pact was concluded by Spaniards and Cebuanos.
May 22
1863 Birth of Julio Llorente, jurist, Cebu governor, and the only Cebuano to figure in the Propaganda Movement based in Spain. On this same day, Cordoba, Cebu, is established as a parish by royal decree. Its patron saint is San Roque.