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 21
1908 The Philippine Commission passes Public Act No. 1835 granting to the Insular Coal Co., Inc., a franchise to construct, maintain and operate a railway line from the short line at the port of Danao to the coal district of Camansi in the Province of Cebu. This is but one of the many efforts, dating […]
May 20
Fiesta of Mabolo, Cebu 1909 Speaker Sergio Osmeña and other Philippine officials attend the laying of the cornerstone of the Legislative Building in Manila.
May 19
1885 Birth in Carmen, Cebu, of Jose Ma. Cuenco (1885-1972), publisher, writer and churchman. Cuenco served as Archbishop of Jaro in Iloilo. 1893 Spain issues a decree, known as the Maura Law, reforming municipal governments in the provinces of Luzon and the Visayas. This is the most important single place of Spanish legislation touching on […]
May 17
1942 At 9:00 in the morning, near the road to Toledo, Gen. Bradford G. Chynoweth, commander of the Visayas Force of the USAFFE, surrenders to the Japanese Army. With Chynoweth are members of his staff.
May 16
Fiesta of Moalboal, Cebu Fiesta of San Remigio, Cebu 1565 Miguel Lopez de Legazpi issues a proclamation in Cebu prohibiting the opening and looting of native graves and burial places. This follows reports of the Spanish soldiers’ desecration of graves for the gold ornaments, porcelain ware, and other valuables buried with the dead in accordance […]
May 15
Fiesta of Tabogon, Cebu 1565 The image of the Santo Niño is formally enthroned. In a formal ceremony, it is taken to the house where it was found and then carried in a procession to a temporary chapel that was to evolve into the Santo Niño Church. 1872 Birth in Bogo, Cebu, of Celestino Rodriguez, […]
May 14
1904 The barrio of Zapatera in Cebu City (‘the focus of the Iglesia Filipina” in Cebu ) celebrates a fiesta marked by a demonstration of support for the Philippine Independent Church. Street arches bear inscriptions expressing support for Aglipay and denouncing the “Romanistas.” 1935 In a plebiscite, the Philippine Constitution is ratified by the Filipino […]
May 13
1697 Franciscan Miguel Bayot is appointed as the 6th Bishop of Cebu. 1891 Birth in Cebu, of Miguel Raffiñan, lawyer and Cebu congressman of the pre-war period (1916-22, 1931.)
May 12
1962 President Diosdado Macapagal changes the date of the celebration of Independence Day from July 4 to June 12.