1944 The Osmeña family (including the president’s wife and Sergio Osmeña Jr.), fearing imminent Japanese arrest, flees from Manila in a plan to cross over to guerilla territory and seek sanctuary with Col. Russell W. Volckmann’s until in Northern Luzon. The family finally crosses over to safety on October 30. 1972 President Ferdinand E. Marcos […]
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Dr. Alburo receives the Gawad Paz Marquez Benitez Award
The Unyon ng Manunulat ng Pilipinas honors Dr. Erlinda Kintanar Alburo with the Gawad Paz Marquez Benitez for outstanding literature teacher. The awarding ceremony will cap UMPIL’s 41st National Congress on August 29, 2015 at the Escaler Hall of the Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City. The Gawad Paz Marquez Benitez is an annual award […]
Subaybaktas Literary History Writing Training Worskhop
The USC Cebuano Studies Center with the sponsorship of the National Commission for Culture and Arts is pleased to announce the recipients of the fifteen (15) fellowships for the Subaybaktas Literary History Writing Training Workshop on June 18-20, 2015 at the Dingman Conference Room, University of San Carlos (Downtown Campus), Cebu City. The fellows […]
Nicolas Rafols
Name: Nicolas Rafols Pseudonym(s): Enarem, Niramer Date of Birth: 1894 Place of Birth: Toledo, Cebu BIOGRAPHY Lawyer and agriculturist Nicolas Rafols was born in Toledo, Cebu in 1894 and died on May 2, 1947. Writing with the names Enarem and Niramer, he produced both literary and journalistic works. He went to Liceo de Manila for […]
Vicente Sotto
Name: Vicente Sotto Pseuodonym(s): Taga-Kotta, Sukol, Vicente Sukol Date of Birth: April 18, 1877 Place of Birth: Cebu City BIOGRAPHY Vicente Sotto or Taga-Kotta (of the fort, or resident of the fort) is regarded as the “Father of Cebuano Language and Letters.” He was born in Cebu City on April 18, 1877 to Marcelino Sotto […]
Vicente Rama
Name: Vicente Rama Pseudonyms: Datu Dakila, Kolas Tabian, Justo Recio Recto, Mahomet Ben Yakub, Rectum Clarum Date of Birth: June 6, 1887 Place of Birth: Cebu City BIOGRAPHY Vicente Rama, known as the “Father of Cebu City,” was born on June 6, 1887 in Cebu City. He studied at the Colegio de San Carlos and […]
Celerino Uy
Name: Celerino V. Uy Pseudonym(s): Juan de la Mancha, David Culimpos Date of Birth: 1900 Place of Birth: Medellin, Cebu BIOGRAPHY Celerino V. Uy is a writer of Cebuano and English from Medellin, Cebu. He wrote under the names Juan de la Mancha and David Culimpos. He was known for his detective novels Ang Multo, […]
Fernando Buyser
Name: Fernando A. Buyser Pseudonym(s): Floripinas Date of Birth: May 30, 1879 Place of Birth: Kalunangan, Merida, Leyte BIOGRAPHY Fernando A. Buyser, also known as Floripinas, was born on May 30, 1879 in Kalunangan, Merida in the province Leyte. The prolific writer of poems, stories, songs, speeches, plays, and other works was also bishop of […]
Vicente Garces
Name: Vicente Hermosa Garces Pseudonyms: Garvi, Kampisaw Date of Birth: 1889 Place of Birth: Cebu BIOGRAPHY Poet and prose writer Vicente H. Garces was born in 1889. He studied at the Colegio de San Carlos and Lyceum de Manila. With the pen names Garvi and Kampisaw, he wrote for Bag-ong Kusog. He founded and became […]