1887 The Royal Audiencia is inaugurated in Cebu. President of this royal court in Cebu is Don Francisco Correa. Prominent court officers include fiscals Miguel Logarta and Segundo Singson and alternate magistrates Julio Llorente and Jose Gandionco. 1906 Sergio Osmeña and other Filipino leaders establish the Partido Independista-Inmediata to campaign for independence through legal means. […]
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Dr. Resil Mojares
Dr. Resil Mojares DR. RESIL B. MOJARES, Professor Emeritus, was director of the Cebuano Studies Center since its founding in 1975 until 1996, when he assumed the directorship of San Carlos Publications. A distinguished professor in Literature and History, Dr. Mojares has a bachelor’s degree in English, a master’s degree in Literature and postgraduate studies […]
Dictionary of Bisayan Arts: Cebuano/Hiligaynon/Waray
Alburo, Erlinda K. Dictionary of Bisayan Arts: Cebuano/Hiligaynon/Waray. Manila: National Commission for Culture and the Arts, 2009. P400.00 in the Philippines
Eulogio Cañete
Born in San Fernando on March 11, 1901. Eulogio Cañete studied at the Cebu High School and Colegio de San Jose-Recoletos (AB). He became Municipal councilor of San Fernando from 1941 to 1946. During the war, he was appointed Commander of the Bolo Battalion, San Fernando sector. He was also Motor Pool chief with the […]
Small Wonders
Sabanpan-Yu, Hope and Paolo Macachor, eds. Small wonders: a collection of essays Cebu City: University of San Carlos Press, 2010. P 400.00 in the Philippines*
Sentido Komon
Abellana, Martin Sentido Komon Cebu City: (Cebuano Essay) 1985. 128 p. P25.00 in the Philippines*
Men at Sea and Other Stories.
Reyes, Gremer Chan. Men at Sea and Other Stories. Translated by Hope Sabanpan-Yu. Manila: National Commission for Culture and the Arts, 2009. P 500.00 in the Philippines*
Women’s Common Destiny
Sabanpan-Yu, Hope Women’s Common Destiny: Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press, 2009. P 500 in the Philippines*
Sinug-ang: A Cebuano Trio
Sinug-ang: A Cebuano Trio. Erlinda K. Alburo, Cora Almerino, and Ester Tapia, eds. Cebu City: Women in Literary Arts, Inc. (WILA), Cebu City. 1999. 164 p. P250.00 in the Philippines
Felix Sales
Felix Sales was born on April 15, 1873 and died in the year 1962. He became Business Manager of Ang Suga, a well-known Visayan newspaper. He held the position of agent of the Sheriff of the Court of First Instance of Cebu for eleven years. He became Chief of the Fire Department. He wrote for […]
Fernando Buyser
Fernando Buyser, also known as Floripinas, was born in Kalunangan, Leyte on the 30th of May, 1879. He died in Mainit, Surigao on the 16th of November, 1946. He was known as a poet, fictionist and playwright. He worked as an elementary school teacher in San Isidro, Leyte, then as an interisland ship officer. In […]