1898 Emilio Aguinaldo issues a decree providing for the establishment of municipal governments under the Philippine Republic. This is carried out in Cebu late in the same year. 1949 Republic Act. No. 420 grants the “Opon Electric Services Co.” a franchise to operate an electric light, heat, and power system in the municipality of Opon. […]
Events
July Double Book Launch
The National Committee on Literary Arts, USC Press and the USC Cebuano Studies Center launched the latest publications of Dr. Hope Sabanpan-Yu: Bridging Cultures: The Philippine Migrant Woman in the Works of Jessica Hagedorn, Fatima Lim-Wilson and Sophia Romero and Institutionalizing Motherhood in Cebuano Literature this Saturday, July 16, 2011 at the Buttenbruch Hall of […]

Academic Forum 5
The USC Cebuano Studies Center in cooperation with the USC College of Architecture and Fine Arts held an academic forum on Glocalization: Challenge to Heritage Preservation and Local History in the 21st Century last Thursday 25 August 2011 from 1-5pm at the Buttenbruch Hall of the USC Main Campus. Glocalization is the meaningful integration of […]
Upcoming Events
2011 CSC acts as a venue for research by hosting conferences, workshops, lectures and seminars. Preference is given to interdisciplinary endeavours. The activities bring together Cebuano and regional/global scholars to address the major issues and trends of a fast-modernizing Cebu. Where necessary, CSC will act as partner in local and regional research projects. Opening of […]