Fiesta of Pinamungahan, Cebu. 1899 Julio Llorente, presidente of Cebu, warns the people that they are not to furnish money or food to persons in the military service. He also informs Arcadio Maxilom that the latter’s office had been abolished. These moves are part of the leadership struggle between the insurgent Maxilom and pro-American Llorente.
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Takna sa Kabantan-on | Candido Vasquez
Takna sa Kabantan-on by Candido Vasquez Candido Vasquez dedicates this poem to a woman named Catalina Alfafara whom he describes as shis kauban ug higala. This poem is all about the breaking through the temptations present in the lives of adolescents which are characterized by the weakening of our fortitude especially in times of hardships. […]
Ang mga Kaguol ni To-Tinoy | Florentino Tecson
Ang mga Kaguol ni To-Tinoy by Florentino Tecson The story started out with To-Tinoy describing his life of solitude. He asked the reader if the reader wondered as to how he got there. He started reminiscing his father’s words of wisdom when December came, which was to find a wife in times of coldness. He […]
Pangigi kun pasangil? | Vicente Alcoseba
Pangigi kun pasangil? by Vicente Alcoseba Asun is a widow. She doesn’t decide which is the path to happiness and which is the path to misery, so she takes a blind gamble in love. She has two men who want to marry her, but she can’t decide what to do. She end up with the […]
Gugma! | Florentino Tecson
Gugma! by Florentino Tecson The story is about Lucing, a woman of great beauty, who wanted a suitor that would make her feel special. Despite of the beauty she possesses, Lucing wondered why nobody came to visit her. Ninong, a boy who works at Lucing’s house was trapped by his love for her. However, he […]
Ang Dungog Balaanon | Uldarico Alviola
Ang Dungog Balaanon by Uldarico Alviola Amboy has a wife named Nenang. Nenang became the center of talk in Cebu because she was said to be Tiyago’s girl. Tiyago was a womanizer, who loves to seduced and have fun with women. Amboy, the husband of Nenang did not believe in these rumors about his wife’s […]
Mga Buling sa Kaagi | Florentino Suico
Mga Buling sa Kaagi by Florentino Suico Rosa was a rich girl who was very sociable and who had lived a life under the spotlight of being elite. The night that she was about to be wed to his beloved, Diego, she then decided that she had to tell her soon to be husband a […]
Mahay sa Bukidnon | Uldarico Alviola
Mahay sa Bukidnon by Uldarico Alviola There were two young men named, Isyong and Kolas, who lived in a far away mountain of Cebu. They have different cultural views and interests in life but even if they differ from each other they were still good friends. Kolas was good at Cebuano writings and culture while […]
Gihagit Mo Ba Ako | Angel Enemecio
Gihagit Mo Ba Ako by Angel Enemecio The poem “Gihagit Mo Ba Ako” denotes of the emotional involvement of the writer towards his dreams and passions. The writer is utterly zealous about playing the guitar and singing—skills he has greatly honed, valued and treasured. However, he came to a point where he just wanted to […]
Paglangoy sa Kinabuhi | Sulpicio Osorio
Paglangoy sa Kinabuhi by Sulpicio Osorio Rumors about a ‘man in fire’ has been roaming around the town where Iyo Teban and Iya Ponsay lived. The townspeople have been suspecting that the said ‘man in fire’ is Iyo Teban whose death was sudden. People are doubting if the said creature is true. Those who have […]
Sa Bung-aw sa mga Kasal-anan | Vicente Rama
Sa Bung-aw sa mga Kasal-anan by Vicente Rama ‘Sa bung-aw sa mga kasal-anan’ is a story about Venacio who likes to eat foreign foods instead of Filipino foods and is disrespectful to his companions, especially the priests Pari Clemente and Pari Toribio. One character in the story named Tansiyang served as a companion to Venacio, […]