1950 President Elpidio Quirino writes to Rep. Miguel Cuenco justifying the government’s investment in De la Rama Steamship Co.’s acquisition of three vessels as proper and in conformity with the government’s program to encourage overseas shipping by the Philippine merchant marine. The De la Rama deal is a major issue in the Osmeña-Cuenco political feud. […]
Pre-War Writers
Marcelino “Marcel” M. Navarra
Name: Marcelino M. Navarra Pseudonym(s): Marcel Navarra Date of Birth: June 2, 1914 Place of Birth: Tuyom, Carcar, Cebu BIOGRAPHY The career of Carcar native Marcelino Navarra, “Father of the Modern Cebuano Short Story,” covered three decades of active writing. He wrote poems and short stories with his pen name Marcel Navarra. He also worked […]