RSSToday in the History of Cebu

SEPTEMBER 3

| September 3, 2025

1942 The Carcar resistance movement against the Japanese is organized in barrio Buenavista, Carcar, by Lt. Ramon G. Castillo and other leaders.

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SEPTEMBER 2

| September 2, 2025

1595 Fr. Antonio Sedeño, one of the outstanding figures of the early Jesuit missions in the Philippines, died at the age of 60 in Cebu. He is buried in the newly-constructed Jesuit chapel in the city.

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SEPTEMBER 1

| September 1, 2025

1900 The residents of San Fernando, Cebu, register a formal protest against the American occupation of their town. 1943 Cebu guerilla leader Harry Fenton is executed by a guerilla firing squad in Caba-asan for violation of the Articles of War.

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AUGUST 31

| August 31, 2025

1665 Fr. Juan Lopez formally assumes the position of Bishop of Cebu. 1829 The Dagohoy rebellion of Bohol comes to an end. Cebuanos had participated in the Spanish suppression of the Boholano rebels.

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AUGUST 30

| August 30, 2025

Fiesta of Alcoy, Cebu 1595 Augustinian Pedro de Agurto is appointed as Bishop of Cebu, the first to serve in this position. 1969 Mandaue is elevated to the status of a Charter City.

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AUGUST 29

| August 29, 2025

Fiesta of Daan Bantayan 1740 Protasio Cabezas of the secular clergy is appointed the 9th Bishop of Cebu.

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AUGUST 28

| August 28, 2025

Fiesta of Alcantara, Cebu Fiesta of Carmen, Cebu 1945 Lt. Gen. Tadashu Kataoka, commander of the Japanese 1st Division, surrenders his troops to Gen. William Arnold, Americal Division commander, in field rites held at Kilometer 82 in northeastern Cebu (in the vicinity of Borbon). This marks the end of the Japanese occupation in Cebu. 1956 […]

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AUGUST 27

| August 27, 2025

1903 One of the early leaders of the Aglipayan movement in Cebu, Fr. Vicente P. Escalante, parish priest of Daan Bantayan, makes a formal retraction before Bishop Martin Alcocer in Manila. He signs the retraction on bended knees before the bishop and two witnesses.

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AUGUST 26

| August 26, 2025

1825 A Bishop’s decree confirms the establishment of Badian, Cebu, as a parish. It is separated from the jurisdiction of Barili. 1963 Col. James M. Cushing, leader of the Cebu resistance against the Japanese, dies after a heart attack on board an interisland vessel between Palawan and Mindoro. He dies a poor man at the […]

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AUGUST 25

| August 25, 2025

1949 Mons. Gabriel M. Reyes of Cebu is raised as Archbishop-Coadjutor of Manila with the right of succession to Archbishop Dougherty.

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