Today in the History of Cebu
JUNE 18
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. […]
JUNE 17
1595 The Spanish King, Philip II, issues a royal decree granting to Cebu the title of a city. 1865 Birth in Barili, Cebu, of Cebuano priest-writer Ismael M. Paras (1865-1935). 1899 Santiago Ferraris, presidente of San Nicolas, presents to Col. R.H. Hamer a letter of the town council protesting the American occupation of San Nicolas. […]
JUNE 16
1834 A bishop’s decree confirms the erection of Malabuyoc as a parish. Its patron saint is San Nicolas de Tolentino. 1851 Carmen and Tabogon are established as parishes. 1899 The town of San Nicolas is occupied by the Americans. 1901 The first issue of Ang Suga (1901-1912) makes its appearance. Published and edited by Vicente […]
JUNE 15
1863 A Royal decree establishing Compostela, Cebu, as a parish, thus separating it from the jurisdiction of Danao. Its patron saint is Santiago Apostol.
JUNE 14
1899 A battalion of Tennessee Volunteers is dispatched from Iloilo to help in the pacification of Cebu. 1938 The Cebu Provincial Capitol Building, designed by Juan M. Arellano, is inaugurated by Manuel L. Quezon during the incumbency of Governor Buenaventura Rodriguez.
JUNE 13
Fiesta of Tuburan, Cebu. 1894 Birth in Pinamungahan, Cebu, of Antonio R. Kyamko (1894-1936), prominent Cebuano journalist and stage artist.
June 12
Independence Day Fiesta of Toledo City 1829 The parish of Naga, Cebu, is established and placed under the patronage of San Francisco de Asisi. It is separated from the parish of San Nicolas. 1898 Philippine Independence is proclaimed in Kawit, Cavite. 1948 Republic Act No. 244 is approved, providing for the position of Vice-Mayor of […]
June 11
1580 Bantayan, Cebu, is created as a parish by virtue of a definitory. Its patron saint is San Pedro Apostol.
JUNE 10
1871 The principal residents of Bantayan, led by their gobernadorcillo Nicolas Escario, write to Cebu politico-military governor Francisco Ezquierdo to oppose the move to have Ogtong (Santa FE) separated from Bantayan, Santa FE, however, was granted the status of a town on Oct. 3, 1872. 1964 Republic Act No. 3857, otherwise known as the Revised […]
JUNE 9
1959 Don Sergio Osmeña comments on the recent political merger of the Cuenco-Osmeña Jr. camps: “No one questions the right of Senator Cuenco and Congressman Sergio Osmeña, Jr. to embrace each other now in the same manner as they were free before to attack each other mercilessly and without compunction. This is a free country […]