Today in the History of Cebu
May 29
1879 Birth in Carcar, Cebu, of Maximino Noel, Cebu provincial board member (1922-25) and multi-term congressman of Cebu’s third district. 1885 Justice of the Peace courts are established throughout the country.
May 28
1898 A battle between Spanish soldiers and Cebuano Insurgents takes place in Bitlang, “gateway to the Sudlon Mountains.” The Spaniards are driven back after suffering losses. 1906 The Philippine Commission passes Public Act No. 1497 granting to the Philippine Railway Co. a concession to construct a railway system in Panay, Negros and Cebu, A railroad […]
May 27
1901 Lt. Col. James Miller assumes command of the U.S. troops in Cebu, succeeding Col. Edward J. McClernand. 1947 Luis V. Espina assumes the mayorship of Cebu City, succeeding Vicente S. del Rosario. He remains mayor until Sept. 5, 1947.
May 26
1607 The royal council in Spain responds to a petition of Jesuits Pedro Chirino and decrees an annual endowment of 2,000 ducados to support the Jesuit College in Cebu. 1918 Father Sinforosos Montemar of Santa Fe, Cebu, is consecrated in Manila as Bishop of the Aglipayan Diocese of Cebu. Montemar (1859-1931) is a leading figure […]
May 25
1958 Acting Mayor Pedro Tacala of Danao, Cebu, is murdered in a Danao schoolroom during a public meeting in what is reported a part of the fierce post-election feud between the Osmeña and Cuenco political camps in Cebu.
May 24
1881 Birth in Cebu, Cebu, of Florentino Borromeo (1881-1965), one of the best of Cebuano dramatists.
May 23
1565 The Cebuano continue to harass the camp the Spaniards had set up in Cebu shortly after their arrival on April 27. It was only on June 4 that a peace pact was concluded by Spaniards and Cebuanos.
May 22
1863 Birth of Julio Llorente, jurist, Cebu governor, and the only Cebuano to figure in the Propaganda Movement based in Spain. On this same day, Cordoba, Cebu, is established as a parish by royal decree. Its patron saint is San Roque.
May 21
1908 The Philippine Commission passes Public Act No. 1835 granting to the Insular Coal Co., Inc., a franchise to construct, maintain and operate a railway line from the short line at the port of Danao to the coal district of Camansi in the Province of Cebu. This is but one of the many efforts, dating […]
May 20
Fiesta of Mabolo, Cebu 1909 Speaker Sergio Osmeña and other Philippine officials attend the laying of the cornerstone of the Legislative Building in Manila.