Today in the History of Cebu
APRIL 2
1864 San Remigio, Cebu, is established as a parish. 1873 Birth in Milton, Vermont, USA, of Robert Roberts Landon who pioneered in installing a telephone system and electric plant (Visayan Electric Co.) in Cebu in the early 1900s. 1898 Cebu Katipunan leaders Florencio Gonzales and Teopisto Cavan are arrested. The incident is believed to have […]
APRIL 1
1901 Juan Climaco, head of the revolutionary council in Cebu, issues a manifesto saying, “The capture of General Emilio Aguinaldo, the supreme head of the revolution, should not discourage us, should the report be confirmed.” He adds: “The King is dead, long live the King.” 1944 In one of the more mysterious episodes of World […]
MARCH 31
1908 Birth in Jones, Romblon, of Cebu-based journalist and English poet Cornelio F. Faigao. 1945 The battle of “Liberation” continues in Cebu. Bitter fighting rages in the suburbs of Cebu as U.S. army units battle the Japanese in the areas near the Buhisan Reservoir and the Lahug Airfield. The city’s water supply sources are finally […]
MARCH 30
1945 After suffering heavy losses, the 182nd U.S. Infantry Regiment stages an assault on Go Chan Hill near Cebu City. By dusk, the area is cleared of Japanese soldiers.
MARCH 29
1881 Santa Fe, Cebu, is established as a parish by royal decree. Its patron is the Dulcisimo Nombre de Hesus. 1945 The battle of Go Chan Hill near Cebu City is fiercely fought between Japanese defenders and the 182nd Infantry Regiment of the Americal Division.
MARCH 28
1854 A decree of the Bishop separates Dumanjug from the jurisdiction of Barili and establishes it as a parish. 1945 The 182nd Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army takes Lahug Airfield where the Americans encounter the first organized resistance from the Japanese since their landing in Talisay. Americal Division units also land in Opon and […]
MARCH 27
1921 Death of Cebuano editor and writer, Escolastico Morre (1888-1921), known as “Errome.” 1945 Cebu City is taken by American forces with no opposition from the Japanese. Elements of the 132nd and 182nd U.S. Infantry Regiments of the Americal Division occupied the city and thus ended Japanese occupation of the capital.
MARCH 26
1945 After an hour-long bombardment, Americal Division units land in Talisay at 8:30 AM. They land unopposed but heavy damage is inflicted by land mines. Thus begun the American “liberation” of Cebu. 1970 Death of one of Cebu’s most popular writer, Sulpicio Osorio (1898-1970), better-known as “Sulposor.”
MARCH 25
1898 Spanish soldiers massacre many Visayan sailors in Camba Street in Manila. This is cited as a contributory factor to the April 3 anti-Spanish uprising in Cebu. 1932 Death of Francisco V. Arias (1885-1932), Cebuano writer and editor. He was also elected Cebu Vice-Mayor in 1907.
MARCH 24
1892 Birth in Kalibo, Aklan, of Gabriel M. Reyes, Archbishop of Cebu. 1947 Death of Alberto Ylaya (1875-1947), Cebuano journalist and dramatist.