Today in the History of Cebu
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.
MARCH 23
1864 A bishop’s decree confirms the erection of San Remigio, Cebu, as a parish, thus separating it from the Jurisdiction of Bogo. Its patron saint is San Juan Nepomuceno. 1891 Birth in Gapan, Nueva Ecija, of Alfredo V. Jacinto Cebu Provincial Treasurer and Mayor of Cebu City in 1937-38.
MARCH 22
1850 A royal decree creates the parish of Pinamungahan, Cebu, under the patronage of Santa Monica. It is thus separated from Barili. 1902 A popular demonstration calling for the expulsion of the friars is held in Cebu. Some 500 Cebuanos led by Vicente Sotto, and Alfredo Mercado, and Filemon Sotto, march from Teatro Junquera to […]
MARCH 21
1568 Rajah Tupas of Cebu is baptized a Catholic by Father Diego Herrera and receives the name Felipe in honor of King Philip II. 1825 Dominican Francisco Genoves is appointed as 14th Bishop of Cebu. 1899 The Cebu revolutionary council under Arcadio Maxilom is convened for a meeting in Pardo, which had been set up […]
MARCH 20
1850 Pinamungahan, Cebu, is established as a parish. 1944 Wartime President Jose P. Laurel, on a visit to Cebu, delivers speeches calling for peace and an end to the armed resistance against the Japanese.
MARCH 19
Fiesta of San Francisco, Cebu 1954 The Salesian Society of Don Bosco is established in Cebu City.
MARCH 18
1957 Carlos P. Garcia of Bohol is formally sworn in as President of the Philippines after the tragic death of Ramon Magsaysay in a plane crash in Central Cebu.
MARCH 17
1957 President Ramon Magsaysay dies in the tragic crash of presidential plane “Mount Pinatubo” in Manunggal Mountain in Central Cebu. Other fatalities include Senator Tomas Cabili and Congressman Pedro Lopez. Carlos P. Garcia assumes the Philippine presidency.
MARCH 16
1906 Birth in Naga, Cebu, of Cebuano writer and labor leader Florentino D. Tecson (1906-1962). He also served as Cebu City Vice-Mayor. 1949 Julio R. Rosales of the secular clergy is appointed as the 2nd Archbishop (and 22nd Bishop) of Cebu.
MARCH 15
1905 A big fire levels Cebu’s commercial district, damage is placed at 1.7 million pesos. 1952 Sergio Osmeña, Sr., receives the Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, from the University of Southern Philippines. He delivers a speech on the value of education in national development.