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.”
Today in the History of Cebu
JANUARY 3
1942 The “Japanese Military Administration” is established in the Philippines for the purpose of supervising the political, economic, and cultural affairs of the country. The Visayas (with Cebu) was constituted as a separate district under the JMA.