1569 In a document promulgated in Madrid, the Spanish King name Miguel Lopez de Legazpi “Governor and Captain General of the Island of Cebu and all the other settlements which you (Legazpi) or any other person whatsoever may hereafter make in the islands.” 1595 Pope Clement VII issues a bull dividing the Philippine see […]
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The 10th Taboan Writers Festival to take place in Tagbilaran City, Bohol
A flagship project of the National Commission of Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the Taboan Writers Festival is an annual gathering of writers from all over the country. The festival sets up shop in a different region every year where writers, readers, scholars, researchers, and lovers of Philippine literature trade diverse ideas about culture, history […]