1840 Governor General Francisco Alcala approves the plan to construct the Magellan Monument in Punta Engaño, Mactan. 1903 Act. No. 1020 of the Philippine Commission appropriates $20, 000 for the construction of a timber wharf in Cebu City. 1916 Birth in Cebu City of Sergio Osmeña Jr., Senator and long-time Cebu political leader.
Tag: 2023 August
Vicente Sotto Lecture 2023 August
“Sex, Sexuality and the City in Vicente Rama’s Novels” Dr. Hope Sabanpan-Yu Dr. Yu’s lecture will focus on the novels of Vicente Rama who was among the well-known novelists of his times. With their explicit critique of the emerging regimes of power/knowledge in the fields of sexuality, Rama’s novels “Ang Silot ni Bathala” and “Donya […]