1825 A Bishop’s decree confirms the establishment of Badian, Cebu, as a parish. It is separated from the jurisdiction of Barili. 1963 Col. James M. Cushing, leader of the Cebu resistance against the Japanese, dies after a heart attack on board an interisland vessel between Palawan and Mindoro. He dies a poor man at the […]
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Vicente Sotto Lecture 2023 June
“The Biliran Religious Revolt (1765-1774)” Dr. Rolando O. Borrinaga ABSTRACT: Dr. Borrinaga will tackle a Filipino revolt that has yet to find its way into our national history textbooks—the decade-long Biliran Religious Revolt. He reconstructs its possible origin, its communal activities that can be inferred from documents, extant folklore, place-names, and monuments, its impact on […]