1847 A royal establishes Oslob, Cebu, as a parish. Its patron is the Inmaculada Concepcion de Nuestra Señora. 1906 Birth in Calbayog, Samar, of Cebu Archbishop, then Cardinal, Julio R. Rosales. 1963 Mario D. Ortiz becomes Acting Mayor of Cebu City, succeeding Carlos J. Cuizon. Ortiz remains mayor until December 31, 1963.
Tag: 2023 November

Vicente Sotto Lecture 2023 November
“Mapping The Nation In Januar Yap’s Arkipelago” Dr. Hope Sabanpan-Yu ABSTRACT In Januar Yap’s recent novel, Arkipelago, the nation is being mapped and written by different characters who make sense of the nation from where they are situated in the archipelago, “claiming space” as if the capital did not matter. While the stories are conscious […]