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.
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Vicente Sotto Lecture 2024 June
“A Panorama of Fools in the Plays of Piux Kabahar” Dr. Hope Sabanpan-Yu ABSTRACT: Studies devoted solely to methods of characterization in Philippine dramatic plays have been relatively few. In addition to language, the playwright Piux Kabahar presents odd characters, those with offbeat thoughts and behaviors. A reading of Kabahar’s comic plays will yield a […]