1521 The Battle of Mactan takes place. At around 3:00 in the morning of this day, a Spanish force of 60 soldiers and an equal number of Cebuanos reaches Mactan. Faced by a force of some 1,500 Mactan inhabitants, The Spaniards are defeated and their leader, Ferdinand Magellan, is killed. 1565 The Spanish expedition of […]
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Dr. Alburo receives the Gawad Paz Marquez Benitez Award
The Unyon ng Manunulat ng Pilipinas honors Dr. Erlinda Kintanar Alburo with the Gawad Paz Marquez Benitez for outstanding literature teacher. The awarding ceremony will cap UMPIL’s 41st National Congress on August 29, 2015 at the Escaler Hall of the Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City. The Gawad Paz Marquez Benitez is an annual award […]
Sugilanong Sugbuanon: Cebuano Fiction until 1940
Alburo, Erlinda K, V. Bandillo, S. Dumdum & R. Mojares (eds.) Sugilanong Sugbuanon: Cebuano Fiction until 1940. Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press, 2009. P450.00 in the Philippines
Sugilanong Sugbuanon: Cebuano fiction 1941-2005
Alburo, Erlinda K., V. Bandillo, S. Dumdum & R. Mojares (eds.) Sugilanong Sugbuanon: Cebuano fiction 1941-2005. Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press, 2009. P450.00 in the Philippines