1900 An American force under Maj. H.B. McCoy engages Cebuano under Gen. Emilio Verdeflor near Balamban. The encounter results in the death of Verdeflor, one of the ablest generals of the war against the Americans in Cebu. 1953 Jose V. Rodriguez assumes the Cebu City mayorship, succeeding Vicente S. del Rosario. Rodriguez remains mayor until […]
Tag: Austregelina EspinaMoore
Where a fire tree grows
Espina-Moore, Austregelina Where a fire tree grows. Translated by Hope Sabanpan-Yu Cebu City: University of San Carlos Press, 2009. P 500.00 in the Philippines
Austregelina Espina-Moore
Lina Espina-Moore (b. 1919) belongs to the post Second World War generation of Filipino writers who have contributed much to the vitality of Philippine Literature in English. She has written novels, short stories, essays, and poetry in Cebuano and in English. An outstanding fictionist, her novels and stories written in her native Cebuano have appeared […]