Fiesta of Tudela, Cebu. Fiesta of Madridejos, Cebu. 1861 Birth in Kalibo, Capiz, of Mariano Albao Cuenco (1861-1909), journalist, writer and candidate for Cebu Governor. He is the father of M.J. Cuenco, Jose Ma. Cuenco, and others. 1965 Death of Arcadio B. Ylaya (1886-1965), lawyer, publisher and editor.
Tag: Carcar City
South of the City: Tales from Carcar
South of the City: Tales from Carcar. Edited by Hope Sabanpan-Yu. Cebu City: Dual Story Brand Strategy, Inc., 2023. P 600.00 in the Philippines*
Center receives recognition during the Don Mariano Awards 2013
Last September 8, 2013 was the 136th birth anniversary of Mariano Avila Mercado, mayor of Carcar in the 1920s. During his administration, Mercado built the Carcar Dispensary, formerly health center before and after the war and is now a museum, the swimming pool just behind the dispensary which served as American soldiers’ recreation area, the […]