1595 The Spanish King, Philip II, issues a royal decree granting to Cebu the title of a city. 1865 Birth in Barili, Cebu, of Cebuano priest-writer Ismael M. Paras (1865-1935). 1899 Santiago Ferraris, presidente of San Nicolas, presents to Col. R.H. Hamer a letter of the town council protesting the American occupation of San Nicolas. […]
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Cebuano Studies Center holds talk on new book of Cecilia Brainard
THE University of San Carlos (USC)-Cebuano Studies Center hosted the Cecilia Manguerra-Brainard Book Talk on Feb. 7, 2023 at the Fr. Anthony Buchcik Hall of the USC South Campus. The activity, which was done in cooperation with the University’s Department of Communications, Linguistics and Literature (DCLL), showcased the latest book of the author titled, Growing […]
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 […]
Yu wins the NCCA Writers’ Prize 2014 for Essay in Cebuano Language
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) awarded the NCCA Writers’ Prize 2014 for Essay in Cebuano Language to Dr. Hope Sabanpan-Yu, USC Director of the Cebuano Studies Center and professor of the Department of Languages and Literature, for her entry Naglangoy sa Langit. The NCCA Writers’ Prize is a biennial award given […]