1612 Augustinian Pedro de Arce is appointed as the 2nd Bishop of Cebu. 1935 The first elections under the new Philippine Constitution are held. Manuel L. Quezon and Sergio Osmeña are elected president and vice-president, respectively. 1961 The new City of Danao is inaugurated pursuant to Republic Act No. 3028 passed on June 7, 1961.
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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 […]