1854 The island of Bohol, which was formerly a part of Cebu Province, is a proclaimed a separate province by a royal order, together with the island of Siquijor. 1900 The residents of Barili and Sogod, through their respective town councils, register a formal protest against the American occupation of their towns.
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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 […]