1896 Birth in Cebu, Cebu, of Hilario Abellana, who served as mayor of Cebu, member of the National Assembly, and war-time Governor of Cebu. 1944 The Commonwealth Government, with Sergio Osmeña as president, is restored in Tacloban in rites presided over by Gen. Douglas MacArthur. 1953 President Elpidio Quirino promulgates Executive Order No. 621 which […]
Tag: NCCA Writers’ Prize 2014 for Essay in Cebuano Language
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 […]