1923 “Academia Visaya,” and association of Cebuano-Language enthusiasts led by Elpidio S. Rama and Paulino R. Sanchez, is founded. 1941 Manuel L. Quezon and Sergio Osmeña are reelected President and Vice-President of the Commonwealth, respectively. 1947 The first post-war elections bring to the Cebu municipal board, Florencio Urot, Florentino Tecson, Jose Briones, Eulogio […]
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Nicolas Rafols
Nicolas Mercado Rafols Jr was born in Toledo, Cebu in 1894 and died on May 2, 1947. He was a poet and fictionist. His parents are Ignacia Mercado and Nicolas Rafols Sr, a Spanish mestizo who was one of those responsible for opening up the Toledo area to large-scale commercial agriculture. He studied in […]