1898 The battle of Budla-an (in Talamban) between Spanish soldiers and Cebuano insurgents under Gen. Alejo Miñoza takes place. Both sides suffer losses and the Spaniards withdraw. 1899 Secretary of War Antonio Luna writes to Arcadio Maxilom, revolutionary chief of Cebu, to impose punishment on those who promote collaboration with the Americans.
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This Thing of Darkness
This Thing of Darkness Female Shapeshifters in Philippine and Japanese Literature Yu, Hope Sabanpan. This Thing of Darkness Female Shapeshifters in Philippine and Japanese Literature Cebu: University of San Carlos Press, 2018. P 500.00 in the Philippines*

Yu receives research grant from the Sumitomo Foundation
Dr. Hope Sabanpan-Yu, director of the USC Cebuano Studies Center, and a professor of the Department of Languages and Literature, was awarded a research grant by the Sumitomo Foundation. The grant is for the comparative study of maternal representations in both Japanese and Philippine literature. Out of the 305 applications received by the Foundation, only […]