1860 Aroyal decree creates a regional government in the Visayas and another in Mindanao to strengthen central authority in these regions. Each is put under a politico-military governor directly responsible to the Governor-Genral of the Philippines. 1865 Birth in Cebu, Cebu, of Fr. Emiliano Mercado, religious writer and prominent parish priest of San Nicolas. 1900 […]
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The 10th Taboan Writers Festival to take place in Tagbilaran City, Bohol
A flagship project of the National Commission of Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the Taboan Writers Festival is an annual gathering of writers from all over the country. The festival sets up shop in a different region every year where writers, readers, scholars, researchers, and lovers of Philippine literature trade diverse ideas about culture, history […]