1898 The Philippine Republic establishes provincial and municipal governments in Cebu. Presidents of the Cebu provincial council and of the junta popular of the municipality of Cebu are Luis Flores and Julio Llorente, respectively. 1961 Inauguration of the new City of Lapulapu, created by Republic Act No. 3134 on June 17, 1961.
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Last big literary event of the year
Creative writers, literature teachers and students, and literature enthusiasts of Cebu are invited to the Taboan 2016 Cebu at 1-5 p.m. on Thursday, Dec.8 at the Robinson’s Galleria Cebu. Entrance is free. Taboan 2016 Cebu will pay tribute to Dr. Erlinda K. Alburo for her contribution to Cebuano arts, letters and culture. A conversation on […]
Translation: Beyond Basics
About forty teachers, students, and aspiring translators took part in the translation seminar-workshop Translation: Beyond Basics, last October 14-15, 2016 at the University of San Carlos (USC) Downtown Campus. The sessions include lectures on translation theories and the craft of translation given by renowned practitioners in translation studies, Dr. John Iremil Teodoro, Dr. Ralph Semino […]
Translation: Beyond Basics seminar
The USC Cebuano Studies Center, in cooperation with Inotherwords, Inc. (IOW) and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, will conduct a seminar/workshop, Translation: Beyond Basics, for teachers and aspiring translators, on October 14-15, 2016. Translation: Beyond Basics aims to capacitate its participants in the theories and skill of translation to enable them to […]
Japan-Related Research Grant Opportunity by Sumitomo Foundation
The Sumitomo Foundation is a non-profit grant-making organization which was established by 20 companies of the Sumitomo Group Japan. Sumitomo Foundation annually gives grants to researcher who take Japan-related issues as their research topic. This year Sumitomo Foundation would grants ¥300.000 – ¥1.1 million for any researcher from Asian countries (except Japan). Any research project […]
Pambansang Kumperensiya sa Wika at Panitikang Sebwano
Itatampok ng Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) at University of San Carlos Cebuano Studies Center ang wika at panitikang Sebwano sa 25-27 Abril 2016 sa Gansewinkel Hall, University of San Carlos, Lungsod Cebu. Layon ng kumperensiya na matalakay ang mga isyu at pagbabago na kinakaharap ng wika at panitikang Sebwano na mahalagang sandigan sa pagpapaunlad […]
The Launch of the Faigao Books
The latest addition to University of San Carlos Press publications, Canto Voice, a collection of short mock satiric verses by the late Cornelio F. Faigao, launches at the Waterfront Cebu City hotel in cooperation with the Freeman Lifestyle on June 8, 2013, 3-6pm, together with Linda Faigao-Hall’s The Female Heart and Other […]