1875 Birth in Carcar, Cebu, of Vicente Urgello, who served as congressman of the third district of Cebu in 1916-1922. 1891 Birth in Mandaue, Cebu, of Sotero B. Cabahug, congressman of Cebu and member of the Philippine Cabinet. 1917 The Partido Democrata is born with the fusion of the Partido Democrata and the Partido Progresista.
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Promoting creative writing
The USC Cebuano Studies Center in cooperation with Hale Manna hosted the 27th Cornelio Faigao Memorial Annual Writers Workshop 2011 at Moalboal on November 4-6, 2011. The workshop panelists this year are Erlinda Kintanar Alburo, Merlie M. Alunan, Genevieve Asenjo, and John Iremil Teodoro. Dr. Hope Sabanpan-Yu served as workshop director with Raphael […]
ASEAN Writers forum
Cebuano Studies Center, RAFI to hold ASEAN Writers forum The USC Cebuano Studies Center (CSC) and the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) held the first Great ASEAN Writers Series at 9 a.m. on Saturday, October 8, 2011, at the Bryant George Hall, Eduardo Aboitiz Development Studies Center, Cebu City. The aim of the forum was […]
July Double Book Launch
The National Committee on Literary Arts, USC Press and the USC Cebuano Studies Center launched the latest publications of Dr. Hope Sabanpan-Yu: Bridging Cultures: The Philippine Migrant Woman in the Works of Jessica Hagedorn, Fatima Lim-Wilson and Sophia Romero and Institutionalizing Motherhood in Cebuano Literature this Saturday, July 16, 2011 at the Buttenbruch Hall of […]
Academic Forum 5
The USC Cebuano Studies Center in cooperation with the USC College of Architecture and Fine Arts held an academic forum on Glocalization: Challenge to Heritage Preservation and Local History in the 21st Century last Thursday 25 August 2011 from 1-5pm at the Buttenbruch Hall of the USC Main Campus. Glocalization is the meaningful integration of […]
Victorino Abellanosa
Dramatist Victorino Abellanosa is the brother of Ramon and Onofre Abellanosa. Born in Pardo on December 23, 1903, the son of Baldomero Abellanosa, a well-known composer in Pardo. He started writing plays in 1921 and has to his credit some 20 plays, mostly zarzuelas, including Ninoy, Marti, King Solomon, and others. His plays have been […]
WILA to celebrate 20 years, launches two books
The Women in Literary Arts (WILA)-Cebul celebrated its 20th year as the only all-women creative writing group in the country last September 25, 3 p.m. at Casa Gorordo Museum. The anniversary celebration included poetry reading and launching of two books written by WILA members. Dubbed “Green at 20”, members read their own poems that celebrate […]
Welcome to Cebuano Studies Center
The Cebuano Studies Center was established in December 1975 by the University of San Carlos as part of the extension services of the university. It was first conceived in 1972 as an answer to the growing demand for research services in local history and vernacular literature. As envisioned, the Center hopes to be of service […]
About Cebu
Cebu (Cebuano: Sugbo) is a province in the Philippines, consisting of Cebu Island and 167 surrounding islands. It is located to the east of Negros, to the west of Leyte and Bohol islands. Cebu is a long narrow island stretching 225 kilometers from north to south, surrounded by 167 neighbouring, smaller islands…
Other Services
The Center encourages Cebuano Studies by organizing, sponsoring, and assisting in seminars and workshops on issues and problems in this area. In tandem with the academic departments and other research units of its mother institution, it holds exhibits and sponsors lectures, and prepares or makes available data and materials for classroom use. It also maintains […]
About Cebuano Studies Center
The Cebuano Studies Center is a center of research on all aspects of Cebuano culture. It functions as (1) a special library to house source materials pertaining to Cebu, as well as the predominantly Cebuano-speaking areas in the country; (2) a research center devoted to studies pertaining to Cebu in the area of the humanities […]