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MARCH 30
1945 After suffering heavy losses, the 182nd U.S. Infantry Regiment stages an assault on Go Chan Hill near Cebu City. By dusk, the area is cleared of Japanese soldiers.
MARCH 29
1881 Santa Fe, Cebu, is established as a parish by royal decree. Its patron is the Dulcisimo Nombre de Hesus. 1945 The battle of Go Chan Hill near Cebu City is fiercely fought between Japanese defenders and the 182nd Infantry Regiment of the Americal Division.
MARCH 28
1854 A decree of the Bishop separates Dumanjug from the jurisdiction of Barili and establishes it as a parish. 1945 The 182nd Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army takes Lahug Airfield where the Americans encounter the first organized resistance from the Japanese since their landing in Talisay. Americal Division units also land in Opon and […]
MARCH 27
1921 Death of Cebuano editor and writer, Escolastico Morre (1888-1921), known as “Errome.” 1945 Cebu City is taken by American forces with no opposition from the Japanese. Elements of the 132nd and 182nd U.S. Infantry Regiments of the Americal Division occupied the city and thus ended Japanese occupation of the capital.
MARCH 26
1945 After an hour-long bombardment, Americal Division units land in Talisay at 8:30 AM. They land unopposed but heavy damage is inflicted by land mines. Thus begun the American “liberation” of Cebu. 1970 Death of one of Cebu’s most popular writer, Sulpicio Osorio (1898-1970), better-known as “Sulposor.”
MARCH 25
1898 Spanish soldiers massacre many Visayan sailors in Camba Street in Manila. This is cited as a contributory factor to the April 3 anti-Spanish uprising in Cebu. 1932 Death of Francisco V. Arias (1885-1932), Cebuano writer and editor. He was also elected Cebu Vice-Mayor in 1907.
MARCH 24
1892 Birth in Kalibo, Aklan, of Gabriel M. Reyes, Archbishop of Cebu. 1947 Death of Alberto Ylaya (1875-1947), Cebuano journalist and dramatist.
MARCH 23
1864 A bishop’s decree confirms the erection of San Remigio, Cebu, as a parish, thus separating it from the Jurisdiction of Bogo. Its patron saint is San Juan Nepomuceno. 1891 Birth in Gapan, Nueva Ecija, of Alfredo V. Jacinto Cebu Provincial Treasurer and Mayor of Cebu City in 1937-38.
MARCH 22
1850 A royal decree creates the parish of Pinamungahan, Cebu, under the patronage of Santa Monica. It is thus separated from Barili. 1902 A popular demonstration calling for the expulsion of the friars is held in Cebu. Some 500 Cebuanos led by Vicente Sotto, and Alfredo Mercado, and Filemon Sotto, march from Teatro Junquera to […]
MARCH 21
1568 Rajah Tupas of Cebu is baptized a Catholic by Father Diego Herrera and receives the name Felipe in honor of King Philip II. 1825 Dominican Francisco Genoves is appointed as 14th Bishop of Cebu. 1899 The Cebu revolutionary council under Arcadio Maxilom is convened for a meeting in Pardo, which had been set up […]