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JANUARY 30
1885 A royal decree establishes Asturias, Cebu, as a parish, thus separating it from Balamban. The new parish is put under the patronage of San Roque.
JANUARY 29
1901 Pantaleon del Rosario (commander of the Central Column in the war against the Americans) writes to fellow guerilla chief Troadio Galicano, requesting reports on venues and expenses in the conduct of the war and setting guidelines for wages to insurgent officers and soldiers in Cebu.
JANUARY 26
1660 Juan Velez of the secular clergy is appointed 3rd Bishop of Cebu. 1705 Mercedarian Pedro Sanz de la Vega Landaverde Perulero is appointed 7th Bishop of Cebu.
JANUARY 25
1863 A bishop’s decree confirms the erection of San Francisco, Cebu, as a parish. 1867 The Vincentian Fathers (Padres Paules) take over the administration of the Seminario de San Carlos upon the request of the Bishop of Cebu.
JANUARY 24
1865 Birth in Carcar, Cebu, of Mariano Cui, lawyer and one-time head of the Public Utilities Commission of the Philippines. 1899 Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo approves the Cebu Provincial Council of the Philippine Republic. Members of the council are Luis Flores (president), Julio Llorente (vice-president), Arcadio Maxilom (councilor of police), Mariano Veloso (councilor of finance), Segundo […]
JANUARY 23
1899 The First Philippine Republic is inaugurated in Malolos, Bulacan, with Emilio Aguinaldo as president. 1943 Cebu guerillas, under Major Olegario Baura (commander of the Central Cebu Sector) engage the Japanese in heavy fighting in Malubog, Toledo. The battle lasts for three days.
JANUARY 22
1944 Col. James Cushing is officially recognized as Commanding Officer of the Cebu Area Command in the guerilla organization against the Japanese. It is long-delayed recognition owing to operational misunderstandings and communication problems with the U.S. command in Australia.
JANUARY 21
1869 Birth in Cebu, of Fructuoso Ramos who was first elected mayor of Cebu City in 1916. 1946 Sergio Osmeña, Sr., accepts nomination by the Nacionalista Party as the party’s candidate for President of the Philippines.
JANUARY 20
Fiesta of Borbon, Cebu. 1734 Manuel Antonio de Ocio y Ocampo of the secular clergy is appointed as the 8th Bishop of Cebu. 1852 A decree of the Bishop establishes Moalboal as a parish, separating it from Badian. 1877 Nueva Caceres, Cebu, is erected as a parish.
JANUARY 19
1846 Dominican Romualdo Gimeno is appointed the 16th Bishop of Cebu. 1858 San Fernando, Cebu, is established as a parish, with San Isidro Labrador as patron saint.