1888 “La Esperanza,” an economic association aimed at developing agriculture and commerce in Cebu, calls its first general meeting. Members are of Cebu’s economic elite: Buenaventura Veloso, Victoriano Osmeña, Pedro Cui, Francisco Llorente, Valeriano Climaco, Florentino Rallos, and others. 1930 The first issue of Babaye (1930-40), a Cebu magazine edited by Napoleon Dejoras, comes out. […]
Pre-War Works
Kinsa Ka Man? | Gardeopatra Quijano
Kinsa Ka Man? by Gardeopatra Quijano Download: PDF Contributed by: Geomarie Lyle A. Carino & Maria Juanita Theresa Romualdez
Kon ang Gugma maoy Mosilot | Florentino Suico
Kon ang Gugma maoy Mosilot by Florentino Suico Lering and Nonoy were victims of cupid’s arrow. They were so in-love that they decided to marry each other. Nobody thought that they would end up together because Nonoy was hated by Lering’s mother. One night, an incident happen and Lering went back to her mother which […]
Gugma sa Inahan | Vicente Sotto
Gugma sa Inahan by Vicente Sotto Gugma sa Inahan, beautifully written by Vicente Sotto, is a story about a young man, Titoy, who willfully wants to marry a well-off, daughter of a barangay captain in a town in Sugbo, and that is Mina. But his ill mother would not want him to marry Mina in […]
Andoy Hininginlan | Pantaleon Kardenas
Andoy, Hininginlan by Pantaleon Kardenas We follow the life of a diligent farmer, Andoy, who is exiled from his community. The family was demanded to leave by his employer who heard the gossips and rumors proliferated by envious neighbors. He leaves his life of abundance, and left for his hometown to start afresh. He misses […]
Ang Yawa | Pantaleon Kardenas
Ang Yawa by Pantaleon Kardenas The mother usually looks for food for them (the mother and the son) to eat; however, one day, she was unable to do so since she was in pain due to her sickness. The son would be angry and violent to the mother every time there was nothing prepared for […]
Hangtud sa Sala! | Escolastico Morre
Hangtud sa Sala! by Escolastico Morre In this story there was a young man named Floro who was deeply in love with Luisa, Luisa on the other hand was a beautiful young lady and for Floro, Luisa has the prettiest smile in their town. Floro was so dedicated to Luisa, he is so determined to […]
Gugmang walay paglubad | Escolastico Morre
Gugmang walay paglubad by Escolastico Morre A story of a forbidden and tragic love affair, Escolastico Morre’s Gugmang Walay Paglubad was published on January 26, 1923. The short tale tells the story of poor a young man named Tomas, who fell in love with Teresing, a woman he had fawned over for quite a while. […]
Panimalus | Marcelino Navarra
Panimalus by Marcelino Navarra Donya Basilisa, the heiress of a rich family, visited a small old house with an old woman named Margarita. Margarita wanted to talk to Donya Basilisa about a secret that she kept for a very long time with connection to Donya Basilisa. Margarita narrated her story, about her sister Flordelisa who […]
Ang Tawo Sa Ilawn Sa Sontana | Marcelino Navarra
Ang Tawo Sa Ilawn Sa Sontana by Marcelino Navarra It was Lenten season where everyone goes to church to confess their sins with the priest. Titay, a single woman confessed her sins with father Luis. As she confessed, father Luis said something accidentally about himself that caused Titay to panic. As the priest calmed Titay, […]
Alibangbang | Gardeopatra Quijano
Alibangbang by Gardeopatra Quijano The poem describes how the persona is enveloped in fascination in his experience with a butterfly. Download: PDF Contributed by: Geomarie Lyle A. Carino & Maria Juanita Theresa Romualdez