Fiesta of Carcar, Cebu. 1898 Luis Flores, head of the revolutionary forces in Cebu, delegates to Emilio Verdaflor, commander of Cebu’s Western Sector, the duty of organizing revolutionary municipal governments in the province in accordance with Aguinaldo’s decree of June 18, 1898. 1930 Death of Cebu revolutionary leader and prominent pre-war lawyer Pantaleon del Rosario.
Today in the History of Cebu
JULY 4
Philippine-American Friendship Day 1883 Birth in Cebu, Cebu, of Uldarico A. Alviola (1883-1966), prominent Cebuano writer and journalist. 1906 The parish of Opon is turned over to the Redemtorists by Fr. Vicente Roa, Opon parish priest, upon orders from Bishop Thomas Hendrick. 1920 The Elite, one of the most popular of pre-war Cebu restaurants, is […]
JULY 3
1856 A royal decree establishes Alegria, Cebu, as a parish, separating it from the jurisdiction of Malabuyoc. Its patron saint is San Francisco Javier.
JULY 2
1926 The bones of revolutionary hero Leon Kilat (Pantaleon Villegas) are exhumed in a cemetery in Carcar. They are transferred to Leon Kilat’s hometown of Bacong, Negros Oriental, upon representation of a citizens’ committee of Bacong.
JULY 1
1887 The Royal Audiencia is inaugurated in Cebu. President of this royal court in Cebu is Don Francisco Correa. Prominent court officers include fiscals Miguel Logarta and Segundo Singson and alternate magistrates Julio Llorente and Jose Gandionco. 1906 Sergio Osmeña and other Filipino leaders establish the Partido Independista-Inmediata to campaign for independence through legal means. […]
JUNE 30
1860 Aroyal decree creates a regional government in the Visayas and another in Mindanao to strengthen central authority in these regions. Each is put under a politico-military governor directly responsible to the Governor-Genral of the Philippines. 1865 Birth in Cebu, Cebu, of Fr. Emiliano Mercado, religious writer and prominent parish priest of San Nicolas. 1900 […]
JUNE 29
Fiesta of Bantayan, Cebu 1907 The Cebu Courier, an English-Spanish weekly edited by Jerome Nealon, makes its first appearance.
JUNE 27
1959 The Liberal Party and Progressive Party of the Philippines pick their coalition senatorial ticket for the 1959 election. Senator Mariano Jesus Cuenco of the Nacionalista Party is included as a guest candidate.
JUNE 26
1856 A royal decree establishes Minglanilla, Cebu, as a parish. This is confirmed by a decree of the Bishop on Oct. 30, 1857. 1971 Death of Mariano B. Dimataga who served as mayor of Lapulapu City.
JUNE 25
1863 San Francisco, in Camotes Island, is established as a parish. 1869 A royal decree establishes Consolacion, Cebu, as parish. This is confirmed by the Bishop of Cebu on Feb. 21, 1871. 1931 The first recorded violent student demonstration in the Philippines occurs in the Cebu City High School as students protest the order of […]