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
May 15
Fiesta of Tabogon, Cebu 1565 The image of the Santo Niño is formally enthroned. In a formal ceremony, it is taken to the house where it was found and then carried in a procession to a temporary chapel that was to evolve into the Santo Niño Church. 1872 Birth in Bogo, Cebu, of Celestino Rodriguez, […]
May 14
1904 The barrio of Zapatera in Cebu City (‘the focus of the Iglesia Filipina” in Cebu ) celebrates a fiesta marked by a demonstration of support for the Philippine Independent Church. Street arches bear inscriptions expressing support for Aglipay and denouncing the “Romanistas.” 1935 In a plebiscite, the Philippine Constitution is ratified by the Filipino […]
May 13
1697 Franciscan Miguel Bayot is appointed as the 6th Bishop of Cebu. 1891 Birth in Cebu, of Miguel Raffiñan, lawyer and Cebu congressman of the pre-war period (1916-22, 1931.)
May 12
1962 President Diosdado Macapagal changes the date of the celebration of Independence Day from July 4 to June 12.
May 11
1942 The Japanese command in Manila issues a communiqué, “At 9:30 o’clock on the evening of May 10, 1942, Major-General Sharp, commander-in-chief of the Visayas and Mindanao, swore an unconditional surrender of all troops under his command and gave the necessary orders to his troops.”
May 10
1894 Birth in Barili, Cebu, of Antonio M. Abad (1894-1970), writer and journalist in Spanish and Cebuano and winner of prizes in the Nobel Awards and the Commonwealth Literary Awards.
May 9
1885 A bishop’s decree confirms the erection of Asturias, Cebu, as a parish. It was created by royal decree on Jan. 30, 1885. Asturias was thus separated from Balamban.
MAY 8
Fiesta of Mandaue City 1565 Miguel Lopez de Legazpi establishes the Spanish settlement of Cebu as “Villa de San Miguel.” Ground is broken for a triangular fort and sites marked off for Spanish quarters and a church. 1878 Birth in Dumanjug, Cebu, of Dionisio Jakosalem (1878-1931), lawyer, journalist, Cebu governor, and Secretary of Commerce and […]
MAY 7
1827 A Spanish expedition, which includes 1,100 Cebuanos, leaves Cebu for Bohol to suppress a rebellion in the towns of that province.
MAY 6
1942 Corregidor surrenders to the Japanese forces. 1952 The Cebu Workshop, a civic organization of women in the local foreign community, is founded.