Today in the History of Cebu
MARCH 16
1906 Birth in Naga, Cebu, of Cebuano writer and labor leader Florentino D. Tecson (1906-1962). He also served as Cebu City Vice-Mayor. 1949 Julio R. Rosales of the secular clergy is appointed as the 2nd Archbishop (and 22nd Bishop) of Cebu.
MARCH 15
1905 A big fire levels Cebu’s commercial district, damage is placed at 1.7 million pesos. 1952 Sergio Osmeña, Sr., receives the Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, from the University of Southern Philippines. He delivers a speech on the value of education in national development.
MARCH 14
1899 Lt. Col. Thomas H. Hamer is assigned as the first American military governor of Cebu. Cebu is designated as a subdistrict under the Department of the Visayas with headquarters in Iloilo. On this day, the Americans also establish in what is now Freedom Park the Post of Cebu, later called Warwick Barracks. 1902 Birth […]
MARCH 13
1898 On this day (and the whole month of March), the Katipunan is busy clandestinely recruiting members in Cebu, especially among seamen and the workers of Smith-Belle. Among the Katipunan organizers are Anastacio Oclinario, Mariano Hernandez, and Florencio Gonzales.
MARCH 12
Fiesta of Ginatilan, Cebu 1946 President Sergio Osmeña creates the National Urban Planning Commission to coordinate the reconstruction and development of urban areas throughout the Philippines.
MARCH 11
1898 A secret meeting of the Katipunan in Cebu is held with Candido Padilla, Luis Flores, Francisco Llamas, Jacinto Pacaña, and others, attending. The Katipunan leaders decide to start the local anti-Spanish uprising on April 8, Good Friday. 1904 In ceremonies held in the Cebu Cathedral, Thomas A. Hendrick is installed as Bishop of Cebu.
MARCH 10
1863 Pardo, Cebu, is established as a parish by royal decree. Its patron saint is Santo Tomas de Villanueva.
MARCH 9
1900 Cebu guerillas under Lorenzo Eje enter the barrio of Talamban and drive out the Americans. They then burn the barrio. 1944 Cebu wartime governor Jose Delgado issues a public proclamation pleading for peace: “I call on the citizenry to help the government in stopping the activities of the guerillas.”
MARCH 8
1945 In Malacañang Palace, President Sergio Osmeña administers the oath of office to the members of the Cabinet.
MARCH 7
1954 The Cebu Provincial Nacionalista Party directorate passes a resolution accepting Governor Sergio Osmeña Jr., into the NP. The young Osmeña has just defected from the Liberal Party, saying his loyalty in the past had been to Elpidio Quirino and not to the Liberal Party.