1898 A battle between Spanish soldiers and Cebuano insurgents takes place in the town of Tuburan, Cebu. 1899 Julio Llorente is elected provincial president of Cebu by a popular junta composed of representatives from 40 out of 58 towns in Cebu. He replaces Luis Flores. 1900 The maiden issue of Sergio Osmeña’s El Nuevo Dia […]
Tag: Buklugan Panitikan
Cebu Reads Lazaro Francisco
Still in line with the NLM celebration was the event dubbed as CEBU READS LAZARO FRANCISCO, held in the Fr. Albert Van Gansewinkel Hall in the University of San Carlos-Downtown Campus last 11 April 2019 from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm. Under the sponsorship of the NCCA, KWF, and the USC Cebuano Studies Center, in […]
National Literature Month Celebration 2019
In accordance with Proclamation No. 968, signed in 2015, the National Literature Month (NLM) is celebrated every April, under the auspices of the National Commission for Culture and Arts (NCCA), Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) and the National Book Development Board-Philippines. This year’s theme was BUKLUGAN PANITIKAN, a phrase adapted from buklog, the Subanen ritual for […]