1614 Fr. Pedro De Arce, Bishop of Cebu, separates the city area into two parishes, the ciudad, for the Spanish, and the Parian, for the Chinese mestizos. The third division in the port areais San Nicolas reserved for the natives or naturales. 1903 The Philippine Commission passes Public Act No. 952 which reduces the number […]
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Cebuano Poetry Sugboanong Balak
Alburo, Erlinda K., et al (trans-eds.) Cebuano Poetry/Sugbuanong Balak until 1940. Cebu City: Cebuano Studies Center, 1988. (with critical preface, bilingual texts and annotations) 232 p. P350.00 in the Philippines* (Out of print)