1903 Gregorio Aglipay speaks at Plaza Rizal during a public rally which formally launches the Aglipayan movement in Cebu. 1952 A peace conference on board the presidential yacht, “Apo,” presided over by President Elpidio Quirino, brings together the feuding Sergio Osmeña, Jr., and Mariano Jesus Cuenco for reconciliation. The meeting brings about a truce of […]
Tag: Mariano Mercado
Center receives recognition during the Don Mariano Awards 2013
Last September 8, 2013 was the 136th birth anniversary of Mariano Avila Mercado, mayor of Carcar in the 1920s. During his administration, Mercado built the Carcar Dispensary, formerly health center before and after the war and is now a museum, the swimming pool just behind the dispensary which served as American soldiers’ recreation area, the […]