1847 A Bishop’s decree confirms the establishment of Poro, in Camotes Island, as a parish. 1937 Buenaventura Rodriguez becomes Governor of Cebu. In the first elections of city council members under the new Cebu City Charter, the following are elected: Regino Mercado, Felipe Pacaña, Leandro Tojong, Jose Solon, Jose Nolasco, Jose Fortich, Dominador Abella, and […]
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 […]