Cebu Archdiocese ties up with Smart, InnoPub for historic exhibit
A chronicle of the richness of the Archdiocese of Cebu’s historical patrimony, the Panaw sa Pagtuo: The Journey of Faith at 500 Years of Christianity…
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Lapulapu was ready to submit to the King of Spain just not to Humabon: historian
Far from the simplistic and nationalistic recounting of the Battle of Mactan as local warriors repelling foreign invaders, what happened had more to do with…
Bantayan is under the patronage of St. Peter; how did St. Paul get into the picture?
Upon its turnover to secular priests at the dawn of the 17th century and for 400 years, the Bantayan parish was under the patronage of…
Cebu Archdiocese, CBCP to focus on first baptism, spread of faith in 2021 celebration
The baptism of Cebuanos led by Rajah Humabon will be the focus of the Archdiocese of Cebu and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines…
Lapulapu statue implicated in deaths of Opon mayors
In the old town center of Opon, the old name of Lapu-Lapu City when it was still a municipality, stands a statue of Lapulapu carrying…
Marica! Bisaya words in use when Magellan was in Cebu
I’ve long been curious about the word marica, which I first heard when I relocated to Cebu more than 20 years ago. I never heard…
Magellan’s Cross offers indulgence to Catholic faithful
Augustinian friar Santos Gomez Marañon, who served as bishop of Cebu from 1829 to 1840, granted the Magellan’s Cross plenary indulgence to those who pray…
In Oslob, Fr. Bermejo looks out to sea he protected in his lifetime
Just outside the compound of the Inmaculada Concepcion parish church in Oslob, southern Cebu, stands a forlorn statue of a slightly hunched priest holding a…
You think you’re kinky? Wait till you read about sexual practices of ancient Cebuanos
(WARNING: this article tackles a mature subject in graphic fashion) These people go naked, Italian scholar Antonio Pigafetta wrote in his account of the Armada…
Is the original really encased inside Magellan’s Cross?
No, according to several historians. The panel placed at the foot of the cross makes two astonishing claims: that it contains the original Magellan’s Cross…
Is Colon really the oldest street in the Philippines?
No, writes Dr. Resil Mojares in Integracion/Internacion: The Urbanization of Cebu in Archival Records of the Spanish Colonial Period. There were already streets even before…
TBT: Did you know the capitol was once located across Plaza Independencia?
Before the Cebu Provincial Government transferred to the current location of the Capitol, the provincial governor held office at the Casa de Gobierno or the…
San Juan Bautista Parish Church, once Cebu’s most opulent church
DIONISIO Alo stood seething with anger as authorities tore down the magnificent San Juan Bautista Parish Church in Parian in the late 1870s. “His heart…