San Vidal, patron saint of Cebu City, languishes in obscurity
On this day 458 years ago, Miguel Lopez de Legazpi took control of Cebu and, as was the practice of Spaniards, placed it under the…
History
Fray Pedro: The bishop of Cebu who refused to go to his post
Bishop Pedro Sanz de la Vega y Landaverde was consecrated bishop of Cebu on January 26, 1705. But he never set foot in Cebu. Bishop…
Speeches, banquets, a huge crowd, and politics, how Cebu City welcomed new charter
Consummatum est. Tanan Natapus Na. That was how Bag-ong Kusog opened its report on the Cebu City Charter that took effect on February 24, 1937….
Forum to tackle Chinese influence on Cebuano life in precolonial, colonial, and contemporary periods
To celebrate the Lunar New Year, a hybrid forum will discuss the Chinese and Chinese Mestizo involvement in the economic life of Cebu from pre-colonial…
Casa Gorordo unveils 40th year logo, anniversary activities
Casa Gorordo Museum set in motion a highly-anticipated 40th year celebration next year with recollections of this mid-19th century house from key individuals, new logo…
Saint Francis of Assisi Parish in Balamban: symbol of hope and faith
elisa Adolfo Presbetero, 67, has been selling candles outside the Saint Francis of Assisi Parish in Balamban for more than 30 years now. The money…
Carcar’s newest stop: Obelisk to honor Chief Justice Jose Abad Santos
A marker to honor the late Supreme Court Chief Justice Jose Abad Santos is the newest tourist attraction in the heritage city of Carcar in…
Heritage of Cebu Monument: History carved in stone
Right in the center of historic Barangay Pari-an is a tourist attraction that stands tall with its rigid features consisting of sculptures made of brass,…
Bantayan to revert to Parish of St. Peter The Apostle
The Bantayan parish will reverse a change that has been described by various Church people as unauthorized and will again become the Parish of St….
From the archives: Mass gatherings during a pandemic
Authorities are asking people to put off and avoid mass gatherings with the spread of the more contagious but reportedly less virulent omicron strain of…
Preserving Cebuano Heritage: Cebu City Government, C2W to revive city’s historic Freedom Park
Cebu City’s historic Freedom Park was once a vibrant setting for gatherings and a bastion for freedom of expression where people exchanged ideas about issues….
Bantayan sa Hari: A remnant of Mandaue's rich history
I grew up thinking it was an abandoned jail. During summer breaks as a kid, my friends and I would pass by this cylindrical structure…
Forum on baluartes and rap contest to mark 123rd Philippine independence
Cebu historians, a Tausug scholar, and an Augustinian priest will delve into the Moro raids and Spanish fortifications in the late 16th to early 19th…
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…
Scholars, women advocates to tackle precolonial Visayan women power in bed and politics
Dominance of women in religion, culture, politics, and sex in precolonial Visayas is the focus of a panel discussion among scholars and women advocates during…
Scholars to trace roots of Sinulog dance, 500 year-old Cebuano devotion to Sto. Niño
Cebu scholars and an Islamic Studies Tausug professor will look into the origins of the different versions of the Sinulog: the war dance and the…
Educators, heritage advocates, youth groups to celebrate 1898 Cebu Independence
Officials of the Department of Education-Region 7 (DepEd-7) and Cebu island school division superintendents will participate physically while those in other Central Visayas provinces will…
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…
Digital tools to help revive PH tourism in new normal
After several months of lockdown in various parts of the Philippines, efforts are underway to revive economic activity. This includes the tourism industry which is…
Tech bridges heritage conservation to the ‘new normal’
Technology not only helps in the preservation of heritage, it can also do wonders in reinventing how we experience it. The Cebu Archdiocesan Commission for…