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To encourage more in-depth stories on Cebuano culture, history and heritage, the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (Rafi) held its first Heritage For Media forum at the Casa Gorordo Museum yesterday morning. The forum kicked off a series…
Mana,” in Tagalog, “Kabilin,” or “Erihensya” in Cebuano, or “Panublion” in Hiligaynon, refers to a precious intangible or tangible called “heritage.” Heritage has a different meaning to different stakeholders. Not a few think of it in material…
Not even the National Heritage Law (NHL) of 2009, national cultural agencies and a cease-demolition order from Mayor Jose Tumulak prevented the demolition of the Don Tio Bonpua heritage house in Oslob, Cebu. The house cum…
FOLLOWING the recent reconstruction of the Gotiaco building, the Sugbu Chinese Heritage Museum Foundation Inc. (SCHMFI) held a special opening of the Sugbu Chinese Heritage Museum in support of Gabii sa Kabilin. The 100-year-old pre-Hispanic building is…
On midafternoon of June 12, Philippine Independence Day, my wood relief (carving) sculpture entitled “Leon Kilat ug ang Kagubot sa Sugbo sa 1898” (“Leon Kilat and the Revolution in Cebu in 1898”) was finally unveiled at Palm…
The 103-year-old Gotiaoco building is dressed for a night out tonight. Not just any other night, too. For the first time, she joins the “Gabii sa Kabilin,” an 11-year-tradition in Cebu that celebrates heritage. By May…
Gabii sa Kabilin 2017 brought me to a sneak preview of the forthcoming Sugbu Chinese Heritage Museum thanks to the invitation of Dr. Joy Gerra. The museum is still undergoing restoration, but we have a view of…
GABII SA KABILIN A traffic rerouting will be implemented in Cebu City for today’s “Gabii sa Kabilin,” an annual cultural activity which will be held from 5 p.m. to midnight. The Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO)…
Our educators, our young people, especially the females, are blessed to have the heritage cards. These can be inspirations as they work for their dreams. These emphasize that there are no limits to their possible explorations and…
May is National Heritage Month but is more popularly associated with fiestas everywhere from big towns to the barangays. The fiesta culture is part of our heritage, but the focus is more on the food and hardly…
April is a very historic month for Cebu and the Cebuanos because three major inspiring events occurred within this month in the history of Cebu and by extension, the Philippines. The Battle of Mactan happened on April…
The times are a-changing for the US. And, boy, will these changes cause ripples all over the world. As expected the era of an ultra-conservative president leading the world’s most powerful nation, the United States, would start…
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