Looking beyond the first Mass in Limasawa

Ambeth R. Ocampo - @inquirerdotnet 03/31/2021

The spoiler for today’s commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the first Easter Mass in Limasawa are the advocates who stubbornly insist that it was actually held in Butuan. It seems we are far from closure after…

Enriched by Resil B. Mojares

Sofia Aliño Logarta 10/31/2018

Reading Resil Mojares has always been a very stimulating experience. Upon learning that he had been proclaimed National Artist I was overjoyed for many reasons. First of all, local history is very important for young Cebuanos, especially…

CEBUANOS’ PRIDE

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 10/23/2018

RESIL MOJARES, National Artist for Literature Cebu finally has its first national artist. Dr. Resil Mojares, historian and literary writer and critic, will be officially conferred the distinction as National Artist for Literature in a ceremony in…

The Cebuanos’ devotion to Santo Niño

01/30/2017

TO have a comprehensive account on the evolution of the Cebuano’s devotion to the Santo Niño and to establish the roots of Cebuano society, Dr. Resil B. Mojares launched his book entitled, The Feast of the Santo…

Entrepreneur invests in Cebu’s first library café for homegrown authors

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 01/15/2017

ENTREPRENEUR Caroline Porras, president and chief executive officer of ClintKAMMS Corp., invested about P1 million or another business venture that will serve as home of printed books and a venue for authors to converge and discuss their…

Sharing historical research

Sofia Aliño Logarta 07/20/2016

Hambin (Hamiling Kabilin-Cherished Legacy) is a group that has been taking our local heritage seriously; they had taken courses on various aspects of it. It celebrated its founding anniversary very aptly by having Dr. Michael Cullinane share…

A notable remembrance

Madrileña de la Cerna 12/13/2015

An unusual way of marking the 70th anniversary of the end of the Japanese occupation was the launching of “The War in Cebu” an illustrated chronicle of World War II in Cebu published by the University of…

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