The Ancestral House of the Vicenta family is one of the last Ancestral houses in Barangay Tangke,Talisay. According to the current owner Stefa Cabanes the house was built before she was born, and considering that she was born in 1957 the house was most likely built in 1953-1955. The house…
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History of Sugar in Talisay: Marpepe Sugar Mills
The sugar industry of Talisay is one of the most important Economics drivers for the Community in the past and even today. The title of Sugar Central was given to Barangay Mohon in Talisay in 1922 to recognize the massive sugar mill that existed there. The Spanish Sugar mill “Maquina…
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The Alega Gang of Cebu
Talisay today unfortunately is sometimes associated with crime and drugs and that has been the case for many years but in the 1980s the crime reached a head and from this environment of crime and drugs a gang was formed. The Talisay of the 1980s was characterized by a boom…
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Sugar Industry of Talisay,Cebu
Today The city of Talisay Cebu is well known for its Lechon Festival and the Lechon itself which is Roasted Pig, But long ago Talisay was known as the Sugar Central of the south, out producing many municipalities in Cebu and having one of the largest Sugar Mills in the…
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The Plight of Heritage Acacia Trees in Cebu: History
Cebu is one of the most naturally beautiful islands in the Philippines. Cebu plays host to many species of Bird and wildlife not to mention the abundance of life in the surrounding Oceans and Mangroves in Cebu. For the past few years a battle has been raging between the DPWH…
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Restauro Ancestral House of Talisay,Cebu
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