The light of the candle flickered amongst the shadows around me; failing to illuminate what in daylight was clear. This candle was the only thing I had to protect me against darkness abounding. It felt threatening, maybe, but all the while comforting to know what it must have felt like…
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World War 2 In Cebu: A Child and her Japanese Friends
It was several days before the Japanese invasion of Cebu when the news reached the people of Talisay that the attack on the island was coming sooner rather than later. They gathered at the municipal hall to hear the grim news of the fall of Bataan and the surrender of…
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The Liberation of Cebu: The Battles of Gochan Hill and Babag Ridge
The horizon stretched on with the mountains of Cebu in the distance, not too near, yet not too far from the troops of the Americal division that were present inside the main body of Cebu City that had been captured only days before. Cebu City was the second largest city…
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The Liberation of Cebu: Talisay Landings 1945
The day was March 26th, 1945, “E-Day” on the island of Cebu in the central Philippines. It was a hot day with all the tropical heat baking on the black sands of Talisay point some ten kilometers due south of the large and prominent city of Cebu. The people in…
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The Saga of Fray Julian Bermejo Part 1: An Age of Pirates and Baluartes
A warrior who along with his people defended the land they collectively called home; a teacher of arts, medicine and literature who instead of making others adjust to his prospectively foreign needs instead adjusting to his people. A priest whose veracity together with his ferocity in teaching the faith gave…
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Two Buildings in Argao with History
“Every place has a history worth exploring. Every place has a history worth noting. Every place has a history worth knowing.” -UnknownCebu Southern Cebu is known for its splendid, pristine, clean white sand beaches and its other natural wonders like Kawasan Falls and Tumalog Falls. These are the sites most…
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Fallen beauty: Osorio Ancestral House
Right across the Old Central School of Dalaguete, Cebu is a massive ancestral house owned by the Osorio Family. You cannot help, but feel pity for the family that has sadly not taken care of their old home. Built in the late 1920s, possibly around 1928-1929 this house is owned…
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A Century Past: Finding the Link of a Century Old Sewing Machine
This is the journey of a single small Sewing Machine from the 1920s. Lost and found and lost again, it has been the subject of much appreciation and love and at the same time to witness to careless indifference from owner to owner. The start of this story begins over…
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Short History of Lagang
Filipino art today is in a state of decline with much of the new generation unaware or ignorant of the old Filipino arts. In the past Filipinos held very close to their hearts the traditions and old ways. It was and in part still is a critical part of our…
