Revealing the History and Heritage of the Philippines: One Post at a Time
Here is shown, historical events over time in UnknownCebu’s writings
The Warrior Priest of Boljoon, Fray Julian Bermejo Horabuena, O.S.A can very well be hailed as one of the defenders of Cebu against the unrelenting onslaught of Moro pirates from their territories in Mindanao. It is his contribution to the defense of the south in the form of the organization…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Cebuanos for many years before the construction of South Road Properties or SRP in Cebu the small island which was about 800 meters from the mainland and many more remember the beaches and the fishing stations on this island. Kawit island was the name of this place and even though…
This is the third part of the Evolution of the Filipino ancestral house series. This third part will cover the very late Spanish period and the early period American era architecture in this part we will see the development of the Bahay na Bato into the Bahay Amerikano the stylized…
This is the second Part of this four part series on the Evolution of the Filipino ancestral house in the Philippines. In this second part we will see the development of the Spanish era Ancestral house as it develops from its most basic form as seen in the first part…
The Filipino ancestral house is one of the most important parts of the Culture and history of the nation. Many of our Philippine heroes and idols were born and lived in these houses, and their history can be seen in where and what they grew up in. Unfortunately some people…
