Ka Bino with some students from the University of the Philippines-Diliman.
Walk past the narrow streets of downtown Cebu City and chances are you might bump into someone who gives a walking tour of Cebu history. It’s even a bit surprising that this guy did not grow up in Cebu nor did he acquire his degree from a local institution enough to get a full grasp of local heritage and yet he’s one of the most conversant when it comes to touring guests. Continue Reading »
A circa-1950s aerial view of Osmeña Boulevard and the Fuente rotunda (Photo Credits: Tomas Ch.Osmeña)
Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama’s call for the rehabilitation of the entire stretch of Osmeña Boulevard reminds us of an earlier movement that shaped some of the cities of the USA and became one of the tools that the Americans used in manifesting her power as a colonial ruler to the Philippines.
The City Beautiful Movement shaped Chicago and so did its influence in the cities of Manila, Cebu, Baguio and Zamboanga. In Cebu City for example, Willam E. Parsons was tasked to draw up a plan for the development of a new city center away from the old Spanish-era center which we now loosely refer today as downtown. Continue Reading »
Above: The set of gold earrings which was excavated recently in Plaza Independencia. (Photo by Jose Eleazar Bersales)
A fragment of another gold death mask was found in Plaza Independencia which brings to three the total number of pre-hispanic death masks found. Also, a set of gold earrings was found on a probable male individual who was buried with plenty of ceramics including a huge, planggana-sized celadon. Continue Reading »
Above:Movie trailer of Deep Gold, an upcoming movie produced by New Cebu Films of Bigfoot Entertainment. (Video from YouTube)
Prior to the 1960s and even up to the mid 1970s, lots of films were produced in Cebu some of which brought home prestigious awards from international film competitions like the Asian Film Festival. Cebu as the Visayan capital of filmmaking was home to Visayans actors and actresses which made their mark in the Philippine filmmaking industry. Continue Reading »
