Cultural and Historical Affairs Office - Cebu City

Cultural and Historical Affairs Office - Cebu City Cultural and Historical Affairs Office of the Cebu City Government The building was built in 1936 through the efforts of Los Tocayos de Rizal.

The Cultural and Historical Affairs Commission (CHAC) was created through Ordinance No. 1098 by then Mayor Florentino Solon on March 30, 1981. The Cultural and Historical Affairs Commission
together with the Cebu City Museum are housed on the 2nd floor of the Rizal Memorial Library and Museum Building, a landmark itself. The Cebu City Public Library is housed on the ground floor

August 5, 1910The first issue of La Revolution (1910-1941), published and edited by Filemon Sotto, comes off the press.S...
05/08/2026

August 5, 1910

The first issue of La Revolution (1910-1941), published and edited by Filemon Sotto, comes off the press.

Source: Dr. Resil Mojares, National Artist for Literature, Today in History in Cebu.

August 4, 1953Death of Juan R. Quijano (1882-1953), Aglipayan Bishop and prominent Cebuano writer and publisher.Source: ...
04/08/2026

August 4, 1953

Death of Juan R. Quijano (1882-1953), Aglipayan Bishop and prominent Cebuano writer and publisher.

Source: Dr. Resil Mojares, National Artist for Literature, Today in History in Cebu.

August 3, 1940Jose Delgado assumes the mayorship of Cebu City, succeeding Vicente Rama. Delgado remains mayor until Apri...
03/08/2026

August 3, 1940

Jose Delgado assumes the mayorship of Cebu City, succeeding Vicente Rama. Delgado remains mayor until April 10, 1942, when he is succeeded by Juan C. Zamora, the Japanese-occupation mayor of Cebu.

Source: Dr. Resil Mojares, National Artist for Literature, Today in History in Cebu.

August 2, 1836A Bishop's decree confirms the er****on of Talisay, Cebu, as a separate parish.Source: Dr. Resil Mojares, ...
02/08/2026

August 2, 1836

A Bishop's decree confirms the er****on of Talisay, Cebu, as a separate parish.

Source: Dr. Resil Mojares, National Artist for Literature, Today in History in Cebu

Photo from Balaanong Bahandi: Sacred Treasures of the Archdiocese of Cebu, Archdiocese of Cebu.

August 1, 1944Sergio OsmeΓ±a, Sr., succeeds to the presidency of the Philippine Commonwealth upon the death of Manuel L. ...
01/08/2026

August 1, 1944

Sergio OsmeΓ±a, Sr., succeeds to the presidency of the Philippine Commonwealth upon the death of Manuel L. Quezon. OsmeΓ±a takes his oath of office in Washington D.C.

Source: Dr. Resil Mojares, National Artist for Literature, Today in History in Cebu.

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July 31, 1832A bishop's decree confirms the er****on of Sogod, Cebu, as a parish under the patronage of Santiago Apostol...
31/07/2026

July 31, 1832

A bishop's decree confirms the er****on of Sogod, Cebu, as a parish under the patronage of Santiago Apostol. A royal decree created the parish of Sogod on June 8, 1832.

Source: Dr. Resil Mojares, National Artist for Literature, Today in History in Cebu.

Photo from Balaanong Bahandi: Sacred Treasures of the Archdiocese of Cebu, Archdiocese of Cebu.

July 30, 1860A Spanish royal decree creates a customs house in Cebu. This also marks the official opening of the port of...
30/07/2026

July 30, 1860

A Spanish royal decree creates a customs house in Cebu. This also marks the official opening of the port of Cebu to international trade.

Source: Dr. Resil Mojares, National Artist for Literature, Today in History in Cebu.

Photo from the Cebu Customs House, designed by William F. Parsons and built in 1910, destroyed during World War II and restored in 1946, sourced from Glimpse of Old Cebu by Lucy Urgello Miller (p. 54).

July 29, 1944Japanese troops raid the town of Mambaling and effect arrests and massacre of civilians in what is a day of...
29/07/2026

July 29, 1944

Japanese troops raid the town of Mambaling and effect arrests and massacre of civilians in what is a day of infamy of the Japanese occupation.

Source: Dr. Resil Mojares, National Artist for Literature, Today in History in Cebu.

Photo from the Japanese-occupied harbor of Cebu under attack by U.S. Navy carrier-based fighter planes in September 1944, shared by WWII Philippines via Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WWIIPhilippines/posts/september-13-1944japanese-occupied-harbor-of-cebu-is-under-attack-by-us-navy-car/1235237861952843/

July 28, 1900The residents of Borbon, Cebu, through their town council, file a formal protest against the American occup...
28/07/2026

July 28, 1900

The residents of Borbon, Cebu, through their town council, file a formal protest against the American occupation of their town.

Source: Dr. Resil Mojares, National Artist for Literature, Today in History in Cebu.

Photo from the Casa Municipal of Borbon, Cebu, circa 1915, Memories of Old Cebu, shared via Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1553073498349959/posts/3832913337032619/

Address

2nd And 3rd Floor Rizal Memorial Library & Museum Bldg. Osmena Boulevard
Cebu City
6000

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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+63324164579

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