Nov 14 2008
Above: The main urban area of Cebu City in the 1950s was confined to an area that most Cebuanos today refer to as “downtown.”
Mr. Alvin CH. Osmeña, a forumer of Cebu City Forums, was kind enough to share these vintage aerial photos of Cebu City which were shot by his father, Mr. Tomas CH. Osmeña, who was an avid photographer and pilot. Continue Reading »
Nov 10 2008
The Cebu Provincial Government through by Mr. Jose Eleazar Bersales, the Capitol consultant on heritage affairs, signed a custodial agreement with the parish of Boljoon, represented by Fr. Milton Medida, to ensure the preservation of the artifacts that were uncovered during a series of archaeological diggings that were conducted near the centuries-old church of Boljoon. Continue Reading »
Nov 02 2008
Above: The main facade of the old Carcel de Cebu, now the Museo Sugbo.
Just along M.J. Cuenco Avenue is an interesting facility that ordinary people perhaps would not expect to house a museum. Surrounded at present by unsightly structures, this facility was once a prison built in 1871 where criminals were incarcerated including the Katipuneros during the revolution against Spain and some guerillas during the Japanese occupation during World War II. Continue Reading »
Oct 18 2008
Above: The burial with the ceramics. (JERB)
Here are some photos of the pre-hispanic ceramics that were recovered in Plaza Independencia as a result of the monitoring of the excavations of the road tunnel project. Thanks to Mr. Jose Eleazar Bersales, the deputized officer of the National Museum tasked to monitor the diggings and an archaeologist from the University of San Carlos, for posting these photos in Skyscrapercity Forums. Continue Reading »
Oct 18 2008
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 »
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