SunStar Developer holds groundbreaking of new Patria de Cebu complex
DOWNTOWN attraction. Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma (third from left) and Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama (second from right) join officials of Cebu Landmasters Inc. during the blessing and groundbreaking ceremony of the new Patria de Cebu, a mixed-use complex at the heart of downtown Cebu City, on Monday afternoon, April 19, 2021. / AMPER CAMPAÑA
+ April 19, 2021 IN TIME for the quincentennial celebration of the introduction of Christianity to the country, property developer Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI) broke ground on the mixed-use complex on the site of the old Patria de Cebu along Cebu’s heritage trail on Monday, April 19, 2021.
Post Office launches commemorative stamps to mark the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Santo Niño
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Published April 18, 2021, 10:51 AM
A priest cited the recent declaration of the Basilica Minore Del Santo Niño De Cebu as a National Culture Treasure as vital to the preservation of the historic church.
Photo shows a huge crowd of churchgoers at the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño in Cebu City before the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) crisis. (PNA file photo by John Rey Saavedra)
“This is for the betterment of the church. The government and the basilica can now work hand in hand in its preservation. The declaration will also help deepen the faith and witnessing of the faithful,” Rev. Fr. Ric Anthony Reyes said over Radio Veritas.
Published April 18, 2021, 12:08 AM
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic moved back the commemoration of 500 years of Christianity by a year. Instead of a culmination, what was marked last Easter Sunday was the start of year-long activities. Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma pointed out that there are two important milestones: The first mass in Limasawa, Leyte on March 16, 1521 and the first baptism in Cebu on April 14, 1521. Among the first to be baptized were Rajah Humabon and his wife Hara Humamay who were gifted by Magellan with an image of the Sto. Niño that has become one of the most popular icons of Filipino Christianity.