Cebu commemorates first Christian baptism in PH
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Cebu (CNN Philippines, April 15) A reenactment of the first Christian baptism in the country was held in Cebu City on Wednesday, with a street play performed near the historic Magellan s Cross shrine.
The presentation witnessed by a limited number of spectators due to the pandemic included the baptism of Raja Humabon and Hara Humamay, who then ruled Cebu. Humamay was renamed Juana in honor of the mother of Spanish King Charles and was given the image of the Santo Niño as baptismal gift.
The entire play lasted for about an hour and was performed by local artists and dancers from the Sinulog-famed Sandiego Dancers.
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TACLOBAN. The Pope Francis Village in Tacloban City. (File photo)
+ April 09, 2021 THE Pope Francis for Resilient and Co-Empowered Sustainable Communities (Francesco) consortium turned over 303 housing units for the second batch of Yolanda survivors in Tacloban City Thursday, April 8, 2021.
Aida Vidal, general manager of Francesco, said the recipients were from Pope Francis Village Homeowners’ Association coming from the coastal areas of Barangay Magallanes and San Jose District of the city. Finally, you have a house that you can now call your own,” added Tacloban City Vice Mayor Jerry Yaokasin during the awarding of occupancy permit and the ceremonial turnover of the key at the Tacloban Redemptorist Church.
A holy mass and a fluvial parade highlighted the commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the first documented mass in the Philippines on the Limasawa Island in Southern Leyte on Wednesday.
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The first Holy Mass was celebrated not in the Visayas but in Mindanao because that historical event, that first step to staking territory in the name of God and King, occurred not in Limasawa which is part of the Visayas, but in Butuan (Mazaua) situated in northern Mindanao. Please do not think that I am unilaterally and presumptuously overturning the final decision of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (formerly called National Historical Institute).
When bona fide historians clash swords, gore each other with codices, translations and digital copies in hi-resolution, stab with cartographic rolls unearthed in eminent archives, brandish ancient eye-witness accounts, it is best for humble history buffs like me to take cover and watch from a safe distance.