Arts & Culture, History, News & Features from Metropolitan Cagayan de Oro
The Legacy of Brig. Gen. Guy O. Fort ILIGAN CITY- A recent two-day exhibit held at the Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of History (MSU-IIT) threw open the curtain to hitherto unseen images of Mindanao and its people from over a century ago. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝘂𝘆 𝗢. 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 featured rare archival and ethnographic materials such as vintage weapons, brassware, documents, …
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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY- Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan’s boutique sized XU Press has attained another milestone in its publication journey. In an announcement posted in its social media page, the National Book Development Board (NBDB) announced the recipients of its 2025 Publication Grant. From 238 applications, the NBDB selected 20 submissions that will be its …
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When Meranaw Irregulars annihilated an IJA company in Lanao del Sur TAMPARAN, LANAO DEL SUR- In September 12, 1942, a company of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) from Dansalan (now Marawi City) in pursuit of the Meranao guerrilla Datu Busran Kalaw disembarked at the Tamparan wharf at dawn, during the first day of the Holy …
American Guerrillas On Mindanao 1. CLYDE M. ABBOTT ASN 6553635, 1st Lieut, Inf. Reported to Tenth Military District on 15 Oct 1942. Born in Cuba, New Mexico, on 30 Oct 1917. Second Year High School; speaks English and Spanish; 6 years as Pvt, USAC: Commissioned 2nd Lieut, Inf, Tenth Military District, USFIP, on 28 Nov …
After the Japanese invaded the Philippines in 1941, Mindanao was the last to surrender. On May 27, 1942, forty eight days after the surrender of Bataan, Brig. Gen. Guy O. Fort, Commanding Officer of 81st Division of the Philippine Army, together with some of his men, marched out from their bivouac in the forest at …
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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY- The Cagayan de Oro Filipino Chinese Community in partnership with the Filipino-Chinese Amity Club, Incorporated invites the general public to view a Photo Exhibition on the 80th Anniversary of the End of World War II. The event will be held at the West Event Center of Limketkai Mall from August 26 to …
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September 12, 1942 With the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, it was evident that the next move of the Japanese Imperial Army was to invade the Philippines. In fact, after Pearl Harbor, Japanese bombers were immediately mobilized to attack Davao (Dec. 8, 1941) and Jolo (Dec. 25, 1941), two strategic sites that …
Introduction Two weeks upon his return on Philippine soil and reestablished the Philippine Commonwealth Government in Leyte, President Sergio Osmeña, Sr. announced on November 7, 1944 the creation of a Board of Inquiry to look into the issue of Filipino collaboration with the Japanese. One might say that Osmena’s initiative may have also received impetus …
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16 February 1943 Before the normal processes of government could be established over Mindanao, Col WENDELL W. FERTIG believed, and rightly so, that military governments must be set up, to prepare a firm ground upon which civil authority could stand and steadily function. On 16 Feb 1943, Col FERTIG issued a proclamation establishing, in behalf …
16 September 1942 For a period of five months immediately before 16 Sept ivk2 when the movement of rearmed resistance began and rapidly gained momentum all over Mindanao, the provincial and municipal coffers were practically empty. The financial problem, however, could not be side-tracked. The issue had to be met squarely. In the beginning, this …
