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Sulpicio Osório
Sulpicio Selerio Osório (January 17, 1898 – March 26, 1970) was a Filipinos, Filipino editor, poet, and writer of fiction and essay in Cebuano language. Personal life Osório was born in Dalaguete, Cebu, Philippines on January 17, 1898 to parents, Estanislao Osório and Hilaria Selerio. His cousin is poet and novelist Amando Osorio. Sulpicio attended Cebu Normal University, and Philippine Normal College in Manila where he didn't finish his teaching degree. He once served as secretary of the municipality of Dalaguete. Writing A prolific novelist and one of the early short story writers in Cebuano in the pre-World War II period, Osório used the pen names Biyan Torinoy and Sulposor. His first articles saw print in 1918 and he was actively publishing his novels, short stories, and essays well into 1920s and 1930s in various prewar Cebuano periodicals including Vicente Rama's ''Bag-ong Kusog''. At one time, he had four serialized novels running simultaneously. He became an ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalaguete
Dalaguete, officially the Municipality of Dalaguete ( ceb, Lungsod sa Dalaguete; tgl, Bayan ng Dalaguete), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 74,596 people. Located south of Cebu City, Dalaguete is bordered to the north by the town of Argao, to the west are the towns of Badian and Alegria, to the east is the Cebu Strait, and to the south is the town of Alcoy. Dalaguete offers one of the trails to Cebu's highest mountain, the Osmeña Peak. History The dalakit (''Ficus benjamina'') tree is the foundation of the origin and name of Dalaguete. They highly consider this tree for their belief that it harbors spirits or ''diwatas'' who could impose sickness if maltreated or hand in fortunes and gifts if placated. When fully grown, the intertwining roots are exposed from the earth and form huge caverns that could house several people. In ancient times, before the coming of the Spaniards, these ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
