The Philippine-American War ended in Cabatuan on January 25, 1901 with the surrender of Capt. Nicanor Palrimino (in Cabatuan) with 5 officers, 63 men & 18 arms to Capt. Barker of the U.S. 26th Infantry.  Link

Our ancestors may have been living already in Cabatuan hundreds of thousands of years ago -during the Stone Age (use of stone tools) and Pleistocene Period (Ice Age).  Link

During the time of the Cabatuan Elephas and our Stone Age Ancestors, only one island consists of Panay, Guimaras, Negros, Masbate and Cebu.  Link

Halley's Comet was mentioned in the Story of the Maragtas (Barter of Panay), written in Janiuay in 1854.  Link (See Page 37)

Stone Age in Cabatuan (Timeline) -Cabatuan.com Historical Collection.
Feliciano Fajardo Miravite - Honored alongside Apolinario Mabini in exhibit at Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP Museum) in Camp Aguinaldo - Kasimanwa.com.
Cabatuan Newspaper La Federacion, Sept. 10, 1899 Issue
Cabatuan Newspaper La Federacion, Sept. 17, 1899 Issue
will add more later


This poem was written by Flavio Zaragosa Cano in 1918



Linti, puede ta gle gi kapamuyayaw
What a way to start something

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Hi sa sin-o makalabay

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Welcome to the Editorial page of Cabatuan.com

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In the Proceedings of the 1st Conference on West Visayan History & Culture (U.P. in the Visayas, Center for West Visayan Studies, 1995) [Link], on page 80:

"In Cabatuan, because the natives would not tell the Americans the whereabouts of Gen. Delgado, two of its prominent citizens were hanged to death - Julian Confesor (father of Sen. Tomas Confesor) and Agustin Jiloca."

That's not true.

When Confesor and Jiloca were tried in June 1901 [Link], General Delgado was already the Governor of Iloilo, having been appointed to that post in April 1901 [Link] after surrendering in January 1901 [Link]. The two were hanged in July 1901 [Link], three months after Gen. Delgado became Governor, and six months after Delgado surrendered.

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A. Editorial/Announcement Section

This Announcement section at the homepage of Cabatuan.com was launched on 1/7/2010...

... in view of the many pages I am currently adding to the websites.
I find it more efficient to place the announcements here instead of sending individual emails. I may still send individual email announcements when my schedule permits.

... in view of my desire to create monthly/annual reports about the Cabatuan.com group of websites.
A month to month compilation of this section will serve as such.

... in view of my desire to congratulate my kasimanwa friends and relatives for their achievements.
Individual articles, when available, will be provided at Kasimanwa.com and other websites, with links from this section.

--- This announcement section will serve as the Editorial Page of Cabatuan.com.
This will be more of a News Blog.
Meanwhile, Kasimanwa.com will continue as a news magazine, and the Cabatuan.com Publications category will continue to provide online exposure to other publications.

B. Prehistory category created under Cabatuan.com Historical Collection [1/10/2011].
C. World War II category created under Cabatuan.com Historical Collection [1/10/2011]
D. Spanish Period category created under Cabatuan.com Historical Collection [1/11/2011]
D. Baptist History topic created under Cabatuan.com Historical Collection [1/18/2011]
E. Phil-Am War category divided into yearly sections 1899, 1900 and 1901, under Cabatuan.com Historical Collection [1/18/2011]
F. Dengue 2010 topic created, with 7 pages of the DOH WV RESU-Updates as initial content - moved from Kasimanwa.com [1/20/2011]
G. Government main category created, with Internal Revenue Allotment pages (posted the past two days), Electoral pages (2), and Government History topic, as initial content [1/23/2011]
H. Business main category created. [1/23/2011]
I. Banwa Ko pages relocated to Kasimanwa.com. [1/26/2011]
J. Literature main category created. [1/31/2011]
K. General, Special & Field Orders of the Dept. of the Visayas, currently and temporarily placed in one section under American Period is split into two sections, one for general orders and the other for special orders. retained temporarily under American Period category page. [2/4/2011]

This article was written by a kasimanwa in October 2008:

    Have I been away from the town too long that I lost my connection and thought that life in Cabatuan stood still when I went away? The answers, yes. Although I have my occasional visits, but I have failed to see that C is changing, perhaps growing.

    Random searches on the internet that led me to CABATUAN.COM page made me realize that. I felt little and disappointed about myself to let pass information that I should know and get myself involved with. Information, which before I hear through a mob of umaluhukan in a nearby tiange when I buy my afternoon merienda, is the same information that I get in my bedroom, minus the teren-teren, of course. These information, stories, are part of who I am- my heritage.

    I'm a twenty-something. I had my time when the feeling of I-can-conquer-the world was still pulsating in my nerves. I have taught in the country's oldest institution and currently teaching in an international school. In my younger years, I have dreamed of leaving the country for better grazing, but I always find myself pulled closer to my hometown, by fate or choice.

    In my self-mandated morning walk, I have this pleasant feeling everytime I walk by the plaza to the market. I don't simply look around, I observe and recollect what it was then and the memories that goes with it. Now that I'm an unfamiliar face with a sinister amused smile, probably morning joggers would say to themselves, "Ah, buang guro ja hay." My mind is my own. Beyond what people say because of my self-absorbed expression, I know that I have good stories to tell about Rizal and Bonifacio, of the Virgin Mary and San Lorenzo.

    Next year, or school year in my time, I'm touching base for good. I cannot resist, for resistance is futile as Dr. House says. Anyway, there's no place like Cabatuan. It's home.