Female employees of the Cebu City market in 1965
During the Fourth Centennial Anniversary of the Christianization of the Philippines on April 28, 1965, the employees of the Cebu City market had a department picture taking.
With the exception of the city officials and department heads the rest were female employees. The female employees posed with the following officials led by Gov. Rene Gandiongco Espina, Cebu City Mayor Sergio Chiong Veloso Osmeña Jr., Vice Mayor Mario D. Ortiz, City Treasurer Jesus E. Zabate, City Auditor Angel D. Castro and General Market Superintendent Deogracias B. Jumao-as.
The photograph was printed in the book CEBU: History of Four Cities & Forty Nine Municipalities written by Atty. Gervasio L. Lavilles, then a former member of the City Council (he authored the resolution that called for a congressional enactment for the cityhood of Cebu, and inspired Don Vicente Rama to sponsor the bill in Congress) and the street in Barangay Tinago is named after him.
These were the names of the females employees: Ana Magos, Lourdes Dalocanog, Amparo Arcenas, Placida Tejano, Maria Ramil, Belen Mansueto, Cristina Punzalan, Felicidad Rosal, Lucrecia Consul, Emerenciana Rabillas, Urbana Saceda, Flavia Tamarra, Felicidad Berdida, Concepcion Buncad.
Epifania Abangan, Juanita Tampos, Urbanita Marababol, Cristina Fuentes, Florencia Caballes, Crestita Zamora, Maria Fernandez, Matilde A. Orcullo, Lucia Yburan, Maximina Pasa, Cleofe Hermosisima, Beatriz G. Sabello, Prudencia Perez, Dulce Martinez, Percida Baclayon, Natividad Jayme, Patricia Albano, Margarita Mago, Marciana Incierto, Lota Aratea, Liliosa Abellanosa, Vitaliana Gacura.
Felicisima Wahing, Margarita Aytona, Natividad Albia, Rosalia Caburnay, Paulina Somostrada, Carmen Castillo, Catalina Magbutay, Francisco Bebita, Lourdes Ledesma, Luisa Lepiten, Lucia Figuracion, Felicidad Pacquiao, Teodora Hife, Anselma Abella, Conchita Estrada.
Rosario Cobar, Julieta Alolor, Natividad Mendoza, Agustina Bonlagua, Presentacion Agujar, Carmen Caneda, Cornelia Argawanon, Rosario Gonzales, Bernardina Abellar, Fortunata Bitang, Sofia Abella.
Soledad Primacio, Lolita Cuico, Elemina Dejos, Anselma Dubrueil and Gerarda Reyes.
The City Market was then the lifeblood of the city. A huge portion of the city's income comes from the taxes collected in the markets, such as Carbon and Taboan. The market was also the barometer of the economic condition of the city. The City Market Superintendent Deogracias Jumao-as comes from the "Jumao-as Clan" of Corboda.
Cordova used to be spelled as Corboda but when the American Governor General Newton W. Gilbert issued Executive Order No. 96 on December 17, 1912 recreating the town, it changed the spelling of the town as Cordova. Other famous members of the Jumao-as Clan were: Lucas Jumao-as who was the First Vice President of Cordova when it was recreated or reestablished, Lucas became also Capitan Municipal of the town from 1919 to 1921. Martin Jumao-as also became the towns representative to the Provincial Assembly in April 21, 1902. Deogracias Jumao-as also became OIC Mayor of Cordova in 1986 to 1987.
Politically, Cordova was then part of the old Second Congressional District with Cebu City (with the biggest in population and voters) as its acknowledged forerunner of the member town and city. It was then composed of Cebu City, Mandaue, Liloan, Compostela, Lapulapu City and Cordova (being the smallest in population and voters).
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