Bisaya Magasin
Encyclopedia
Bisaya Magasin is a weekly Cebuano
magazine now published by the Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation, Philippines
. It has the record of being the oldest magazine in Cebuano which is still published now, and "the most successful periodical in Cebuano" (CCP, p. 542).
During the Second World War, the combined U.S. and Philippine Commonwealth ground troops including the local Visayan guerrilla resistance fighters was fought against the Japanese Imperial forces led by General Sosaku Suzuki during the Battle for the Liberation of Visayas in 1945. Bisaya stopped publication; it was revived on August 14, 1946. It had an initial circulation of 5,000, which rose to around 60,000 in the 1960s.
In June, 1948, Bisaya started a monthly sister publication, Saloma, a literary pamphlet which carried a complete novel in every issue. Saloma lasted until the late 1950s, with a circulation ranging from 8,000 to 22,000.
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Contemporary Cebuano writers today, and a fine example is Gremer Chan Reyes with his historical novel about Cebu entitled "Ang Gugma Walay Pag-abot" (Tomorrow Will Not Come), currently serialized in Bisaya. From Atty. Ver Quimco's legal column to Prof. Amelia Bojo's bowl of opinion, and a host of others, Bisaya offers a variety of reading fare that delivers the reading pleasure the magazine is proud of.
Ang Gugma Walay Pag-abot means "Love Can't Wait"
, Liwayway
and Hiligaynon
is the Diamond Cultural Award presented by Publishers Association of the Philippines on December 12, 2008 in Baguio City
, Philippines.
Cebuano language
Cebuano, referred to by most of its speakers as Bisaya , is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines by about 20 million people mostly in the Central Visayas. It is the most widely spoken of the languages within the so-named Bisayan subgroup and is closely related to other Filipino...
magazine now published by the Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. It has the record of being the oldest magazine in Cebuano which is still published now, and "the most successful periodical in Cebuano" (CCP, p. 542).
History
Bisaya Magasin was established by Ramon Roces upon the request of Cebuano poet Vicente Padriga, who became its first editor. Its first issue appeared on August 15, 1930, as part of the magazines published by Liwayway Publishing, Inc.During the Second World War, the combined U.S. and Philippine Commonwealth ground troops including the local Visayan guerrilla resistance fighters was fought against the Japanese Imperial forces led by General Sosaku Suzuki during the Battle for the Liberation of Visayas in 1945. Bisaya stopped publication; it was revived on August 14, 1946. It had an initial circulation of 5,000, which rose to around 60,000 in the 1960s.
In June, 1948, Bisaya started a monthly sister publication, Saloma, a literary pamphlet which carried a complete novel in every issue. Saloma lasted until the late 1950s, with a circulation ranging from 8,000 to 22,000.
Popular writers
Bisaya magazine is considered the barometer for Visayan literary artist. Cebuano literary stalwarts made names in the pages of Bisaya: Natalio Bacalso, Severino Retuya, Marcel Navarra, Piux Kabahar, Sulpicio Osorio, Estrella Alfon, Lina Espina-Moore, and President Carlos P. GarciaCarlos P. Garcia
Carlos Polistico García was a Filipino teacher, poet, orator, lawyer, public official, political economist and guerrilla leader...
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Contemporary Cebuano writers today, and a fine example is Gremer Chan Reyes with his historical novel about Cebu entitled "Ang Gugma Walay Pag-abot" (Tomorrow Will Not Come), currently serialized in Bisaya. From Atty. Ver Quimco's legal column to Prof. Amelia Bojo's bowl of opinion, and a host of others, Bisaya offers a variety of reading fare that delivers the reading pleasure the magazine is proud of.
Content
Bisaya is a weekly dose of entertainment like no other. It has a well balanced content (40% literary and 60% popular).Ang Gugma Walay Pag-abot means "Love Can't Wait"
Award
One of the latest accolades Bisaya received together with its sister regional publications BannawagBannawag
Bannawag is a Philippine weekly magazine published in the Philippines by Liwayway Publications Inc. It contains serialized novels/comics, short stories, poetry, essays, news features, entertainment news and articles, among others, that are written in Ilokano, a language common in the northern...
, Liwayway
Liwayway
Liwayway is a leading Tagalog weekly magazine published in the Philippines since 1922. It contains Tagalog serialized novels, short stories, poetry, serialized comics, essays, news features, entertainment news and articles, and many others. In fact, it is the oldest Tagalog magazine in the...
and Hiligaynon
Hiligaynon magazine
Hiligaynon is the leading Ilonggo weekly magazine published in the Philippines since 1934. It contains Ilonggo serialized novels, short stories, poetry, serialized comics, essays, news features, entertainment news and articles, and many others...
is the Diamond Cultural Award presented by Publishers Association of the Philippines on December 12, 2008 in Baguio City
Baguio City
The City of Baguio is a highly urbanized city in northern Luzon in the Philippines. Baguio City was established by Americans in 1900 at the site of an Ibaloi village known as Kafagway...
, Philippines.
List of editors
- Vicente Padriga (1930-1931)
- Natalio Bacalso (1931-1933)
- Flaviano Boquecosa (1933-1941)
- Maximo Bas (1946-1949)
- Francisco Candia (1949-1966)
- Nazario D. Bas (1973-1986)
- Tiburcio Baguio (1986-1995)
- Santiago R. Pepito, Jr. (1995-2001)
- Mariano Y. Mañus, Jr. (managing editor) (2001-2005)
- Edgar S. Godin (associate editor) (2005-)
See also
- Hiligaynon
- BannawagBannawagBannawag is a Philippine weekly magazine published in the Philippines by Liwayway Publications Inc. It contains serialized novels/comics, short stories, poetry, essays, news features, entertainment news and articles, among others, that are written in Ilokano, a language common in the northern...
- LiwaywayLiwaywayLiwayway is a leading Tagalog weekly magazine published in the Philippines since 1922. It contains Tagalog serialized novels, short stories, poetry, serialized comics, essays, news features, entertainment news and articles, and many others. In fact, it is the oldest Tagalog magazine in the...
- Manila BulletinManila BulletinThe Manila Bulletin , is the Philippines' largest broadsheet newspaper by circulation, followed by the Philippine Daily Inquirer. It bills itself as "The Nation's Leading Newspaper", which is its official slogan...
- Tempo (tabloid)
- Balita (tabloid)