Silliman University (SU) in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental was founded through a $10,000 grant from a retired businessman, Dr. Horace B. Silliman, who believed that Filipinos needed a new kind of education—an industrial school.
SU began as an institute with 15 students, all boys. Enrollment grew gradually to include students from other Asian countries. In 1912, the institute’s first female student, Pura Blanco, was admitted.
Silliman was granted university status in 1938. In 2002, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (then National Historical Institute) designated Silliman University as a national historical landmark for its historical contribution and significance. The Dagohoy Revolt in Bohol ended with the surrender of 20,000 insurgents.
Led by Francisco Dagohoy, a native of Bohol, this revolt began in 1744 with 3,000 Boholano rebels. The number of rebels grew to 20,000 over time due to growing discontent among the Spanish colonizers. Dagohoy succeeded in defying the authority of Spain and was the first volunteer to form a core group of the movement, known as the Revolutionary Republic of Dagohoy, an independent government.
Even after Dagohoy’s death, probably in 1825, the resistance continued. The Dagohoy Revolt ended in 1829, making it the longest uprising, which lasted for 85 years, recorded in the annals of Philippine history. In honor of Dagohoy, Republic Act.
No. 11444 was signed in 2019, declaring July 4 of every year as a special working holi.