The Abellanosa brothers; writers of Pardo
Cebu has an abundance of sibling writers. Aside from the Sottos (Filemon and Vicente) and Cuencos (Jose Maria, Mariano Jesus, and Miguel), there are the Abellanosa brothers.
Cebu is fortunate to have a writer like Professor Resil Mojares who wrote a well-researched book entitled "Cebuano Literature, a Survey and Bio-Bibliography with finding list" published in 1975. The book mentions the three Abellanosa brothers, sons of Baldomero Abellanosa. They were: Ramon, Victorino and Onofre. Let us discuss them:
Ramon D. Abellanosa: CEBUpedia wrote an article on Ramon dated July 22, 2013. He is the most popular of the three considering that a street in Sunrise Village in Poblacion, Pardo, leading from the corner of N. Bacalso Avenue towards Sitio Tugas is named after him.
The street naming ordinance is under Ordinance No. 1399 sponsored by then Councilor Arnulfo Reroma Ravina enacted on May 20, 1991 and approved by City Mayor Tomas dela Rama Osmeña on May 29, 1991.
Ramon served as an appointive/elected city councilor and President of the Municipal Board (today's equivalent of vice mayor). It was he who succeeded Atty. Ramon Duterte when the latter assumed the office of the mayor as Serging Osmeña Jr. resigned to run for Congress. Ramon was born in 1907, he wrote the play "Ganghaan sa Lubong". He was publisher of "Pilipinhon" and "Newsday".
Victorino A. Abellanosa: Born on December 23, 1903 in Pardo. He was a dramatist and well-known composer who wrote 20 plays, among them was "Ninoy", "Marti" and "King Solomon". His plays have been staged in Cebu, Bohol, Leyte, and Negros. He died on August 8, 1968.
Onofre Abellanosa: He was the youngest of three brothers as he was born in Pardo in 1913. In 1948, he won second prize in the Rizal biography writing contest sponsored by Vicente Yap Sotto. His best story is "Ang Kagabhion" published in Bisaya in 1946. The plays he wrote were: Florika (1930), Ang Pahiyum Mo (1949), and Gahum sa Latigo (1965).
He contributed to the following publications: Babaye, Nasud, Tabunon, and Bisaya. He taught at the Gullas High School in Pardo, Cebu City, along dela Victoria Street.
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