2020, January 23. Municipality of Consolacion, 100th
Foundation Anniversary
Litho Offset, Amstar Printing Company, Inc.,
Perf 14
Singles, Sheets of 40
12p Sarok Festival -
Singles (40,000)
Layout Artist: Rodine C. Teodoro
First Day Covers:
Manila &
Consolacion, Cebu
MUNICIPALITY OF CONSOLACION – 100th FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY 1920-2020
The centennial anniversary is being
celebrated with the theme, "Consolacion Yesterday, Today, and
Beyond: Fulfilling Dreams, Building Legacies".
The Municipality of Consolacion has a
long history. It was previously a barrio of Mandaue called "kampiig"
after the type of crabs found in the locale. Eventually, this small
barrio grew, and its residents requested that it be made a
municipality. The then Governor-General of Cebu granted this
petition. As a gesture of gratitude and goodwill, Kampiig was
renamed "Consolacion", after the Governor-General's daughter. This
petition succeeded via the efforts of the townspeople. After a brief
period of being brought back to the status of barrio in 1902-1903,
Consolacion was re-established as a municipality in 1920 by
Governor-General Burton Harrison,
The Sarok Festival in Consolacion,
Cebu is a source of pride for the city. This lively festival is
celebrated alongside the municipality's founding anniversary. It
highlights the sarok, a woven hat made of bamboo and banana strips, made by farmers
as protection from the harsh noonday sun. Another contribution to
cultural heritage is the "Miligoy
de Cebu", a dance which originated in Consolacion.
The dance is presented during
social gatherings in the
poblacion, with pairs of dancers holding castanets while
performing,