Aug. 28, 1901
The Silliman University (formerly Silliman Institute) in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental province was established as an industrial school for boys. The university was named after Dr. Horace Brinsmade Silliman, a philanthropist from New York, who donated $10,000 to American Presbyterian missionaries to establish a school. It opened its doors to girls in 1912.
Sept. 1, 1909
The town of Baguio in Benguet province became a city by virtue of Act No. 1963. The American colonial government commissioned American architect Daniel Burnham to plan for a community hill station or resort-like sanitarium atop the cool mountains of Benguet that would serve as the refuge of American soldiers and employees from the heat in the lowlands. The initial design envisioned a city for about 30,000 people. As of 2015, Baguio City has a population of 345,366. Tourist arrivals in the city reached to nearly a million in 2014.
COMPILED BY KATHLEEN DE VILLA, INQUIRER RESEARCH
SOURCES: INQUIRER ARCHIVES, DOT, OFFICIALGAZETTE.GOV.PH, BAGUIO.GOV.PH, CEBU.GOV.PH