Natalio Bacalso
Natalio Bacus Bacalso (December 1, 1908 – March 30, 1984) was a Filipino writer, newspaperman, radio broadcaster, filmmaker, Constitutional Convention delegate in 1971 representing Cebu's 2nd district, and opposition assemblyman to the Interim Batasang Pambansa in 1978. The Natalio Bacalso Avenue is named after him. On June 13, 2019, The Freeman recognized him as one of the Top 100 Cebuanos. Early life He was born in Inayawan, Cebu, which at the time of his birth in 1908, was part of Pardo. Literature and journalism Bacalso edited the Cebuano periodicals Bisaya from 1932 to 1934 and Manila-printed periodical Lamdag of Malayan Publishing Company (renamed Filipinas Publishing Company). He was the founder of Tabunon, a Manila-printed periodical published by Mariano Jesus Cuenco. Known with his pseudonym "Talyux", he published Cadena de Amor, a collection of stories, together with Fausto Dugenio. In 1947, Bacalso together with Vicente del Rosario was sued for libel filed separately by then Cebu municipal councilor Marcos Morelos and Mayor Dr. Luis Espina. The complaint was about an article Bacalso published alleging Espina and Morelos for various wrongdoings. The Supreme Court, upon the appeal by Morelos whose complaint in the local court was dismissed, reversed the ruling and sent