Sergio Osmeña Jr.

The Honourable
Sergio Osmeña Jr.
Senator of the Philippines
In office
December 30, 1965 – December 30, 1971
Mayor of Cebu City
In office
December 30, 1959 – December 30, 1963
Governor of Cebu
In office
December 30, 1951 – December 30, 1959
Personal details
Born Sergio Veloso Osmeña Jr.
(1916-12-04)December 4, 1916
Cebu City, Philippine Islands
Died March 26, 1984(1984-03-26) (aged 67)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality Filipino
Spouse(s) Lourdes de la Rama
Children Sergio Osmeña III
María Victoria Osmeña
Esteban Osmeña
Tomas Osmeña
Georgia Osmeña
Occupation politician
Nickname(s) Serging, S.O.J.

Sergio "Serging" Veloso Osmeña Jr., (December 4, 1916 – March 26, 1984) was a Senator of the Philippines, and is the son of Sergio Osmeña, Fourth President of the Philippines.

Early life

Osmeña was born in Cebu City on December 4, 1916, to former Philippine President Sergio Osmeña Sr. and Estefania Chiong Veloso. He has a brother named Emilio Osmeña, father of Emilio Mario Osmeña Jr. and John Henry Osmeña.

Education

He graduated Associate of Arts, cum laude, from Ateneo de Manila University on 1935, and Bachelor of Science in Commerce, summa cum laude, from New York University in 1938.

Political career

In 1951, he was elected provincial governor of Cebu and Mayor of Cebu City for three terms in 1955, 1959 and 1963. Elected as representative for the second district of Cebu in 1958, his notable work as fiscalizer brought him recognition from the Congressional Press Club which voted him as one of the Ten Most Outstanding Congressmen of 1959.

In 1961, Osmeña ran for Vice-President of the Philippines as an independent, but lost to Senator Emmanuel Pelaez. In the November 1965 elections, he won a seat in the Philippine Senate. In 1969, incumbent President Ferdinand Marcos defeated Osmeña, who had earlier joined the Liberal Party.

When Marcos proclaimed martial law in September 1972, Osmena was in the United States.[1]

Personal life

He was married to Lourdes de la Rama of Negros Occidental with whom he had five children: Sergio Osmeña III; María Victoria Osmeña; Esteban Osmeña; Tomas Osmeña; and Georgia Osmeña.

Death

Osmeña died of respiratory failure at the age of 67 on March 26, 1984 at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.

References

  1. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/26/obituaries/sergio-osmena-jr-is-dead-at-67-ran-against-marcos-in-69-vote.html
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