Sergio Osmeña Jr. | |
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| Senator of the Philippines | |
| In office December 30, 1965 – December 30, 1971 | |
| 13thMayor of Cebu City | |
| In office December 31, 1971 – September 17, 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Florencio S. Urot |
| Succeeded by | Eulogio Enriquez Borres |
| In office December 30, 1967 – January 3, 1968 | |
| Vice Mayor | Eulogio Enriquez Borres |
| Preceded by | Carlos Jurado Cuizon |
| Succeeded by | Eulogio Enriquez Borres |
| In office December 30, 1963 – September 16, 1965 | |
| Vice Mayor | Carlos Jurado Cuizon |
| Preceded by | Mario Diez Ortiz |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Jurado Cuizon |
| In office December 30, 1959 – January 1, 1960 | |
| Vice Mayor | Carlos Jurado Cuizon |
| Preceded by | Ramon Gonzales Duterte |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Jurado Cuizon |
| In office December 30, 1955 – September 12, 1957 | |
| Vice Mayor | Ramon Gonzales Duterte |
| Preceded by | Pedro Clavano /Jose V. Rodriguez[1] |
| Succeeded by | Ramon Gonzales Duterte |
| 15thGovernor of Cebu | |
| In office December 30, 1951 – December 30, 1955 | |
| Preceded by | Manuel Cuenco |
| Succeeded by | Jose Briones |
| Member of thePhilippine House of Representatives fromCebu’s2nd District | |
| In office March 18, 1957 – December 30, 1961 | |
| Preceded by | Pedro T. Lopez |
| Succeeded by | Jose Briones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sergio Veloso Osmeña Jr. (1916-12-04)December 4, 1916 |
| Died | March 26, 1984(1984-03-26) (aged 67) Los Angeles,California, U.S. |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party | Liberal (1955–1957; 1961–1984) |
| Other political affiliations | Nacionalista (1957–1961) |
| Spouse | Lourdes de la Rama |
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| Alma mater | New York University (BS) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Nickname(s) | Serging, S.O.J. |
Sergio "Serging" Veloso Osmeña Jr. (December 4, 1916 – March 26, 1984) was a Filipino politician who served as aSenator of the Philippines, and ran againstFerdinand Marcos in the1969 Philippine Presidential election. He was the son ofSergio Osmeña, thefourthpresident of the Philippines. His sons,Sergio Osmeña III was aSenator of the Philippines, andTomas Osmeña is a formerMayor of Cebu City.
Osmeña was born in the town ofCebu on December 4, 1916, toSergio Osmeña Sr., then theHouse Speaker and representative from the2nd district of Cebu, and Estefania Chiong Veloso. He had a brother, Emilio Osmeña, father ofEmilio Mario Osmeña Jr. andJohn Henry Osmeña. He graduated Associate of Arts, cum laude, fromAteneo de Manila University on 1935, and Bachelor of Science in commerce, summa cum laude, fromNew York University in 1936.[2] After graduating which Osmeña opened an import-export business in New York.[citation needed]
Osmeña collaborated with the Japanese inWorld War II. He escaped justice[clarification needed] and returned to the Philippines and became President of theDe La Rama Steamship Company, Inc.[2]
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In 1951, he was elected provincialGovernor of Cebu. He was later electedMayor of Cebu City for three terms in 1955,[1] 1959 and 1963. Elected as representative for the second district ofCebu 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 forVice President of the Philippines as an independent, but lost toSenatorEmmanuel Pelaez. In the November 1965 elections, he won a seat in thePhilippine Senate.
Osmeña publicly opposed theMarcos administration.
On April 5, 1969, at theSt. Francis Hotel,San Francisco,Marcos exposed Osmeña of collaborating with the Japanese inWorld War II.
Later on June 15, Osmeña won theLiberal Party nomination forPresident of the Philippines, and would run against incumbent PresidentFerdinand Marcos for the1969 Philippine presidential election.Marcos spent US$50 million in infrastructure projects in an effort to improve the country.[3] This rapid campaign spending was so massive that it would be responsible for the Balance of Payments Crisis of 1970, whose inflationary effect would cause social unrest leading all the way up to the proclamation of Martial Law in 1972. Marcos was reported to have spent Php 100 for every Php 1 that Osmena spent, using up to Php 24 million in Cebu alone.[4]
Despite Marcos' win, Osmeña neverconceded defeat.[5]
Following his defeat, Osmeña continued as a leader in the Liberal Party. According to historian Joseph Scalice, Osmeña organized a covert organization called the Workshop Group, led by Terry Adevoso, that plotted to assassinate president Marcos in the early 1970s by hiring foreigncontract killers.[6] The hitmen's numerous attempts were thwarted, however, due to a mole in the organization namedJose Maristela that informed Marcos of their plans.[6]
On August 21, 1971, Osmeña along with prominent members of theLiberal Party held a proclamation rally at thePlaza Miranda inQuiapo, Manila. While on stage with the other Liberal leaders, two hand grenades were thrown on stage, injuring Osmeña. ThePlaza Miranda bombing injured 95, including Osmeña, and killed nine.[7] Afterwards, Osmeña left for theUnited States and lived inBeverly Hills, Los Angeles, California.[citation needed]
Marcos proclaimedmartial law in September 1972, citing the threat of theCommunist Party of the Philippines and the rebellion of theMuslim Independence Movement. Marcos also submitted documents to theUS Congress charging that the declaration ofmartial law was also due to a plot to kill him. He claimed that Osmeña was a key figure in the plot, although no formal charges were filed against him.[2] Osmeña's son,Serge, was captured and imprisoned due to allegations that he was involved in the assassination attempts.[8]
He was married to Lourdes de la Rama ofNegros Occidental with whom he had five children:Sergio III ("Serge"),Tomas ("Tommy"), Maria Victoria ("Minnie"), Esteban ("Stevie"), and Georgia.[9]
Osmeña died ofrespiratory failure at the age of 67 on March 26, 1984, atCedars Sinai Medical Center inLos Angeles,California.[10]
In 2014, a life-size brass statue of Osmeña was erected atPlaza Sugbu inCebu City. It was designed by national artist for sculptureEduardo Castrillo and commissioned byInsular Life.[11]
Aside from Osmeña, those proclaimed include vice-mayor-elect Ramon Duterte and the following members of the municipal board: Casimiro Madarang, Carlos Cuizon (both reelectionists), Pedro Clavano, Mrs. Ceferina del Rosario, Florencio Urot, Cecilio de la Victoria, Joaquin Panis and Dr. Osmundo Rama.
In "Dead Aim," Sen. Benigno Aquino said that for every P1 that Osmena spent, Marcos spent P100.
Steve was third of five children to Sergio "Serging" Osmeña Jr., the former senator, city mayor and provincial governor, and Lourdes de la Rama-Osmeña. Steve, said to be a businessman based in Manila, was younger than "Serge" III, and Ma. Victoria "Minnie," and older than Tomas and Georgia. Tomas turned 72 last July 26. After their mother Lourdes died in Bacolod City on November 6, 2011, she was buried at the Osmeña mausoleum in Barangay Tejero, Cebu City, gathering the children and the rest of the Osmeña clan to Cebu.
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