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Sergio Osmeña Jr.
Sergio "Serging" Veloso Osmeña Jr. (December 4, 1916 – March 26, 1984) was a Filipino politician who served as mayor of Cebu City and as a Senator of the Philippines. He ran for vice president in the 1961 presidential election, and ran against Ferdinand Marcos for the presidency in the 1969 presidential election.
He was the son of Sergio Osmeña, the fourth president of the Philippines. His sons, Sergio "Serge" Osmeña III and Tomas Osmeña, also entered politics notably as senator of the Philippines and Mayor of Cebu City, respectively.
Osmeña was born in the town of Cebu on December 4, 1916, to Sergio Osmeña Sr., then the House Speaker and representative from the 2nd district of Cebu, and Estefania Chiong Veloso. He had a brother, Emilio Osmeña, father of Emilio Mario Osmeña Jr. and John Henry Osmeña. He graduated Associate of Arts, cum laude, from the Ateneo de Manila University on 1935, and Bachelor of Science in commerce, summa cum laude, from New York University in 1936. After graduating which Osmeña opened an import-export business in New York.[citation needed]
Osmeña collaborated with the Japanese in World War II. He escaped justice[clarification needed] and returned to the Philippines and became President of the De La Rama Steamship Company, Inc.
In 1951, he was elected provincial Governor of Cebu. He was later elected Mayor of Cebu City for three terms in 1955, 1959 and 1963. His tenure as mayor was criticized by his own father, former president Sergio Osmeña Sr., as being "extravagant, corrupt, and arbitrary".
Elected as representative for the second district of Cebu in 1958, Osmeña's 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. On July 19, 1960, Osmeña was suspended by Congress after he accused President Carlos P. Garcia of bribery related to his veto of a "rice and corn" bill, and a few days later, President Garcia affirmed that Osmeña forfeited his position as mayor after attending the first session of Congress in January 1960.
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.
Osmeña publicly opposed the Marcos administration.
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Sergio Osmeña Jr.
Sergio "Serging" Veloso Osmeña Jr. (December 4, 1916 – March 26, 1984) was a Filipino politician who served as mayor of Cebu City and as a Senator of the Philippines. He ran for vice president in the 1961 presidential election, and ran against Ferdinand Marcos for the presidency in the 1969 presidential election.
He was the son of Sergio Osmeña, the fourth president of the Philippines. His sons, Sergio "Serge" Osmeña III and Tomas Osmeña, also entered politics notably as senator of the Philippines and Mayor of Cebu City, respectively.
Osmeña was born in the town of Cebu on December 4, 1916, to Sergio Osmeña Sr., then the House Speaker and representative from the 2nd district of Cebu, and Estefania Chiong Veloso. He had a brother, Emilio Osmeña, father of Emilio Mario Osmeña Jr. and John Henry Osmeña. He graduated Associate of Arts, cum laude, from the Ateneo de Manila University on 1935, and Bachelor of Science in commerce, summa cum laude, from New York University in 1936. After graduating which Osmeña opened an import-export business in New York.[citation needed]
Osmeña collaborated with the Japanese in World War II. He escaped justice[clarification needed] and returned to the Philippines and became President of the De La Rama Steamship Company, Inc.
In 1951, he was elected provincial Governor of Cebu. He was later elected Mayor of Cebu City for three terms in 1955, 1959 and 1963. His tenure as mayor was criticized by his own father, former president Sergio Osmeña Sr., as being "extravagant, corrupt, and arbitrary".
Elected as representative for the second district of Cebu in 1958, Osmeña's 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. On July 19, 1960, Osmeña was suspended by Congress after he accused President Carlos P. Garcia of bribery related to his veto of a "rice and corn" bill, and a few days later, President Garcia affirmed that Osmeña forfeited his position as mayor after attending the first session of Congress in January 1960.
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.
Osmeña publicly opposed the Marcos administration.
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