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Sotero Cabahug

Sotero "Terong" Barte Cabahug (April 22, 1891 – December 15, 1963) was a Filipino Visayan lawyer, legislator, politician, and civil servant from Mandaue, Cebu, Philippines. He was awarded Legion of Honor with the rank of Commander. He was governor of Cebu (1934–1937), member of the House of Representatives for Cebu's 2nd district for two consecutive terms (1928–1934), Secretary of Public Works and Communications (1945–1946), member of the Cebu Provincial Board (1952–1954), the 9th Secretary of National Defense (1954–1956), and associate justice of the Court of Appeals (1956–1961).

Sotero Cabahug was born to the farming family of Narciso Cabahug and Cirila Barte in Mandaue, Cebu on April 22, 1891. He attended public schools in Mandaue, Colegio-Seminario de San Carlos, and San de Letran College in Manila. As a student, he earned recognition for being a consistent honor student, scholarship, and educational medals. Earning a bachelor's degree, he acquired a Licentiate in Jurisprudence at the University of Santo Tomas, graduating with mertissimus.

He was the brother of Fructuoso Cabahug who was appointed governor of Cebu by the American military government from 1945 until 1946. His marriage to Vicenta Labucay, daughter of prominent Cebu businessman Estanislau Labucay, bore nine children and the family lived in Diliman, Quezon City. Elmer Cabahug, professional Philippine Basketball Association player and University of Visayas basketball team coach, was his great-grandchild.

A lawyer by profession, Sotero Cabahug was the Justice of the Peace in Surigao (1917–1918) and Cebu deputy provincial fiscal (1918–1919). In 1920, he became councilor of the municipality of Mandaue until 1925 and was acting municipal president.

He was elected as member of the House of Representative of the 8th Philippine Legislature representing Cebu's 2nd district starting in 1928, and he was reelected for another term and served from 1931 until 1934. He authored the law that criminalized disrespectful acts towards the National Anthem.

By 1934, Cabahug was voted as the governor of Cebu province until 1937 and started the construction of several landmarks in Cebu. The construction of the Cebu Provincial Capitol began during his stint, as well as the building of roads and bridges (particularly the bridges in Argao, Cebu), Mandaue Municipal Hall (commonly known as Mandaue Presidencia), Rizal Memorial Library and Museum, TB Pavilion of Southern Islands Hospital (now Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center), and Cebu Junior College of University of the Philippines Cebu campus. The Cebu Provincial Capitol was completed in 1937 during the administration of Governor Buenaventura Rodriguez, who succeeded him.

He also led the purchase and donation of an airplane named "Spirit of Cebu" to the Philippine Army, the funds for which were voluntarily contributed by the Cebuano people.

During the inauguration of Cebu City, he was present and the following is part of the message he delivered during the occasion.

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