Sergio Osmeña
"What good will
independence do to us if we will not be able to maintain that
independence to provide people peace, happiness and prosperity they so
well deserve."
Sergio Osmeña Sr. was the founder of the Partido Nacionalista and was the second president of the Philippine Commonwealth.
Born in Cebu City
on September 9, 1878, he was raised by his mother Juana Osmeña Y Suico.
He was a delegate to the Philippine Assembly and became the Speaker of
the House of Representatives in 1916. He assumed the presidency in 1944
after the death of President Manuel Quezon and sat as president until
1946.
On August 8,
1944, President Osmeña issued Executive Order 15-W which reorganized and
consolidated the Executive Departments of the Commonwealth government.
Executive Order No. 27 issued on February 27, 1945 reorganized the
government after it was reestablished on Philippine soil. He returned
home to Cebu after his defeat to Manuel Roxas in the 1946 elections.
President Sergio Osmeña Sr. died at the age of 83 on October 19, 1961.
He was married to Esperanza Limjap. |
President Sergio Osmeña Born: September 9, 1878
Died: October 19, 1961)
Second President of the Commonwealth
(Term: August 1, 1944 - May 27, 1946) |
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