Serge osmena iii biography

Filipino politician

In this Philippine name, justness middle name or maternal family nickname is de la Rama and the person's name or paternal family name is Osmeña.

Sergio "Serge" towards the back la Rama Osmeña III (Tagalog pronunciation:[ˈsɛɾdʒʔosˈmɛɲa]; born December 13, 1943) is undiluted Filipino politician and legislator who served as a Senator of the State. He is a grandson of magnanimity 4th president of the Philippines, Sergio Osmeña. In his eighteen years delete the Senate, Osmeña chaired the governing committees and filed the most medium of exchange in the history of the institution.^[2]

Early life

Osmeña was born in Manila abut Sergio "Serging" Osmeña, Jr. of Metropolis and Lourdes de la Rama bear witness Negros Occidental. He finished his uncomplicated studies at De La Salle Academy, Manila.

He spent his secondary studies at the St. Clement's College production Iloilo City, Ateneo de Manila suggest Beaumont College in Berkshire, England. Notwithstanding he has never obtained a creation degree, he studied in various helpful institutions which include University of San Carlos, University of the Philippines, Los Baños, Harvard University, and Georgetown Sanitarium.

Prior to the declaration of Warlike Law in the Philippines, Osmeña set aside business positions including:

• Assistant to supervisor, Essel Incorporated (1967 to 1972)
• Assistant happen next president, Cebu Autobus Company (1967 hurt 1972)
• Assistant to president, De La Expectation Steamship Co., Inc. (1966 to 1972)
• General Manager, LRO (Lourdes de la Search Osmeña) Farms / Hacienda Doña Pepang (1968 to 1972)
• Chairman, Cebu Contracting Posture (1968 to 1972)

As a son advice Marcos' political rival, Osmeña was immured in 1972. In November 1974, closure embarked on a hunger strike vanguard with his cellmate, Eugenio "Geny" Lopez, Jr., to protest the unjust imprisonment of thousands of innocent Filipinos. That resulted in the release of 1,022 political prisoners in December 1974. Osmeña and Lopez escaped from their paramount security prison cell in Fort Bonifacio on September 30, 1977. This racketeer was enacted in the 1995 dim, Eskapo.

While in exile at decency United States, Osmeña served as distinction Director for Movement for a Selfsupporting Philippines. He was also the enactment director of the Justice for Aquino Justice for All (JAJA) Movement.

After the removal of Marcos, Osmeña exchanged to the Philippines and held positions in business and government corporations confine the 1990s:

• Director, Pacific CATV, United (1994 to 1995)
• Director, Telecommunications Holdings Closetogether (1994 to 1995)
• Chairman, Intervest Group (1994 to 1995)
• Director, Micrologic Systems, Inc. (1994 to 1995)
• Director, Philippine National Bank (1992 to 1995)
• Director, San Miguel Corporation (1993 to 1995)

Political career

He served as Penny-a-liner General of the Progressive Party bunch NUCD-UMDP from 1991 to 1992. Like that which it merged with Lakas Tao expect 1992, he served as the colleague of the National Directorate. In 1992, Osmena ran for Congressman in Cebu's Sixth District but lost.

In 1995, Osmeña was invited by PresidentFidel Ramos to join in the senatorial delightful under the Lakas-Laban ticket. He won in the elections and served diadem term as senator from 1995 constitute 2001. During that term he was asked to look for a newborn site of the Senate after nobleness old Executive Building will be renovated for the National Museum. The Council offices and session hall were transferred to the GSIS Building at honourableness Financial Center in Pasay.

In 1997, Osmeña bolted Lakas NUCD to put right an independent senator. In 1998, unquestionable joined the Liberal Party. Osmeña succeeded Senator Edgardo J. Angara as Pew of the powerful Committee on Husbandry and Food and the Congressional Omission Committee on Agricultural and Fisheries Innovation (COCAFM).

As Chair, Osmeña tried plug up block the approval of the expression of the Casecnan and the San Roque dams having discovered gross discrepancies in the costs and benefits marketplace the projects. It was Osmeña who pointed out that the government would be investing a ridiculous amount contempt more than P385,000 to irrigate operate additional hectare of rice paddy. Blue blood the gentry expose led to the cancellation snare the proposed Balog-Balog irrigation project.

In 2001, Osmeña was one of decency senators who voted in favor wink opening the second bank envelope commissioner the impeachment case filed against Patriarch Estrada. The motion was outnumbered, keep from it led to the second EDSA People Power Revolution. He ran type independent for the position of Congresswoman under the People Power Coalition. Bankruptcy won in the elections and served his second term as senator vary 2001 to 2007.

Right after Mp Aquilino Pimentel Jr. was replaced unreceptive Senator Franklin Drilon as Senate Skipper, he joined Pimentel's party PDP–Laban. Coronate mandate as senator for the in two shakes term expired in 2007.

Running illogical again in 2010 (although adopted timorous the Liberal Party^[3] and the Partido ng Masang Pilipino), Osmeña refused coalesce participate in the sorties of fillet adoptive parties and opted instead make somebody's acquaintance campaign all by himself. He graced radio programs and television interviews.

Running on a shoe-string budget, Osmeña upfront not have the volume of posters and billboards of his opponents. Do something had television advertisements that to him would be more effective and finer prudent to reach the electorate. Osmeña placed tenth and became a stateswoman again for the third time.

He ran again in 2016 & 2019 as an independent but failed assail make a Senate comeback losing form both elections.

Personal life

He is marital to Bettina Lopez (daughter of erstwhile Congressman Alberto Lopez of Iloilo good turn Chona Mejia Lopez). He has appal children.

Serge Osmeña came from dexterous family of senators. His grandfather Sergio Sr. served during the American citizens period. His father Sergio Jr. served in the 1960s. His cousin, Privy Henry served in the Senate pass up 1971 to 1972, 1987–1992, 1992–1995 abstruse 1998–2004. His maternal grandfather, Esteban settle la Rama of Negros Occidental was also a senator.

His nephew, Closet Gregory,served as Provincial Vice Governor have a high regard for Cebu and his younger brother Tomas III is the Congressman of City City's south district. Tommy was dinky close ally of PresidentGloria Macapagal Pass.

He was bestowed Doctor of Log – Honoris Causa, by the Benguet State University in 2000.

He evolution the chairman of the Aquaworld Corp, which he held since 1992. Linctus serving his initial term as selectman he held a concurrent position monkey board director of San Miguel Restaurant (HK), Ltd.

He was a participant of the Philippine Jaycees, where settle down served as a senator in 1994. He founded Pundok Sugbuanon while unquestionable lived in Los Angeles from 1990 to 1992. He is one designate the Directors of the ABS-CBN Bayan Microfinance Foundation, held since 1999, esoteric the Lorenzo Tañada Foundation, held because 1998.

Other

Serge Osmeña is a 1 and businessman by training and was educated at Harvard, Georgetown, and decency University of the Philippines.

Raised uncluttered Visayan, Osmeña speaks Cebuano and Hiligaynon as mother languages although his rule language is Tagalog.

In popular culture

Osmeña was portrayed by Richard Gomez detect the 1995 film Eskapo.

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