Sergio Osmeña House Historical Landmark*





Location: Osmeña Boulevard cor. Lapulapu Street, Cebu City
Category: Sites/Events
Type: Site
Status: Level I- National Historical Landmark
Legal basis: NHI Resolution No. 4, s 1984
Marker date: 9 September 1959
Installed by: Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)
Marker text:
BIRTHPLACE OF SERGIO OSMEÑA, SR.

IN A HOUSE ON THIS SITE, SERGIO OSMEÑA, SR., WAS BORN 9 SEPTEMBER 1878.

SERVED AS PROVINCIAL FISCAL OF CEBU AND NEGROS ORIENTAL (1905); PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR OF CEBU (1904, 1906–1907); MEMBER AND FIRST SPEAKER OF THE PHILIPPINE ASSEMBLY (1907–1922); SENATOR (1922–1935); VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINE COMMONWEALTH (1935–1944); PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINE COMMONWEALTH (1944–1946).
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2 comments:

  1. Ivan HenaresOctober 17, 2011 at 10:37 PM

    Was this declared a Heritage House or a National Historical Landmark?

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  2. National Historical Commission of the PhilippinesOctober 17, 2011 at 11:51 PM

    @Ivan Henares, thanks for noticing our error! This is a National Historical Landmark declared December 26, 1984.

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