Cebu City is the capital of Cebu in Philippines. The culture of Cebu City is quite rich. Many famous personalities of Philippines belong to Cebu City. The Famous People Cebu City come form various walks of life and by their deeds they have made their nation stand out in global arena.
The Cebu City famous people hail from the field of music, politics, education and law. Some of the popular people from Cebu City are:
Sergio Osmena: He was elected as the fourth President of Commonwealth of the Philippines. Osmena was also the founder of Nacionalista Party. He was born on 9th September, 1878 in Cebu City. Segio Osmena died at the age of 83.
Martin Abellana: He is an author by profession. Abellana National School in Cebu is named after this popular writer.
Roman Lucero Kintanar: He was a popular scientist, working in the area of meteorology. He was born in
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Cebu City. Kintanar graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Science from University of Philippines in Physics. He completed his Ph. D. from University of Texas. In 2007, after his death, an asteroid was named after Kintanar.
Hilario Davide, Jr.: He was appointed as the 20th Chief Justice of Philippines. Hilario Davide, Jr. is also at present the Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations. From the year 1962 to 1968, he was associated with the College of Law, which is included in the Southwestern University of Cebu City.
Some more popular personalities from Cebu City are:
- Marlyn Bartolabac who was educator
- Chief Justice Marcelo Fernan
- Erlinda K. Alburo who was the director of the Cebuano Studies Center of the University of San Carlos
- Temistokles Adlawan who is a poet of modern times
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