Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition Series 2):
October 22, 1961
The remains of President Sergio Osmeña arrived in Cebu City from Manila on October 22, 1961. A public vigil and requiem mass were held at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral. The following day, it was taken to the Cebu Provincial Capitol.
President Carlos P. Garcia declared October 20 to November 3 as a "period of national mourning," wherein all flags in the country are flown at half-mast as a sign of mourning and he was given a state funeral.
President Osmeña, the second President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, and the third President of the Philippines, died of pulmonary edema on October 19, 1961 at the Veterans Memorial Hospital, Quezon City.
From Cebu, he was taken back to Manila to lie in state at Malacañang once again from October 24 to 25, followed by a necrological service at the Legislative Building until October 26, and was finally laid to rest at the North Cemetery in Manila on October 26, 1961.
Osmeña was born in Cebu, Cebu Province on September 9, 1878 and was the patriarch of the prominent Osmeña family.
He served as Vice President of the Philippines under Manuel L. Quezon from 1935 to 1941, and 1941 to 1944, and upon President Manuel L. Quezon's sudden death, he became President of the Philippines from August 1, 1944 to May 28, 1946.
Osmeña founded the Nacionalista Party, was Governor of Cebu from 1906-1907, member and first speaker of the House of Representatives in 1907-1922, Senator from the 10th Senatorial District for thirteen years and sat as Senate President Pro Tempore.
He retired from public office after losing to Manuel A. Roxas in the presidential election of 1946.
(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan B. Uy) All rights reserved
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