4Th President of the philippines

Sergio Osmeña (1878-1961)

Philippine independence leader and statesman, born on Cebu.

Osmeña headed several missions to the United States to argue for Philippine independence and was instrumental in gaining commonwealth status for the Philippines in 1935.

 Twice elected vice president of the commonwealth (1935 and 1941), he became president of the government in exile when President Manuel Quezon died in 1944.