In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Genson and the surname or paternal family name is Rama.

Osmundo "Mundo" Genson Rama (September 23, 1914 — November 13, 1998) was a Filipino Visayan physician and politician from Cebu, Philippines. He served as Governor of Cebu province (1969-1976; 1986-1988) and Vice Governor (1968-1969).

Early life

The son of former Senator Vicente Rama and Catalina Genson,[1] Osmundo G. Rama studied at Colegio de San Carlos, graduated at the University of Santo Tomas with a medical degree and passed the board exams in 1934. He also later acquired a law degree from the University of San Carlos.

His son, Enrique Rama, served as Vice Governor of Cebu from 1988–1992.[2]

Career

During the first general elections on November 8, 1955, he was elected member of the Cebu City Council,[3] and he would serve another term in 1959.[1] In 1963, he ran for Cebu City mayor but lost to Sergio Osmeña Jr. Then, running under the Nacionalista Party, he became Vice Governor and served from 1968 to 1969.[2]

In 1969, incumbent Governor Rene G. Espina resigned in preparation for his campaign for the Senate. Rama assumed the office of the governorship. During the 1971 elections,[4] he was elected Governor of the province of Cebu,[1] a position he would hold until 1976.[5] Deciding to switch to campaign under the Liberal Party,[4] he defeated Beatriz Durano of the Nacionalista Party in 1971. Eduardo Gullas was appointed by then President Ferdinand Marcos as governor to reorganize the provincial government[5] and replaced Rama during the martial law years in 1976 until 1986.[1] After the EDSA revolution, Rama was appointed in charge for the office of the governor, replacing Gullas, and served from 1986 until 1988.[1]

During his time as governor, he advocated for agriculture and education.[6] The President Marcos Naga Provincial High School and the agricultural building were also constructed.[1] In addition, he endorsed the memorandum of agreement granting Cebu CFI Community Cooperative, a cooperative providing lending services to members, the lease of a vacant lot beside the Cebu Provincial Capitol building for 25 years.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Tinga, Pablo S. (2009). CEBU: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. Cebu City: Saint Jude Book Publisher. ISBN 9789710553150.
  2. ^ a b Mojares, Resil B. (2014). The history of Cebu, Philippines. Cebu (Philippines : Province),, University of San Carlos. Cebu City. ISBN 9789719972235. OCLC 953176470.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Mojares, Resil B. "Today in the History of Cebu" (PDF). www.library.usc.edu.ph. University of San Carlos. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Oaminal, Clarence Paul (April 3, 2019). "The 1971 election in Cebu". Philippine Star; The Freeman through Pressreader. Retrieved 2019-05-16 – via PressReader.
  5. ^ a b An anarchy of families : state and family in the Philippines. McCoy, Alfred W. Madison, Wis.: University of Wisconsin Press. 2009. ISBN 9780299229849. OCLC 223848773.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. ^ Newman, Jenara Regis (2015-09-15). "Viewing a slice of Cebu history". Sunstar. Archived from the original on 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
  7. ^ "CDA R7 | Cebu Extension Office - Sharing their Dreams -The story of Cebu CFI Community Cooperative". r7.cda.gov.ph. Retrieved 2019-05-16.