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Vicente Rama (June 6, 1887 – December 24, 1956) was a Filipino Visayan legislator, publisher, and writer from Cebu, Philippines. Recognized as the Father of Cebu City, [1] he authored the bill for its cityhood which was approved into law by October 20, 1936. He also founded the leading pre-war Cebuano periodical, Bag-ong Kusog . Early life.
Senator Rama was elected representative from the third district of Cebu to the Philippine Legislature for three consecutive terms from 1922 to 1925, 1925 to 1928 and from 1934 to 1935. He ran and won as a coalitionist for assemblyman in the fourth district of Cebu.
Feb 22, 2020 · We should recall how Don Vicente Rama fought alone and painfully to push for the charter’s approval against tremendous odds, including the opposition of Cebu's much revered Don Sergio Osmeña Sr.
Feb 17, 2023 · The exhibit titled “Bag-ong Kusog: The Publishing Life of Vicente Rama,” was held at the legislative lobby at City Hall on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, or just a week before the 86th year of the creation of Cebu City’s charter, in which Rama was the author.
Feb 27, 2017 · Vicente Rama was a public servant in the truest sense of the word because he always prioritized the interest of the people and the city first above his own personal or political interests.
Feb 24, 2020 · CEBU CITY, Philippines — The year was 1936 when then-Congressman Vicente Rama, more known to his people as the Don Vicente Rama, was teased in Congress why the bustling economic leader of the country’s mid-southern islands remained a municipality.
Feb 24, 2021 · CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Father of the Cebu City Charter, the late Senator Vicente Rama, is not only a renowned politician and social leader but also an esteemed journalist and historian.
