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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.
May 6, 2015 · Vicente Rama, known as the “Father of Cebu City,” was born on June 6, 1887 in Cebu City. He studied at the Colegio de San Carlos and Escuela de Derecho. Rama became actively involved in politics and writing after his studies.
Jul 7, 2011 · Vicente Rama. Born in Cebu City on the 6th of June 1887 and died on the 24th of December 1956. Fictionist. He studied at the Seminario-Colegio de San Carlos in Cebu, 1904-1908, and finished law at the Escuela de Derecho, 1908-1910, in Manila. After his studies, he actively engaged in writing and politics.
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 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 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.
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 16, 2016 · Don Vicente Rama, the father of the Cebu City Charter entered politics in 1916. Don Vicente was elected councilor of the then Municipality of Cebu on June 16, 1916. It was a synchronized election...
Feb 22, 2021 · Don Vicente Rama was an incumbent congressman of the old 4th Congressional District of Cebu then composed of the municipalities of Sibonga, Argao, Dalaguete, and Alcoy in the 1st National...
