Osmundo "Mundo" Genson Rama (September 23, 1914 — November 13, 1998) was a Filipino Visayan physician and politician from

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. 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, Osmundo G. Rama studied at Colegio de San Carlos, graduated at the

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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.

Career

During the first general elections on November 8, 1955, he was elected member of the

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Council, and he would serve another term in 1959. In 1963, he ran for Cebu City mayor but lost to

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. Then, running under the

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, he became Vice Governor and served from 1968 to 1969. 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, he was elected Governor of the province of Cebu, a position he would hold until 1976. Deciding to switch to campaign under the

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, 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 and replaced Rama during the

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years in 1976 until 1986. After the

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, Rama was appointed in charge for the office of the governor, replacing Gullas, and served from 1986 until 1988. During his time as governor, he advocated for agriculture and education. The President Marcos Naga Provincial High School and the agricultural building were also constructed. 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.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rama, Osmundo Vice governors of Cebu Governors of Cebu 20th-century Filipino medical doctors Filipino city and municipal councilors Nacionalista Party politicians Liberal Party (Philippines) politicians University of San Carlos alumni University of Santo Tomas alumni Cebuano people 1914 births 1998 deaths