Date of Birth: September 9, 1878
Place of Birth: Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines
Date of Death: October 19, 1961
Place of Death: Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Ethnicity: Filipino (Cebuano), Han Chinese
Sergio Osmeña was a Filipino politician. He had served as the 4th President of the Philippines, from August 1, 1944 to May 28, 1946. He had also served as the 1st Vice President of the Philippines, from November 15, 1935 to August 1, 1944.
Sergio’s mother, Juana Osmeña y Suico (or Juana Suico Osmeña in Filipino), a Chinese mestiza who was reportedly only 14 years of age at the time. Owing to the circumstances of his birth, the identity of his father had been a closely guarded family secret. Although carrying the stigma of being an illegitimate child, Juana never married his father, he did not allow this aspect to affect his standing in society. Sergio’s biological father was Go Bon Tia (or Wu Wenzhao in Mandarin, baptized Pedro Singson Gotiaoco), who was a Chinese merchant, from Amoy (now Xiamen), Fujian.
Sergio was married to Estefanía Chiong Veloso y Rosales (or Estefanía Rosales Chiong Veloso in Filipino) and Esperanza Limjap y Escolar (or Esperanza Escolar Limjap in Filipino).
Sergio’s biological paternal grandfather was Go It Ha (or Wu Yixia in Mandarin).
Sergio’s maternal grandparents were Severino Agatón (later Osmeña) and Paula Suico. Severino adopted the family name “Osmeña” due to a decree issued by Governor-General of the Philippines Narciso Clavería concerning the family names of the Filipino natives. The surname “Suico” is of Chinese origin.
Source: Genealogy of Sergio Osmeña – https://www.geni.com