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.Cebu is the home of some of the country's
best talents, something that a Cebuano should
be proud of.
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Anna Fegi
Anna Fegi hails from Toledo City, Cebu. She started her singing career whenshe became a member of then well known group organized by a famous musical
composer, arranger Mr. Ryan Cayabyab, The Smokey Mountain.
She had just completed her contract last year at the Disneyland Hongkong.
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Dulce
Dulce Dulces (Ma. Teresa Magdalena A. Llamedo-Cruz) singing career startedwith her winning the Tawag ng Tanghalan in 1975. Since then, there was no
turning back for this Cebuana songstress. She was the Philippine official
representative to the Asian Singing Competition held in Hong Kong in 1979. Her
winning entry was a composition of George Canseco entitled Ako ang Nasawi,
Ako ang Nagwagi. That same year she received the Most Promising Entertainer
of the Year from the Aliw Award. She also showcased her acting prowess in
theater via Ewagan (1984) and Cats (1985). She is dubbed as the Asias Singing
Champion.
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Raki Vega
They say that real talent is hard to find. Not here in Cebu where practically
anybody can sing and not just sing but world class talents. We have produced a
lot of Cebuana Divas like Dulce, Dessa, Vina Morales, Verni Varga, Ana Fegi,
Sheryn Regis and the latest singing sensation, Rochelle "Raki" Vega. Tagged as
the "Ultimate Born Diva", which she won in the prestigious nationwide singing
competition by ABS-CBN - "Born Diva".
She bested seven other contestants with her unique and powerful singing voice.
Her winning piece was "Today" which was written by an award winning
songwriter, Trina Belamide. But this Cebuana is more than a Diva in heart,
even with her new appearance (had her nose and eyes done which was part of
the contest), P200,000 cash prize, a recording contract with Star Records and a
house and lot, she has remained true to her roots and has kept humble even
with her new found fame and fortune.
Raki from Mandaue, Cebu, started singing when she was 3 yrs old, was part of
a church choir at the age of 8 and has joined a lot of amateur singing contestshere in Cebu and also known as the "Jingle Queen". For her love of music, she
became a music teacher at Asian Academy of Music.
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Pilita Corales
Pilita Corales (born, 22 August 1939 in Cebu City, Philippines) is a famous
Filipino folk musical recording artist, who is widely referred to as Asia's Queen
of Songs, having produced over 135 albums in her music career spanning over
four decades.
Pilita Corrales was born in Cebu City, Cebu in 1939, she is a mestiza, (of
Spanish and Austronesian) ancestry with a father of Spanish descent and birth
and Cebuana mother. After finishing her studies at Colegio de la Inmaculada
Concepcion in her native land of Cebu, she went to Spain to enroll in a
finishing school in music. In 1958, Pilita began her recording career after
arriving with a shipwrecked troupe of performers in Melbourne. She left her
mark by becoming the first woman to make the Australian pop charts with a
local recording called 'Come Closer to Me'. She became a star of the Melbourne
TV circuit and her first hit, Come Closer to Me, became part of a collection on
which shes billed as one of the Grand Dames of Melbourne Radio and
Television.
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Diane Monique Lhuillie
Diane Monique Lhuillier (born 1971 in Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines) is a
Filipino fashion designer based in the United States. She was born and raised in
the Philippine province of Cebu and is of French and Cebuano descent, hence
her typical French last name meaning "the oilmaker".
Lhuillier's family is one of the more prominent names in Philippine high society.
The family owns a chain of pawnshops currently operating in more than a
hundred cities in the nation.
Having had a difficult time finding her own gown, Lhuillier, a 23-year-old
newlywed at the time, decided to begin sketching her own line of dresses. Her
husband figured it was little more than a hobby, one that she would tire of soon
enough. "He thought I had the wedding blues and eventually I'd get over it," she
told USA WEEKEND Magazine. [1]
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She made the news with two high-profile celebrity weddings in a row. She
designed Christine Baumgartner's wedding dress for the fall 2004 wedding to
Kevin Costner shortly after designing both of Britney Spears's wedding dresses
in her wedding to Kevin Federline. She's also designed the wedding gown of US
former Vice President and former Second Lady Al and Tipper Gore's youngest
daughter, Sarah G. Lee, during her marriage to Bill Lee[2], Giuliana DePandi's
wedding gown to The Apprentice winner Bill Rancic[3], and Allison Munn's
wedding gown to actor Scott Holroyd.[4]
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Leah Navarro
Leah Navarro is proud of her Cebuano roots. But it was when she was still in
her late teens when she became a major pop-music star in the Philippines circa
1970s-80s in Manila.
Born to a well-off family, Leah was practically convent-bred and finished college
at the Assumption, Makati City, around the time alumna Gloria Macapagal
Arroyo was teaching there.
Her singing talent was discovered while still in school and she went on to sing
pop music hits of the 1970s-80s such as Kailangan Kita and Saan Ako
Nagkamali (both by George Canseco, National Artist), Lagi na Lang (by Nonong
Pedero) and Ang Pag-ibig Kong Ito which was later revived by Racel Tuazon,
Moonstar88, and most recently Sheryn Regis. Her interpretation of Isang
Mundo, Isang Awit won the Grand Prize in the annual Metro Manila Popular
Music Festival then actively sponsored by Imee and Irene Marcos, presidential
daughters and music aficionados.
Her discography includes such singles as Hindi Ka Lilimutin, Totoo ba'ng lahat
ng ito?, and songs from the stage play Tales of the Manuvu. Her debut album
was self-titled, Leah.
In later years, Leah was rumored to have had relations with American actor,
Anthony Finetti (star of The Expendables), in 1988 in and on the grounds of the
Peninsula Hotel in Manila.
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Gabriel "Flash" Elorde
Gabriel "Flash" Elorde
Gabriel "Flash" Elorde (March 25, 1935January 2, 1985) is widely considered
as one of the greatest Filipino boxers of all time along with featherweight slugger
Manny Pacquiao and flyweight champion in the 1920s Pancho Villa . He was
born and raised in the town of Bogo, Cebu. He was much beloved in the
Philippines as a sports and cultural icon, being the first Filipino international
boxing champion since 1920s boxer Pancho Villa.[clarify]
Elorde was the WBC Junior lightweight (Super Featherweight) champion from
March 20, 1960 until June 15, 1967 and WBA Super featherweight champion
from February 16, 1963 to June 15, 1967 making him the longest reigning
world junior lightweight champion ever (seven years and three months). He also
outpointed all time great featherweight champion Sandy Saddler in 1955 in a
non-title bout. In 1956 he was given a rematch with Saddler, this time with
Saddler's featherweight title on the line, but Elorde suffered a cut eye and lost
the fight on a 13th round TKO.
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Elorde also challenged lightweight Carlos Ortiz for his world title on two
occasions. He was stopped both times by Ortiz in the 14th round.
Elorde retired with a record of 88 wins (33 KOs), 27 losses and 2 draws and was
named "the greatest world junior lightweight boxing champion in WBC history"
in 1974.[weasel words]
After his retirement, Elorde remained in the Philippines within the public eye,
prominent as a popular commercial endorser, especially of San Miguel Beer. In
fact, his San Miguel Beer TV commercial (which he made with Bert Marcelo and
Rico J. Puno) wherein he famously said the words ".... isang platitong mani (one
plate of peanuts) was recently named as the No.1 Filipino advertisement of alltime.
A chain smoker, Elorde died of lung cancer at the age of 49.
In 1993, he became the first Asian inducted into the New York-based
International Boxing Hall of Fame. He was also enshrined into the World Boxing
Hall of Fame. Elorde's father-in-law, Lope Sarreal, was one of Asia's most
prominent boxing promoters who was himself later inducted into the
International Boxing Hall of Fame.
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Marcelo Fernan
Marcelo Briones Fernan was born in Cebu City on October 24, 1927. He wasmarried to Eloisa Nolasco with whom he had nine children.
As a student, Fernan gained distinction as an outstanding youth leader and
scholar. He served as President of the Student Council Association of the
Philippines, and was elected Member of the International Honor Societies of Phi
Kappa and Pi Gamma Mu.He graduated among the top ten of his class from the
College of Law of the University of the Philippines in 1952. The following year,
he obtained his Master of Law from the Harvard University in the United States.
He likewise led an active civic and social life as President of the Cebu Jaycees
Role Club of Cebu West, Cebu Country Club, chairman and President of the
Cebu Newspaper Workers Foundation, Inc.
He was an Associate and later Professorial Lecturer at the University of the
Philippines in Cebu, Dean of the College of Law of the University of San Jose
Recoletos now Dean Emeritus, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the
University of San Carlos, Secretary General of the Academy of American and
International Law Alumni Association and Integrated Bar of the Philippines,
Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyer Associations for Asia and
the Pacific (LAWASIA) Human Rights Standing Committee, Chairman of the
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LAWASIA Judicial Section, President of the Fulbright Scholars Association,
President of the Philippine Society of International Law, Chairman of the
Philippine National Committee of the Asean Law Association and member of the
Governing Council, President of the ASEAN Law Association, President of the
Fellows on Asia Foundation and Trustee of the Southwestern Legal Foundation
in Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.
He received awards in civic, legal and educational fields among which are Most
Outstanding Law Practitioner in Cebu City; Most Outstanding UP Alumnus in
Civic Affair in Cebu City; Most Outstanding JCI Senator in the Philippines in
the Field of Education; The Outstanding Filipino (TOFIL) Awardee, Most
Outstanding Alumnus of Abellana National School, U.P. Professional
Achievement Awardee in the Field of Law, U.P. Cebu Achievement Awardee asLegal Teacher and Practitioner, Most Distinguished Alumnus from the College of
Law, University of the Philippines, 1999 Most Distinguished Alumnus from the
University of the Philippines Alumni Association, First Recipient of the
Southwest Legal Foundations Robert G. Storey International Award for
Leadership and First Recipient at the Public Award of the President Sergio
Omea Memorial Foundation.
He was conferred the titles General Brother of the Agustinian Recollect Order
and Knight of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.
He was the Most Outstanding Cebuano awardee. Next to the late President
Sergio Osmea, he was the second Cebuano in history to be given such highly
exclusive and revered recognition.
He received Honorary Doctorate Degrees from the University of San Carlos Cebu
City, University of San Jose Recoletos, Cebu City; Centro Escolar University,
Member of Angeles University Foundation, Angeles City; De La Salle University,
Manila and University of the Philippines-Visayas.
He entered the government service as member of the Cebu City Planning Board.
Later, he became a member of the Cebu Provincial Board, delegate to the
Constitutional Convention and Assemblyman (Assistant Minority Leader) in the
Batasang Pambansa.
He was appointed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court and served as
Chairman of the Supreme Court Committee on the Revision of the Rules of
Court and Chairman of the House Electoral Tribunal.
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He served as the nineteenth Chief Justice of the Republic and was Chairman of
the Judicial and Bar Council and the Judiciary Planning and Implementation
Office. During his term as Chief Justice, several bold judicial reforms were
instituted, among them the judicial orientation and career enrichment
program, updating of the Code of Judicial Conduct and the continuous trial
program.
In 1995, Fernan was elected as Senator of the Tenth Congress. He became the
Assistant Majority Leader and Chairman of the following Senate Committees
Justice and Human rights, Labor, Employment and Human Resources
Development and Ethics and Privileges.
As Senator, he authored highly significant laws, among these are : Republic Act
8246 or the Court of Appeals Regionalization Act, RA 8493 or the Speedy Trial
Act of 1998, RA 8557 of the Philippine Judicial Academy, RA 8525 or the Adopt-
a-School Act of 1997 and RA 8558 or the Underground Mine Workers Act.
He also sponsored RA 8247 or the Alien Social Integration Act of 1995. RA 8282
or the Social Security Act of 1997, and RA 8369 or the Family courts Acts of
1997.
At the opening of the Eleventh Congress, Fernan was nominated and elected as
President of the Senate and concurrently, Chairman of the Commission on
Appointments. During his term as Senate President, the Senate passed theClean Air Act, the Visiting Force Agreement and the General Appropriations Act
of 1999.
Fernan resigned from Senate Presidency on June 28, 1999 due to his failing
health. Senator Fernan passed away on July 11, 1999 and was laid to rest at
the Cebu Memorial Park, Cebu City. His death was deeply mourned all over the
country.
Fernan holds the record as the only Filipino to head both the Judicial and
Legislature, as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and as Senate President,respectively.
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Sergio Osmena Sr.
Sergio Osmena Sr.
Sergio Osmea (September 9, 1878October 19, 1961) was the fourth
President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. He was Vice President under
Manuel L. Quezon, and rose to the presidency upon Quezon's death in 1944. He
was a founder of Nacionalista Party.
Osmea is the patriarch of the prominent Osmea family, which includes his
son (former Senator Sergio Osmea Jr.) and his grandsons (Senators Sergio
Osmea III and John Henry Osmea), ex-Governor (Lito Osmea and Cebu CityMayor Tomas Osmea).
Early life and career
A Chinese-mestizo with some Spanish blood, Osmea was born in Cebu to
Juana Osmea y Suico. He took his elementary education in the University of
San Carlos and graduated in 1892. Osmea continued his education in Manila,
studying in San Juan de Letran College where he first met Manuel L. Quezon, a
classmate of his. He took up law at the University of Santo Tomas and was
second place in the bar examination in 1903.
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Osmea served on the war staff of General Emilio Aguinaldo as a courier and
journalist. In 1900, he founded the Cebu newspaper, El Nuevo Da which lasted
for three years.
Political career
In 1904, the American colonial administration appointed him governor of Cebu.
Two years later he was elected governor of Cebu. While governor, he ran for
election to the first Philippine Assembly of 1907 and was elected Speaker of that
body. Osmea was only 29 and already the highest-ranking Filipino official.
He and another provincial politician, Manuel L. Quezon of Tayabas, set up the
Nacionalista Party as a foil to the Partido Federalista of Manila-based
politicians. The two would engage in a rivalry for political dominance ever since.
Osmea was elected an assemblyman, in 1907, and remained a member of the
lower house until 1922. He was the country's vice president for two consecutive
terms under the Philippine Commonwealth.
He went to the US, in 1933, to secure passage of the Hare-Hawes-Cutting
Independence Bill which was superseded by the Tydings-McDuffie Act in March
1934.
Osmea was elected as vice-president of the Commonwealth in 1935, with
Quezon as president. He was re-elected in 1941. When the Commonwealth
government relocated in the US in exile, Osmea went with Quezon.
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Vernie Varga
Vernie Varga
This sultry Cebuana diva has been singing for more than two decades now, a
natural belter, also known as a jazz singer. She popularize songs like Kahit
Isang Saglit, Kapag Kapiling Ka, Cry Me A River, Teach Me Tonight and a lot
more.
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Vina Morales
Vina Morales (born Sharon Garcia Magdayao 17 October 1975, Bogo, Cebu,
Philippines) is a Filipina actress of maternal Spanish and paternal Cebuano
descent. She played the title role in the film The Sarah Balabagan Story. She is
the older sister of teen actress Shaina Magdayao.
Even as a child growing up in Bogo, Cebu, Sharon Garcia Magdayao a.k.a. Vina
Morales knew that she wanted to be a singer. It was nine-year-old Sharon'ssinging with her church choir that would lead to her big break. The local parish
priest, Fr. Fritz Malinao, was also a songwriter. He recognized Sharon's talent
and asked her to sing one of his compositions as an entry in the Cebu Pop
Music Festival. The song, "Paglaum", ("hope" in Visayan), not only won the
Grand Prize but also earned the "Best Interpreter" award for its young singer.
Sharon and her family were surprised to learn that representatives from Viva
Films had seen her performance. They were so impressed with her talents that
they immediately offered her a singing and acting contract. The Magdayao
family was very supportive of their gifted daughter. They sold everything they
had in Cebu and moved to Manila. The family entrusted ten-year-old Sharon's
career to Mina del Rosario of Viva Films, who became like a second mother to
Sharon. It was Mina who gave Sharon the name Vina, taken from her
daughter's name Vina Vanesa. The only problem standing in the way of Vina's
acting career was that she only spoke English and Cebuano. But now that she
was living in Manila, her Tagalog improved rapidly and she soon made her first
movie, Nakagapos na Puso, in which she played the niece of Tonton Gutierrez.
The film also starred Vina's idol and namesake, Sharon Cuneta.
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Pilar Pilapil
Pilar Pilapil
She made everyone notice her when she was crowned beauty queen when she
was only in her teens. When she became an actress and later got romantically
involved with actors the like of the late Fernando Poe Jr. and Dolphy, Pilar
Pilapil drew public awareness even more, intriguing people not only with her
classic beauty, intelligence and wit but with her daringness and liberatedattitude as well.
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Lohp
Ipinasa kay:
Mdm.Monaliza Ybanez
Ipinasa ni:
Joshua Daniel R. Laurente
Gr.6-Blue
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