I AM A CEBUA-know: DID YOU KNOW that the "Grand Old Man of Cebu"—DON SERGIO SUICO OSMEÑA , SR.—is the FIRST Department of Education (then Department of Public Instruction) Secretary?
He was appointed by President Manuel L. Quezon on November 15, 1935 and served until April 18, 1939. Secretary Jorge Bocobo succeeded him, and led the department from April 19, 1939 up to January 22, 1941.
Don Sergio came back with the office renamed as the “Public Instruction, Health, and Public Welfare” from December 24, 1941 until August 1, 1944 when he became the nation's 4TH PRESIDENT. This made him the FIRST DepEd Secretary to serve the office TWICE!
General Carlos P. Romulo was appointed as secretary of the department renamed as the “Public Instruction and Information” from October 1944 to February 1945. (courtesy on dates: my friend, the late Atty. Clarence Paul Oaminal)
Topping 2nd in the 1903 Bar Exams, he is also the ONLY DepEd Secretary who became a PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT. The next DepEd Secretary is still from Cebu—Davao City Mayor and presumptive Vice President-elect, Inday Sara Duterte-Carpio.
Will we have another DepEd Secretary-turned-president? If yes, then still proudly from Cebu!
—researched by Mr. Reuben Justin Sato Gochoco, I AM A CEBUANO (original text here, posted on September 9, 2018 (my Osmeña Day special): bit.ly/3FMrMJG) |
Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines
ADDITIONAL TRIVIA: Name Changes of the office of education department, abridged by Mr. Reuben Sato Gochoco, I AM A CEBUANO | Reference: deped dot gov dot ph
*Precursor: Superior Commission of Primary Instruction, 1863
*Under President Emilio Aguinaldo, the education department was under the Department of Interior (DILG today).
1st: Department of Public Instruction, held by Americans until 1935 (Act. No. 74 of the Philippine Commission of 1901 and Organic Act Law of 1916, Jones Law)
2nd: Department of Education, Health and Public Welfare, 1941
3rd: Department of Public Instruction, 1944 (Japanese Sponsored Philippine Republic)
4th: Department of Public Instruction and Information, 1945
5th: Department of Instruction, 1946
6th: Department of Education, 1947 (E.O. No. 94 October 1947)
7th: Department of Education and Culture, 1975 (Proc. No. 1081)
8th: Ministry of Education and Culture, 1978 (P.D. No. 1397)
9th: Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, 1984 (Education Act of 1982)
10th: Department of Education, Culture and Sports, 1987 (E.O. No. 117, RA 7722, RA 7796, and 1994 Trifocalization of Education Management)
11th: Department of Education (DepEd), 2001 (RA 9155)
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