SoteroBCabahugQuizNotes

• Mane Jerong, the Mandauchanon was born

  22 April 1891
• Mane Jerong, the Mandauchanon died


  15 December 1963
• Sotaro Barte Cababug


  Son of Narciso Cabahug and Cirila Harte, a simple merchant couple from Mandaue who sold their items in small stalls along the streets of Mandaue and Cebu City
• Sotero's humble status did not discourage him from pursuing his dreams of becoming a lawyer and statesman
• Sotero's path to becoming a lawyer and statesman

  1. Applied for scholarships to gain admission to select premier institutions in Manila

  2. Delivered water to the more affluent families in Manila to make ends meet
• Sotero was acknowledged for his intelligence and his drive for excellence
• Sotero graduated with highest honors from Colegio de San Juan de Letran
• Sotero was accepted in the prestigious College of Law of the University of Santo Tomas where he received his Licentiate in Jurisprudence and graduated with the highest academic honors, "Meritissimus Nemene Discrepante", or the equivalent of the present-day "Summa Cum Laude"
• Sotero's career highlights


  • Governor of the Province of Cebu (1934-1937)
  • Secretary of Public Works and Communication (1945-1946)
  • Economic Coordination Administrator (1954)
  • Secretary of National Defense (1954-1956)
• As Governor of Cebu (1934-1937)


  1. Planned and initiated the construction of some of Cebu's landmarks such as: The Cebu Provincial Capitol, patterned after the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington DC.; The Rizal Memorial Library in Cebu City, The Mandaue Presidencia (now the Mandaue City Hall); The TB Pavilion of the Southern Islands Hospital (now the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center), The Cebu Junior College of the University of the Philippines - Cebu Campus

  2. Launched and led a fund-raising campaign, during which be visited the Cebu municipalities to encourage donations from Cebuanos from all walks of life, to buy a light bomber plane called the "Spirit of Cebu" which was donated to the Philippine Army
• As Secretary of Public Works and Communication (1945-1946), President Sergio Osmeña Sr. chose Solero for this position as he was regarded as the most capable of leading the revival of the Philippines from its state of destruction, rebuilding war-damaged roads, bridges and government buildings with limited funds
• As Economic Coordination Administrator (1954), Appointed to this position by President Ramon Magsaysay Jr., the president stated during Sotero's induction ceromony that he chose Sotero Cababug because he needed an honest man for the position since some government corporations under the Economic Coordination Office might be sold or leased and he wanted to ensure honest deals for these transactions
• As Secretary of National Defense (1954-1956)

  1. Brokered the surrender of the feared Muslim rebel Hadji Kamion by personally going to the Kamloe's camp for a one-on-one talk leading to Kalon's final surrender

  2. Initiated and facilitated the construction of the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (now the Philippine Veteran's Hospital), then the most imposing government hospital in Manils