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A:Osmena served in various capacities in government. He was governor of Cebu (appointed and elected) in the first decade of American rule in the Philippines, and became Speaker of the Philippine Assembly (legislature) at age 29, in 1907. He became Vice President during the Commonwealth era for two terms. Upon the death of Manuel Quezon in 1944, he became President of the Commonwealth. Unfortunately, it was a tricky time: the Japanese were still in the country and the US under Gen. McArthur was still trying to reconquer the Philippines. The accomplishments of Osmena under these circumstances, therefore, appear modest. To be sure, the American government continued to recognize him as the rightful leader of the Philippine Commonwealth. Upon the expulsion of the Japanese, Osmena restored the Commonwealth and tried to obtain aid from the US for reparations and reorganization. Osmena labored hard for independence; this was probably a reason why the US decided not to postpone Philippine independence after the Commonwealth. Of course, the US was also probably uneasy at the prospect of financially helping the Philippines, whose capital, Manila, was the second most devastated city at the end of World War II. The US, ironically, preferred to help Japan, Germany and Italy, the defeated powers, but was stingy with the Philippines.

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A:From what I could find, Sergio Osmeña Sr. is a place not a who (see second site below). Sergio Osmena 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. In 1948 - After his defeat in the election, Osmeña retired to his home in Cebu. He died at the age of 83 on October 19, 1961, at the Veteran's Memorial Hospital in Quezon City. He is buried in the Manila North Cemetery in Manila.