The nation owes a great debt of gratitude to the Osmena family for being there, every step of the way, from the conception of our nationhood to its full realization.
Thus Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III eulogized former Senator John Henry ‘Sonny’’ R. Osmena who died last month at the age of 86. Osmena’s urn was placed on a flower-bedecked table at Senate session hall this morning. Senate Minority Leader Franklin M. Drilon and former Senator Nikki Coseteng also delivered their eulogies.
Former Senate President Manuel ‘’Manny’’ Villar was present during the rites.
A copy of Senate resolution expressing its sorrow and condolence over the demise of Senator Osmena was presented to the Osmena family, led by the late senator’s son, John John.
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Senators Pay Last Respects to Late Sen. John Osmeña
Current and former senators on Thursday paid tribute to former Sen. John Henry Sonny Osmeña during the hybrid necrological service held at the Senate remembering his achievements as a public servant.
Osmeña was accorded arrival honors led by Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III, the family of the former senator and Senate officials.
Sotto presented Senate Resolution No. 85 to the son of the former senator, John Henry Gregory, expressing the Senate s profound sympathy and condolences on the death of his father who passed away last month at the age of 86.
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Senators mourn the death of Sen. John O, the Senate s Lone Ranger
Senators, with a heavy heart, honor the life and death of former Sen. John Henry Sonny Osmeña, who passed away in his condominium unit in Cebu City Tuesday, February 2, 2021. His body was immediately cremated while the cause of his death was still being determined. He was 86.
In a fitting tribute, the Senate on Wednesday, February 3, 2021, passed Senate Resolution No.635, in consideration of Senate Resolution No. 636, expressing the profound sympathy and sincere condolences of the Senate on the death of Osmeña, who served the Senate from 1971 to 1972, 1987 to 1995, and 1998 to 2004.