Sergio Osmeña III

The Honorable Sergio Osmeña III
Sergio Osmeña III leading a budget hearing of the Senate of the Philippines in October 2013
Senator of the Philippines
In office June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016
In office June 30, 1995 – June 30, 2007
Personal details
Born	(1943-12-13) December 13, 1943 (age 73) Manila, Commonwealth of the Philippines
Political party	Independent (1997–1998; 2009–present) PDP-Laban (2001–2009) Liberal Party (1998–2001) Lakas-CMD (1992–1997)
Relations	Bettina Mejia Lopez
Residence	Cebu City, Cebu Makati City, Metro Manila
Alma mater	University of San Carlos University of the Philippines, Los Baños Harvard University Georgetown University
Occupation	Politician
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Sergio de la Rama Osmeña III, (born December 13, 1943) also known as Serge Osmeña, is a Filipino politician and the grandson of Philippine President Sergio Osmeña. He was a Senator of the Republic of the Philippines for three terms.

Osmeña was born in Manila to Sergio "Serging" Osmeña, Jr. of Cebu and Lourdes de la Rama of Negros Occidental. He finished his elementary studies at De La Salle College. He studied his secondary studies at the St. Clement’s College in Iloilo, Ateneo de Manila and Beaumont College in Berkshire, England. Although he has never obtained a university degree, he studied in various educational institutions which include University of San Carlos, University of the Philippines, Los Baños, Harvard University, and Georgetown University.

Osmeña held business positions including:

As a son of Marcos' political rival, Osmeña was imprisoned in 1972. In November 1974, he embarked on a hunger strike along with his cellmate, Eugenio "Geny" Lopez, Jr., to protest the unjust detention of thousands of innocent Filipinos. This resulted in the release of 1,022 political prisoners in December 1974. Osmeña and Lopez escaped from their maximum security prison cell in Fort Bonifacio in 1977. This exploit was enacted in the 1995 movie, Eskapo.