Jose Sering
Jose C. Sering was a Filipino politician and sports executive.[1]
Jose Sering | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Surigao del Norte | |
| In office 1965–1980 | |
| 5th President of the Philippine Olympic Committee | |
| In office 1985–1992 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Marcos Keon |
| Succeeded by | Rene Cruz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jose C. Sering 1925 or 1926 Surigao, Philippine Islands[1] |
| Died | February 14, 2002 (aged 76) Muntinlupa, Philippines |
| Spouse(s) | Socorro Limpot, Florencia Vargas |
| Children | 9, 2 |
Sering served as governor of Surigao del Norte from 1965 to 1980. He also established the Asian Amateur Athletic Association in 1973[1] and later served as the President of the Philippine Amateur Track and Field Association in two non-consecutive period; with the first tenure lasting from 1969 to 1981 and the second one from 1984 to 1991. Sering resigned from his PATAFA post in 1991 in favor of Go Teng Kok.[2] In 1984, Sering was the acting director of the Project Gintong Alay government sports program. From 1985 to 1992, Sering was the President of the Philippine Olympic Committee[1]
In around the 1990s, Sering underwent a quadruple bypass operation. On February 14, 2002, Sering had a heart attack at his residence in BF Homes in Parañaque. He was brought to the Alabang Medical Center in Muntinlupa where he was pronounced dead on arrival. He was aged 76 and was survived by his wife Socorro Limpot and their nine children and second wife Florencia Vargas and their two children.[1]
References
- Cordero, Abac (15 February 2002). "Former POC, athletics chief passes away". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- "History of Track and Field in the Philippines". Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association. Retrieved 1 November 2016.