Amando Osório

Amando Navarette Osório (1890–1946) was a Filipino Visayan poet, playwright, novelist, and Cebu deputy governor. His novel Daylinda, Ang Walay Palad (Daylinda, the Unfortunate) was the first historical fiction in Cebuano literature and the third novel written in Cebuano language.

Early life He was born in Dalaguete, Cebu, Philippines on February 8, 1890 to Ricardo Osório and Filomena Navarrete, and acquired education in Dalaguete, Argao, Cebu High School (presently Abellana National School) and Philippine School of Arts and Trades. He later attended in Colegio-Seminario de San Carlos (presently University of San Carlos),

He wrote for Cebuano prewar periodicals including Vicente Sotto's Ang Suga and the magazine Babaye, where his poem Bitoon sa akong Yuta (Star of my Hometown) was published in 1931. On that same year, he was awarded the Ranudo Gold medal for poetry, Other written works included Gramatikay, Binisaya, Bansay bansay sa Binisaya, and Pamalak sa Binisaya. and literary critic Erlinda Alburo commented that it depicted patriotic pride on its focus on the battle where Ferdinand Magellan was defeated and slain.

Politics He was the municipal president (present-day equivalent of mayor) of the town of Dalaguete for two terms He was also elected as head of Nacionalista Party's Dalaguete chapter, and as president of Cebu's assembly of municipal presidents.

Historical commemoration

The A. Osorio Street in the town of Dalaguete, Cebu was named after him.