Norberto S. Amoranto

Career Norberto S. Amoranto became Mayor of Quezon City when he was appointed to the position by President Ramon Magsaysay on January 11, 1954. He contested in the first ever Quezon City elections on November 10, 1959, where he became the first elected mayor of the city. The structure was one of the most expensive city halls in the country.

Under Amoranto, the University of the Philippines Diliman, was allowed to maintain security of its campus without interference from the city police. This setup remained until, the national government's Peace and Order Council decided to forcibly intervene during the 1971 Diliman Commune uprising.

Amoranto resigned as mayor on March 30, 1976.

Death Amoranto died on December 22, 1979, the Day that Quezon City was elevated into a Highly - Urbanized City.

Legacy A statue of Amoranto at the N.S. Amoranto Park in Barangay N.S. Amoranto, Quezon City Amoranto is noted for being the longest serving Mayor of Quezon City at 22 years spanning four presidencies (of Ramon Magsaysay, Carlos P. Garcia, Diosdado Macapagal, and Ferdinand Marcos). N.S. Amoranto Sr. Street (formerly called Retiro), and the Amoranto Sports Complex.