Legacy
Climaco's son, Julio Cesar, was appointed Zamboanga City OIC mayor in 1986, and served in that post until the following year. His niece, Maria Isabelle Climaco Salazar aka Beng Climaco, was elected in 2007 to the House of Representatives, representing the 1st District of Zamboanga City.
In 1994, Eddie Garcia starred in a film biography of Climaco, "Mayor Cesar Climaco", produced by Seiko Films, the film was rated PG7 in an effort to show the youth the fights of one of Ninoy Aquino's greatest allies in the fight for democracy, in the film Climaco himself goes to Ninoy Aquino's residence in the US and convinces him to come home to challenge Marcos for an election.
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“What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.”
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