Filomeno Orbeta Caseñas (April 15, 1888 – October 6, 1944)[1][2] was a Boholano politician from Jagna, Bohol.
Filomeno Orbeta, a disciplinarian who was the parish priest in a neighbouring town, receiving instruction in both religion and basic schooling.
In college, he joined both the student organization and the debating team, where in an inter-class competition, he won the coveted Gorordo Gold Medal for excellence in oratory.
He decided to take on law, and enrolled at the Colegio de Derecho on Manila, where he obtained his bachelor's degree.
During this period Filomeno fell in love with a woman, choosing to leave the priesthood, a decision that upset his parents.